Marine Conservation Adventure
Jangamo Bay, Mozambique.
From £2,290 for 3 weeks
Quick Facts
Location: Jangamo Bay, Mozambique
Duration: 3 weeks with possible extension
Impact: Marine Conservation
Nearest International airport: Inhambane (INH) airport, Mozambique
Introduction to the Project
As a volunteer you will form a valuable part of the team. Our program has a huge amount of included activities!
Some highlights are:
Getting your PADI scuba diving qualification
Conservation Science training
Greater Kruger Park safari (optional extra)
This volunteer program is ideal for gap years, marine graduates or anyone interested in marine life and wanting to learn more!
The Destination - Jangamo Bay, Mozambique
Our partners are a charitable non-profit marine conservation organisation working in Jangamo Bay, Mozambique. We use research and education to drive action towards a more sustainable future.
Jangamo is home to a wide variety of marine life, including sharks, rays and the famous humpback whales. Our partners is the only NGO working in this district.
The ultimate goal is to establish a Marine Protected Area for the Inhambane Province. We believe in a community-led, holistic approach to conservation. Through comprehensive biodiversity and sustainability research, educational outreach and capacity-building community workshops in sustainable fishing, The aim is to facilitate the transition from current unsustainable fishing practices and targeted elasmobranch fisheries towards sustainable fishing supplemented by alternative livelihoods. There is a vision of complete self-sustainability for the community through locally managed marine areas, making a successful conservation outcome eventually independent of our presence in the area.
Our Conservation Adventure Program gives individuals without a Marine Biology qualification the chance to work alongside our marine biologists, achieve dive qualifications at a variety of levels, learn new skills and help the local community.
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The accommodation is by the beach in Jangamo Bay, backpacker style with a max of 4 people per room (genders will be separated). Bedding and mosquito nets are provided. Running water/power is available, with the exception of a few cuts!
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You will be fully catered for, so you just need money for drinks, data and treats. We can also accommodate most dietary requirements. However these should be arranged before trip start date.
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WIFI is not available, but you can buy a local SIM to access the internet through mobile data. You must make sure your phone is UNLOCKED from your home NETWORK before you arrive in order for your mobile device to be able to connect to a Mozambique provider.
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Generally during the day it is hot so shorts and t-shirt with flip-flops is fine. During the evenings the wind can pick up and therefore it may get slightly cooler
2023 Trip Dates
July 2nd – July 23rd (finishing July 30th inc. safari)
July 23rd – August 13th (finishing August 20th inc. safari)
3 or more people - choose your own dates!
What’s included:
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Transport to and from Inhambane Airport to the programme
Accommodation in Jangamo (21 nights)
3 meals a day (B/L/D)
PADi Open Water OR PADI Advanced Open Water OR PADI Rescue
All snorkelling and diving required for the program
Scientific dive training
Diving kit hire
Ocean Safari with megafauna training
Training, guidance and mentoring by the marine biologists and scientists at the programme
Local cultural tour
1 cooking lesson
Language lessons
Inhambane Walking Tour
1 surf lesson
Partner Tshirt
24 hour on-site & UK office support
Pre-departure and Visa support
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3 week Conservation Adventure Program
Transport from the beach to our safari partners in Balule Private Game Reserve
Accommodation in a safari lodge (7 nights) including breakfast, lunch and dinner
Introduction to tracking and signs
Educational lecture series on game park conservation
Alien species identification and management
Game drives
Bush Walks
Drakensburg Mountain Tour
Helping out Hoedspruit Animal Outreach
Transport from the safari lodge to Johannesburg Airport
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Flights
Visa expenses and insurance (budget £75 for visa extension in country)
Optional extra activities
Accommodation, transport, drinks, or any food other than specified
PADI Dive Qualification
You do not have to be a diver before you come out to Mozambique, you can train with us here! Included in your program fee is scuba diving training. During the first 2 weeks of the program you can attain one of the following:
- PADI Open Water Certification. For first time divers, which consists of lectures, pool sessions and 4 open water dives
- PADI Advanced Open Water Certification, designed to advance your diving. The course helps build confidence and expand your skills through 5 open water adventure dives.
- PADI Emergency First Aid Response. This is a prerequisite to your PADI Rescue Diver Training, if you already have your first aid certificate you can go stright into your Rescue diver
- PADI Rescue Diver. This is designed to help you learn how to offer help and aid people in the water and is the last step before your PADI divemaster.
Conservation Science Training
Conservation science is very complex so we aim to provide you with the basic knowledge and skills to allow you to go on to develop your own projects and continue with Conservation Science.
You will participate in a series of educational lectures with our qualified marine biologists based around our specific areas of work within Conservation Science. If you'd like to focus on a specific interest area let us know - we have a variety of experts in our Research team.
Coral Reef Surveying
We believe we’re in a biodiversity hotspot and we need coral reef data to prove our area is worth protecting. You will be introduced to the programme's coral reef methodology and once qualified, may have the chance to help with surveys on your dives.
The data is collected to develop a robust dataset which will provide the evidence base required to effectively lobby for changes to certain fishing legislation and a Marine Protected Area (MPA) to be established. We believe that securing an MPA will create opportunities for eco-tourism, bringing much needed income into the region, and provide a viable alternative to unsustainable fishing.
Fisheries Research
We collect fisheries data in order to assess how sustainable the fisheries are in their current form. Our research is collected at two beautiful beach fisheries locations - our Guinjata Bay research base, and our Paindane Bay research site.
You will be supporting our fisheries research and during this time you will learn to collect beach monitoring data, how to log it and why this is so important. You will record fish, shark and ray measurement data into the logs along with their corresponding images.
In building this dataset for monitoring and analysis it is our aim to work with the local community to determine a minimum landing size for individual species and help re-build a sustainable artisanal industry.
Help improve local school facilities
The Government does not have enough money to provide the standard of learning facilities the children need. Every year we fundraise for money specifically to improve the school facilities in consultation with the local community.
We strongly believe in supporting the organic growth and development of the local community, as such we employ local builders to complete construction/improvement work. Our volunteers then enhance this by painting educational murals on the school walls.
We ask you to get creative and design a mural (anything ranging from the human body to the solar system or an underwater scene) and then spend the day bringing your art to life for the children. You are also welcome to bring some designs out with you
