Coral Cay Conservation make it a top priority to bring the best expedition experience to our volunteers at an affordable price. We rely on our volunteers for funding, so every volunteer that signs up helps with our conservation efforts before even setting foot on site. We work hard to give our volunteers the best experience at the best possible value.

Coral Cay welcomes volunteers from all backgrounds and nationalities and individuals do not need to have any previous diving or science related knowledge to join an expedition as all of the necessary training is completed during the expedition.

Volunteers can choose the length of time they wish to spend on expedition with Coral Cay ranging from two weeks up to six months! As such Coral Cay work on a weekly pricing scale, which means that the longer you stay the cheaper it is per week.

We always recommend that volunteers join us for a minimum of four weeks as this will enable them to complete the comprehensive training package (see here for details) and have the opportunity to carry out marine surveys.



Please note all costs are quoted in Great British Pound (GBP). 



RSPB mebers get a 10% discount on the above prices

• International and domestic flights
• In-transit accommodation 
• Transfers between airports and project sites (see relevant Project Summary for details) 
• Visas
• PADI manuals & Dive Certification (Positive Identification Cards (PIC's))
• Reef Check Certification card
• Travel insurance
• Airport departure taxes
• Personal diving or trekking equipment (see Marine Expedition Guide)
• Personal spending money
• Personal items

Volunteers joining our Philippines  and Cambodia projects qualified to PADI Advanced Open Water level or above can borrow their BCD and regulator from Coral Cay at no extra cost.

As part of an expedition volunteers will need to bring with them a set list of dive and expedition equipment. Please see the 'Marine Expedition Guide' for the full list.

To make it as easy as possible for our volunteers to get organised Coral Cay now sell PADI manuals and other expedition equipment and can provide details of dive equipment packages. Take a look at our 'Volunteer Equipment' page for more information. 

Please note that both the Philippines and Cambodia project sites will be closed over the Christmas period (19^th December 2012 – 2^nd January 2013). Please keep this in mind when making your booking.





Coral Cay is an not-for-profit organisation. On average, 90% of our income is derived from volunteers with the additional 10% being obtained from grants. The majority of this income is pumped back into our expedition sites (as shown below) to maximise conservation efforts.