Volunteer Life

The LEO Africa conservation volunteer programme in South Africa is an opportunity to experience lion, rhino, elephant, leopard and many plains games in a way no ordinary safari can ever match.

Doing voluntary conservation work with LEO Africa, you will work with conservation researchers and experienced safari guides. Your volunteer work teaches you about the predators and prey animals and their importance on an ecosystem; you will also track and monitor the effects of mega herbivores - elephant and white rhino.

The volunteer work you do takes place in the Selati Game Reserve. Sandwiched between the Kruger National Park and several private reserves in the east and the Drakensberg Mountains to the west and south, the reserve is home to 26 species of wildlife and is classic Africa at its scenic best.

As a long-term volunteer with LEO Africa, you can even study for a Field Guide Association of South Africa (FGASA) Level 1 Certification. That's right! In eight weeks you can gain a certified game ranger qualification in South Africa.

So if you're thinking of doing some gap year travel and want a wildlife experience that beats them all, consider volunteering in South Africa with LEO Africa - the experience will stay with you forever.

One volunteer's personal experience at LEO Africa...
"OK, so it was 4.30am, but there was simply too much to do, too much miss, to be reluctant to pick your way across the insect carcasses and jump onto the ‘bakkie’ to head out cross-country."

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