Coral Reef and Turtle conservation project in Malaysia

Play your part in saving the coral reefs and sea turtles of the Perhentian Islands.

The Bubbles bay aka Tanjung Tukas is one of the most beautiful bays in Malaysia. The bay is located on the big island in the Perhentian Islands with only one resort and a tree lined beach this is straight from the scenes of Robinson Crusoe.
The bay is blessed with nature in abundance with a coral reef just metres from the beach and nesting turtles at night. This is a nature lovers paradise.

AIM
to conserve the bay of Tanjung Tukas and all its natural beauty.

OBJECTIVES
1) Through encouraging people to dive they will be more sympathetic to the threats of coral reefs.
2) Reef Check surveys help to establish baseline data about the health of coral reefs.
3) To replenish the house reef with healthy living coral.
4) To protect nesting sea turtles at night and incubate a proportion of their eggs in the hatchery.

How is this trip responsible?
1. Clear aim
To conserve the bay of Tanjung Tukas and all its natural beauty.
2. Low tourist impact
The Bubbles resort is the only resort in the bay. Tourists are educated about corals and turtles.
3. Contribution to local community
Through protecting the bay of Tanjung Tukas and its turtles this project will help to replenish the sea turtle populations of the entire islands.
4. Environmental and cultural conservation
Volunteers are taught peak performance buoyancy and if they stay for 3 weeks they will be taught the Eco Diver course. All tourists are educated about sea turtles and the coral reefs.

Do you want to do more for the turtles and corals whilst in the Perhentian Islands. Spend anything from 3 days to 3 months at the Ecoteer House, running environmental and english school clubs. The children of the Perhentian’s are the future and play your part to help raise environmental awareness further helping the turtles and coral. The Ecoteer House Project is the perfect compliment. Join the Ecoteer House Project and discover the other side to Perhentian!.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 1: Welcome and Orientation
Day 2: Open Water Dive Course & turtle duties
Day 3: Open Water Dive Course & turtle duties
Day 4: Open Water Dive Course & turtle duties
Day 5: Open Water Dive Course & turtle duties
Day 6: Reef & turtle duties
Day 7: Check out for 1 week project, off day for 2, 3 & 4weekers

Day 8: Advance Open Water Course & turtle duties
Day 9: Advance Open Water Course & turtle duties
Day 10: Peak Performance Buoyancy workshop & reef replanting workshop
Day 11: Coral transplanting & turtle duties
Day 12: Coral transplanting & turtle duties
Day 13: Coral Transplanting & turtle duties
Day 14: Check out for 2 weeker, off day for 3 & 4 weekers

Day 15: Eco Diver training & turtle duties
Day 16: Eco Diver training & turtle duties
Day 17: Eco Diver training & turtle duties
Day 18: Eco Diver training & turtle duties
Day 19: Coral transplanting and surveys & turtle duties
Day 20: Coral transplanting and surveys & turtle duties
Day 21: Check out for 3 weekers, off day for 4 weeker.

IMPORTANT
Your afternoons are free when not doing dive courses, you may go on free scuba dives when space is available and on a first-come-first served basis.

Other Details

Accommodation Details

Twin share fan rooms with ensuite bathroom. Share with another volunteer of the same sex. Brick buildings.

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

Starts every Wednesday from March through to October

1 week = RM2120
2 weeks = RM4240
3 weeks = RM5960
4 weeks = RM6900

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