Yosemite Volunteer Vacation
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Overview
Highlights
- Give back to one of America's most popular wildernesses, Yosemite National Park
- Work with rangers to maintain trails and protect fragile resources
- Learn about trail building and restoration, park conservation, and tool skills
- Spend six nights camping out in beautiful Yosemite Valley
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Trip includes
- All meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on Day 7;
- Campground reservations;
- Volunteer project leadership and support staff;
- Group tools;
- Transportation from campground to work sites;
- Orientation and training;
- Park entrance fees.
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Itinerary
Our volunteer vacation begins this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Yellow Pines Volunteer Campground located in the middle of Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. An orientation meeting will be conducted to provide volunteers with an overview of the scheduled work p...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We begin the day with breakfast at the campground, prepare a box lunch, and then travel a short distance to the day's work assignment in Yosemite Valley. During these three days, we plan to work from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. with an hour scheduled for lunch. We return to Yellow Pines Campground each evening for dinner and relaxation.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Challenge yourself on a hike up the Mist Trail, relax by the Merced River, or read a book in a peaceful meadow—this day is all yours.
Meals: Breakfast
The Yosemite National Park Volunteer Project ends with breakfast this morning. Volunteers wishing to stay longer may make reservations at other campgrounds or lodging in the park.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Travel expenses/transportation from your home to Yellow Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park
- Camping gear (volunteers must bring their own tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad)
- Cost of medical immunizations
- Insurance of any kind (emergency medical and evacuation insurance is mandatory for this trip and can usually be purchased for less than $75 through REI Adventures)
- Excess baggage charges
- Airport taxes
- Alcoholic beverages or soft drinks
- Gratuities and items of a personal nature
Accommodation
3 Breakfasts,2 Lunches and 2 Dinners
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