Wildlife Volunteer Experience

  South Africa

• Other Cities in South Africa: 
Port Elizabeth

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Start any day of the month

Description: Award-winning company. You can experience wildlife - up close and personal - as very few people will by working behind the scenes with professionals. Touch the heartbeat and rhythm of Africa at this exclusive Game Lodge. You are the student and the classroom is the outdoors.

This fifth generation, family run Game Reserve and Safari Lodge will ensure your hospitable experience while creating a wildlife experience, which will capture your imagination, refresh your soul and conserve our natural heritage!

The Reserve is a successful conservation project which has seen the re-introduction of elephant, white rhino, giraffe, cheetah, zebra, wildebeest and many antelope species. During your experience You will gain a holistic understanding of the ecology of the land and a history of the people.

You will gain first hand experience of how a Game Ranch is managed from a unique behind the scenes viewpoint. Get involved in game and conservation management, learn new life skills and contribute to social projects in the area. And on a longer stay you may even enjoy the luxury of a 4/5 Star Lodge as a guest.

Highlights: Often described as a world in one country, South Africa is a melting pot of cultures, languages and religions. It is a land of beauty in which first and third worlds live side by side - creating a unique mix.

The democratically elected government since 1994 has made significant strides in social and infrastructural development in previously disadvantaged communities. However, additional resources and people-power are still needed to better the lives of many South Africans.

Voluntours offers you the unique opportunity to help firsthand in the nation building of South Africa. Through voluntouring your time you can make a significant impact in the daily lives of our people. Get involved at the grassroots level in South Africa!

Cost in US$: Contact us for more information

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Love for conservation and learning

Age Range: (16)18 - 62 years

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Voluntours's Mission Statement: We are a multi-award winner in the Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism for Southern Africa in 2007 and 2008 (Johannesburg). As well as winners in the prestigious Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award 2008 (London). We are a volunteer placement organisation and tour-broker operating within South Africa placing volunteers in South Africa. We intimately manage your volunteer experience from home. We will match your unique skills and interests with carefully selected volunteer projects, and also help organise the rest of your trip. A variety of long and short-term placements are available. Volunteers are housed either within the community or nearby. A project donation is included in the costing to ensure sustainability and transparency.

Year Founded: 2005