Deep Blue Conservation

Deep Blue is an Environmental Conservation Organisation specialising in Marine Conservation Volunteer and Divemaster Internhip programs in Sodwana Bay, South Africa.

We aim to provide our volunteers and interns with the experience of a lifetime. We want to instil a passion for marine conservation and a love for the ocean in everyone that comes through our programs.

Our programs take place in a small diving town on the East coast of South Africa called Sodwana Bay. This incredible little town that is situated in the heart of Zululand, is surrounded by hectares of coastal forest and boasts 50 km of unspoiled reef. Volunteers and interns will stay on our beautiful camp within the coastal forests of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Volunteers and interns are able to begin their diving career or further their dive qualification with PADI or CMAS dive courses that are included in the programs. They have the opportunity to enhance their diving skills through diving every day during the week and through our knowledgable team of dive instructors.

During their stay, volunteers and interns will help collect data on various marine species to contribute to marine conservation efforts. This data may be as per requests from scientists, to contribute to citizen science databases or our own nudibranch database.

On Fridays we take a break from diving and do community development work, this may include beach clean-ups, food drives or planting vegetable gardens. Weekends are then used for relaxing and exploring the Sodwana Bay town and the surrounding area.

Join us for an incredible adventure.

Duration / Dates

Volunteer and internship programs begin on the first Friday of each month, throughout the year.
Volunteers can spend between 2 to 12 weeks with us and the internship program runs for between 12 and 24 weeks.

Costs / Pay

Program costs begin at £1255 for 2 weeks, all inclusive.