Itinerary
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Starting Dates
Traditional Malaysian dinner
Every Monday from March 14th 2011
March 14th, 21st, 28th
April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
June 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
September 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
October 3rd
The Perhentians are the most beautiful islands in Malaysia
Itinerary (start on a Monday from Kuala Besut)
Day 1(Monday) arrive in Kuala Besut before midday, meet facilitator and travel to island. Water confidence session is followed by a snorkel of our house reef. A program brief and Malay sit-down dinner finishes the day (L, D)
Day 2 In the morning you will take our 2 hour in-house sea safety course and conduct a beach and your first Malay language lesson. Lunch at 12.30pm. After lunch listen to a turtle talk and conduct the turtle drill. You will be set a small task to learn about sea turtles which you will present the following day. Conduct evening routine. After dinner start your first turtle watch duties (8pm til 3am then 3am til 8am). (B, L, D)
- Collect coral bleaching data.
Day 3 SIn the morning present your turtle presentation to the rest of the group – it could be a song, quiz, story or a play. The important thing is that you and the other volunteers learn. Lunch is followed by a fish ID talk and then you conduct a fish id practice survey. Once the survey has finished 1 group will be set a small task relating to fish ID. Evening dinner is followed by volunteers talking to the new guests about sea turtles. Turtle watch duties at night (B. L, D).
Day 4- 5 Similar to Wednesday but present your relevant tasks in the morning at 11am followed by Malay Language lessons. On Thursday, day 4, you will go on a snorkel tour putting your fish ID and coral knowledge to good use. After lunch learn about the coral reef or the forest followed by relevant task. Evening dinner is followed by volunteers talking to the new guests about sea turtles. Turtle watch duties at night (B. L, D).
Day 6 Follow normal morning routine presenting your relevant task to the group in the morning. The weekends are the busy period for the resort so this will be your chance to interact with the guest more. You may be asked to help with leading water confidence sessions, leading forest walks or organizing games for the children. In the evening the turtle talk is often followed by the showing of a marine documentary for example Sharkwater. Turtle watch duties at night (B. L, D).
Pinang Seribu has the highest number of turtle nests in Perhentian
Day 7 (Sunday) For 1 week volunteers say a fond farewell to the island and take a midday transfer to the mainland. The other volunteers take a much needed day off before they start the ‘give back’ week. Turtle watch duties at night (B, L, D)
Day 8 (Monday) Take an early morning boat to the village followed by a village tour. Have lunch with the co-ordinators before a program brief where you will be given your food allowance for the day. Azimi our community liasion officer will go through the Turtles Need Trees Club and ask for your input for the upcoming club session. Head back to Bubbles in the early evening and then prepare for turtle talk and turtle watch as per normal (B, L, D).
Day 9 & 10 Back at Bubbles you will conduct official coral, fish and a forest survey (either mammals, insects or birds). You will also be expected to prepare for the TnT club and help out with the daily routine and turtle watch duties. You will be asked to help with any snorkel tours or forest walks during this time. (B, L, D)
Day 11 Take an early morning boat to the village and settle into your accommodation. Finish the TnT club content. In the evening you will go to a local house to have a traditional Malay sit down dinner in one of the villagers houses. Sleep in the village. (B, L, D).
Day 12 In the morning perform the TnT club. Take lunch in the village then head off to a popular tourist beach to host an info booth from 2pm til 6pm. Run animal sand building contests, quizzes and other activities to engage the tourists in marine conservation. Sleep in the village. (B, L, D).
Day 13 In the morning head off to another popular tourist beach to perform the info booth, take lunch and then go to another bay to host the info booth. In the evening take a boat back to Bubbles. Turtle watch duties. (B, L, D)
The kids of Perhentian are great fun
Day 14 (Sunday) Volunteers staying for 2 weeks take a midday boat back to the mainland with continuing volunteers taking a day off. (B, L, D)
Day 15-27 Follow the same schedule from day 9.
Day 28 Volunteers staying for 4 weeks take a midday boat back to the mainland and continuing volunteers take a day off. (B)
If staying for more than 4 weeks – days 9 to 28 will be repeated.
VERY IMPORTANT
There will be no school clubs held during school holidays.
