Expeditions

Want to join us in Mozambique? Great! Check out our expeditions below and enquire to get more information on each trip. This page will be updated regularly with more information on new trips. Want to run a trip with us? Get in contact with us here.

We’ve developed cutting-edge marine conservation expeditions to enable people to come out to our base in Mozambique and experience what we do. To date, we’ve welcomed expedition participants from over 25 countries to participate in all our work and help our cause. The money from the expeditions goes directly back into the organisation to fund the critical conservation work we do and fund our research and educational outreach projects. All our expeditions are all inclusive – the prices below include food, accommodations, dives, internal travel and more.

Rest assured you’re in safe hands. We’ve won awards for our expeditions, risk assess everything and have comprehensive health and safety assessments that you can check out here.

5 Week Research Expedition

Length: 5-6 weeks
Price: £1995-£3195
When: June – October annually
Prerequisites: Studying a related subject at university level or equivalent, PADI Open Water, 18+ yrs old
Suitable for: Students, recent grads, post grads, thesis students

Our 5 week research expedition is designed for people who are studying or have studied a related subject at university level or equivalent. The expeditions consists of one week intense training, followed by 4 weeks of rotating around our research and outreach areas: fisheries, whale & megafauna research, coral reefs, ocean trash, school outreach and swimming lessons.

The program is intense but is designed to both give you as much experience as possible in field techniques in a short time, but also enable us to have people constantly collecting data which is crucial for our overall mission. You can collect your dissertation data as part of the expedition. Read more about that here.

You’ll need PADI Open Water or equivalent before your expedition starts, so you can either complete this beforehand or come out a week early and complete it with us in country. There’s an optional extra week of safari in South Africa at the end of the expedition.

3 Week Conservation Adventure Program

Length: 3-4 weeks
Price: £2350-£3550
When: July – August annually
Prerequisites: 18+ yrs old
Suitable for: Career changers, sabbaticals, gap years, people not studying related subjects, family discounts available.

Our 3 week conservation adventure program (CAP) is a crash course in marine biology and is great for people with no biology background. The program includes your diving qualification, training and experience in most of our research areas as well as some activities off base to show you a little more of Mozambique.

You don’t need any qualifications to participate in this expedition and all training will be delivered in country. There’s an optional extra week of safari in South Africa at the end of the expedition.

2 Week Research Expedition

Length: 2-3 weeks
Price: £995-£2195
When: March – May annually
Prerequisites: Studying a related subject at university level or equivalent, PADI Open Water, 18+ yrs old
Suitable for: Students, recent grads, post grads, thesis students

Our 2 week research expedition is designed for people who are studying or have studied a related subject at university level or equivalent. The expeditions consists of 3 days of very intense training, followed by 1 and a half weeks of rotating around our research and outreach areas: fisheries, whale & megafauna research, coral reefs, ocean trash, school outreach and swimming lessons.

The program is intense but is designed to give you as much experience as possible in field techniques in a short time. Newcastle University allow you to do this program in your second year of your marine zoology degree to get experience.

Humpback heaven: Photography Expedition with Kaush

Length: 10 days
Price: £1999
When: August 4th – 14th
Prerequisites: 18+ yrs old
Suitable for: Anyone and everyone, you don’t need to be a diver. Family discounts available.

Join wildlife conservation biologist and award-winning photographer Kaush on an unforgettable adventure and photography course this August. Combining intimate wildlife experiences with 9 photography workshops, this trip will bring you closer than ever to some of the largest animals in the world, whilst building your skills as a film maker and photographer. You’ll have 1-on-1 tutoring with Kaush and all-access to LTO’s activities as our conservation work will form the subject of your storytelling. Kaush will guide you through the creation of a portfolio-worthy photo series that you’ll be proud to walk away from this trip with.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Length: 10 days
Price: £1900
When: August 18th – 27th
Prerequisites: None
Suitable for: Anyone and everyone, family & group discount available

Join Love The Oceans for an incredible 10 day trip centred around whale watching, paddleboarding and surfing. This is for those looking for something a little more luxurious as we’ll be staying at an exclusive lodge with individual bungalows on stilts with sea views. You’ll have an outdoor and indoor shower in your unit and a shared communal area to socialise with other trip participants when you’d like. This trip includes a private Mozambican chef, and two dedicated Love The Oceans marine biologists. You’ll have the opportunity to go paddle boarding with whales every day, surfing with dolphins, or on the boat for some whale watching. Extras include a massage on the beach, scuba diving or an extra adventurous day out.

Swimming Program

Length: 17 days
Price: TBC
When: August annually
Prerequisites: 18+ yrs old
Suitable for: Swimming instructors looking to help out

This 17 day program is an intense zero-to-hero workshop swimming workshop where we teach over 200 Mozambique children to swim.

You will also have the opportunity to relax at the beach-side base and join in with ocean activities with the PADI 5* dive centre. If you’d like to stay longer after the program that is possible so please do reach out.

This program is perfect for passionate swimming teachers who want to get experience and are full of energy to teach lots of lessons and children!