Full details can be found here, but I thought a brief overview might help.

Whether you are an experienced amateur wildlife photographer looking for the ultimate photography experience or a beginner keen to develop their skills, there is probably no photography vacation that will compare with this.

The first three days will be spend with renowned African wildlife photographer Emil von Maltitz. Emil runs several photography courses, contributes to the Oxford Scientific Images photo-library (among others) and has almost twenty years experience photographing in this area. Volunteers are always enthusiastic about the teaching that he gives and how quickly and easily he can pass on expert photography skills.

After this intensive course you will join our African volunteer program where you can use your new skills and work on a variety of volunteer projects. Some of these involve cataloging the work we do. With others you will help teach conservation to local Zulu children. You might also help planting indigenous trees or be working with crocodile conservationists!

All the while your camera will be in constant use and your efforts will help us build an important educational resource. There’s even a chance for your African photography to win a prize.

I’ll stop there because the main page really has much more detail and there’s not a lot of point in covering it twice (don’t forget to check out the extra adventures available at the bottom). I’ll finish with this quote from one of our delighted volunteers:

“I loved every exquisite moment of my St. Lucia experience: beach sunrises, full-day game drives… I loved that the savannah was my workplace and the rhino and zebra my colleagues. I truly loved this program… all I can really remember is being inordinately happy in Africa.” Janet Wu, USA.

More details here.

That’s not really surprising when you consider the opportunity. Peope are more keenly aware of their environment and the negative effects we have on it. As a result, people want to do more to redress the balance whether that’s green initiatives closer to home, or helping some of the most disadvantaged people in the world live better, more fulfilling lives.

There is probably nowhere on earth that a gap year volunteer can have a more positive impact than in Africa.

That’s not the only aspect of gap year volunteering in Africa that is attractive though. Let’s not forget what you can get up to in your “down time”!

When you’re not helping in whatever volunteer capacity you have chosen you have access to one of the most vibrant and diverse areas on earth.

From the multi-cultural city of Cape Town to the African bush there’s something to challenge, inspire and excite. Do you fancy studying the wildlife or would you rather bungee jump off Victoria Falls? You can go for an elephant ride or go white-water rafting down the Zambezi. Have a look through our volunteer projects, there’s bound to be something that will get your pulse racing!

Of course the main focus of your trip is the work you will be doing. Gap year volunteering gives you the chance to do pretty much what you want and we want to work with you to give you the best experience, and to allow you to give of your best to local communities.

So of wildlife is your thing we can help you there. If photography is your thing we’ve got a specific volunteer project for that. If you’re going into medicine after your gap year we have the perfect spot. Teaching? We can give you something to put on your resume that few others will have!

And if you are not interested in any of those things we can still find plenty for you to do! There is always someone who needs a willing pair of hands.

Spending part of your gap year volunteering in Africa will be the experience of a lifetime for you and will change the lives of the people you come to help. There is nothing more positive you could be doing with your time.

Our job is to get you to the place you want to go, doing the things you want to do. You’ve probably got questions so do get in touch. This is a one-to-one service so please make use of it.