Dates and Prices 2010 Season
General Surveyors
Below is a list of dates and prices for the general surveyor expeditions with Operation Wallacea in the 2010 season. The expeditions run for approximately a fortnight and are divided into expeditions. The dates given below show both the date of departure from the expedition start location as well as the return date for each expedition.
When making travel arrangements, it is essential that you arrive at the start location by the times noted in each section. The earliest time you can depart on the expedition end date is also noted. For more details on the journey to and from the expedition sites, please see the "Information for Volunteers" section for each specific country.
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Expeditions start in Bau Bau on Buton Island in SE Sulawesi on Thursday at 1300hrs for those going to the forest site first and at 1800hrs for those going to the marine sites. The expeditions finish in Bau Bau on Thursday at 0700hrs if you are leaving from the marine side or Thursday at 1200hrs if you are leaving from the forest.
Indonesia 2010
|
Expedition Week Number |
Start date in Bau Bau | Finish Date in Bau Bau |
| 1 | Thursday 24th June 2010 | Thursday 1st July 2010 |
| 2 | Thursday 1st July 2010 | Thursday 8th July 2010 |
| 3 | Thursday 8th July 2010 | Thursday 15th July 2010 |
| 4 | Thursday 15th July 2010 | Thursday 22nd July 2010 |
| 5 | Thursday 22nd July 2010 | Thursday 29th July 2010 |
| 6 | Thursday 29th July 2010 | Thursday 5th August 2010 |
| 7 | Thursday 5th August 2010 | Thursday 12th August 2010 |
| 8 | Thursday 12th August 2010 | Thursday 19th August 2010 |
| 9 | Thursday 19th August 2010 | Thursday 26th August 2010 |
| 10 | Thursday 26th August 2010 | Thursday 2nd September 2010 |
Indonesia 2011
|
Expedition Week Number |
Start date in Bau Bau | Finish Date in Bau Bau |
| 1 | Thursday 23rd June 2011 | Thursday 30th June 2011 |
| 2 | Thursday 30th June 2011 | Thursday 7th July 2011 |
| 3 | Thursday 7th July 2011 | Thursday 14th July 2011 |
| 4 | Thursday 14th July 2011 | Thursday 21st July 2011 |
| 5 | Thursday 21st July 2011 | Thursday 28th July 2011 |
| 6 | Thursday 28th July 2011 | Thursday 4th August 2011 |
| 7 | Thursday 4th August 2011 | Thursday 11th August 2011 |
| 8 | Thursday 11th August 2011 | Thursday 18th August 2011 |
| 9 | Thursday 18th August 2011 | Thursday 25th August 2011 |
| 10 | Thursday 25th August 2011 | Thursday 1st September 2011 |
Expeditions start in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday at 0700 hrs and finish in San Pedro Sula on Tuesday at 1200hrs. You will need to arrive before 0700 hours on the start date of your expedition. You will be able to depart at any time after 1200 on the end date of your expedition.
Honduras 2010
| Expedition Week Number | Start date in San Pedro Sula | Finish date in San Pedro Sula |
| 1 | Wednesday 9th June 2010 | Tuesday 15th June 2010 |
| 2 | Wednesday 16th June 2010 | Tuesday 22nd June 2010 |
| 3 | Wednesday 23rd June 2010 | Tuesday 29th June 2010 |
| 4 | Wednesday 30th June 2010 | Tuesday 6th July 2010 |
| 5 | Wednesday 7th July 2010 | Tuesday 13th July 2010 |
| 6 | Wednesday 14th July 2010 | Tuesday 20th July 2010 |
| 7 | Wednesday 21st July 2010 | Tuesday 27th July 2010 |
| 8 | Wednesday 28th July 2010 | Tuesday 3rd August 2010 |
| 9 | Wednesday 4th August 2010 | Tuesday 10th August 2010 |
| 10 | Wednesday 11th August 2010 | Tuesday 17th August 2010 |
Honduras 2011
| Expedition Week Number | Start date in San Pedro Sula | Finish date in San Pedro Sula |
| 1 | Wednesday 8th June 2011 | Tuesday 14th June 2010 |
| 2 | Wednesday 15th June 2011 | Tuesday 21st June 2010 |
| 3 | Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | Tuesday 28th June 2010 |
| 4 | Wednesday 29th June 2011 | Tuesday 5th July 2010 |
| 5 | Wednesday 6th July 2011 | Tuesday 12th July 2010 |
| 6 | Wednesday 13th July 2011 | Tuesday 19th July 2010 |
| 7 | Wednesday 20th July 2011 | Tuesday 27th July 2010 |
| 8 | Wednesday 27th July 2011 | Tuesday 2nd August 2010 |
| 9 | Wednesday 3rd August 2011 | Tuesday 9th August 2010 |
| 10 | Wednesday 10th August 2011 | Tuesday 16th August 2010 |
Egypt
The expeditions to the St Katherine Protectorate start and finish either from the town of St Katherine or Dahab at 1200hs on a Sunday and finish at 0800hrs on Saturday. The cheapest way to travel is to organise a return flight to Sharm el Sheikh and then contact our Egyptian partners, the Nature and Science Foundation (NSF). They will organise for you to be met at the airport and taken by coach to St Katherine or Dahab and will also organise your return (cost approx $50 for the return transfers). If you arrive early they can also organise accommodation for you in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Mandar for approximately $25 per person dinner and accommodation. General Surveyors can join in weeks 2 and 5 only.
