Description

Volunteer Role:

Noah's Ark houses a vast number of animals, of many different species. These include the big cats such as cheetahs, lions and leopards, caracals, monkeys and baboons, brown hyenas, bat eared foxes, jackals, wild dogs, zebra, vultures and ostriches, crocodiles, warthogs, meerkats and mongooses... just to name a few. There are many antelope species at the farm together with domestic animals such as dogs, cats, sheep, goats, tortoises and mice: The farm will never turn an animal away and all of these species need your help!

Noah's Ark is always busy. Every day of the year the needs of the animals must be attended to before anything else and often there are not enough hours in the day to achieve all the other things we would like to. This is why the skills of working guests can be used so effectively on the project.

Highlights

During your project, you will be involved in some, if not all of the following activities:

* Food preparation - including handling and preparing raw meat
* Feeding the wild and domestic animals: Feeding is carried out twice a day
* Caring for, hand-rearing and cleaning any baby animals that may be present at the time
* Night duty: Caring for baby animals, especially baboons
* Cleaning Enclosures: Raking, cleaning waterholes, collecting bones from enclosures etc
* Assisting with building work and the repair of fences, waterholes and enclosures - this will involve some physical labor
* Game counting
* Animal studies
* Fence patrol on horseback
* Research and tracking of released animals
* Helping in the children's day care center
* Bush walks/ Animal walks

Qualifications

Minimum age 18 years

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

from USD 1,959.00

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

What's Included in the Program:

* Project Fee: This entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as building materials, fuel, foodstuffs etc.
* Arrival transfer from accommodation to the project on the Friday and return transfer to the Airport
* Arrival Orientation
* All accommodation during your stay
* Work Placement
* Full support and assistance from your co-ordinator throughout your time on your placement
* All meals

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

over 18

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays
• Other

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Written Application

Real Gap Experience's Mission Statement

We offer over 250 projects and travel options in over 35 countries. So whether you are interested in volunteering, community work, conservation, paid work overseas, teaching English, learning a new skill, adventure travel or sports and expeditions, you will find what you are looking for with Real Gap. Not only about we passionate about responsible travel, we also want to make sure you have a good time too! Our travel advisers have traversed the globe and taken their own gap years, so they can give you all the advice you need to plan yours. You will also get support from both our on-site and office staff who understand the needs and expectations of Real Gap travelers.

Year Founded

2005