2024 at Big Five Conservation Assistant
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Big Five Conservation Assistant
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About the program
Join this volunteering project in South Africa's beautiful Eastern Cape and help aid in the conservation of lions, elephants, rhinos and many more amazing animals!
About The Project
The Big 5 Volunteering Project in South Africa has grown from humble beginnings back in 1999 through to the impressive conservation project you see before you today. The reserve upon which the project is based is measures 7,500 hectares and it consists of sprawling savannah and ...
Typical day
First Day
After arriving from Port Elizabeth Airport you will be given time to settle in to your new volunteer accommodation and have the chance to meet your fellow volunteers.
Project Days
On an average day on the project you will be working from around 7am until 4pm and activities will vary from ...
Free-time activities
In the evenings you will be free to relax in the volunteer house or out by the pool. There is also a local pub very nearby where you can have a drink and game of pool after a hard days work.
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
The easiest way to get here is to arrive into Johannesburg (O.R. Tambo International Airport), then taking a domestic flight from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth. The project is approximately 1 hour (75 kilometres) from Port Elizabeth Airport.
Airport transfers are not included in the price of the project, you can either organise your own transport to and from the reserve or we can organise this for you. There are two types of airport transfer available, the first is a shared transfer from Port Elizabeth Airport to the project on your start date which departs at 3pm, with the return transfer departing at 7am this costs £50 each way. We recommend your departing flight leaves from 10:00 onwards. Alternatively, we can arrange private transfers anytime between 9am and 5pm for a cost of £100 each way, and the transfer costs must be paid in advance.
This project starts on a Monday so you will need to book flights to arrive on the day. If there are no suitable flights on the day you can choose to arrive early, stay in Port Elizabeth and make your way back to the arrivals hall of the airport on Monday, ready for the shared transfer.
Program fees
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The Great Projects
Agency - founded in 2003
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Lauren
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