After being shut for almost a year, the famous Faroe Islands will remain closed for tourists in the year 2020 too. However, volunteers from across the globe will get a chance to work on various repair works and one of the prime projects include the repairing of hiking trail at the top of Slættaratindur, which is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands. This self-governing archipelago is a significant part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The Faroe Islands are renowned for being home to more sheep than humans but in the past five years the number of tourists has gone up by 10 percent a year over the past five years. So now the government is concerned about the over tourism and how to combat the situation.
To fight the situation, the Faroe Islands government has decided to shut down some of its prime tourists hotspots starting from April 16 to 17, 2020. The decision is taken to complete several maintenance works going across the islands to make travel sustainable.
It was decided after the success of Closed for Maintenance, Open for Voluntourism project in April 2019 that the government will allow another 100 volunteers who would be ready to help with the projects.
So, if you too wish to be a part of this amazing thing, here’s all the details:
1) The 100 volunteers will get a room to stay.
2) They will get a celebratory dinner on Friday night with locals
3) Transportation around the island for volunteers would be free.
But remember, the trip is not a completely free one.
Here’s how you can apply and terms and conditions:
1) Firstly, you’ll have to register yourself at visitfaroeislands.com and pay for your flight tickets to the Faroe Islands.
2) Volunteers will have to be available for two entire days of work on April 16 and 17, 2020, so reach before April 15.
3) Volunteers are free to travel around the country (on their own) before and after the official completion dates.
The volunteer work includes construction of new paths for hikers and making sign boards, among others.
