Location
  • Dominican Republic
    • Santo Domingo
Length
2 weeks

Program Details

Language
Spanish
Age Min.
16
Age Max
99
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Apartment Guesthouse Host Family
Groups
Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30) Large Group (31+)
Travel Type
Budget Family Older Travelers Solo Women

Pricing

Starting Price
1900
Price Details
At Aldeas de Paz, we are committed to affordability and financial transparency with our open book policy. Our minimum contribution starts at just €155 per week (after the second week). This inclusive package covers Spanish language classes, comfortable accommodation in fully equipped guesthouse apartments, a dedicated program donation, personal welcome service, airport pick-up, bus transfer, bus fare, and a free transfer to your placement location.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Airport Transfers Equipment Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Domestic Airfare Meals SIM cards Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
Nov 23, 2023
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About Program

Embark on an exciting diving internship, progressing to "Open Water Diver" and "Coral Reef Conservation" training with PADI. Already an Open Water Diver or equivalent? Get a 200 Euro discount or AOWD certification. Upgrade options available for Rescue Diver, Dive Master, and specialties. Gain valuable diving skills while protecting marine life. Contribute to marine conservation without prior experience. Leave with professional certifications and unforgettable memories from a stunning marine environment! Samaná Bay is a breeding ground for humpback whales and a vital fishing ground. Tourism impact on coastal-marine ecosystems raises concern. Unregulated tours and hotel developments threaten biodiversity and reproductive sites for whales and turtles. Las Terrenas hosts vital ecosystems like mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs. Deforestation and contamination damage resilience, increasing vulnerability to tropical storms.

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Program Highlights

  • Regular theory and practice classes as well as studies and research on marine conservation related subjects
  • Training in monitoring and elaboration of baseline for the mangrove of seagrass project
  • Explanation of the conservation project and ecology of the species Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral)
  • Gain Spanish fluency by receiving up to six free Spanish lessons per week
  • Gain all important diving skills and certifications as part of marine conservation project

Program Impact

First gain beginners and than Under Water Ecologist speciality diving skills and certifications, than assist with marine based environmental restoration activities, species protection & monitoring activities as well as invasive-species control for the rest of your internship. All seaborne Diving activities depend greatly on weather patterns and sea conditions and often require changes of plans on short notice. This is a great opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the protection of the marine environment while at the same time becoming a passionate qualified marine ecology diver. No Spanish language skills are are required.
Starting dates are the 1. and 3. Monday of every month throughout the whole year!

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