Egypt 2010
| Expedition Number | Start date in St Katherine or Dahab | Finish date in St Katherine or Dahab |
| 1 | Sunday 11th July 2010 | Saturday 17th July 2010 |
| 2 | Sunday 1st August 2010 | Saturday 7th August 2010 |
Egypt 2011
| Expedition Number | Start date in St Katherine or Dahab | Finish date in St Katherine or Dahab |
| 1 | Sunday 10th July 2011 | Saturday 16th July 2011 |
| 2 | Sunday 31st July 2011 | Saturday 6th August 2011 |
South Africa
The expeditions start on a Saturday at 0800hrs and finish on a Friday at 12 noon. However, the start locations vary for the different expeditions. For the Kruger projects the projects start and finish from the Inzikazi Camp in the Mdluli Concession at Pretoriuskop, whilst the Pongola projects start and finish at the Intibane Reserve Camp near Hluhluwe. The Malongane projects in Mozambique and those based at Sodwana Bay also start from Intibane. If you are working on the Kruger or Pongola projects before you join the southern Mozambique projects you will be transferred to the site without needing to return to Intibane. The easiest way to get to these start points is to organise your flight to Johannesburg and then contact Wildlife Ecological Investments (shaun@wei.org.za) the NGO that organises the logistics for the research programmes to arrange for your overland return transfers from the airport (Kruger 5-6 hrs and Intibane 8-9 hrs) and first nights accommodation. You will be responsible for these costs £195 (approx $350) before the expedition start time.
South Africa 2010
| Expedition Week Number | Start date | Finish date |
| 1 | Saturday 12th June 2010 | Friday 18th June 2010 |
| 2 | Saturday 19th June 2010 | Friday 25th June 2010 |
| 3 | Saturday 26th June 2010 | Friday 2nd July 2010 |
| 4 | Saturday 3rd July 2010 | Friday 9th July 2010 |
| 5 | Saturday 10th July 2010 | Friday 16th July 2010 |
| 6 | Saturday 17th July 2010 | Friday 23rd July 2010 |
| 7 | Saturday 24th July 2010 | Friday 30th July 2010 |
| 8 | Saturday 31st July 2010 | Friday 6th August 2010 |
| 9 | Saturday 7th August 2010 | Friday 13th August 2010 |
| 10 | Saturday 14th August 2010 | Friday 20th August 2010 |
South Africa 2011
| Expedition Week Number | Start date | Finish date |
| 1 | Saturday 11th June 2011 | Friday 17th June 2011 |
| 2 | Saturday 18th June 2011 | Friday 24th June 2011 |
| 3 | Saturday 25th June 2011 | Friday 1st July 2011 |
| 4 | Saturday 02nd July 2011 | Friday 8th July 2011 |
| 5 | Saturday 9th July 2011 | Friday 15th July 2011 |
| 6 | Saturday 16th July 2011 | Friday 22nd July 2011 |
| 7 | Saturday 23rd July 2011 | Friday 29th July 2011 |
| 8 | Saturday 30th July 2011 | Friday 5th August 2011 |
| 9 | Saturday 8th August 2011 | Friday 12th August 2011 |
| 10 | Saturday 13th August 2011 | Friday 19th August 2011 |
The expeditions start and finish on a Friday at 08:00 at the Colony Hotel, Isle of Youth, and finish on a Thursday at 14:00 at the same location. You need to book your international flights to Havana and then take a Cubana Air flight from Havana to the town of Nueva Gerona on the Isle of Youth. Most volunteers are going to be staying at the Colony Hotel on the Wednesday night so you may need to arrive in Havana by the Tuesday night before your expedition and overnight there.
