Kalamos and Kastos Sustainable development program
Kalamos,
Impact Trip 16 Days 15 Nights
Your impact host isTheodore
Highlights of this experience
Contribute to important conservation work in the Greek islands
Accommodation
Bunkbed mixed dorm bed type accomodation in a biological field station
Group Activities
There is a maximum of 15 people participating at a time
Activities
Actively support the biodiversity protection
Transportation
Transport to and from the port to accommodation, transport during the tour with a car and public ferry
This is how your experience would look like:
People will be involved in research to generate the information needed to safeguard ecosystems and wildlife legally and also to guide other related decisions to protect them on the ground. You will work in small to medium-sized groups of 2-6 people that you will be assigned to for activities that …
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Explore
Discover authentic places apart from mass tourism
Support
Your trip directly funds the local projects
Sustain
Strengthen communities & ecosystems
Get to know the project and the host
Theodore
1 Year our partner
We are a local non govermental non profit organization based on the island of Kalamos we are a small conservation trust focusing on research and direct conservation actions including legal actions
Our long-term goal is to restore and protect the biocultural diversity of the inner Ionian sea whilst providing for the means for sustainable development in the area where the traditional communities of the two islands have used and is part of their ancestral domain.
Part of this goal is to address issues with its recognition and to halt land and ocean grabs.
We work in doing baseline biodiversity studies, restoring ecosystems and protecting threatened species with direct and indirect actions:
- restoring ecosystems
- providing alternative means to environmental degradation(economic alternatives)
- Restore governance structures for community-conserved areas.
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Location
How to get there
There is a daily bus service from Athens, the ticket is 59 euros return and is good for up to two calendar months. The ferry from the town of Mytikas, where the bus arrives, is daily and costs about 1 euro one way. There is also a sea taxi.We can be reached by multiple other destinations relatively conveniently, please contact us to discuss
Cancellation Policy
- A cancellation of this tour is possible at any time.
- If you cancel at least 30 days before the date of travel, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel between 29 and 15 days before the departure date, 20% of the tour price will be charged.
- If the cancellation is made between 14 and 8 days before the departure date, 50% of the tour price will be charged.
- If the cancellation is made between 7 and 1 day before the departure date, 80% of the tour price will be charged.
- You can also find the cancellation conditions in our terms and conditions
General Information:
- Limited mobility
- Not all parts of this trip are suitable for people with reduced mobility. If you have any questions, please contact us directly.
- Visa requirements
- Please enquire about the visa requirements for this country before you travel. Here is a link to the Federal Foreign Office. If you have any questions please contact us directly.
- We recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance.
