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Countries: South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Worldwide Experience are excited to introduce an Overland travel option to add on to your volunteer placement or simply to experience the best of Africa in this epic adventure. If you are looking for a small group safari in Southern Africa then look no further than the Cape Town to Victoria Falls Adventure. Your journey takes you through Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe covering Fish River Canyon, the wildlife in Etosha National Park, the Okavango Delta, Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert & the awesome Victoria Falls! This truly is the best way to see Africa on the road.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

This volunteer experience takes you to the northwestern regions of the Namib Desert, traditionally known as ‘Damaraland’. This harsh tribal wilderness area, runs parallel to the skeleton coast national park, and is home to a small population of desert-adapted elephants. The first week of the project will see you working with the local subsistence farmers, building protective walls around their water points, or constructing new water points for elephants away from homesteads and farms. The following week is spent assisting the staff of EHRA in following, and monitoring the movements of these elephants on patrol, camping wild and living close to the earth, elephants and people.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 4 Weeks to 8 Weeks

Thanda Private Game reserve, is ideally situated in a private game reserve of 14,000 hectares of pristine bush and is home to the Big 5, the extremely rare African Wild Dog and Cheetah. The area is home to the Zulu tribe, a group of people with a very lively and colourful culture. It is within this impressive setting that we offer you the opportunity to improve your photography skills, to photograph the phenomenal wildlife in the area, and to help raise awareness in the local community about the importance of conservation. In the impressive setting of a Private Big 5 Game Reserve, this unique programme offers photography enthusiasts the opportunity to get a different perspective on Africa…

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 3 Weeks

If you’ve always had a passion for the fastest cat in the world, and you want to get close to them then the Hoedspruit cheetah project is the one for you! Get involved in various aspects of animal rehabilitation at both the Endangered Species Sanctuary and the Big Five Game Reserve. The Hoedspruit cheetah project at the Endangered Species Centre deals with sick, orphaned and breeding cheetah as well as the very endangered king cheetah. Volunteers will have the chance to get involved with the animals rehabilitation, which also entails feeding the animals at least twice a week.

Countries: Zimbabwe
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 4 Weeks

The Victoria Falls Conservation programme is held at Nakavango in the Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve, a mere ten minute drive from one of the natural wonders of the world, the Victoria Falls.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 10 Weeks

We are dedicated to developing and supporting the guiding Industry with highly competent, professional and knowledgeable Nature guides. Ulovane is situated in the malaria free Eastern Cape, set amongst South Africa’s most interesting geological and paleontological history.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

The Kariega Conservation Project is designed to offer volunteers the opportunity to be involved in all conservation related projects on the reserve. You may start seeing yourself as “assistant conservation managers” as all of the work done by you will improve the quality of the reserve. *Please note – all prices for this placement programme have been held for 2013!* The data collected by you will be utilized by Kariega management in making important conservation decisions for the reserve. As a volunteer you therefore derive a good deal of satisfaction from your work, as your efforts directly contributes to improving the reserve.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 16 Days

Take part in Vets Go Wild – as seen on ITV’s Safari Vet School! If you are looking for a hands-on Africa vet experience and need to fulfill a portion of your Extra Mural Study (EMS) requirements, Vets Go Wild have the perfect animal care courses for you, featuring the opportunity to work with vets in South Africa.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Shamwari Game Reserve offers the ultimate placement for conservation volunteers in a malaria-free environment. Shamwari means ‘my friend’ and this reserve is the southernmost premier big 5 game reserve in South Africa, boasting a huge variety of game over a vast 24,000 hectares. At Shamwari game reserve we can promise you the experience of a lifetime! You will assist the award-winning conservation team. If exposure to the African wildlife is your dream – perhaps even working with lions - then gap year voluntary work at the Shamwari Game Reserve will exceed your wildest expectations