Ghana August 2016

I spent three weeks in Ghana and this was my second trip with PMGY (after first going to India in 2014). The UK team are fantastic at replying to queries and I cannot fault them at all.

I had a wonderful time in Ghana, and I would definitely recommend it to younger or more nervous travellers, as I can honestly say I felt safe 100% of the time, and was happy to travel around Kumasi alone without any problems. Seth and Cobbinah are extremely helpful and will organise hotels, trips and taxis for you if you choose to do any excursions of your own. Sophia and Adjua are genuinely great cooks which makes the change in diet much easier to get used to! The orphange project is challenging but very rewarding, and there is plenty of opportunity for you to organise your own activities if you bring the stuff you need - be that colouring, crafts, football/rounders or even a trip to the swimming pool.

I went on the Cape Coast trip which was an absolutely fantastic weekend - the range of activities from the poignancy of the Cape Coast museum to the opportunity to learn to surf made the weekend really good value, and some of the places we visited were genuinely the nicest places I've ever been able to see.

I'd recommend PMGY to anyone looking to travel and volunteer - they are great value for money and provide an excellent service. Sadly I'm running out of time to do anything like this again, but if I ever am feeling adventurous, I'll be heading straight to PMGY!