Voluntourism

If you like the idea of giving something back to the places you visit, two Six Senses resorts in the Maldives, the Soneva Gili…

If you like the idea of giving something back to the places you visit, two Six Senses resorts in the Maldives, the Soneva Gili and Soneva Fushi, are looking for voluntourists, writes EDEL MORGAN.

From June 1st to October 12th, if you stay for five nights and spend five hours a day working on community projects, you’ll get five free extra nights. You can teach at local schools, dive or snorkel to boost coral-reef recovery, learn how to make compost, plant trees or help local families by learning how to make roofing material. Carrier (00-44-161-4917660, carrier.co.uk) has 10 room-only nights at Fushi from £1,870pp (€2,098pp), saving £840 (€942). Prices includes flights from London Heathrow, with Qatar Airways, and transfers.