Supporting the management and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in Honduras Photos by George Stoyle    
 
   
Volunteer Programme - In Brief

Stage I - Dive Training
Utila Dive Centre PADI instructors will train you through PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water standard with a course tailored to the future diving you’ll be doing.
Skip stage I if already qualified to at least AOW or equivalent.
Stage II - Ecology Training Programme
A week long course of multi-media presentations and field study sessions that will teach you about tropical marine ecology and train you in the techniques you'll need to work in the on-going research and monitoring programmes.
Stage III - Volunteer Ecology Programme
Take part in a rotating set of projects working side by side with marine biologists and conservation specialists conducting research to better understand and conserve threatened ecosystems. Projects encompass several areas of tropical marine and island research and will include a mixture of SCUBA, boat based and terrestrial work.
Prices
Programme
2009

3 Week Ecology Programme (see dates)
£949

4 Week Ecology Programme (see dates)

£1149

8 Week Ecology Programme (see dates)

£2185

UCME DM Combo - 8 weeks (download info)

£2655

Prices exclude dive training and participants must be PADI Advanced or equivalent.
Additional one week’s dive training to PADI Advanced open water (if required) £415

Extensions

Extensions per week beyond  2 or 4 weeks

£285

Extensions per week beyond 8 weeks

£205

Dive Training

PADI Open water and Advanced

£415

PADI Advanced only

£205

PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) and Rescue Course

on request

Refresher course for people who haven't dived for a while

£35

Other
1 Night a Villa Nuria San Pedro Sula
At price on invoice date
Flight to Utila from San Pedro Sula – one way
As above
Additional nights FB in volunteer house, per night
£6

Currency Conversion

*Our prices did not rise in 2008, but rising costs have forced us to increase them for 2009.

Extra weeks and additional SCUBA courses available; Prices on request

What is included?
Met at Utila airport
Outward bound transfers to and from San Pedro airport for those staying overnight at Villa Nuria Hotel only
Accommodation (shared volunteer house)
Breakfast and lunch
Laundry service
Comprehensive orientation
Full Ecology training programme
Specialised Research Diver training
Underwater photography course
up to 10 dives a week
Hyperbaric chamber insurance and Reef fees
Full support from on-site staff
24 hour emergency assistance
Plenty of opportunities to explore the island

What is not included?
Flights
Extra activities or additional dive courses not on itinerary
Travel Insurance
Transfer to Utila airport on return

Highlights include
Daily diving on spectacular coral reefs, whale shark and dolphin encounters, learning about
marine and island ecology, training in underwater research techniques, participating in active
data collection, assisting marine biologists in ongoing conservation efforts, helping with
awareness programmes in the local community.
Start Dates (2008 & 2009)
2008

2009

 
12/01/2009
09/02/2009
09/03/2009
06/04/2009
28/04/2008
04/05/2009
26/05/2008
01/06/2009
23/06/2008
29/06/2009
21/07/2008
27/07/2009
18/08/2008
24/08/2009
15/09/2008
21/09/2009
* Dive trainees must arrive one week before these dates
 
 

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