Volunteer Ocean Conservation & Research in South Africa

Project Costs

The cost to volunteer in South Africa for 1 week is £635, 2 weeks is £1075, 3 weeks is £1515, 4 weeks is £1955 and 6 weeks is £2835.  Please enquire for longer durations.  Internship prices start from 2 months at £3330 and 3 months at £4895.

Included in this price is accommodation, 3 meals per day, transport within Plettenberg Bay, activities that form part of the volunteering programme, project t-shirt and cap, training manual, WorkingAbroad backup and support. What is not included is your flights and travel to and from the project, visa costs, personal expenses, and your own health and travel insurance.

Payment Terms

To secure your placement on the project, you will need to complete and submit the application form with your application payment of £225 (included in the total project costs listed above). If for some reason, your application is not accepted, we will reimburse this payment fully. However, for those who are accepted, you will need to pay the balance two months before arrival. Once we have confirmed your place, you will receive a pre-departure package with all detailed information on the project, details on the work, suggested items to bring etc.

Project Dates

The dates below are just a guideline and we can be flexible if you want to start/leave on another date than those listed. You can join for a minimum of one week up to 12 weeks in duration. Please be aware that volunteers who join for more than 4 weeks will be trained to assist the researchers with data manipulation and fin profiling (volunteers coming for less than 4 weeks won’t receive the training as it takes some time). Any volunteer staying over 8 weeks joins as a Research Intern.   For any questions, please email Victoria.McNeil@workingabroad.com