The cost of the project includes:

• 2 meals a day (breakfast and lunch) while on the project (not the hostel in Cape Town)
• Shared volunteer accommodation
• Sunday overnight stays at a hostel in Cape Town on arrival.
• Airport collection on arrival from Cape Town International Airport to the hostel
• Airport drop off after completion of the project on the Monday at Cape Town International Airport or alternatively to your Cape Town accommodation if in a designated area.
• Transfers to the project base and back from Cape Town
• Branded clothing
• Donation to the project
• Pre-departure support and admin
• In-country staff and 24-emergency help
• Volunteers that stay 4 weeks and longer also have an artificial penguin nest sponsored on their behalf. If you are really lucky you might even have a rescued penguin names after you.

Sunday airport collection and an overnight stay in Cape Town at a hostel on arrival (shared accommodation) is included in the cost of the project. Arrivals at Cape Town International Airport need to be before 21h00.  You will be collected early on Monday morning for the 2-hour drive to the volunteer site. 

On completing your project on a Monday, you will be returned to Cape Town International Airport around 18h00, please make sure your flights depart after 21h00. Alternatively, you can be dropped off at your accommodation in Cape Town if in a designated area. 

We recommend volunteers spend a few days before or after their project in Cape Town to sightsee and we are happy to advise on what to do, where you can stay and to assist. 

Accommodation is at the volunteer centre. There are four cottages in the style of fisherman cottages for volunteers shared between 4 to 6 volunteers and a newly built lodge which can accommodate more volunteers in twin shared bedrooms with kitchenettes, lounges with smart TV’s (for those who have Netflix or other steaming accounts) and bathrooms. All the bedrooms are a shared sleeping arrangement. Bedding is provided and the water is safe to drink.

The volunteer cottages and volunteer lodge have mini kitchens, but most prefer to gather in the central kitchen in the main house. There is a lecture room and workspace as well as a garden with a pool in the main house and a braai (South African BBQ). There is an activity hall with cardio machines, weights and table tennis. Volunteers also enjoy a pool table and foosball and there are a variety of board games. Wi-Fi and satellite TV are also available. Between the main house, volunteer cottages and volunteer lodge is a fire pit that volunteers can spend relaxing around on summer evenings- or winter nights too.

Laundry is offered by an external service provider twice a week for a small surcharge.

The lodge is just 1,4km from the harbour where many of the operations take place and whilst there are two minibuses that move volunteers daily, it is also an easy walk or cycle away.

Recycling is a priority at the lodge.

There is a fully equipped communal kitchen in the main house as well as kitchenettes in each volunteer cottage and the lodge plus a braai (South African barbeque) in the outside courtyard area. South Africa is famous for its braais and it is also a great relaxed way to also get to acquainted with your fellow volunteers.

Breakfast is “help-yourself” with eggs, bacon/vegetarian sausages provided, cereal, bread, milk, coffee and tea.

Lunch is provided on the boat – cheese and tomato rolls, fruit, crisps; the same lunch is available on “no sea days”, but most volunteers decide to cook for themselves in this case or they go out for lunch.

Dinner is your own responsibility (don’t forget to budget for this)– some volunteers cook together; others go it alone and sometimes they go out to eat or grab pizza takeaways and watch the sunset from the rocks. There are some great seafood restaurants too in the area thanks to the nearby fishing industry.

Please make sure to bring seasickness tablets with you though as you may not have much need for food otherwise 😊