Programme Details
Your time will be divided between practical training in the bush and attending lectures where you will be taught the theory and various components of conservation.
Everything you learn will be put into practice, so that you get to experience the broad spectrum of components involved with working in the African bush. You will spend around 2 hours each day in lectures where you will be taught a whole range of subjects. Lectures take place after your morning bush work and after breakfast, when it gets too hot to be outside.
At the end of the course, those who have successfully completed the various components of the programme will be presented with a certificate in Private Game Farm and Nature Reserve Management and/or Site Game Ranger.
The Conservation Course covers:
- Ecology
- Management
- Bush skills and competences
This will include learning and acquiring skills in:
- Outdoor survival
- First aid
- Wildlife tracking
- Educational bush walks
- Wildlife habitat
- Conservation ideas and practices
- Wildlife identification
- Animal behaviour
- Bush navigation
What’s Included in the Programme
- Project Fee: This entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as Conservation materials, equipment, supplies, foodstuffs, etc
- All airport transfers to and from the airport in Hoedspruit
- All accommodation during your stay
- Orientation of your project before your work period
- Programme placement and daily activities
- Full Conservation Course and required equipment
- Full support and assistance from your project staff throughout your time on your placement
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which should include cover for repatriation
- All international flights into Hoedspruit
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits, other than those offered at dinner
Prices and Durations
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience - 2 weeks £899
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience - 4 weeks £1,699
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience - 8 weeks £2,799
South Africa Wildlife Conservation Experience - 12 weeks £3,899
