Indlovu Adventure Student Programme

  South Africa

• Cape Town: 
Cape Town (Kaapstad)

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: all year

Description: This volunteer programme will give gap year/volunteer travelers the chance to experience what it is like to work and live on a Big5 game reserve. The course runs all year and a minimum of 2 weeks on the course are required. You will be housed inside the game area in a big farm style house. Living here with you are the farm manager and his wife, and the orphaned animals which we hand rear. All other wildlife also roam around your house.

Highlights: To name but a few:

- Wildlife (rhino, cheetah, elephant, giraffe and buffalo) regularly visit the house.
- Cheetah tracking and associated research projects
- A 2 day survival camp in the bush where you will also learn rifle handling.
- Game capture and relocation and a basic wildlife immobilization course.
- Marine ecology day.
- Feeding and hand rearing orphans like springbuck, elans and what ever is in need.
- Community uplifting projects with local kids.
- Working with elephant where you will actually get the chance to touch them!
- Very nice social times at our bar and "lapa" area.

Qualifications:
* Volunteers need to be of reasonable fitness and health.
* You must be willing to get your hands dirty and work as a team.

Cost in US$: 450 dollars per person per week

Salary / Pay: -

Experience Required: yes

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Typical Volunteer: Someone with a love for nature. This person must be capable to work in a group and not worry to get their hands dirty. This person will be full of energy and very social. They came to have a lifechanging experience.

Age Range: 18 to 45

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of maximum 5

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Indlovu Adventure Student Programme's Mission Statement: The indlovu adventure student programme will allow volunteer or gap year travelers to experience what it is like working and maintaining a Big 5 game reserve. This is a experience of a lifetime where you will work face to face with elephant, cheetah, lion,giraffe and much more. Things to look forward to: -cheetah tracking -elephant care and research -game capture and translocation -survival camp and rifle handling -marine education -conservation projects (erosion controle, fegetation controle,specie counts and much more) -snake and crocodile handling and care This is a lifechanging experience for anyone who has got a love for nature and animals. Come experience the true behind the scenes action. We dare you!

Year Founded: 2007