Day 1- 13/06/2024- Antananarivo Today we arrived in Madagascar. After a long flight with questionable airplane food it feels good to be stationary. As we cruised through the urban fringe our eyes opened to witness the contrast in the way in which…

A week in the rainforest is something I had never envisioned for myself with 7 days of sweltering heat and mosquitos. The contrast of my life back home was extremely prominent, however it made me appreciate the simpler things in life such…

These holidays we were lucky enough to travel to a very remote part of Indonesia with an organisation called Operation Wallacea. Operation Wallacea is an environmental research and conservation expedition organisation. Our program took place in the Wakatobi National Park on a…

The Opwall experience at Calakmul, Mexico was one that cannot be matched. While the week had many highs, lows and challenges, the skills, information and experience will stick with both of us forever. Throughout the week, we took part in assisting scientists…

During the July school holidays 20 students travelled to a very remote part of Indonesia to participate in Operation Wallacea for 2 weeks. Operation Wallacea is an environmental research and conservation expedition organisation, who design and implement biodiversity and conservation projects around…

As an 18 year old girl who was currently in the depths of A-Levels, being told that I had the opportunity to go on a school trip to SOUTH AFRICA was amazing in itself. This was even before I had become familiar…

Throughout my trip to Calakmul I learned to work successfully with both my survey group and the onsite scientists to carry out surveys. Though life in the jungle was a bit of a shock at first, it didn’t take long for me…

I spent my first week of the Opwall Expedition with some of my biology class, as well as other schools, in Krka National Park in Croatia, where I was able to take part in many different surveys as well as experience living…

My trip to South Africa with Operation Wallacea will definitely be one of the highlights of my life! I arrived in Durban and an Opwall staff member was ready to pick us up and take us to our location. Our campsite was…

I’ve been putting off writing a journal entry for the past few days, not because I’ve been uninspired – it’s honestly just the opposite. I’m simply overwhelmed! We’ve been at the marine camp since Sunday afternoon, and so much has happened my…