Volunteer vacations

Play it Forward Adventures specializes in tours which include volunteer work.

Example — a 15-day trip to Chile includes five days’ trekking through Cerro Castillo National Park and centers on teaching English to schoolchildren in Patagonian villages. The land cost of $3,195 includes in-country flights and transportation, lodging, meals, all materials for the volunteer project, outdoor activities and park fees.

Contact Play it Forward Adventures (Box 14126, St. Paul, MN 55114; 651/493-8817, www.pifadventures.com).