Testimonies from our past volunteers!!
Although we are always sad to say goodbye to our wonderful volunteers – we do encourage them to share with us their experiences and feelings about the programme. We think it is important to share those feelings with you so when you are deciding whether to become an ORCA Volunteer or not you can browse […]
Humpback Whale Sightings
The Humpback Whales sightings the past week have been amazing at Ocean Blue Adventures, with guests having a blast. Did you know: Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) can grow up to 15m in length and weigh between 30-40 tonnes making it the 5th largest whale. They are normally found migrating single or in small groups aggregating […]
Magic moment of the week: Our visiting Ambassadors from Spain, representing SEK for Siyakula
Caroline and her son, Alex, showered our kids with presents from SEK school in Spain. Here they are visiting our Siyakula creche during their recent visit to South Africa. We managed to organize a fun carnival event for the Kids, which included a Skype call with our supporting Irish and Spanish schools.
Ella’s photo memories
Volunteering with ORCA has got to be one of the best things I have done in my life so far. And I’m not exaggerating. Plettenberg Bay and the surrounding area is truly spectacular, definitely one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I volunteered for 8 weeks and ended up staying in Plett […]
Molly’s ORCA Memories
Molly came to ORCA on very short notice from another programme and as an African Conservation Experience volunteer and in the short time she was with us she touched our lives with her outgoing personality and enthusiasm. These were her favourite moments…
Freddie Becker’s Photo memories from ORCA
When thinking back to my 6 weeks volunteering with ORCA I can’t help but smile. The people, the laughs and the experiences are things I will cherish and keep for years to come, not to mention the things I have learnt both about myself, and this incredible country. There are always laughs and song emitting […]
ADVENTUROUS VOLUNTEER SPECIAL OFFER!!
WINTER SPECIAL- MAY , JUNE AND JULY Have you ever wanted to spend a holiday making a change in the world? Would you like to spend four weeks in sunny South Africa volunteering on a marine conservation and education project? Do you love the outdoors? Do you want a life-changing experience? How about visiting one […]
Magic Moment of the Week: Up with Downs!
On Friday we helped Ocean Blue Adventures with an outing for children from ‘Up with Downs’. They drove through from George early in the morning for their excursion. We started off the trip with a small group of humpback dolphins when the skipper got a call from […]
Magic Moment: Siyakhula Preschool’s wonderful children
We spent a fun Thursday in Siyakula Preschool gardening and educating the children. We made Siyakula’s garden nice and new with lots of hard work, love, sweat and smelly soil! Best time of the day was to play with the lovely kids! We had lots of fun making the kids run a small track, bouncing […]