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South Africa Adventure Travel - Horseback Safarisouth africa adventure travel
Our South Africa adventure travel programme will teach you about African wildlife and conservation, together with aspects of equine care. This South Africa adventure travel project is geared to a relaxed outdoor lifestyle where people, wildlife, and horses mix freely in the beautiful surroundings of the African wilderness.

Adventure travel in South Africa - Shark Conservation in Cape Town
This South Africa adventure travel trip will give you a chance to contribute directly to the success of a shark conservation programme, where you will form part of the roving team assisting with the collection of sightings data at current shark-spotting sites around Cape Town. This trip can be combined with other adventure travel in Africa or elsewhere.

Adventure travel and Wildlife Conservation Training
Ideal for the adventure traveller interested in wildlife conservation as a career, the Kruger Wildlife Conservation Course offers tuition on the management of a game farm or nature reserve, and on becoming a game ranger. This South Africa adventure travel project is not a hands-on experience, but it is informative and comprehensive for those interested in wildlife and conservation in Africa.

See below for our full range of adventure travel in South Africa or find out more about our adventure travel programmes in other destinations.


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South Africa Chimpanzee Sanctuary

You’ll receive training in sanctuary management and come away with an in depth understanding of chimpanzees. Based near Kruger National Park, you’ll learn about the history and habitats of chimpanzees, sustainable tourism and more.

 
South Africa Cape Town Sports Volunteers

Teach children who often make do with carrier bags for balls and inspire them to play football or take up other sports. You’ll combine much needed sports coaching with academic tuition.

 
South Africa Township Teaching in Cape Town

Volunteer in a desperately underprivileged township and set children up for a better future. Give them some individual help with English, maths and basic skills – you’ll be amazed at the difference you can make!

 
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Course Kruger

Get yourself on course to manage a game farm or nature reserve. Surrounded by the Big Five and other African wildlife, you’ll learn about educational bush walks, how to identify animals, game tracking, navigation and more.
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Hold a monkey in South Africa

Nurse injured and orphaned monkeys, plus baboons, snakes, crocodiles and any other animals needing attention. Longer-staying volunteers have the chance to work on sites that release monkeys back into the wild.
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South Africa Wild Coast Horse Rehabilitation

Live a horse lover’s dream! Help with the day-to-day care of neglected and abused horses and build up their confidence. You’ll be able to ride the Wild Coast’s spectacular beach and bush trails too.

 
South Africa Reptile Park Volunteers

Get up close and personal with Africa’s wildlife, from Black Mambas to Baboon Spiders. As a reptile centre volunteer, you’ll be involved in research, feeding, building enclosures, demonstrating and much more.
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South Africa Community Volunteers - Cape Town

Help the children of Hout Bay in Cape Town, whose families have been deeply affected by these problems, by providing them with the much-needed attention they deserve and teaching them invaluable life skills.

 
South Africa Horseriding Conservation

Riding and caring for horses and learning about African wildlife are at the heart of this unique experience. At night, you’ll shower in the open air and sleep in a bush lodge.
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South Africa Wildlife Photography Course

Capture the animals of Greater Kruger National Park in new ways. You’ll be taught new techniques, instructed on bush safety then taken on game drives. Come home with the holiday photos of your dreams!

 
South Africa Childrens Home for Girls

Help soothe the effects of abuse, poverty and neglect. Lend a hand with schoolwork or computer skills or just arrange games and activities that will let them enjoy being children again.

 
Teach Literacy and Language in Cape Town

Help children develop a love of reading with one-on-one sessions. Read with them, and work in the library, and also get involved in teaching, running garden projects and more besides.

 
South Africa Wild Coast HIV/AIDS Support

Help to take the fight against poverty and AIDS to the very heart of the Wild Coast community in South Africa; make a huge difference to the long-term prospects of the village and its people.

 
South Africa Wild Coast Teaching Volunteers

Pass on your computer and sports skills to deprived children in rural South Africa. You’ll stay just two minutes from the beach, surrounded by some of Africa’s most spectacular scenery.
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South Africa Paid Cricket Coaching

Gain invaluable experience through coaching cricket to children in schools, clubs and townships, under the guidance of the highest level instructors - plus get paid for the privilege! Have the rare opportunity to play local league cricket for a South African side, and practice two evenings a week with your new team mates.

 
South Africa Orphans and HIV Education

Get a feel for Zulu culture and help counteract the effect of AIDS. Play games with orphans, raise awareness of HIV and AIDS and destroy the myths surrounding them, visit sick people at home and help build classrooms.

 
Cape Town Medical and Community Volunteers

Help doctors with sick children in the mornings and get involved in building and painting schools, AIDS support and an education centre in the afternoons. You’ll make a difference and have time to explore Cape Town’s sights.

 
Cape Town Teaching and Development

Help provide vital teaching assistance at two schools within underprivileged communities of Fish Hoek, on the outskirts of Cape Town. Assist in community work and development initiatives and gain an insight into the lives of underprivileged individuals in Cape Town.

 
South Africa Conservation and Photography

Put your love of photography to good use on a World Heritage Site. Photograph elephants, rhinos and many other creatures for a database, and possibly magazines. You’ll also teach local children about their surroundings.

 
South Africa White Shark Conservation

Swim with great whites…in a cage! Sail through Sharks’ Alley, among seals and penguins, while you record shark activity. Tuition on shark behaviour, underwater filming and lots more will give you an in depth understanding of these magnificent creatures.

 
South Africa Wild Coast Conservation

Play a part in protecting South Africa’s beautiful Wild Coast. Work at a lion cub centre, sleep under the stars, learn about wildlife management, go on game drives and bushwalks, and more – perfect for outdoor people!

 
Kruger to Coast Volunteer Adventure

Take an unforgettable tour of southern African, getting close to game in South Africa, working with orphans in Swaziland and snorkelling with whale sharks in Mozambique. Indian Ocean beaches provide a paradisiacal finale!

 
South Africa Cricket Academy Cape Town

Improve your cricket and get paid to coach others. Work on your fitness and skills at the academy, with help from past and present cricket stars, and earn some cash by running sessions for school children.

 
Kruger to Coast Sports Adventure

Sample some of Africa’s exhilarating highlights. Camp in Kruger National Park with the big five, do a volunteer placement in Swaziland and learn to scuba dive in Mozambique. An adventure with a bit of everything!

 
South Africa Wildlife Art Course

Draw and paint South Africa’s wildlife and tap into your creative side. Visit Big Five reserves, go on bush walks, learn to see the animals differently and take a look at art history.

 
South Africa Field Guide Course, Eastern Cape

Need a career change? Want a qualification? Always dreamt of working alongside the wildlife of Africa? Then this is field guide course in South Africa is the ideal programme for you!

 

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