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AFRICAN CONSERVATION ADVENTURES AND VOLUNTEERING

Meaningful conservation work and life-changing experiences for school groups and independent travellers

YOUTH FOCUSED

We specialise in high schools, youth groups and independent travellers

IMPACT

We only partner with conservation programmes that aim to achieve sustained positive impacts on the ground.

EXPERIENCES

We facilitate authentic ‘hands-on’ multi-day experiences, organised from start to finish.

Experience an adventure with IMPACT

VOLUNTEER

Contribute to real conservation activities on the ground through meaningful volunteer opportunities in Africa.

Get involved in ‘hands on’ conservation efforts such as wildlife counts, beach clean-ups, planting indigenous trees and helping out with a variety of activities and on-going projects.

Become inspired while making a valuable contribution!

RESEARCH

Work alongside passionate conservationists on vital research that directly informs conservation decisions.

Learn first-hand about current research methods and data collection techniques and how this data informs longer-term wildlife management and sustainability. Get curious about investigating the world around you and learn how this information influences change!

DISCOVER

Discover the power of nature through immersive wilderness experiences that reveal the beauty of Africa, its wild places and unique fauna and flora.

Get away from busy city life, breathe in the wildness of Africa, and discover new knowledge and insights into the interconnected and beautifully complex world around us.

Exciting and immersive nature experiences that contribute to real conservation and research in Africa. Do good, make friends, change the world!

youth4conservation

Join us at our KZN Camp 1-5 October! 😍 Imagine Join us at our KZN Camp 1-5 October! 😍

Imagine an opportunity to track and observe cheetah! 😮

Sometimes we have high school students approach us for an experience that can contribute to volunteer hours or to programmes such as the President’s Award.

We hear you!  And we are now offering a 5-day programme that ticks all the boxes for the Gold Level Residential Project.  For those just interested in an adventure that also gives back - you are welcome too! 🙌

Get in touch for more info! 🌿🕺🏿

📷: volunteer Jamie Stewart

#wildlifeconservation  #handsonconservation #conservationvolunteer  #KZNCamp  #africanadventures #adventureswithimpact #schoolgroups #youth4conservation
Botswana Sunsets ☀️ So excited for our upcomi Botswana Sunsets ☀️

So excited for our upcoming groups to experience these magical skies! 😍

And with the news that the border closest to our Botswana Camp is now open (after being closed for over two years), it means a more manageable journey! Yay! 😎

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#wildlifeconservation #BotswanaCamp #handsonconservation #conservationvolunteer  #africanadventures #africanwildlife #gapyear #schoolgroups #youth4conservation
Saving Sandfish Camp! 💚 Looking forward to ano Saving Sandfish Camp! 💚

Looking forward to another #savingsandfish camp in the beautiful Cederberg Mountains with the @freshwatersa  and @enjonaturefarm 🐟☀️

What a fantastic way to end the school year - mountains, big skies, fresh air, amazing scientists and hands-on conservation! Y4C groups get involved in rescuing and relocating young fish from vulnerable habitats - directly helping to protect the endangered Clanwilliam sandfish from extinction! 🙌

For more info, check out @fishwaterfilms 

📷 @jeremymarkshelton

#freshwaterconservation #fishwaterfilms #savingsandfishproject #cederberg #conservationinaction #schoolgroups #youth4conservation #youthmakingchange @where.is.ceci @jordanlaine
Wildlife photography! 🦏 Amidst the volunteer w Wildlife photography! 🦏

Amidst the volunteer work, Y4C camps provide a wonderful opportunity to observe and appreciate wildlife in their natural habitat.

Thank you to our special volunteer from Italy @elena.gaglio  for sharing her photos with us! 💚

#wildlifeconservation #wildlifephotography #handsonconservation #conservationvolunteer  #africanadventures #africanwildlife #gapyear #schoolgroups #youth4conservation
Exposing youth to the magic of Africa! 🌍 Our Exposing youth to the magic of Africa! 🌍 

Our July newsletter is out - enticing school groups and young adults to join us on an African adventure that gives back to both conservation and people. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

LINK IN BIO: newsletter

Read more to explore meaningful opportunities to: 
🔅 Fulfil school service requirements, 
🔅 Contribute to The Presidents Award or 
🔅 Enhance your CV with volunteer hours

#africanadventures #conservationvolunteer #natureconnection #wildplaces #discover #explore #connect #volunteer #adventureswithimpact #youth4conservation
Hands-on involvement….🙌 Getting a glimpse in Hands-on involvement….🙌

Getting a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes activities of a game reserve highlight the range of research and conservation projects needed for a protected area to thrive. 

Here a group gets involved at our Eastern Cape Camp in vegetation surveys and helping to eradicate invasive plant species. 🌿
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#wildlifeconservation #protectedareas #research #handsonconservation #conservationvolunteer #wildlifeconservation #EasternCapeCamp #KariegaFoundation #africanadventures #gapyear #schoolgroups #youth4conservation @kariega.game.reserve
Elephants approaching‼️ Sleep under the stars Elephants approaching‼️

Sleep under the stars and get directly involved in a rewarding adventure in rural Namibia to conserve desert-dwelling elephants. ⭐️⭐️

Collaborate with rural communities, track the elephants and engage in projects that minimise human-elephant conflict in this water scarce country.

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#desertelephants  #africanwildlife #conservationvolunteer #wildlifeconservation #NamibiaCamp #africanadventures #gapyear #gapyeartravel #adventureswithimpact #youth4conservation
Safari Tents ⛺️ Home away from home – these Safari Tents ⛺️ 

Home away from home - these tents at our Botswana Camp are comfortable and cosy while allowing you adequate opportunity to listen to the sounds of the night! 🤫🌙

Perhaps you will fall asleep to a leopard’s distant call? 🐆
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#bushcamp #sleepingintents  #africanwildlife #conservationvolunteer #wildlifeconservation #BotswanaCamp #africanadventures #gapyear #schooltrips #youth4conservation
Pristine Paddling! 😍 Drifting along the river Pristine Paddling! 😍

Drifting along the river at our Eastern Cape Camp provides uninterrupted views of the wild landscape.  Magnificent scenery … that often ends with a refreshing dip! 😅💦

#wildpaddles #riverswim #conservationvolunteer #africanadventures #EasternCapeCamp #kariegafoundation #schooltrips #gapyear #adventureswithimpact #youth4conservation
Nocturnal creatures! 🌛 Night drives provide a Nocturnal creatures! 🌛

Night drives provide a wonderful opportunity to be exposed to animals that are not often seen during the day.  Springhares are one such creature, emerging as the sun sets and hopping confidently through the bush! 😄

📷 @chanan.weiss 

#nocturnalanimals #nightdrives #springhares #africanwildlife #conservationvolunteer #africanadventures #gapyear #schooltrips
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