Volunteer Projects | South Africa
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Shamwari Game Reserve is world famous and one of the largest Big 5 Reserves in the Eastern Cape as well as being home to the Born Free Foundation and the beautiful big cats that have found a safe home there. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in the groundbreaking work of these two world leading conservation organisations.
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Near Port Elizabeth
An unique opportunity where volunteers work on Game Reserve Conservation Initiatives and up close and hands on with the Africa's amazing wildlife in the breeding/rehabilitation programme - including animals like Cheetah, Hyena, Servals and Caracels. Volunteers walk out with the Cheetah in the reserve - a experience you will never forget!
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Western Cape, South Africa
Take the opportunity to join this intimate and very unique cheetah rehabilitation project. Volunteers join for a minimum of three months, which provides an unbelievable opportunity to interact and build a special bond with the cheetahs.The project was born out of a passion to conserve the cheetah and to educate people about these beautiful animals - volunteers join the staff in furthering the project's aims.
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
Experience a truly rewarding animal conservation programme in the stunning landscape of the South African bush! Be part of researching the fastest land animals - beautiful Cheetahs, get up close with Vervet Monkeys and log the behaviour of Aardvarks! Volunteers work with inspiring Ecologists on wildlife conservation research and hands on conservation activities on this magnificent reserve.
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
An opportunity to work hands on with Cheetah and other wildlife including the endangered King Cheetah at a leading sanctuary and breeding centre for endangered species in SA. Volunteers work with staff in all aspects of wildlife care and rehabilitation - helping with the animals including the sick and orpahaned Cheetah. Volunteers also help with conservation education in the local community.
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Zululand, South Africa
If you would like to be part of a professional conservation team, make a real difference and experience important conservation work in Africa - this is the choice for you. Volunteers work with conservation experts in some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in Zululand, tracking and monitoring endangered wildlife such as Cheetahs, African Wild Dogs, Rhino, Lions, Leopards ...
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Near Johannesburg, South Africa
The Lion Park provides volunteers with a hands-on wildlife experience that you will never forget! Volunteers have the opportunity to interact with lions including the stunning white lions, hyena, cheetah, wild dogs and leopard. The park aims to promote wildlife conservation through the exposure of members of the public to and interaction with the beautiful animals that inhabit the African ecosystem.
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
An amazing opportunity to visit the untamed beauty of this Wilderness Reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa. This project brings new challenges and developments each day and volunteers will be involved in the monitoring and research of the wildlife and the natural environment. Volunteers can also sleep out under the stars - an unforgetable experience!
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Tzaneen, South Africa
Volunteers provide vital care for the many primates, including vervet monkeys and baboons, that find a safe home at this incredible rehabilitation centre. Based just an hour away from the Kruger National Park, this is the world's largest primate rehabilitation centre and has been helping hundreds of monkeys be rehabilitated back into their natural habitat and have a new chance at life in the wild.
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
This fantastic wildlife project gives volunteers the opportunity to experience the spectacular vistas of the Eastern Cape as well as making a very real contribution to the wildlife conservation, game reserve management and community initiatives. Volunteers also work up close with the big cats at the predator centre including white lions, wild dogs, cheetah as well as the beautiful tigers.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Volunteers play an active role in the development of young children at this world famous home based in the heart of Khayelitsha, the largest township of Cape Town. Visits and donations from celebrities have provided great publicity and new buildings have been built allowing the children to be looked after in family groups, which has really enhanced the feeling of "belonging".
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Cape Town, South Africa
Teaching Volunteer project with disadvantaged Children in Cape Town's Southern Peninsula, on the coastline. Volunteers are involved in pre-school and possibly primary school education, as well as a number of community development initiatives. A wonderful opportunity to work with disadvantaged children and help on valuable projects that will benfit the community for years to come.
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Near Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Wildlife Conservation and Game Reserve Management Volunteer in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on a beautiful 15,000 acre Game Reserve - home to the "Big 5" - lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo. With fantastic scenery this reserve boasts grassy savannah plains with a wide variety of bush flora, many watering holes and the wide and captivating Bushman's River...
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Cape Town, South Africa
The aims of the project are simple - one nutritious meal, per child, per school day. Volunteers joining this project will have the chance to make a real difference to under-privileged African school children, simply by helping to provide one essential meal each day to all in need. Volunteers will also spend some afternoons helping out with classes in the school library where they will interact with the children.
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St Lucia, South Africa
Take this fantastic opportunity to interact with and make a real difference to the lives of children orphaned by AIDS within this vibrant Zulu community. Volunteers will have the chance not only to become intimately involved in the day to day lives of these orphans but to make a lasting difference to the community with development and HIV/AIDS education work.
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Thanda Game Reserve, South Africa
This project allows participants to gain an intimate knowledge and feel for the wildlife of this spectacular area through photography and conservation activities. A comprehensive orientation will be followed by an intensive three-day photography course run by an experienced professsional photographer, after which a further three weeks will be spent photographing Africa's Big 5.
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Limpopo region
Volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Sanctuary is a great opportunity for those with an interest in primates to get involved with animal welfare/conservation work. Volunteers work alongside a world-renowned primatologist and will be trained in all aspects of primate care, including serving as "surrogate parents" to baby monkeys and introducing juvenile monkeys to existing troops at the sanctuary.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Masigcine Children's Home, in the Mfuleni Township just outside Cape Town, provides a home to local children and babies who have been abandoned or orphaned. The dedicated staff ensure that it provides a loving and caring environment for these children and the volunteers make a truly valuable contribution to ensuring that each child receives the emotional and physical care that he/she needs.
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Gansbaai, South Africa
This project offers a unique opportunity to view the Great White Shark in its natural environment, either from a boat or an underwater cage, in addition to seeing many other wildlife species. Volunteers will learn a lot about the Great White and then put that knowledge to use by assisting in conservation and research into this awesome animal.
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
Volunteer with horses in South Africa. This horse sanctuary offers a safe haven for horses who have been abused and neglected. Volunteers will help to care for horses including assisting any veterinary activities and post operative care, feeding, grooming, tack maintenance and general care of the animals and yard. The highlight is exercising the horses in the nearby Moholoholo Game Reserve.
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Cape Town, South Africa
This is a wonderful opportunity for sports enthusiasts to help with sports coaching at the only primary school in the township of Masiphumelele - a school with more than 1300 pupils and 33 teachers. With one teacher per class of 45-49 children the contribution made by the volunteers is hugely appreciated. This is a fantastic experience in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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