| Costs | £649 / $1299 (US) / €829 |
| Group Size | 6 - 12 |
| Countries Visited | South Africa |
| Dates | 27 May to 10 Jun 2008 03 Jun to 17 Jun 2008 10 Jun to 24 Jun 2008 17 Jun to 01 Jul 2008 24 Jun to 08 Jul 2008 |
- 01 Jul to 15 Jul 2008
- 08 Jul to 22 Jul 2008
- 15 Jul to 29 Jul 2008
- 22 Jul to 05 Aug 2008
- 29 Jul to 12 Aug 2008
- 05 Aug to 19 Aug 2008
- 12 Aug to 26 Aug 2008
- 19 Aug to 02 Sep 2008
- 26 Aug to 09 Sep 2008
- 02 Sep to 16 Sep 2008
- 09 Sep to 23 Sep 2008
- 16 Sep to 30 Sep 2008
- 23 Sep to 07 Oct 2008
- 30 Sep to 14 Oct 2008
- 07 Oct to 21 Oct 2008
- 14 Oct to 28 Oct 2008
- 21 Oct to 04 Nov 2008
- 28 Oct to 11 Nov 2008
- 04 Nov to 18 Nov 2008
- 11 Nov to 25 Nov 2008
- 18 Nov to 02 Dec 2008
- 25 Nov to 09 Dec 2008
- 02 Dec to 16 Dec 2008
- 09 Dec to 22 Dec 2008
- 13 Jan to 27 Jan 2009
- 20 Jan to 03 Feb 2009
- 27 Jan to 10 Feb 2009
- 03 Feb to 17 Feb 2009
- 10 Feb to 24 Feb 2009
- 17 Feb to 03 Mar 2009
- 24 Feb to 10 Mar 2009
- 03 Mar to 17 Mar 2009
- 10 Mar to 24 Mar 2009
- 17 Mar to 31 Mar 2009
- 24 Mar to 07 Apr 2009
- 31 Mar to 14 Apr 2009
- 07 Apr to 21 Apr 2009
- 14 Apr to 28 Apr 2009
- 21 Apr to 05 May 2009
- 28 Apr to 12 May 2009
- 05 May to 19 May 2009
- 12 May to 26 May 2009
- 19 May to 02 Jun 2009
- 26 May to 09 Jun 2009
- 02 Jun to 16 Jun 2009
- 09 Jun to 23 Jun 2009
- 16 Jun to 30 Jun 2009
- 23 Jun to 07 Jul 2009
- 30 Jun to 14 Jul 2009
- 07 Jul to 21 Jul 2009
- 14 Jul to 28 Jul 2009
- 21 Jul to 04 Aug 2009
- 28 Jul to 11 Aug 2009
- 04 Aug to 18 Aug 2009
- 11 Aug to 25 Aug 2009
- 18 Aug to 01 Sep 2009
- 25 Aug to 08 Sep 2009
- 01 Sep to 15 Sep 2009
- 08 Sep to 22 Sep 2009
- 15 Sep to 29 Sep 2009
- 22 Sep to 06 Oct 2009
- 29 Sep to 13 Oct 2009
- 06 Oct to 20 Oct 2009
- 13 Oct to 27 Oct 2009
- 20 Oct to 03 Nov 2009
- 27 Oct to 10 Nov 2009
- 03 Nov to 17 Nov 2009
- 10 Nov to 24 Nov 2009
- 17 Nov to 01 Dec 2009
- 24 Nov to 08 Dec 2009
- 01 Dec to 15 Dec 2009
- 08 Dec to 22 Dec 2009
"The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time"
Gifford Pinchot
Volunteer in South Africa for 2, 4, 8 or 12 weeks. Track lions, elephants and rhinos, observe and record their behaviour, look for and collar new leopards, learn about conservation research techniques, assist with data processing, learn the skills required of a safari guide and qualify with the Field Guide Association of South Africa.
This Yomps responsible volunteering adventure gives you the opportunity to aid the conservation of a unique and spectacular part of South Africa; making it a fantastic and worthwhile way to spend a gap year, sabbatical or wildife conservation holiday. Whether you are looking for a career in conservation or just want to go on the trip of a lifetime, being a volunteer in South Africa will provide you with the memories of a lifetime. For anywhere between 2 to 12 weeks you will live deep in the heart of the South African bush seeing awe-inspiring sites, enjoying exciting activities and having fantastic adventures volunteering in South Africa. You are based on a huge 30,000 ha game reserve teeming with an amazing array of game that includes rhinos, elephants, lions, leopards and antelope. The base is located 50 km from the largest game reserve in South Africa, Kruger National Park, making it the perfect place for anyone who wants to volunteer in South Africa and see the full variety of amazing wildlife it is home to. Working alongside professional researchers, you will track lions, elephants and rhino; recording their behaviour to aid an intensive predator and wildlife monitoring programme. Each day you will go on two game drives to track lions using telemetry equipment, following their trail for many hours collecting valuable data. You will also be involved in projects that habituate and develop identification kits for elephant populations, monitor conditions of white rhino populations, and collar and habituate resident leopards.
Anyone staying eight weeks or longer can become a member of FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa) and sit a written exam to gain a Level One theory certificate. As well as looking impressive on any CV, this certificate will give you fantastic knowledge, being of special interest to anyone who wants to pursue a career in conservation. You will have lectures on subjects such as ecology, trees, grasses and mammals, and be given access to a reference library to study towards the exam. In the evenings you can relax and eat under the South African stars to the amazing sounds of the bush. When the sun comes to set on the whole of your spectacular safari, you will be dreaming for years to come of the life changing experience you enjoyed in South Africa.
