| While seeking for information about Safari trips, I | | | | ecological and environmental subjects and brings |
| was surprised to find, an Israeli interesting | | | | volunteers from all over the world in order to |
| organization, called GoEco. It assists Israeli | | | | promote such projects in Israel as well (for |
| travelers to have both authentic touristic and | | | | example: the assistance project in the bible zoo in |
| volunteering experience in some ecological and | | | | Jerusalem, or the assistance project for the |
| humanitarian projects in the world. | | | | wildlife reserve in the Carmel mountain etc.). |
| GoEco was founded in 2005 by two Israeli | | | | The travelers' diaries, published in the website, |
| ecological travelers, volunteers by themselves in | | | | describe intensive experiences of living and |
| such projects: Jonathan Gilben and Jonathan Tal. | | | | working in exotic and fascinating cultures. Reading |
| The GoEco organization cooperates with ecological | | | | it can help a lot to a person who is planning to |
| and humanitarian projects in the world and helps | | | | have such a safari vacation. For Example: there is |
| Israeli travelers in matching them the right project | | | | a description of a young man experiences of |
| and joining it. GoEco sums up with the project | | | | teaching young orphans in Uganda, or a young |
| management all the details concerning the | | | | woman who have taken care of lions' pups in |
| accommodation, economic and security conditions, | | | | South Africa, or other young woman who have |
| prepare the traveler to the actual conditions in the | | | | taken care of Columbus monkeys in Kenya. |
| site and make sure that someone nice will friendly | | | | A price list in the website indicates the costs of |
| welcome him at the airport and will drive him to | | | | such trips according to destination and project. For |
| the site. | | | | example: Two weeks in Kenya in a project of |
| First, it makes sure that the traveller expectations | | | | elephants and lions research and preservation - |
| match the project conditions and then gives | | | | cost: 1230 Euro (around half price of a safari |
| comprehensive information which is needed for a | | | | conventional vacation to the same destination). |
| good cultural, psychological and practical | | | | It seems that people from all range of ages can |
| accommodation to the country where the chosen | | | | find such a unique Safari adventure as a very |
| project is being managed. | | | | interesting, educating and self-empowering |
| GoEco also cooperates with Israeli governmental | | | | experience, which is both an humanitarian activity |
| and non-governmental organizations within | | | | and a self benefit one. |