Hamba Africa

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4.8

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27

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5

Years in business

Hamba Africa provides conservation-focused programs and projects across South Africa. Each with unique goals allowing you to travel ethically while protecting nature!

Hamba Africa is owned and run by safari guides and conservationists. We work with organisations across South Africa that share our commitment to real-world conservation, wildlife research and sustainable development.

We invest in you
We also work with universities based in the United Kingdom and the ...

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Hamba Africa is owned and run by safari guides and conservationists. We work with organisations across South Africa that share our commitment to real-world conservation, wildlife research and sustainable development.

We invest in you
We also work with universities based in the United Kingdom and the world to help structure and ensure our placements are an opportunity for those joining us to "gain while you give". Our work aligns with these educational institutions as well as internationally accredited professional bodies or best practices. We provide structured internships, courses, traineeship positions and accredited qualifications.

Meaning while you're giving back, getting hot and sweaty with our work, you're developing skills and tangible experience to act as a career-boosting opportunity.

Travel on the frontline of conservation
Our business owner has spent over a decade working in conservation internationally, from researching and living with elephants, cave diving in the Mediterranean, reintroduction projects in the UK or black mamba handling in Southern Africa... Rightly or wrongly, he thinks immersing yourself in wildlife as you protect it provides the most authentic and personable travel experience possible.

Who should join us?
Our only requirement is you are passionate about wildlife, conservation and community development!

We're happy to receive a lot of support from university students who join as part of a study abroad placement or as a way to support their academic studies and career employability, taking advantage of the skills and experience they gain from our projects.... Hamba Africa even works with some universities to allow their students to get their placements funded!

We also receive a lot of support from adventure travellers, those on a gap year or ethical individuals looking for a unique experience

We look forward to welcoming you!


Contact Person

Harry McGrath

  Excellent response rate

Hamba Africa reviews

Julie Isambard rating5.0

2024 at Cheetah and wildlife rehabilitation centre

I highly recommend this great experience. We came as a couple and it was great. The toilets, kitchens, tents etc. are clean. We were very well received and the days were very rich. The days start early but also end early most of the time, which leaves time to rest in the afternoon. We had the ...
Mark Lightfoot rating5.0

2024 at Endangered Species Conservation & Research

I recently had the privilege of volunteering with Hamba Africa in South Africa, and I can honestly say it was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I arrived, I was immersed in a world of stunning landscapes, incredible wildlife, and meaningful conservation efforts that left a lasting impact ...
David Mason-Williams rating4.6

2024 at Endangered Species Conservation & Research

I spent six weeks volunteering and they were some of the best of my life! This was my sixth Africa trip and just like the others, it delivered on all fronts! From the beginning I was involved in every aspect of their Biomonitoring work. This included Plains Monitoring, Game Transects, Vegetation ...
Nico Schnorrer rating4.4

2024 at Endangered Species Conservation & Research

It had an excellent time at the Game Reserve! The organisation was perfect and in my time there I got to know how wildlife mangagement and conservation works. It was a truly magnificent time with a lot of incredible encounters. ..
Simone van Riemsdijk rating4.4

2024 at Endangered Species Conservation & Research

I could not wish for a better wildlife experience. The first few drives through the reserve we've already seen (and heard) lions, zebras, jackals, wildebeests, elephants, hippos, rhinos and many more species. The location of the camp is perfect: in the middle of a savanna (green plain), surrounded ...
Staff, other volunteers and wildlife sightings were indescribable. Highlight and most memorable moment: The last night an elephant herd circled the camp, the trumpeting sounds were amazing, as were the sight of a female cheetah and cubs just outside camp the final morning, followed by a male lion ...

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Life Below Water
  • Life On Land