By Jennica Peterson | August 14th, 2009 | 8:59 am  Email  Print Blog this (permalink)

In the Good Trips department of Afar’s premier issue, you’ll find seven adventures that help save our planet’s oceans. Here’s another trip worth taking:

Coral Cay Conservation, 44/(0) 20-7620-1411

Since 1986, Coral Cay Conservation has successfully completed marine conservation projects worldwide from Borneo to Belize. Its latest venture in the Philippines unites the government of Southern Leyte province, the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, and local communities to safeguard the reefs around Sogod Bay—vital feeding areas for whale sharks and pilot whales.

How you help: Collect data on coral reefs endangered by destructive fishing practices so that the local population can effectively plan for the reefs’ future; clean up beaches; teach schoolkids about marine conservation through theatrical shows.

Highlights: Learn to dive in a tropical ocean. Perform a puppet show, “Fred the Fish,” for schoolchildren. Encounter unusual blue-spotted ribbon-tail rays, bobtail squid, and whale sharks.

Price: Four-week trip minimum, from $2,150, includes meals and lodging.

To get a better even idea of what the program is like, check out this video from Current TV:

Photos courtesy of Coral Cay Conservation