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An ultimate back-to-basics bush adventure with the breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro as your backdrop. Working alongside the traditional Maasai tribes people, you’ll take part in vital conservation work for the African Elephant and big cat populations while experiencing the magnificent wildlife of Tsavo-West National Park on daily safaris.
Voluntary Work1) The African Big Cat Conservation Project
An exciting and rewarding project aimed at securing the long-term future of Africa’s big cats. You’ll help to monitor their numbers through tracks and markings, gain an understanding of big cat behaviour and an appreciation of their natural environment while also learning how local communities can learn to live in harmony with these beautiful mammals.
During the two-week placement, you'll be involved in a range of activities, within the bush and amongst the natural wildlife of this untamed area.
- Animal numbers: This will involve direct and indirect animal count data collection. The direct counts will transect counts in pre-selected blocks and these blocks will represent areas of differing land-use patterns.
- Animal Diet: Data on the animals’ diet is collected through the observation of kills, flora destruction & examination scats or dung.
- Conflicts and Local Attitudes: Reports of big cat or elephant attacks will be investigated, recorded then compared to the reports made by Kenya Wildlife Services.
2) The Elephant and Wildlife Conservation Project
During the two-week placement, you'll stay in our research camp and take part in the daily monitoring of elephant herd activity in the area.
- Elephant data collection with community game scouts: This involves identifying individual elephants through characteristics and markings and recording these findings
- Tracking and recording elephants and other wildlife species
- Counting and recording elephant numbers and their location using a GPS Navigation system
- Recording number & location of other large mammals
- 4x4 jeep safaris, observing the elephants from a close distance
LocationOn the outskirts of Amboseli National Park and on the border of the famous Tsavo-West National Park at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, Kenya.
Accommodation
Experience true African wilderness in rustic campsites on the edges of these Kenyan National Parks.
Big Cat Conservation: you will be staying in our tented research camp, in a safe, secluded and private area in the middle of the bush, where you will share a large 4-man tent with fellow volunteers.
Elephant Conservation: staying on the very edge of Amboseli National Park with opportunity to catch a glimpse of Africa’s Big 5 species from your tent! Classic A-frame tents, raised above the ground and sheltered beneath a wooden framework.
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Programme Overview
Duration and 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
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What is included?
Arrival airport transfer
Arrival orientation in Nairobi
Hotel before Nairobi departure
Local Maasai guides
All accommodation and meals
All vehicle transportation
Full support and assistance |
What is not included?
Personal travel insurance
All flights
All items of a personal nature
Email/Internet and telephone calls
Soft drinks, wines and spirits
Visa for entry into Kenya
Any extra excursions |
Summary:
Take part in vital conservation work for the African Elephant and big cat populations while experiencing the magnificent wildlife of Tsavo-West National Park on daily safaris.
Other voluntary work in Kenya
Programme dates: Contact us for start dates |
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