Operation Wallacea - South Africa

Being an Alevel biologist who is about to study Biological Sciences at University, I was thoroughly encouraged by my biology teacher to consider going on the trip, not because I would be spending two weeks off of TikTok...but because I had the opportunity to develop my knowledge that I had learnt in the classroom to real life scenarios. I was slightly apprehensive at first as ecology and conservation was of great interest to me, and I could not say no to a good documentary by Sir David Attenbor...

At the time, being an Alevel Biologist who was going on to study Biological Sciences and University, I was thoroughly encouraged by my biology teacher to consider going on the trip, not because I would be spending two weeks off of TikTok...but because I had the opportunity to develop my knowledge that I had learnt in the classroom to real life scenarios. I was slightly apprehensive at first as ecology and conservation was of great interest to me, and I could not say no to a good documentary by...

At first, I wasn't really sure if a trip to a place like south africa would be safe and i was concerned about all the possible problems i could encounter travelling from very far away. Luckily, once we arrived to Somkhanda, all my worries vanished and I enjoyed my stay at both the budh and Sodwana Bay. All the animals we saw and the activities we did were amazing and because I had never done a trip like this in my life, I was absolutely impressed at how beautiful nature is. Overall, it was an in...