Stop 1:
Project USP – Hands-off wildlife research and monitoring
Programme summary – Big 5 Wildlife & conservation | Tracking, animal behaviour & wildlife management training. More details here.
Airport pick up – George (Domestic)
Nearest town – Mossel Bay
Accommodation options – Mossel Bay
Stop 2:
Project USP – Coastal & forest conservation and birds
Programme summary – Conservation education | Ecology research. More details here.
Airport pick up – George (Domestic)
Nearest town – Nature’s Valley
Accommodation options – Nature’s Valley, Tsitsikamma and Plettenberg Bay
Stop 3:
Project USP – Community conservation education
Programme summary – Darting and relocations | Herbivore monitoring | Predator monitoring | Wetland And watering hole management | Alien plant control | General reserve maintenance | Erosion control | Plant monitoring | Conservation education. More details here.
Airport pick up – Port Elizabeth (Domestic)
Nearest town – Grahamstown
Accommodation options – Amakhala Reserve and Grahamstown
Stop 4:
Project USP – Marine conservation and sustainability
Programme summary – Wildlife tracking & monitoring / Bush knowledge | Rhino-watch/ Anti-poaching support | Reserve sustainability project | Aquaponics | Alien plant control & botanical surveys | Marine explorations, research & surveys | Community engagement. More details here.
Airport pick up – Port Elizabeth (Domestic)
Nearest town – Kenton on Sea
Accommodation options – Kenton on Sea and Sibuya Game Reserve
Stop 5:
Project USP – Youth and enterprise development
Programme summary – Enterprise development | Youth development | Conservation education | Save the Rhino projects and anti-poaching | Rhino monitoring | Endemic and scarce species research and re-introductions | Alien and indigenous plant management | African barred owl project | Birds in reserve project | Elephant impact management | Lion prey selection monitoring. More details here.
Airport pick up – Port Elizabeth (Domestic)
Nearest town – Kenton on Sea
Accommodation options – Kenton on Sea and Sibuya Game Reserve and Kariega Game Reserve
Stop 6:
Project USP – Rhinos and Hippos
Programme summary – Rhino conservation | Wildlife rehabilitation | Anti-poaching projects | 24 hour rhino and hippo care. More details here.
Airport pick up – Durban (International)
Nearest town – Mkuze
Accommodation options – Mkuze and Manyoni Game Reserve
Stop 7:
Project USP – Wildlife rehabilitation and cheetah breeding
Programme summary – Monitoring and care of Cheetah, Wild Dogs, White Rhino, Lion, African Wild Cats, Ground Hornbills, Sable Antelope and more | Cleaning, feeding and assisting with or observing veterinary activities. More details here.
Airport pick up – Hoedspruit (domestic)
Nearest town – Hoedspruit
Accommodation options – Hoedspruit
Stop 8:
Project USP – Giraffe research and bush living
Programme summary – Feeding ecology, social behaviour, and movement patterns of animals | Alien plant species impact studies | Community support and education projects | Research methods, planning, statistical analyses, writing | Data collection and species identification | Bird ringing, nest box competition project | Social enterprise projects – Craft Art Centre and Botanica Natural Products. More details here.
Airport pick up – Hoedspruit (domestic)
Nearest town – Alldays
Accommodation options – Alldays