The Most Impactful Week of Your Year
There’s travel that shows you the world.
Then there’s travel that makes you a part of it.
For more than 30 years, the Detroit Zoological Society has partnered with educators, community leaders and conservationists in the Peruvian Amazon.
You’re invited on our next volunteer trip.
You’ll help plant native trees in villages working to restore their forests.
You’ll deliver school supplies to communities that would otherwise go without.
You’ll work on water filtration systems, school kitchens and community spaces.
It’s hands-on. It’s real. And it’s community-driven — not imposed.
Upcoming Volunteer Trips
November/December 2026 | Tree Planting Trip
Join a reforestation effort that feeds families and restores cleared land. You’ll visit up to five communities, planting trees and participating in local celebrations.
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March 2026 | School Supply Delivery Trip
Deliver essential classroom materials to more than 100 schools along the Amazon and Napo rivers.
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April 2026 | Community Engagement Trip
Get to know a community along the Amazon and Napo rivers by spending multiple days working side-by-side with residents on community service projects — from constructing gathering spaces and building necessities to working in classrooms and more.
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