Eco Escape and Plant Trees to Save the Earth

  Indonesia

• Rural Areas: 
Rural Areas
• All Other Areas: 
Makassar

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: The beginning of every Month

Description: This is an opportunity for you to escape from your routinity and daily work load for refreshment. On first day of your coming, you will be introduced to the city of Makassar, a big coastal city which is not highly influenced by global sophistication. You will be introduced to traditional sailing boat of Phinisi, which will bring your recognition to ancient sea fares of Indonsian interisland sea water.

The main program is planting Bitti trees in Takalar, where you will stay for eleven days in rural farmers area. Here you will realize how inportant your being there to give a substancial contribution to the concervation of nature as well as helping people. You can extend your stay if you feel like to.

Thereafter, you will travel along the coast of South Sulawesi to the most south end of Sulawesi island for excursion. Up to Bulukumba, you will see the traditional boat building place, visit the eco village of Kajang tribe, where no industrial products allowed to be taken in. People in Kajang use black cloth in accordance with cultural believe which related to the preservation of the environment.

You will stay then one night in a beach ressort in Tanjung Bira where you will enjoy the beauty of the tropical beach, where you can swimm or snorkel or even sail to veuw underwater sceneries. During the night you will experience a silent beach night with the dinamic sound sea waves, and in the sky above, you can see the stars.

During the whole program, the volunteer will be accompanied by our staff.

Highlights:
- On the first day of your arrival, you will be lodge in a beach ressort in Makassar, where you can enjoy beautiful sunset.
- The next day you will be introduced to the city of Makassar with many objects to visit, old port of Rotterdam, traditional sail boat port and many others. A lunch of sea food of traditional and local setting will be served in a local typical restaurant.
- Before afternoon, the travel will proceed to Takalar where you will stay to plant Bitti trees. The wood of this indigenous tree is the main materials in the building of Phinisi traditional boat.
- The last of the program is a travel to Bulukumba to stay by night in Bira beach resort. Before travelling back to the airport the next day, a visit to Ara beack will be experienced.

Qualifications:
- At least 18 years old
- In a good health
- Love environment and conservation
- Love to help other people
- Awareness of global nature responsibility
- health and travel insurance coverage

Cost in US$: 1,645 for first two weeks 750/week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: From all over the world

Age Range: 18 years to 65 years

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Indonesia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

LPTM's Mission Statement: The future of mankind is on the hands of the younger generation. LPTM is contributing on supporting young people in improvement. One of the missions is to bring them together and make them communicate and promoting the understanding of each other. By that way LPTM is promoting the understanding between different cultures, different economic development, etc., to attain better cooperation between countries in the future.

Year Founded: 1989