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Volunteer on Game Reserve with Big 5 Animals
2 - 4 weeks
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Age 18 - 50+
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Outstanding 4.92
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2 - 4 weeks
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Age 18 - 50+
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Excellent response rate
Highlights
- Support a project that is as authentic as it can get - from locals and for its local wildlife: passionate, experienced and sustainable
- Don't just talk - learn and see what Wildlife Conservation means, get active and broaden your horizon!
- Vital field experiential education contribute to your future career goals
- Be part of an international team, make friends and memories for lifetime
- Enjoy weekend excursions to Port Elizabeth
- Support a project that is as authentic as it can get - from locals and for its local wildlife: passionate, experienced and sustainable
- Don't just talk - learn and see what Wildlife Conservation means, get active and broaden your horizon!
- Vital field experiential education contribute to your future career goals
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About the program
Relocate to the incredible setting of the South African bush for the animal encounter of a lifetime, working closely with the entire spectrum of safari wildlife on a work
The Project:
Participants on this volunteering program stay at a private Game Reserve about an hour NE of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The Reserve was set up on old agricultural land and covers around 6,000 hectares, with a perimeter stretching over 80 km. On this unique project, you live and ...
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Training:
During your time on the Reserve, you will also learn a number of key skills from the many guides and animal experts who work there, including:
- Orientation in the bush
- Introduction to wild animals
- Animal tracking (footprints)
- Bush survival skills
- Various tree species and their benefits/ harms
- Ant
Free-time activities
Weekends are free time. Either hang out at the Reserve, enjoying the park and its close-knit community, or
head out on a weekend excursion to Port Elizabeth. Transport (subject to scheduled times) and shared hostel
accommodation for weekend excursions are included in your fees. If you would like to ...
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Arrival and Departure
Your entry and exit point when travelling to South Africa is Port Elizabeth International Airport. You must arrive on a Monday in time to catch your 16:00 transfer to the Reserve. The reserve is approximately 85km NE of Port Elizabeth. Homeward flights should also depart on a Monday, if possible. If you choose to stay in Port Elizabeth after your program has ended then you will need to organise your own accommodation and transport to the airport.
If you would like some help booking your flight then let us know and we can provide you with details of flight providers.
We are able to offer this program on a rolling basis, meaning you can start on any Monday. If your ideal travel dates aren't shown below do contact us and we can arrange a date for you!
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Program fees
2 weeks (min. stay)
1,440€
3 weeks
2,160€
4 weeks (max. stay)
2,880€
Average fees
720€/week
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