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| THANKS FOR VISITING! |
Thanks for visiting our website, here you can learn about Perú, how tourism effects the people here, our organisation and the projects we are working with. You can also get more information on the tours we offer (with a donation included that goes towards our project work) and the volunteer programs we have available. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments please contact us, we´d love to hear from you! |
| ABOUT US |
OUR VISION AND MISSION Our VISION for the future is to build an organisation which is self-sustaining and also able to sustain the projects we choose to support whilst raising awareness and attracting donations and volunteers. Our MISSION is to give foreigners visiting Peru the opportunity to be involved in the true peruvian reality and Peruvians the chance to lift themselves out of poverty and believe in the chance of a better world, and then create it. |
| BREAK FREE FROM THE RAT RACE! |
We are currently seeking one or two people to run the organisation for a limited period. Tasks include; Welcoming and supporting volunteers, accommodation co-ordination, liaising with locals, working with children, answering email correspondence and problem solving. Benefits include; Free accommodation, support from the founders, a chance to improve your Spanish, great experience to put on your CV and a true sense of job satisfaction. You will need; A good level of Spanish and English (mainly spoken), People skills, Enthusiasm, Energy, Flexibility and Computer Skills. If you think this could be what you are looking for please take a look around our website and if you are still interested write to us at travellernottourist@gmail.com, tell us a bit about yourself and your availability and attach your CV. Couples or friends preferred but not essential! |
TRAVELLERS vs TOURISTS We take our name from the premise that there is a distinction between the terms "Traveller" and "Tourist". It has become a widly held belief within travelling communities that aTraveller is someone who considers the environmental and human impact of their journeys and actively strives to reduce the negative and increase the positive influence their presence has on the place they are visiting. In contrast to this a Tourist is someone who does not consider or care about their impact, does not engage with the locals in a meaningful way and may cause a lot of harm through their thoughtlessness. Please note: We don't mean any offence by applying the above labels, we just needed a reasonable way of explaining the differences between the two groups. Obviously, terms such as Eco-tourism and Responsible Tourism kind of confuse the issue. We apologise if anyone does feel offended. THANKS A LOT! Of course, we could never have got to this stage without the help and support of a lot of people so we would like to say "Thank You!" to everyone who has helped, be it with kind words, ideas, time, services or donations. Special thanks go to everyone who has volunteered with us. You have really made a difference!
We have had Thank you for your interest! If you like what you see, please spread the word, if not, please let us know what we could do better. Un abrazo (a hug), Jay and Luis :-) |
Luis Chavez has 13 years experience of working in the tourist industry and has previously owned 2 independent
tour companies. He also has experience of working with children having set up and run an orphan community project
in Venezuela. He is from Huaraz, Peru and he wanted to set up this organisation because he is sensitive about the suffering of the people of the country. 
Jay Patter has previously volunteered for a conservation project in Malaysia, and a school and an animal refuge in Bolivia (after a rather boring spell working as an Administrator for an environmental company). She is from Shropshire, England and has been dreaming of doing something like this for years because it is a whole lot more satifying than filing papers and doing health and safety reports!.
We would also like to say an extra special thanks to Du Soleil Tours who gave us, in the past, a desk in their office which was really helpful when we were starting up.
Two of our volunteers, Jen and Chris White, giving lessons at our community project site. They say "We had such a great experience! Working with the children was wonderful. We will recommend this program to everyone we know". To find out how you can volunteer with us go to the "Volunteer Programs" page
With the help of Pa'Enrique Horse Tours and AST Transportes Turisticos we took about 45 children horse riding in June. See the "Events" page to find out more. You can also book your horseriding tours through us and a percentage of the price will go to finance our project work, go to "Book Tours " to find out more and book your tour.
Holidays and special occasions are always a good time to be volunteering with us, not only do you get to do lots of fun stuff with the children, us volunteers also tend to celebrate, well, anything there is to celebrate! The pumpkin above served not only as a great halloween decoration but also to help the children learn the English words for facial features. If you would like to help these children to continue learning please go to our "Donations" page. |
