Marine conservation in Belize
| country: | Belize |
| departures: | Departures on weekends but transfers can be made on other days at an extra cost |
| price: | From £595 (1 week) - £10500 (26 weeks) excluding flights |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
If you care about the environment, we need your help.
Non intensive, fun, all inclusive marine conservation trips to Belize in the Caribbean. This is a diving and snorkelling paradise. Spend your time on a remote island in the Caribbean, no other dive boats, choose where you want to go, discover new sites, dive when you want to and one of the best places in the world to dive.
Our conservation projects include monitoring spawning patterns of fish, commercial fish species such as lobsters and conch, water quality assessment, plankton study, social-economic impact on the reef, pollution assessment and turtle monitoring. We are affiliated to a long term scientific global monitoring programme called Reef Check and we work with The Department of Fisheries and NGO's in Belize. The current primary objective is for the Belizean Government to enforce preservation zones in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Park (SCMR).
All inclusive trips include:All diving, accommodation, meals and diving equipment Weekly trips to Franks Caye island, a private, exclusive ‘castaway' island Training for survey methodologies Fantastic diving on the 2nd biggest barrier reef in the world No experience necessary Swim with whale sharks and dolphins Year round tropical temperatures Dawn and night dives Diving tuition available at extra cost (PADI Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue, EFR, Speciality Courses, Master Scuba Diver, Dive Master also available Assistant Instructors Course)
This is not a 5 star resort holiday but it is a totally unique experience with 5 star diving, a diving and snorkelling paradise with a few home comforts thrown in. People can dive, snorkel or learn to dive in one of the most beautiful places in the world and no other dive boats. As opposed to 'diver soup' from a big dive boat or liveaboard where everyone is rushing to get into the water at a designated site, you choose where and how we dive.
Learn to dive in a relaxed manner where you can take your time, the water is clear and calm and you get either 1 on 1 training or very small groups of no more than 3 people.
Non intensive, fun, all inclusive marine conservation trips to Belize in the Caribbean. This is a diving and snorkelling paradise. Spend your time on a remote island in the Caribbean, no other dive boats, choose where you want to go, discover new sites, dive when you want to and one of the best places in the world to dive.
Our conservation projects include monitoring spawning patterns of fish, commercial fish species such as lobsters and conch, water quality assessment, plankton study, social-economic impact on the reef, pollution assessment and turtle monitoring. We are affiliated to a long term scientific global monitoring programme called Reef Check and we work with The Department of Fisheries and NGO's in Belize. The current primary objective is for the Belizean Government to enforce preservation zones in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Park (SCMR).
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This is not a 5 star resort holiday but it is a totally unique experience with 5 star diving, a diving and snorkelling paradise with a few home comforts thrown in. People can dive, snorkel or learn to dive in one of the most beautiful places in the world and no other dive boats. As opposed to 'diver soup' from a big dive boat or liveaboard where everyone is rushing to get into the water at a designated site, you choose where and how we dive.
Learn to dive in a relaxed manner where you can take your time, the water is clear and calm and you get either 1 on 1 training or very small groups of no more than 3 people.
travellers' tales
A five star diving holiday so out of the way that it hasn’t been destroyed by millions of visitors. A real "lost corner of the world", I can't wait to get back. (more)
volunteer travel - what's it all about?
Are you are looking for an adventurous trip with a purpose, or on a gap year or career break? If you want to make a difference in some of the world’s most important conservation areas - and in community projects - then volunteer trips are for you! Volunteers tend to have a sense of adventure, and come from a range of different backgrounds and from all over the world. Edward Abbey said 'sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul'.
how this holiday makes a difference
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We are a not for profit marine conservation company that focus on conserving the environment by using recreational divers to sustain the organisation. The vision is to help conserve the environment whilst offering the ‘holiday diver’ a chance to put something back into the environment and at the same time obtaining a well earned break.
We working alongside the Belizean Department of Fisheries and local NGO’s to monitor and maintain the marine environment of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, Southern Belize. Work includes the surveying and monitoring of commercial species such as lobster and conch, surveying and helping to protect the spawning fish aggregations, water quality testing, turtle conservation, MBRS surveys and Reef Check surveys for long term global studies and analysis. We are located in a non touristy basic town in Belize where there is 75% poverty. We bring tourists to the area who spend money in restaurants, local stores and with tour guides. All of our supplies are bought locally from the market and general stores.  We also spend money with local businesses such as the mechanic who maintains our boat. It is important to us our guests integrate into the local community. We employ Belizean people and we run a training program for the youths of Toledo where we give young people the chance to become Dive Masters and thus obtain well paid jobs in the touristy resorts such as San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. |
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