Description

This is a breeding park for Lions, tigers, Jaguars and other carnivores. You'll have the amazing experience of working closely with these majestic animals by feeding and caring for them, raising the cubs by hand and being involved in all the day to day activities of a lion park.

This is a once in a life time opportunity. You will be working alongside people with years of experience and who are experts in the lion breeding and caring business. There is also other wild life on the park. Cubs need lots of attention and you'll have the opportunity to be closely involved in raising them. The breeding park is 1100 hectares big.

Location:

It's situated 15km from the nearest town in the hart of South Africa. The area has superb bush and grasslands. It is easy to reach and to travel to other destinations. This is also a malaria free area.

Activities:

You will have the unique experience caring for white lions, lions, jaguars and tigers. The first week will involve training to feed, handle and care for these carnivores. Your trainers have years of experience and they dedicate their lives to these amazing cats.

Your task will include the following:

* Hand feeding and comforting cubs
* Being a mother to the cubs
* Playing with young cubs
* Feeding the lions, jaguars and tigers
* Cleaning of lion, tiger and jaguar enclosures
* Improvement and maintenance of the lion enclosures
* Transportation and management of lions through Southern Africa, when the occasion arises
* Taking day visitors on a guided tour to the lions
* Assisting in all aspects of lion, jaguar and tiger care

Highlights

You will come face to face with lions, jaguars and tigers. It is an amazing experience being accepted by these wild animals. The breeding park is in constant need of assistance and you will be of great help to these cats. With approximately 1000 white lions left on earth, your volunteering will be an enormous contribution to the white lion population. This will be a most rewarding experience, giving something back to African wild life. You will have the opportunity to travel and experience South Africa. You will also meeting other volunteers from all over the world.

Travel Types

• Safari
• Volunteering

Qualifications

Love for animals.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

from R536 per day

Program Fees Include:

- Self catering accommodation in the lodge
- Laundry

What's excluded:
- Meals
- Airport transfer to and from the project
- Flights, visas (if necessary)
- insurance

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Animal Welfare
• Parks
• Wildlife Surveying

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

3-5 days

MadibasVolunteers's Mission Statement

We are a newly established South African company. We are based in Cape Town and connected throughout South Africa. Our passion and vision is to uplift and maintain the South African communities, charities, wildlife and conservation projects, we are involved with, by providing them with quality volunteers and funding. As volunteers are critical to our cause we are determined to provide every volunteer with the best and most rewarding experience of their lives at a fraction of the price. We pride ourselves in providing first class accommodation, orientation and support for every volunteer we come in touch with in order to make their experience exactly what they expect it to be. As we are a South African based company we are in the best possible position to provide our volunteers with support and back up during their South African adventure. We also work very closely with all our project partners to ensure that your stay with us is a success!

Year Founded

2008