Oyster Worldwide

I am a young adult Agronomist from Malawi. I passionate about agriculture and community development, promoting the food security. With hardworking, team work and skills get in agriculture sector and other I will to contribute to any nation for development and sustainability of livehood of people.

We have just had the most incredible experience volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Ecuador! Oyster Worldwide was endlessly helpful right from the get go with reassuring and consistent communication. We felt very looked after and in safe hands - thank you!

I'm back and I had the best time ever!!!!! Sorry I'm replying so late and thank you for making this trip possible. I absolutely loved volunteering in South Africa.

Hi Georgie, I just wanted to say a big thank you for all that you have done to get me over here and have a job. I have been at my job nearly four weeks and I am really enjoying it. Not sure if I told you or not but it is a cattle farm around 4 hours west of Brisbane and I have been doing lots of cattle work and learning lots of new skills. My boss is real nice too which makes it better still. Not really sure how long I will be here. I am thinking until the end of April before starting my travelling and making my way back home eventually to rainy England. Was nice to meet you at the training farm and put a face to a name! Thanks once again, Greg

Did my first week on wildlife which I really enjoyed…… fab seeing the variety of animals, the sun bears were definitely my favourite! I'm now into my 2 weeks with elephants, just completed the 2nd day. It's a different feel to wildlife - the pace is slower and there's a lot of people in each group…. Walking and washing an elephant yesterday was really special, feeling very lucky to experience such things. The project is VERY well organised and they regularly ask for feedback and suggestions.

I had the most amazing time in South Africa! I really enjoyed meeting the other volunteers and getting to work so close with the baboons. The only advice I can offer other volunteers is that people need to be aware that they cannot use bug spray with deet in it while they are there as it is harmful to the baboons.

I booked to volunteer in Thailand through Oysterworldwide and they were absolutely fantastic through every step. From making booking the trip so easy to supporting me whenever I was there, I would highly recommend Oysterworldwide to anyone!

Having the best time ever. My introductory week in Sydney was amazing met so many nice people, that I will be lifelong friends with. Surf camp was also so much fun oh my goodness. I am now at Sunshine Coast to celebrate Christmas and new years with family friends. I have also just handed in my CVs at the Sunshine Coast cafes so hopefully should hear something soon. But overall 10/10 experience would recommend this to anyone.

I had a great time on my trip to other country, made so many friends, and enjoyed everything the program offered. I also completed my Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residential section. Highly recommend this experience!

I really enjoyed my time in Romania. The accommodation was lovely and it was great to meet the other volunteer and to work with her. Really nice that there was someone else there. It was a special time being my 10th year of volunteering at the bear sanctuary and it will, sadly, be my last time. However, I hope to spend a long weekend in Brasov (next year now) to see Razvan again. I will continue to support the bear sanctuary.

Thank you so much for everything it really warmed my heart :))) Last week, I was assigned to the Wildlife Center, and it turned out almost exactly as I had hoped. I spent most of the time with monkeys, especially gibbons (thank you so much for arranging this for me). I truly loved it — it was a very special and magical journey. This week is my second week at the Elephant Sanctuary. Being assigned to different elephants every day has been a completely different experience altogether. It's hard to compare the two, but I genuinely think having one week for each is a great and very balanced arrangement. Overall, I've enjoyed everything very much. The Thai staff are incredibly kind, and it's been a joy getting to know friends from so many different countries. Although the work is physically demanding and I do feel tired, my heart feels very full and satisfied. I still have a few days left, and I will continue to fully enjoy every moment here. Thank you again for all the thoughtful arrangements.

I joined the Wildlife Conservation in South Africa, Port Elizabeth at 17 years old and had an amazing experience! The staff were all very helpful in settling you in and I met people from all over the world across different age groups and really bonded with everyone during my short stay there! Definitely something you can go do alone (like I did) or go with a friend!

I'm out here now and this is my first week and a half have been really good. Everyone's really nice and I'm really enjoying it. We've already been in Jeffrey's bay for surfing and soon, we'll do the safari!

My 17 year old son had an amazing time in Ecuador! I was very nervous about him traveling alone, but all the directions and correspondence was amazing from start to finish. He loved the experience and is thinking about doing it again. I felt he was well taken care of, the directions were great and Kate Tipler my contact at Oyster was always very responsive and top of it. The person who picked him up at the airport was wonderful about sending me pics of him which I didn't expect and loved. He loved the experience of being there and met wonderful friends from around the world. Highly recommend!

Claudia's Mum here! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone at Oyster and your team in Spain for looking after Claudia so well. She adored her time there and in the cat shelter, she hasn't stopped chatting about it. I will definitely recommend your services for D of E.

Kate was so helpful. Everything was set out really simply and was flexible with timing. I did South Africa wildlife conservation and it was great. The highlight was seeing 4 of the big 5, and the incredible people I was with. At one point I was momentarily put in the wrong group during the activity, but I was quickly put in the correct group and got to meet even more people!

Had a great time working with horses in Croatia. Everybody involved was really kind and helpful, and the trip went smoothly. It was also very helpful that this could be done as a DofE Residential, and Oyster have been helpful in getting back to us with Assessor's reports.

My daughter arranged her Gold D of E Residential through Oyster, and they were brilliant. Communication was fab throughout, and the trip was a huge success! Great opportunities for young people!

My daughter booked a weeks volunteering in South Africa for her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Oyster were fantastic throughout, providing all the information, ensuring we had everything completed and the experience was excellent. Thank you Kate and Georgie, highly recommend.

I had the greatest time in costa rica volunteering with turtles. They provided everything i needed and looked after me thoroughly while i was with them. Incredible experience and would definitely recommend.