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Africa Travel Stories
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"Then the lions got up and started walking towards us. I just closed my eyes as everytime I looked around, the lion was just walking closer to me and staring. It was completely relaxed though and just bypassed the jeep at the last moment and then I plucked up courage to start taking photos. There were a few others either side of the road and they were clearly preparing to go hunting given their level of activity during the day. These lions (as with all the animals here) are completely wild and not used to hundreds of tourists driving through like in a lot of game reserves." Heather Rawle - South Africa Conservation Course
Ghana Experiences
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Community Volunteer Projects Ghana - Robert Jones
Volunteering in Ghana was the best experience of my life. The friendy people, the fantastic travel opportunities and the friends I made, made it unforgetable.
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Community Volunteer Projects Ghana - Claire Padgett
Most memorable moment - Teaching children in a secondary school about H.I.V. and the look on the children's faces that you were taking time to be with them!
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Community Volunteer Projects Ghana - Rachael Boyce
It's totally eye-opening seeing what some of the children have been through. If all you do as a volunteer is make the children smile, I reckon you've done a good job.
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Community Volunteer Projects Ghana - Alice Richens
I felt so welcome and really enjoyed experiencing a different way of life. I worked on a teaching project, we had a lot of freedom to teach what we wanted.
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Football Volunteer Ghana - Tim Norman
This will be a massive experience in your life, which you will always remember. I believe I am a better person and it has given me a lot more independence.
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Kenya Experiences
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Outreach to Children Kenya - Ellie MacKenzie
I am so sad and it is breaking my heart to say goodbye to all the wonderful people here, however I have had the best last week and I know I'll be back.
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Outreach to Children Kenya - Louise Pritt
The improvement in her mobility within a month was incredible. I am now funding her to go to a disabled boarding school where she will receive free physiotherapy!
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Outreach to Children Kenya - John
The lives that this project has saved, together with the help of the volunteers from all over the world is incredible and something that Real Gap should be proud of!
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Kenya Gap Experience - Amy Etheredge
I now have a little circle of friends over in Kenya that I will continue to stay in contact with, and hopefully visit again. Moral of the story: I LOVED IT!
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The Real Kenya Experience - Vicky Morgan
We had a huge BBQ with entertainment... the whole village came! It was magical to all be celebrating together, dancing away under the stars.
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Kenya Medical and Community Programme - Zoe Cartwright
All in all I don't feel that I could have asked for anything more
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Maasai Lion Research & Maasai Elephant Conservation - Hannah
The experience has been so amazing especially being so close to the elephants. They are my favourite animals and are very intelligent. Also the females are the leaders!!!
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Malawi Experiences
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Malawi Sports Coaching and Teaching - Alex Bennett
A boy called Love, had so much fun playing football that I gave him an old pair of trainers I had. It wasn't much for me to give, but meant the world to him.
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Namibia Experiences
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Kirsty Blazquez
I have become a lot more self-confident and am more willing to try anything. I learnt to become more relaxed in tricky situations and to trust myself and others.
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Hayley Ballard
I awoke to a baboon sat a couple of feet away from my bed, drinking a bottle of Coke that I had bought the day before - definitely a good story to tell people!
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Vanessa
All of it was amazing - Difficult to pick out any one specific thing. Just having the chance to be so hands on with the animals was great (e.g.: Bottle feeding baby baboons!)
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Kelly Aldersley
Bottle-feeding a baby baboon in a nappy, playing with a lion cub, looking after a box full of day old kittens & chasing 3 baby warthogs - a few of my most memorable moments.
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Matt Price
The programme was a dream come true for me and I had very high expectations! One of my best memories is playing with the two young lions that were there at the time.
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Noah's Ark Wildlife Conservation Namibia - Emma Foskett
I had one baboon sitting on my foot hugging my leg as I was walking and two others sitting on each hip.
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Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary - Jennifer Wallbridge
Being mummy to a baby baboon called Davey - I miss him so much! Taking him for showers!
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South Africa Experiences
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Monkey Rehabilitation Conservation South Africa - Tammy
I enjoyed all the hands on work with the monkeys and stitching up a baby monkey to help it get better. I really enjoyed interacting with the family and all the volunteers.
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Monkey Rehabilitation Conservation South Africa - Emily Cummins
The project is an ideal way to learn new skills, make new friends and learn about yourself. My experiences with the animals at the rehab centre will stay with me forever.
