Volunteer in Fiji

Volunteer abroad in Fiji

Whoever believes that Fiji is a collection of pancake-flat islands couldn’t be more wrong, as both of the largest islands in Fiji have mountains rising over 1000 metres.

Only about 100 of the islands are inhabited, and many of the islands are nature reserves, which have been completely taken over by nature and wildlife. Go for a dive in Fiji – take a PADI diving course and volunteer in Fiji in an ocean conservation area.

Volunteer in Fiji: Diving and Accommodation

Volunteer in Fiji

During the first two weeks of your stay, before you begin to volunteer in Fiji, you will discover the island and the underwater world. In the course of 30 ocean dives, you will improve your diving knowledge and complete a PADI certificate course, receiving open water, advanced, or rescue diver training.

After the diving course, you will use your new diving skills for the next 30 days as you volunteer in Fiji with a long-term ocean conservation area study. After you volunteer abroad in Fiji, you can spend your final weeks in the country travelling and relaxing on the islands.

Your accommodation and meals will vary by location. Before you volunteer in Fiji, you will spend your first week in Savusavu, living with a host family in a traditional Fijian village. Not only will you dive into the incredible underwater world, you will also experience a new culture in Fiji. Your accommodation will be very basic. Electricity is limited, there is only cold water for showers, and telephone and internet services function only part of the time. You will receive full board.

As you volunteer abroad in Fiji, you will stay in a shared room in a guest house in Savusavu (with breakfast and supper), in a hostel, and in a backpacker resort on the Coral Coast, among other accommodation locations. The meals provided will vary depending on the accommodation.

Volunteer in Fiji

• Activities: See project descriptions. Activities can vary depending on assignments, season, and weather.
• Free time: Depends on the volunteer assignment / daily routine.
• Specifics: If you would like to dive during your free time, you should bring along your own diving gear (diving mask, snorkel, and flippers).
• Duration: 6 weeks
• Application: As early as possible, at least 3 months before departure.
• Programme start: 12.02., 26.3., 7.5., 18.6., 30.7., 10.9., 22.10.2010
• Visa: Free tourist visa upon arrival. Passport and return ticket required.
• Practical experience: Not necessary, but an advantage.
• Other: Since you will be surrounded by a completely foreign culture as you volunteer abroad in Fiji, patience, adaptability, and independence are very important. Physical fitness is a must, and travel experience is an advantage. For the Rescue Diver course, it is necessary to have an up to 2-year-old “Emergency First Response Certificate” (EFR), which can be acquired in Fiji, subject to a fee.