Many people are choosing to go on volunteering holidays to exotic destinations in countries such as Tunisia to give back in a good way. The rise of this kind of tourism can be attributed to changing attitudes after the recession of 2009: more people want to give back to add value and happiness to their lives while doing it in a hot setting.
This is why destinations such as South Africa, Tunisia, Brazil and Colombia have popped up onto the volunteering holiday scene.
Top 4 ways to enjoy volunteering while abroad
• Sort out your personal finances: In addition to checking with your bank about the best way to take your personal money abroad, you need to pick cheap travel insurance that stays in line with your budget. If you are going all out for your volunteering holiday by going for more than 3 months, choose backpacker travel insurance that will save you money especially if you purchase it at a discount for buying a year up front.
• Take advantage of your cancellation rights: Wondering how your new plans to go to Thailand instead of the Philippines will change your travel insurance policy? There is no need to worry if you have this on your mind for your volunteer holiday. Cancellation cover is a stalwart of many volunteer holidays that people choose.
• Medical assistance hotline: Wherever you are in the world doing your charitable endeavours, remember that you can always count on your insurer to help you if you get ill. Some insurers have medical assistance telephone lines that you can call to explain what your medical emergency is. This means that you are never truly far from the medical comfort of home.
• Take your time: The brilliant thing about volunteering is you can saturate yourself in a new fresh culture and learn more about yourself by being in another country. You need to spend a lot of time there to truly see the culture for what it is. Most backpacker insurance policies go for up to 18 months which is perfect if you want to do volunteering for an extended amount of time.
If you have recently graduated, choose backpacker insurance policies that allow partial repayment of your student loan while you are away. Once you have finished volunteering, you can walk back into the swing of things of your life in the UK.