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South Africa 1 year Field Guides Course - Steph Taylor
I'm now a qualified Level 2 Field Guide as well as apparently being competent to shoot a rifle capable of killing an elephant! I got the highest mark out of all the guys!
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South Africa Cape Town Volunteer - Kelly Aldersley
The only problem was that I had to leave! I got so attached to the kids that I was tempted to stick a few in my backpack and smuggle them home!!
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South Africa Cape Town Volunteer - Maria Homewood
I got to learn so much about myself during my time away. The whole experience gave me a real confidence boost and revealed abilities I would never have known I had!
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Conservation Course and Horse Safari - Frances
I had a fantastic time! I wouldn't change a single thing about the project and would recommend it to anyone. Everything was good - food and accommodation etc.
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Conservation Course and Horse Safari - Richard Pearson
Unforgettable. The South African bush is everything that you expect it to be and more. The things that I have learnt i'm sure will put me in good stead for when I go again!
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Cape Town Sports Project - Chris
Discovering one little girl had written me 5 pages of thank-you letters made me a bit weepy!
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Cape Town Sports Project - Madison
The most memorable part was being able to make the kids smile. We took them to the park to play sports or to the beach to swim everyday.
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Wildlife Rehabiliation South Africa - Linda
Today I met a tortoise brought in after being crushed by an electric gate. He made it through the night and is now on pain control and antibiotics to fight infection.
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Wild Coast Teaching Volunteer - Helen Johnson
There were challenging times such as language barriers, but it was unbelievably rewarding. Seeing a look of understanding on their faces made me feel proud!
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Wild Coast Teaching Volunteer - Christina Anderson
I realized how happy they all are - they don't know of any better so they are enjoying what they have. I think the western world could learn from that.
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Wild Coast Teaching Volunteer - Sarah Mann
I'll never forget my time with the children, I was crying my eyes out when it was time to leave them!
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Wildlife Conservation Course Kruger - Heather Rawle
Then the lions got up and started walking towards us. I just closed my eyes as everytime I looked around, the lion was just walking closer to me and staring.
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Wild Coast Conservation Project - Gaynor Hogarth
I will never spend 2 weeks lying on a beach reading a book ever again.
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Tanzania Experiences
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Tanzania Community Volunteer - Gemma Meakins
I took a fantastic trip to Zanzibar for 5 days with the other volunteers and spent one night in stone town and the other nights in a gorgeous beach resort.
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Tanzania Community Volunteer - Matt Burns
The local children look so surprised when you greet them in their own language as they don't expect any of us to know it!
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The Real Tanzania Gap Experience - Sophie Davidson
It was a real sense of achievement, and it was great to see that our efforts were completely worth it.
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Uganda Experiences
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Uganda Reach Out to Children Volunteer - Sarah Bourne
I took a fantastic trip to Zanzibar for 5 days with the other volunteers and spent one night in stone town and the other nights in a gorgeous beach resort.
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Zambia Experiences
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Teaching Programme Zambia - Janie
Take an endless supply of red pens! Stickers go down a treat, but expect the teacher to want them as well as all of the students, they don't see that they should miss out!
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Teaching Programme Zambia - Janie
I'm having a very positive experience and would recommend that others come out to Africa as it is both mutually rewarding for the volunteer and for the people of Africa.
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Teaching Programme Zambia - Katie Fusco
I'm still heartbroken about leaving Africa! I can't thank you enough for all your help with my trip; I can honestly say it's been the most amazing experience of my life.
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Medical and Orphan Volunteers Programme Zambia - Emily Davies
I am confident any future volunteer for this project will adopt a newfound love and respect for Africa and it's people. My only regret is that I did not sign up for longer!!
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Zimbabwe Experiences
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Victoria Falls Lion Rehabilitation - Rachel Greening
The local guides were so friendly and made us feel like valued team members. The lion cubs were utterly awesome and the training that I received was excellent.
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Victoria Falls Lion Rehabilitation - Tilly Gower
I was really nervous because I have never traveled alone before, but Real Gap put up with me ringing at all hours of the day to double and triple check ridiculous things!
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Big Five Wildlife Conservation Expedition - Charlotte Launder
Walking with the lions will always be an amazing memory and it became so natural to get up early and take the lions on a walk!
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