Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC) is an independent community based NGO advocating for national environmental policy.
MCC's research station is based on the island of Koh Ach Seh in Cambodia's Kep Archipelago where we have built our own community.
MCC is committed to:
Our current research focus:
We also encourage volunteers with the relevant experience, initiative, and curiosity to conduct their own research projects. This is a rare opportunity to be your own project director, challenge yourself, and discover something new.
Our dive instructor will teach SSI Open Water and SSI Advanced Adventurer courses at an additional cost. Any volunteers holding the SSI Advanced Adventurer qualification (or equivalent) can borrow dive equipment and explore the reefs around our island home at their own leisure.
The typical day always depends on the specific missions we have to complete plus the weather and diving conditions. We organise a new schedule every Monday that fits what we need to accomplish for the week. Volunteers participate both in land activities (presentations, artificial reef building, dolphin surveys, beach cleaning etc.) or underwater ones if the visibility allows it (scientific surveys, artificial reef deployment, fun diving etc.).
We are the only ones that live on this island. As long as you respect everyone that lives within our community, you are free to do what you want, play volleyball, complete personal work, read in the hammocks, explore the jungle, dive and snorkel, garden, building anything you need etc. Your only limit is your imagination, it is truly a beautiful place to spend your time whilst making a difference to ocean conservation.
The current costs for staying with us vary depending on your length of stay, your experience and what you can personally offer to our project.
The weekly fee covers all of your boat travel to and from the island, accommodation, food, diving (if you are advanced qualified, excluding courses) and other direct expenses needed to support you during your stay. It also includes a small amount that goes to cover project costs such as the Khmer staff wages, running and maintenance costs such as boats, electricity, water and materials needed to conduct the research.
We do NOT use any of your fees to cover administration costs, advertising costs or foreign staff wages.
We are the only ones that live on our remote island. It was a desert island before we arrived, we literally built everything here, from the pier to the bungalow to the volleyball court. There is no restaurant, no shop etc. We've built our village between the ocean and the jungle. We are all living in beach bungalows (maximum 6 people, most of the time 3 or 4) with bucket showers and bunk beads.
We have two amazing Khmer chefs that cook both Western and Khmer food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Drinks are also provided by MCC (except for alcohol).
From Phnom Penh, you can take a bus to the town of Kep for around $15. Otherwise, you can take a taxi straight for a slightly higher price. Once you arrive at the Kep bus station, it is advised to take a tuk-tuk or taxi to the Rabbit Island Pier where our boat will be docked. The boat departs the pier at 3pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Marine Conservationist
By joining us on our little tropical island paradise, we can guarantee that you will make a genuine difference to the conservation of our unique Cambodian waters.
$330/week
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