from 4,345€
Marine Conservation and PADI Training Expedition
Highlights
- Earning your PADI Advanced Open Water certificate
- Learning how to identify fish and coral in the Indian Ocean.
- Exploring different dive sites among the tropical islands of the Seychelles, searching for the incredible ‘mega-fauna’ in the area, such as sharks, rays, and dolphins.
- Participation in local ecosystem surveying including seagrass monitoring, mangrove species identification and nudibranch diversity checks.
- Developing the techniques needed to survey coral reefs.
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About the program
Gain your PADI Advanced dive certification and work alongside esteemed partners such as the Seychelles National Parks Authority on critical marine conservation. 🪸
Live the island life in the Seychelles while contributing to the conservation of the marine ecosystem.Â
Interns will be PADI dive trained in order to effectively complete necessary data collection on the coral reef without causing any damage. Upon completion of this internship, you will receive your ...
Typical day
- 5 or 6am: Wake up call
- 6 - 10 am: First Dive
- 12pm: Lunch
- 1pm - 4pm: Second Dive
- 6pm: DinnerÂ
- 9pm: Bed Time
Free-time activities
By participating in this program, you are not only offered an opportunity to work toward conserving ecosystems but also the opportunity to see local sites! Our dedicated field staff are the best resource when researching local trips, they have compiled this list of activities.Â
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Details on arrival
2024
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