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Thailand is one of our most popular destinations. Discover this country's diverse treasures; travel through stunning rainforests and jungles, home to traditional hill tribe villages in the north; to its vibrant capital city of Bangkok and on to tropical islands of the south. |
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Based in a rainforest national reserve deep in the Amazon, volunteers will patrol local beaches along the river to locate nests, collect eggs, construct artificial breeding beaches, incubate eggs, record data on hatchings and free them back into the wild. |
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This rewarding project revolves around an Animal Rescue Centre offering care and rehabilitation to wild animals that have been captured and sold on the black market. The rescue centre is the largest of it's kind in Latin America and volunteers will have the opportunity to work with many different species of exotic animals. |
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This programme gives you the unique opportunity to take part in a project where you contribute in a practical way to the conservation of the Australian environment. Time will be spent in the Wollongong region and on Montague Island, a protected wildlife reserve that is an offshore sanctuary for seals, penguins and sea birds.
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Learn about Australian wildlife and become involved with the upkeep of an incredible wildlife sanctuary. Not only will you help out with general daily tasks such as feeding, fencing and planting you will also be heavily involved in on-going projects relating to conservation, habitat and wildlife. |
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Via our exhilarating Zimbabwe National Parks Big Five Wildlife Conservation Project, you can join us on an expedition where you can get involved in wide-scale conservation whilst learning about the African bush.
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Volunteering on this programme will allow you to work very closely with the wildlife at the reserve and help with the protection of an endangered species. You will have the unique chance to see an animal that is only just being held back from the brink of extinction in the wild and to witness and study its herd interaction and behavioural patterns in a safe, controlled environment. |
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If you want to observe the conservation of proboscis monkeys, orang-utans, and the loveable but rare pygmy elephant of Borneo, along with enjoying homely creature comforts at the same time, then this is the project for you. |
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This project is packed with the best that Borneo has to offer. It is ideal for people who love the great outdoors, enjoy exotic culture and cuisine, or are looking for a project with genuine nature and conservation value. If you enjoy working with horses, or children, or just want to escape and experience another way of life then this is the perfect project for you. |
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This is a unique programme, which offers you the chance to get up close to some of Africa’s most incredible wildlife. The Okavango Delta in Botswana is the largest of its kind in the world, and as with other precious ecosystems, is reliant on volunteers to ensure its survival.
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Get involved in important conservation work in the world's largest freshwater wetland, the Pantanal in Brazil. The wetland provides a habitat for dense populations of animals and as a volunteer on this project you will help to protect this environment. |
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The California Conservation Project is a programme of environmental conservation giving you the opportunity to help improve the ecology of the land and rivers in and around San Francisco. There will be plenty of opportunity to explore the colourful city and the surrounding area whilst you are here.
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This is a broad-based project ranging from teaching to healthcare, from environmental restoration to fine arts and culture. It’s based in the beautiful city of Victoria, in British Columbia. Living amongst, and working with, the people of Canada, you will gain a real insight into the life of this impressive country.
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This programme gives you the chance to spend time at a Chimpanzee Sanctuary, assisting experienced handlers and experts in Chimpanzee behaviour. |
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A great deal of help is required from local communities and volunteers to enable the continued existence of Costa Rican turtle species. One way in which volunteers can help to address these declining numbers is assisting during the turtle-nesting season. |
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You’ll be heavily involved in the day-to-day activities at the sloth sanctuary. In some cases this can include helping to rehabilitate the animals so they can be returned to their natural habitat in the wild.
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You will be working closely with animals in need of care and rehabilitation after they have been rescued from awful situations, with the aim of preparing them to be released back into the wild. |
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As a volunteer, you will play a key role in conserving and researching many aspects of this delicate ecosystem, assessing the state of the most endangered species and helping to manage their population. This project has a great emphasis on diving, and volunteers will be underwater for a large proportion of their time on the project, conducting conservation techniques and underwater research.
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Based at a beautiful Private Game Park in South Africa, this one year Nature Guides Development Programme aims at providing you with a year of practical conservation and wildlife experience in South Africa with various qualifications. |
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Spend six incredible weeks on the expedition of a lifetime discovering the beaches, corals and culture of this stunning Pacific Nation. Get involved in important conservation work and become a qualified scuba diver, before developing a faultless tan and enjoying the relaxed style of “Fiji-time.”
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Your role on this project will be to work to safeguard the future of one of the planet’s oldest and most magnificent species, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise, who are hovering on the point of extinction due to the activities of mankind. |
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Play a part in safeguarding the future of these amazing animals. This is a great opportunity to help one of the most endangered species in the world. Scientific estimates place the total number of all pandas at only 1600 and it truly is a race against time to save them from extinction. |
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Based at a rescue centre in South California, the Gibbon Conservation project gives you an exceptional experience working with an endangered species, the Gibbon. If you are looking for a trip where you can work independently to make a difference then you will enjoy the rewarding experience that this programme will give you.
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If you are looking for a career break by the ocean and have an interest in conservation then this project by the pacific needs you. Volunteers are needed for nightly patrol of beaches in search of nesting sea turtles, collect eggs, transfer to the hatchery; record data and release back to the wild. |
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Hawaii, the paradise Islands of the Pacific, one of the most isolated land masses on earth, but not isolated enough to not need a spot of conservation work from willing volunteers. Hawaii is a haven for nature lovers, this project gets you working in the native forests helping to make sure that all things native are thriving and things such as weeds are not. |
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This marine conservation project aims to better understand and conserve the unique and fascinating environment around the island of Utila, which sits atop the world’s second largest barrier reef system. You will be helping professional marine ecologists and scientists to carry out underwater reef surveys, sea-life population studies, and much more.
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Volunteer in Zimbabwe’s Big 5 Hwange National Park in an exciting wildlife conservation programme. As a volunteer you will have access to remote parts of the park and have access at night, which are prohibited to other tourists. |
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Based on the stunning island of Borneo, this project offers you the chance to work with two of the world’s most iconic animals – the orang-utan and the sun bear. The sanctuary was set up to help the many orang-utan orphans that were confiscated by the government after being kept in unnatural conditions as pets. |
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Set at the foot of the breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro, this is the ultimate back-to-basics bush adventure. Alongside the traditional Maasai tribes people, you’ll take part in vital conservation work for the elephant and big cat populations while experiencing the magnificent wildlife of Tsavo-West National Park on daily safaris. |
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This Field Guide Course is perfect for anyone who wants to work as a field guide or nature guide in a National Park or African reserve. This is a great chance for anyone who wishes to take some quality time to live in South Africa and for people who wants to learn more about South Africa, its wildlife, flora, fauna and history, as well as helping to pass that knowledge on to others. |
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This unique project based in the Kruger National Park looks at the role of the game ranger in managing a game farm or wildlife reserve. It is ideal for those interested in wildlife, African conservation and people who want to learn something during their grown up gap year. |
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Embark on a four week Lake Malawi adventure to work to prevent the continuing decrease of the hippopotamus in the area. The hippos populate the southern shores of the lake, and volunteers will be involved in monitoring them |
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Zimbabwe is a well-established country for voluntary work in conservation, especially for working with wildlife in Africa. At this project, volunteers actively participate in lion conservation practices, working closely with the lions and wildlife re-introduction programmes. |
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