“Volunteering in the rainforest sanctuary, I got back so much more than I gave. It was a privilege” Diana has recently returned from volunteering in the rainforest, helping at a wildlife sanctuary that is home to hundreds of Amazonian creatures….
How can I identify the best charities that help endangered animals? Many of us are passionate about the natural world around us. Several people choose to support charities that help endangered animals, some opt to live an eco-friendly lifestyle, and…
How much do we actually know about the brown bear? I decided to do some research to find out the truth about these creatures.
Round off your time teaching and sports coaching with an amazing Garden Route Trip Keen to do some further travel? We are delighted to be offering our sports coaching and teaching volunteers the opportunity to take a Garden Route Trip….
24 The thrill and freedom you get from skiing down a powdery run with the wind in your face is hard to beat. I’m yet to meet a skier who isn’t passionate about the sport! What if you’ve never skied…
Follow up your wildlife project with a Garden Route tour! Keen to do some further travel? Along with our partners at the Big 5 game reserve in South Africa we are now delighted to be able to offer a Garden…
Find out what Oyster participants have said in these reviews of our China Au Pair programme: “I feel extremely lucky as my host family have been so friendly and welcoming. The mother and father I am employed by have both stayed…
In March 2018, Ulrike Krausenbaum and her daughter Julie headed to South Africa to join our elephant care and research project. They have kindly given us a weekly account of what they were doing, and how they got on. To…
Earlier this year I braved the wintery cold of Romania and headed out to Brasov, the base of Oyster Worldwide’s activities in Eastern Europe and the home of our volunteering with kids projects. Despite having lived in Romania for 3…
I arrived into Port Elizabeth to an extremely buzzing city: the annual Port Elizabeth Iron Man competition was well underway, with the first man just crossing the finish line as I arrived (after a gruelling 8 1/2 hour long race!)….
