Typical Itinerary:
Day 1: Saturday
Arrive in the South African province of Limpopo, known for its abundant wildlife. A GVI staff member will be collecting you from the airport and take you to your overnight residence.
Day 2: Sunday
Hop onto a safari vehicle for your first game drive out onto the South African savannah. Spot lions, leopards, and other iconic wildlife species. Watch the sun set over the African plains.
Day 3: Monday
Find out how to identify South African animals based on their appearance, as well as any paw prints or other evidence they leave behind.
Day 4: Tuesday
You will engage in similar activities as on Day 3; learning how to identify South African animals based on their appearance, as well as any paw prints or other evidence they leave behind.
Day 5: Wednesday
Help to engage local primary school students in protecting the local natural environment. Your lunch will be a traditional South African barbeque, known as a braai.
Day 6: Thursday
Help to engage local primary school students in protecting the local natural environment. Your lunch will be a traditional South African barbeque, known as a braai.
Day 7: Friday
Explore the South African wild on foot during an early morning walk. Learn how indigenous plant species are used in traditional South African cultures.
Day 8: Saturday
Create educational resources for the local primary school. Sleep under the stars and feast on a traditional South African potjie dinner, a stew cooked in the open air.
Day 9: Sunday
Head out on your second bushwalk. Take a different route and put your knowledge of plants to the test. Complete a lecture to learn about wildlife. Go on a game drive.
Day 10: Monday
Visit a reptile rehabilitation sanctuary to learn about the important role this organisation plays in engaging the local community in the protection of snakes and other reptiles.
Day 11: Tuesday
Visit the famous Kruger National Park. Spot the African “Big Five”: lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. Leave the park just as the African sun sets over the horizon.
Day 12: Wednesday:
Head out in the early morning, one of the best times to spot local wildlife, on a safari drive. In the afternoon and evening, work on educational resources for local primary school learners.
Day 13: Thursday
Go hiking, climbing, abseiling, and kayaking in the Blyde River Canyon, part of the Drakensberg or “dragon’s mountain” range.
Day 14: Friday
On your final morning walk and afternoon safari drive put your newly acquired knowledge of the South African environment to the test.
Day 15: Saturday
Leave the South African wilds behind as you, and your new, life-long friends, travel back to the airport with GVI staff for your return flight home.
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