To serve and protect. The reef, that is. Prepare for your new role as underwater cop as you explore pristine Caribbean marine parks and work hard to keep them that way.
85-feet below the jewel-like waters of Saba exist lava-formed pinnacles that have jutted up from the ocean floor. It’s an underwater mountain range crawling with corals, sponges, sharks and stingrays. Double check your air tank is full because if anything on this trek will take your breath away, this is it. In fact, the pinnacles, along with the stunning marine parks of St. Barts and Statia, are likely to encourage a desire to help retain their beauty and safeguard their future. And so, your role is set: live in an eco lodge in Saba’s rainforest for a week, then island hop for two weeks aboard a 50-foot yacht – all the while exploring, researching, conserving and protecting.
“This adventure sparked a passion in my son for conservation and marine science… an enriching experience he’ll never forget. ” — Nancy Love, Burlington, VT
The contributions you make to these fragile marine environments will go a long way toward sustaining their beauty for years to come and preserving the rich, cultural heritage of the islands and their people. Top that off with college credit, and what could be more rewarding that that?
COLLEGE CREDIT
Three marine science college credits through Lesley University
COMMUNITY SERVICE
20 hours of community service
TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
- PADI Open Water
- PADI Advanced Open Water
- Underwater naturalist
- Fish Id
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Costs & Dates
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costs and trip dates
| Dates | Days | Cost |
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- Highlights
- Study marine reserves and resource management
- Perform underwater research and community service
- Sail to St. Barts and Statia on a live-aboard voyage
- Earn multiple scuba certifications
- Hike island rainforests and a dormant volcano
- Discover the art of making glass beads
- Experience Required
- No experience necessary
- Locations
- Saba
- Mt. Scenery
- Eco-Lodge Rendezvous
- St. Barts
- St. Martin
- Statia
Broadreach in action. Want a glimpse of the freedom of life on a yacht? Or the thrill of diving with sharks in Fiji, surfing in Baja or cresting the ridge above Machu Picchu? Watch our videos to see and hear our adventures firsthand, and start wishing you were there.