Expedition members must understand that this conservation expedition has specific long-term aims, in conjunction with its partner organisations, which they will contribute to by collecting and analysing data and taking part in community projects. All expedition members must be team players and assist each other and the staff in daily tasks.
The expedition will supply expedition members with a very wide range of opportunities that incorporate terrestrial, marine and community projects. The expedition also gives you the opportunity to:
- Immerse yourself in a truly remote tropical paradise, living and working alongside local people and fishermen and experiencing their culture, food and way of life, within a 5, 10 or 15 week period
- Learn a variety of marine and terrestrial survey skills within the tropical environment, including turtle and primate studies
- Spend days on the research boats on warm, crystal-clear waters in one of the most spectacular examples of a tropical marine environment in the world, seeing turtles, dolphins, whales, manta rays or whale sharks up close in their natural environment (depending upon the season and your luck)
- Experience lowland tropical coastal forests and enjoy the magical variations of the colourful bird life
- Spend your day studying the Angolan black and white colobus monkey
- Visit prime breeding areas for turtles
- Explore inland Africa, camping in and around national parks and working on wildlife and community conflict projects (such as poaching and the bush meat trade)
- Assist in teaching English to children and adults, learning skills from GVI’s TEFL course, which has been designed especially for teaching conversational English for tourism
- Assist in environmental education and awareness programmes, visiting and teaching in local schools and with tour operators in and around the expedition base
- Take optional locally taught Swahili language and cooking lessons
- Immerse yourself in the area’s Swahili culture, their food, clothing, legends and knowledge
- Relax and party with your new-found friends at the well deserved Saturday Night Fiesta in Diani!
