• Arrival Day – Saturday
• Time – Your flight can land anytime on Monday
• Airport – O R Tambo International Airport ( or Lanseria)
• Jo’burg Orientation – Saturday & Sunday
• Project Starts – Monday
• Departure Day – Monday
• Departure time You MUST take a late evening flight out of JNB, as the bus from Polokwane will only arrive in JNB in the late afternoon. Alternatively, you can fly from Polokwane – JNB if you wish to skip the bus at your own expense. 
• Min Duration – 2 weeks (including 2 day orientation) 
• Min Age: 16 (With Parental consent) 
• Max Age: N/A – Medium level of fitness & in good health 

NOTE: We can also collect you at any hotel or place of accommodation on your arrival day, should it be within close radius of the city centre or airport.

Your daily journey will involve approximately six hours of volunteer work, divided between early morning and late afternoon tasks to steer clear of the midday heat. During lunch and the early afternoon, you have free time to indulge in reading, relaxing, playing games, or even taking a siesta! For those more active individuals seeking less downtime, there are consistently available activities around the camp, such as downloading camera trap data, identifying spoor, and capturing images of birds and insects for identikits.

The late afternoons typically culminate with a breathtaking sunset atop a rocky outcrop, and if the weather permits, evenings are spent enjoying the night sky around a campfire.

1. Research:

   • Conduct mammal and bird surveys
   • Study migration patterns throughout the year
   • Develop elephant identikits
   • Monitor camera traps and document nocturnal activities
   • Contribute valuable data to the broader management planning of the area

2. Conservation Projects:

   • Undertake activities based on conservation needs
   • Fence repair, waterhole construction, soil erosion control, and more
   • Play a vital role in protecting and maintaining the wilderness area

3. Wildlife Observation:

   • Observe wildlife in their natural habitat
   • Encounter herds of elephant, zebra and giraffe, with opportunities to track leopard, lion and hyena.
   • Immerse yourself in the sounds and sights of the African bush

4. Sleep-Outs:

   • Experience the magic of Africa’s starlit sky
   • Witness breathtaking sunsets over the plains
   • Fall asleep under the vast African sky, listening to the sounds of nearby creatures

5. Discover:

   • Learn to identify species in the African bush
   • Engage in spoor identification and cast-making
   • Participate in conservation debates and bird identification sessions
   • Absorb the silence and vastness of the surrounding landscapes

• Completed Application form 
• Basic level of competency in English 
• Copy of return flight itinerary 
• Medium level of fitness
• Medical Insurance that includes evacuation

A fully equipped tented camp is home away from home. 

There are 2-6 person walk-in safari tents with bunk beds, sheets and pillows. Ablutions are shared, with hot and cold showers and flush toilets. 

There is a common area for eating, relaxing and reading and a beautiful boma for fireside evenings. 

The kitchen is equipped with gas appliances and all meals are provided. Pizza nights are a highlight with the home-made pizza oven 

Laundry:

Volunteers do their own laundry – hand wash, laundry soap will be provided. Washing lines around the camp

Electricity:

Please note the camp only runs on solar power. We do have a central charging station to charge phones, laptops and camera’s. To be use during midday. 

We do have solar lights in the tents during the evening. 

This is alcohol free camp.