2023 at Support the Sea Turtle Ecosystem
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Support the Sea Turtle Ecosystem
1 - 16 weeks
·
Age 17 - 50+
Fantastic 4.5
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Verified by Volunteer World
Good response rate
Fantastic 4.5 ·
·
Verified by Volunteer World
·
1 - 16 weeks
·
Age 17 - 50+
·
Good response rate
Highlights
- Volunteer to make a difference & support the sea turtle ecosystem in a positive manner
- Play an active role in beach cleaning and promote responsible tourism
- Experience the thrill of wildlife adventure at any of the several national reserves, including, Sinharaja forest reserve, Bundala National park, Minneriya National park, and more
- Gain first-hand work experience and bond with people from different parts of the world
- Stay in a volunteer house and meet other participants from around the world
- Volunteer to make a difference & support the sea turtle ecosystem in a positive manner
- Play an active role in beach cleaning and promote responsible tourism
- Experience the thrill of wildlife adventure at any of the several national reserves, including, Sinharaja forest reserve, Bundala National park, Minneriya National park, and more
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Especially good for
Age 17+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+
About the program
The main focus of this project is to protect the turtle eggs as well as the baby turtles, and subsequently increase their population.
If you have always wanted to play an active role in conservation programs, then now is your chance to be a volunteer and contribute meaningfully towards the wellbeing of the Sea Turtles thriving in the south-western coasts of Sri Lanka. In the recent past, excessive commercial fishing and poaching ...
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Typical day
Saturday: Arrival +House Tour + Initial Training session (as long as the participants come by afternoon or else its done on Sunday).
Sunday: Neighbourhood familiarization tour
Mon to Fri: Volunteer work
Breakfast - 06:30 am - 8:30am
Thursday and Friday 9-12 pm Beach Cleaning or Community ...
Free-time activities
The following are popular weekend (or even daily) activities which our volunteers love to do around the area (at an additional charge):
- Surfing lessons
- Elephant safari
- Whale watching (during the season)
- Rainforest hiking
- Beach hopping
- Local cooking class
- Galle Walking Tour
- Local spice market visit
- Galle Fort ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
Participants can arrive on any Saturday. Pickup and transfer from Colombo Airport can be arranged at extra charges.
The arrival dates are as follows :-
2023
- Sept - 02,09,16,23
- Oct - 07,14,21,28
- Nov - 04,11,18,25
- Dec - 01,09,16,23
2024
- Jan - 06,13,20,27
- Feb - 03,10,17,24
- March - 02,09,16,23,30
- Apr - 06,13,20,27
- May - 04,11,18,25
- June - 01,08,15,22,29
- July - 06,13,20,27
- Aug - 03,10,17,24,31
- Sept - 07,14,21,28
- Oct - 05,12,19,26
- Nov - 02,09,16,23,30
- Dec- 07,14,21,28
Availability
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Program fees
1 week (min. stay)
932€
2 weeks
1,033€
3 weeks
1,184€
4 weeks
1,335€
5 weeks
1,486€
6 weeks
1,638€
7 weeks
1,789€
8 weeks
1,940€
16 weeks (max. stay)
3,457€
Average fees
574€/week
Meet your organization
Volunteering Solutions
Fantastic 4.5
(44 reviews)
Agency - founded in 2007
Verified by Volunteer World
Good response rate
Coordinated by
Sahil
About the project
Providing placements to overseas travelers under several different volunteer projects in 25 different destinations across Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.
44 reviews · 4.5
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