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DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage

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Why choose DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage?

DAKTARI is a registered nonprofit company based in South Africa, close to the Kruger National Park. DAKTARI is also a bush school that operates a wildlife orphanage, where the objective is to inspire and educate local underprivileged children to care for their environment through wildlife conservation. Every Monday we welcome a new group of eight underprivileged South African children for a week a...

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DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage Reviews

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Great expierence

March 14, 2025by: Renata Krebs - BrazilProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARI
9

The experience abroad is always something good, something that adds a lot to your life in all aspects. It was amazing to have the opportunity to work with children and animals at same project. An important point is the possibility of being in the project and being able to visit the villages and know about their culture and their routine.

NICE EXPERIENCE

March 14, 2025by: Tatiane Bortolozzo - BrazilProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARI
10

The experience at Daktari was totally new and rewarding. I couldn't have chosen a better place to experience all of this. I met people who I will carry in my heart forever. I learned much more about myself than I did about others. It really is a parallel world in which I live, but now I have much more to tell.

The magic of volunteering

December 13, 2024by: Floriane CRAIPEAU - FranceProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARI
10

It was my third volunteering in South Africa and it was an incredible experience. Full of discoveries, sharing, learning, laughter and tears. After 6 weeks at Daktari, I feel like I’m creating a family across the world. Solidarity and mutual aid are the keys to this project. Each group of children or young adults was very interested to be here and to learn. The staff are really caring and attentive. Thank you to the long-term volunteers and members of the office. Take care of yourself and our little pets. “Together we can save our world”.

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Interviews

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Monica Filkova

Participated in 2012

Alumni

I love travelling, volunteering on wildlife. and educational programs, and this combined all three into one. Living in a local community or working with local people is the best way to travel and experience a destination, if you ask me.

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Marloes de Vries

Participated in 2015

Alumni

I visited several countries in the past as a tourist; these were nice experiences but somehow not satisfying anymore. I really wanted to help people, not only by spending money in their country. Therefore, I chose to use my main holiday to volunteer abroad.

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Sacha Winkelmann

Interviewed in 2018

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

What inspired you to leave Switzerland and come to South Africa to work with DAKTARI?

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Top Rated Organization 2021 - Volunteer Abroad