We recently received the following letter from a couple of our African volunteers and thought it would be good to share with you so you could get a different view of what we help people do. After the ongoing stress of BA air strikes and volcanic ash clouds we left from Heathrow to Joburg without [...]

There are a number of different Africa volunteer organizations, so what makes us at Chance of A Lifetime Travel (COLT) any different? I could give you a lot of “advertising-speak” to try to convince you, but what it boils down to is the personal touches. We’re a small family firm and we rely on our [...]

Many people conidering gap year volunteering or some kind of volunteer working holiday – regardless of their age – will look around for free volunteer work in Africa. The challenge is the word “free”. What they will find is that this kind of opportunity simply doesn’t exist – unless you are a highly qualified medical [...]

If you are interested in lion conservation and have thought about volunteering in Africa you will definitely want to tune in to British television channel ITV for their new series “Lion Country”. Hosted by conservationist David Youlden the projects shown are the very ones you could help with! Transmission times may vary depending on your [...]