Mediterannean wildlife research center tour
Kalamos,
Impact Trip 4 Days 3 Nights
Your impact host isTheodore
Highlights of this experience
Experience the environment and wildlife of the Mediterranean with a professional ecologist
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
Hiking and walking with a professional ecologist to learn about the Mediterranean ecosystem
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:
Day 1 - ARRIVING ON KALAMOS ISLAND: Arrive in the port of Kalamos' main village, where you will be met and transferred to Kalamos island biological field station, a welcome meal will be offered to you, as well as dinner at a local restaurant later that day, following a brief …
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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
Kalamos island can be conveniently accessed from a number of locations within Greece.If you are planning to come from a location other than the ones below, please contact us so that we may help you.
From Athens and Piraeus
There are daily buses departing at 8 in the morning for Mytikas, where the ferry departs for Kalamos.The ferry connects with the bus.A bus ticket is 59 euros return and is good for up to two calendar months...
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.
