Supporting the management and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in Honduras    
 
   
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
2 week programme
£599
4 week programme
£999
8 week programme
£1899
Dive Training
£360

Extra weeks and additional SCUBA courses available; Prices on request

Prices include all food, accomodation, training, materials and equipment for the programme duration. Prices exclude flights and insurance. Suitable insurance which includes SCUBA diving to 30m is essential.
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
13/10/2008
19/10/2009
* Dive trainees must arrive one week before these dates
 
 
Utila Centre for Marine Ecology, East Harbour, Utila, Honduras | | +5044253026