Kenya Maasai and Wildlife Volunteer

The project is divided into two-week blocks, working with Maasai communities in two separate areas of Kenya; at the foot of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro and walking the vast, serene plains of the savannas where the Big 5 roam freely.

Big Cat Conservation
Spend your time in Africa helping to secure the future of the continent’s big cats. Help monitor their numbers through tracks and markings, understanding big cat behaviour and their natural environment in the wild, whilst also understanding how the local communities can learn to live in mutual harmony with these beautiful mammals.

Elephant and Wildlife Conservation

Help to secure the future of the elephants of Africa. Monitor their numbers and collect important data of sightings, markings and identifying each elephant, observing their behaviour and environment in the wild and also understanding how humans can then live in mutual harmony with these beautiful mammals.

You will be working alongside a Maasai guide and assisting local Maasai communities living outside the National Park. Elephants are really under threat from poaching and as a result of their threat to the livestock and farmland of local farmers. Both man and elephants are competing for the same land space. This project is vital in bridging these difficulties and risks, to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between both man and animal. During your project, you will take part in the following activities:

Elephant data collection with community game scouts
Tracking and recording elephants and other wildlife
Counting and recording elephant numbers a
Occasionally, you may be encouraged to help with conservation education, building and working in schools and medical clinics.

Location

Just outside Amboseli National Park and also the border of the famous Tsavo-West National Park at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, Kenya.

Accommodation and Meals

Upon arrival into Nairobi, you will be transferred to the Kenya Comfort Inn or Suites for your first night of accommodation.

Big Cat Conservation project: Olowaru tented research camp, in large 4-man tents, which are big enough to stand in.
Elephant Conservation project: On the very edge of Amboseli National Park, in classic A-Frame comfortable tents, raised above the ground and sheltered beneath a wooden framework.

Programme Overview

Duration & Price: 4 weeks £1599, 8 weeks £2999, 12 weeks £4299

How to book & pay:
£195 deposit then balance is due 12 weeks before you depart

What is included?
Airport transfers
Arrival orientation
1 night in the Kenya Comfort Hotel
Local Maasai guides
Accommodation & Meals
Project transportation
Support and assistance

What is not included?
Flights, inc internal flights
Extra activities
Travel Insurance
Email/Internet and telephone calls
Soft drinks, wines and spirits
Visa for entry into Kenya

Programme Summary:
You will be involved in the daily monitoring and conservation work of Lions and Elephants, whilst also experiencing a unique opportunity of working alongside the traditional Maasai populations.
Other Kenya volunteer programmes

Arrival dates: Start dates available all year round

See what our volunteer says: Hannah's volunteer experience

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