South AfricaSouth Africa is one of the most diverse and enchanting countries in the world. Exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture offer the traveller a unique and inspiring experience. Throw in wildlife parks such as the Addo Elephant National Park, eight World Heritage Sites, beautiful natural scenery and you have a great adventure waiting to happen. Having nearly 3000km of beautiful coastline washed by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic, volunteers can join the marine conservation teams helping to protect this amazing environment. Bordered in the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, South Africa is a great place for gap year travel, career breaks or short term volunteering with the country having an abundance of adventure, community and wildlife trips. During the last decade tourism has surged with an exciting sector of emerging new game reserves. Shumba Experience’s volunteer projects coupled with Cape Town being the voted the Number 1 Destination at the 2011 Travellers Choice awards make South Africa a premier gap year destination! If you are looking to volunteer in South Africa or fancy a great gap year in South Africa, choose from some of our worthwhile volunteer projects. |
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Experience life on a game reserve and be actively involved in all aspects of animal management from tracking lions, hyena and elephants to developing new wildlife habitats. A fun and action packed wildlife adventure! |
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Amazing opportunity to gain hands-on experience by working with a game capture team from South Africa. You’ll be actively involved in wildlife game capture and help move rhino, buffalo, zebra, impala, blesbok and giraffe! |
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Shadow a wildlife vet in South Africa on a daily basis. You’ll be actively involved with the veterinary work from beginning to end, including the treatment of injured animals. |
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Monitor lions on a daily basis and partake in conservation projects to develop the reserve. This diverse project includes wildlife research as well as community work & helping out at the Born Free big cat sanctuary. |
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Monitoring endangered species as part of your gap year, university holidays or career break will be an unbelievable experience! Join this friendly team on reserves in South Africa and help track wild dogs, lion, cheetah and black rhino. |
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Combining marine conservation and community work, you are involved in the team’s day-to-day marine activities as well as helping out at the local children’s crèche. |
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By volunteering on this project you will be helping the conservation team with valuable wildlife research for the reserve, including tracking lions, elephants and zebra. |
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Help the marine team with Great White Shark conservation in South Africa. Involves shark research, talks on basic shark biology and cage diving! |
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Exciting chance to work alongside a wildlife vet in South Africa gaining valuable veterinary experience. Work on a range of different game reserves actively helping with wildlife veterinary services. |
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