2019 at Elephant Conservation & Research
Elephant Conservation & Research
Highlights
- Spot African elephants in the wild while volunteering to assist with wildlife conservation efforts.
- Live and work alongside Field Guide Association of South Africa, FGASA, qualified guides, growing personally and professionally by learning from their experiences.
- Go on a wildlife safari adventure in a private South African nature reserve.
- Listen to the quiet hush of the wild open spaces, waking each morning to a chorus of savannah birds and drifting off to the nighttime hum of endemic frogs and crickets.
- Sleep under the star-filled Southern night sky, its beauty enhanced by the lack of light pollution, and wake to a golden African dawn.
- Spot African elephants in the wild while volunteering to assist with wildlife conservation efforts.
- Live and work alongside Field Guide Association of South Africa, FGASA, qualified guides, growing personally and professionally by learning from their experiences.
- Go on a wildlife safari adventure in a private South African nature reserve.
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About the program
Travel to South Africa to work alongside trained field guides on critical wildlife & Elephant conservation initiatives.
Contribute to meaningful conservation work as a participant on this program based in South Africa, Limpopo. Experience the African Bush unfiltered and witness the Big Five in their natural environment. Join a team of passionate individuals from across the globe on efforts that contribute to the ...
Typical day
- 5 or 6am: Wake up call
- 6 - 10 am: First Drive
- 12pm: Lunch
- 1pm - 4pm: Second Drive
- 6pm: Dinner
- 9pm: Bed Time
Free-time activities
By participating in this program, you are not only offered an opportunity to work toward conserving ecosystems but also the opportunity to see local sites! Our dedicated field staff are the best resource when researching local trips, they have compiled this list of activities.
Requirements
What's Included
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Details on arrival
2024
- 23 Nov 2024
- 07 Dec 2024
- 04 Jan 2025
- 18 Jan 2025
- 01 Feb 2025
- 15 Feb 2025
- 01 Mar 2025
- 15 Mar 2025
- 29 Mar 2025
- 12 Apr 2025
- 26 Apr 2025
- 10 May 2025
- 24 May 2025
- 07 Jun 2025
- 21 Jun 2025
- 05 Jul 2025
- 19 Jul 2025
- 02 Aug 2025
- 16 Aug 2025
- 30 Aug 2025
- 13 Sep 2025
- 27 Sep 2025
- 11 Oct 2025
- 25 Oct 2025
- 08 Nov 2025
- 22 Nov 2025
- 06 Dec 2025
- 20 Dec 2025
Program fees
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GVI
Agency - founded in 1998
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