Step into the wild and experience nature like never before. This is more than just eco-travel—it’s a journey of adventure, discovery, and purpose. As a citizen scientist, you'll explore remote landscapes—ancient rainforests, vast untamed savannas, and breathtaking oceans—while actively contributing to vital conservation efforts.
Working alongside leading researchers, you'll track elusive wildlife, study fragile ecosystems, and collect critical data to help combat climate change, support animal conservation, study fragile ecosystems and gather data to help protect biodiversity.Your hands-on efforts will directly impact endangered species and their habitats, making your volunteer travel experience both meaningful and transformative.
This is sustainable travel with impact—every moment in the field brings us closer to understanding and safeguarding the delicate balance of life on Earth. Immerse yourself in an educational eco-adventure where you can truly make a difference. Join an expedition today and volunteer as a scientist, marine biologist, or archaeologist.
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Forget big crowds. Our groups are small enough for an intimate, independent travel experience yet large enough to foster a lively and social atmosphere. Our small cohorts ensure an immersive & relaxed experience with like minded companions.
Make a positive impact
Travel with purpose, knowing your journey helps protect ecosystems, preserve wildlife, and support local communities. With Earthwatch, you’re not just exploring—you’re making a lasting impact on the planet for future generations.
Travel with confidence
We have 50 years of experience in the delivery of immersive research expeditions. This means we’re expedition experts. Not only do we look after the planet, but we also take great pride in ensuring our participants have the experience of a lifetime.
Travel solo, together
Want to see the world but don’t have a travel companion? Our group trips offer a safe and hassle-free way to travel solo while connecting with like-minded adventurers. With expert scientists leading the way, you’ll experience incredible destinations, meet new people, and create unforgettable memories.
Seamlessly planned Itinerary
Forget the stress of planning—we've curated every detail for you.
✓ All meals included ✓ Hassle free accommodation ✓ Easy booking
24/7 support
At Earthwatch, we’re committed to caring for the safety and welfare of each and every one of our volunteers. We are on hand to provide support and emergency assistance no matter the time of day or situation.
Aboard a riverboat deep in the heart of Peru’s flooded Amazon region, you’ll help to conserve river dolphins and monkeys, and protect the fragile South American wilderness.
Help scientists untangle the complex relationships between caterpillars, the plants they eat, the parasitoids that eat them, and the changes in climate that will reshape the rainforest.
Central America & Caribbean:
La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica or Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, South America
Northern ecosystems are being transformed by climate change. Join this long-term monitoring effort to explore what these changes mean for the arctic—and the rest of the world.
Costa Rica is home to over 400 species of native wild bees and about 50 species of hummingbirds. But habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change threaten the health and survival of pollinators around the world. How can we better protect these important species?
The leatherback sea turtle population in the Pacific, once the stronghold of the species, has decreased by over 90% since 1980. Help scientists investigate this decline and look for ways to save this, and other, sea turtle species.
Central America & Caribbean:
Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Cuba is on the cusp of a wave of economic development, threatening some of the unique biodiversity living there. Help researchers and wildlife managers to gain a better understanding of wildlife within protected areas in Cuba to better conserve these species.
North America & Arctic:
Lomas de Banao Ecological Reserve, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Hunter-gatherers and farmers may have coexisted for a brief time in ancient Portuguese societies before the shift to agriculture. Unearth the mystery of this transition.
Land use changes and hunting pressure pushed these migratory birds to the brink of extinction. Today, researchers are working to determine how environmental drivers and human influences are impacting the wintering home of the endangered whooping crane
North America & Arctic:
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, Texas, United States
Be part of the first long-term study to investigate the diet and behavior of Iceland’s killer whales, collecting information vital to protecting this important apex predator.
Join scientists in the Osa Peninsula to revitalize one of Central America's most biodiverse regions. Participate in pioneering research to study wildlife and restore this vital ecosystem.
Join scientists to restore Kenya's Greater Maasai Mara Ecosystem through research and conservation within Enarau Wildlife Conservancy and the surrounding landscape. Shed light on habitat degradation and help researchers shape the future of savanna restoration.
Coral reefs worldwide are rapidly disappearing due to climate change and other human impacts. Help researchers investigate whether artificial reef structures can mimic natural coral communities, thereby preserving the biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human communities that rely on coral reefs.
Join researchers on an exciting adventure on the Baja Peninsula as you study large marine animals, including dolphins, humpback whales, and whale sharks. Your findings will help scientists understand the effects of climatic events, urbanization, and a growing marine ecotourism industry on these remarkable marine ecosystems.
Belize’s barrier reef was once a refuge for sharks, but with the intrusion of fisheries, shark populations have been decimated. Help researchers make the reef a safe haven again by investigating how marine reserves affect shark populations.
Ninety percent of the penguin population on Robben Island has disappeared over the past 100 years. You can help conserve their habitat and protect their population.
Join scientists at one of the oldest and largest shark and ray research programs in the world and help protect sharks and rays from overexploitation and environmental threats.
Around the world, ecosystems are collapsing as trees are logged and forests disappear. Large-scale reforestation efforts aim to reverse this decline—but how successful are they?
South America:
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu- REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Join researchers in eastern Zambia's stunning Luangwa River Valley to search for living animals and the bones they leave behind. These data will help researchers better understand how mammalian communities have shifted over time in response to climate change.
Africa:
South Luangwa National Park, Muchinga, Central, and Eastern Provinces, Zambia
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