Our conservation projects allow students to get hands-on experience working on a wildlife project.  We work with selected charity partners who are speciailists in their conservation field. Their expert guidance enables  our teams to take part in impactful conservation projects.

Teams will assist in the important conservation work of the Malaysian Turtle Conservation Society, who work tirelessly to promote population growth of native turtles and terrapins.  The project will focus on assisting with the turtle breeding programme, habitat maintance, beach cleaning and, with luck, assisting with releasing hatchlings.

In addition teams will learn about the importance of mangrove swamps in the area and take part in conserving these important ecosystems.

Before departing for Malaysia students complete PADI’s e-learning programme to obtain the necessary theory required to learn to dive. Students who already have a PADI qualification can work towards advancing their expertise and improve their qualification level Advanced Open Water or Rescue Diver!

Once on the beautiful Perhentian Islands, team members undertake practical dive training in the crystal-clear waters of the South China Sea with the opportunity to see turtles in their natural unspoilt environment. The dive course is five days long, culminating in a free dive and certificate presentation.

Acquiring this new skill will give students the opportunity to stretch themselves and to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of their hard work on the conservation project phase

A diving qualification will enable students to discover a hidden world, previously the preserve of David Attenborough and other wildlife specialists. It will enable them to meet divers from all over the world, who may have a different culture and language, have a shared passion for sea life and the freedom of diving.

Read Astrid’s, Venture Force Expedition Leader, thoughts on diving.

“I find the underwater world to be the most enthralling, magestic and peaceful place. I enjoy the total freedom, the humble feeling that this is a place we can only spend as long as our air will allow, and the bewildering feeling that so, so much of it is yet to be discovered. I’m crazy enough to have completed most of my training in England, and fortunate enough to have dicovered what an incredibly diverse space these seas close to home are. Shipwrecks are my favourite, I find them impressive and sombre.”