U.S. Virgin Islands is an Island paradise! 

The beautiful Virgin Islands National Park is a wonderful place to visit, especially for people who want a break from cold weather during the northern hemisphere's winter months. Join our volunteer trip to enjoy the beauty of this island paradise and at the same time help the Park with important conservation projects. The project activities on our volunteer trip include maintenance and preservation of historic trails and internationally important cultural sites. Join us on this remarkable adventure for an exceptional travel experience and help this amazing paradise. Reserve your spot now! 

Help Virgin Islands National Park improve and maintain trails and restore fragile natural resources, while enjoying vistas of the beautiful Caribbean.

No prior trail maintenance or restoration experience is required. The volunteers are teamed with experienced leaders who will provide training in all aspects of the work. As always, your education and safety are priorities.

What follows is a general description of activities you can expect on the Virgin Islands Volunteer Trip. Please note, however, that every trip is unique. Because local conditions and the Park’s needs continually evolve, detailed plans are often finalized or revised after the group arrives and the trip leaders review the conditions at the site in light of the capabilities and special interests of the volunteers. Tasks may include:

• rehabilitating unauthorized trails
• improving trails to better shed water
• clipping or removing vegetation and removing rocks from the trail tread to improve trail safety
• clearing vegetation from historic structures in the backcountry of St. John to preserve the structures for future generations

To carry out the project work, you should be able to hike up to three miles a day on uneven trails which may be steep.

The Virgin Islands National Park is a wonderful place to volunteer. Conservation Volunteers International Program is pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to protect a national and international treasure.

What follows is a general description of activities you can expect on the Virgin Islands Trip. Please note, however, that every trip is unique. Because local conditions and the Park’s needs continually evolve, detailed plans are often finalized or revised after the group arrives and the trip leaders review the conditions at the site in light of the capabilities and special interests of the volunteers. As volunteers successfully complete conservation and restoration activities, new activities or areas can be targeted on subsequent days, which may result in a modified Virgin Islands itinerary. 

We meet in the U.S. Virgin Islands at 5 p.m. at Cinnamon Bay Campground on St. John Island. After you arrive at St. Thomas airport in Charlotte Amalie, you can take a convenient taxi van to the St. Thomas Redhook Ferry Terminal, where a quick 20-minute ferry ride will transport you to Cruz Bay on St. John Island. From there, hop on one of the open-air taxis that will take you directly to the beautiful Cinnamon Bay Resort & Campground entrance. If you arrive earlier in the day, you can enjoy a short hike, hit the beach located a 5-minute walk from our camp, or just relax until the 5 p.m. orientation. After orientation and a delicious dinner, we will take a leisurely 2-minute walk to the beach for stargazing. 

For complete details, see the trip description on ConservationVIP's website.

This period is a perfect mix of meaningful volunteer project activity in beautiful surroundings with breathtaking views, and rest time where you can choose your own activities. The exact schedule depends on the project locations, weather, and the time needed to move from one location to another. We get to experience the joys and excitement of Island Travel!

On the days when you engage in volunteer activities, after returning to camp you will have time to relax in camp or on the beach until dinner. Each evening, there are engaging talks about turtle and coral reef preservation, local arts and crafts, drumming sessions, and even learning about medicinal plants.

On our rest day, you are free to unwind at the campground or join in local activities like hiking, snorkeling, or exploring the local shops. If the weather permits, the leaders will host you on a memorable sunset cruise.  Breakfast in camp, packed out lunch and dinner will be provided each day. Each volunteer makes their own box lunch which they enjoy at the project site.

 For complete details, see the trip description on ConservationVIP's website. 

Following breakfast, the trip ends, and we say farewell! You can choose to spend more time in the Virgin Islands, or plan to catch a flight home from St. Thomas with a departure time of noon or later. 

Note: Although we do our very best to adhere to the schedule above, the itinerary is subject to change for numerous reasons beyond our control, including weather and terrain conditions. Project locations may vary with each volunteer trip according to the needs of park rangers at the time the trip takes place.