Cuba 2010
| Expedition Week Number | Start date on the Isle of Youth | Finish date on the Isle of Youth |
| 1 | Friday 25th June 2010 | Thursday 8th July 2010 |
| 2 | Friday 2nd July 2010 | Thursday 15th July 2010 |
| 3 | Friday 9th July 2010 | Thursday 22nd July 2010 |
| 4 | Friday 16th July 2010 | Thursday 29th July 2010 |
| 5 | Friday 23rd July 2010 | Thursday 5th August 2010 |
Cuba 2011
| Expedition Week Number | Start date on the Isle of Youth | Finish date on the Isle of Youth |
| 1 | Friday 24th June 2011 | Thursday 7th July 2011 |
| 2 | Friday 1st July 2011 | Thursday 14th July 2011 |
| 3 | Friday 8th July 2011 | Thursday 21st July 2011 |
| 4 | Friday 15th July 2011 | Thursday 28th July 2011 |
| 5 | Friday 22nd July 2011 | Thursday 4th August 2011 |
Peru
Expeditions to Lago Preto and Pacaya Samiria start in Iquitos on Sunday at 1200hrs and finish in Iquitos on Saturday at 2000hrs. You need to arrange a flight to Iquitos and Opwall will book your hotel for the night before and after the expedition start date if required and for you to be met at the airport.
High-water season 2010
| Expedition Number | Start date in Iquitos | Finish date in Iquitos |
| A | Sunday 7th March 2010 | Saturday 20th March 2010 |
| B | Sunday 21st March 2010 | Saturday 3rd April 2010 |
Low-water season 2010
| Expedition Week Number | Start date in Iquitos | Finish date in Iquitos |
| 1 | Sunday 20th June 2010 | Saturday 26th June 2010 |
| 2 | Sunday 27th June 2010 | Saturday 3rd July 2010 |
| 3 | Sunday 4th July 2010 | Saturday 10th July 2010 |
| 4 | Sunday 11th July 2010 | Saturday 17th July 2010 |
| 5 | Sunday 18th July 2010 | Saturday 24th July 2010 |
| 6 | Sunday 25th July 2010 | Saturday 31st July 2010 |
| 7 | Sunday 1st August 2010 | Saturday 7th August 2010 |
| 8 | Sunday 8th August 2010 | Saturday 14th August 2010 |
High-water season 2011
| Expedition Number | Start date in Iquitos | Finish date in Iquitos |
| A | Sunday 6th March 2011 | Saturday 19th March 2011 |
| B | Sunday 20th March 2011 | Saturday 2nd April 2011 |
Low-water season 2011
| Expedition Week Number | Start date in Iquitos | Finish date in Iquitos |
| 1 | Sunday 19th June 2011 | Saturday 25th June 2011 |
| 2 | Sunday 26th June 2011 | Saturday 2nd July 2011 |
| 3 | Sunday 3rd July 2011 | Saturday 9th July 2011 |
| 4 | Sunday 10th July 2011 | Saturday 16th July 2011 |
| 5 | Sunday 17th July 2011 | Saturday 23rd July 2011 |
| 6 | Sunday 24th July 2011 | Saturday 30th July 2011 |
| 7 | Sunday 31st July 2011 | Saturday 6th August 2011 |
| 8 | Sunday 7th August 2011 | Saturday 13th August 2011 |
Expeditions start and finish at the hotel Chez Karon in Mahajanga. You need to organise your international flights to arrive in Antananarivo on the Thursday. Once you have done that the cheapest way to organise your onward travel to Mahajanga is to contact DBCAM (marcrabe_iba@yahoo.fr) and they will meet you at the airport and organise hotel accommodation and your travel through to Mahajanga on the Friday using specially hired vehicles. The 10 hour drive takes you through different scenery and you will begin to get an understanding of life in Madagascar. The transfers to and from Antananarivo and including hotel accommodation and food costs £150 as opposed to £380 for just the internal flight to Mahajanga! The expeditions start at 0800 hrs on the Saturday and transfer to the base camp takes about 5 hours. Expeditions finish at 1200 on Friday at the Chez Karon hotel in Mahajanga.
Madagascar 2010
| Expedition Number | Start date in Mahajanga | Finish date in Mahajanga |
| 1 | Saturday 19th June 2010 | Friday 16th July 2010 |
Madagascar 2011
| Expedition Number | Start date in Mahajanga | Finish date in Mahajanga |
| 1 | Saturday 25th June 2011 | Friday 08th July 2011 |
| 2 | Saturday 02nd July 2011 | Friday 15th July 2011 |
| 3 | Saturday 23rd July 2011 | Friday 05th August 2011 |
| 4 | Saturday 30th July 2011 | Friday 12th August 2011 |
| UK Sterling | US Dollars | Canadian Dollars |
| £975 | $1800 | $2000 |
The price is inclusive of all accommodation and food costs from the start to the end of the expedition, transfers from the start location to and between the various field sites, dive training and participation in the research projects (see Booking Conditions).
This does not include the costs of return flights, pre-expedition internal transfer package (for South Africa £150), dive equipment hire, PADI dive materials and PADI PIC card costs ($30, to register your dive qualification), additional dive courses beyond PADI Open Water, visas, airport/other taxes and any costs incurred outside of the official expedition dates.
