These include:

Southern Africa Wildlife Conservation Volunteering

Countries like Zambia & South Africa encompass everything magnificent about Africa - wildlife, birds, safaris, lakes, rivers, culture and adventure sports! Contribute to the welfare and rehabilitation of lions and cubs as they undertake pre-release training. These are unique projects where you can take lions for a walk through a Game Reserve - an unbelievable experience!

WAVA offer a conservation volunteer programme in Africa which takes place in Livingstone, Zambia. You will get the chance to have extremely close encounters with lions! This is a unique project where you can take lions for a walk through a Game Reserve - an unbelievable experience! It is heartbreaking, but the number of lions in Africa is decreasing at an alarming rate. Current patterns indicate that within a very short time there will be no lions left on this continent. On this very worthwhile and necessary Lion Breeding Project, your work will assist in helping this project to continue and, over the long term, will also hopefully contribute to preventing the decrease in the lion population in Africa.

Southern Africa Orphanage Volunteer Placements

Some orphanages in Southern Africa are for very young children and babies and others for older children. In most orphagnage volunteer positions you'll be able to help with all ages and maybe even travel to see amazing tourists sites like Victoria Falls.

Africa is a magnificent continent, a haven for wildlife and there is spectacular scenery and natural wonders. Countries like Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia & Namibia are fast developing into must-see destinations and your time in Africa is bound to be a memorable one.

Southern Africa Community Projects

By travelling to Africa and taking part in community programmes you will have possible the most rewarding experience of your life! There are lots of communities in need of help, you could be placed on building / community teaching projects at remote locations across Southern Africa.

Marine Conservation

Southern Africa marine conservation programmes will open your mind and your eyes to marine conservation. You could take part in great white shark research in South Africa. Great White Shark populations are increasingly threatened and there is still much needed research to fully interpret shark behaviour.

Shark volunteer programmes are particularly suited to people who are willing to take up a challenge and play a vital role in observing and promotong these majestic creatures, whilst enabling you to see sharks in their natural environment, from either a boat or from a cage beneath the water.

Southern Africa Work

Sunray Farm offer a unique working horse riding opportunity on a farm on the Wild Coast of South Africa. Wild Coast Horse Trails are South Africa's leading Gap Year Working Riding Holiday program. They cater for all levels of horse riders who want an extended horse riding experience.

Southern Africa Internships

Take part in a Southern Africa internship programme. EDGE of AFRICA offer an internship and work experience program
which is open to South Africans as well as all international nationalities looking for practical work experience and development.

Southern Africa Medical Work Experience

Volunteer organisations can arrange placements for students / non students in carefully selected hospitals in Southern Africa. Following intensive pre-placement preparation, participants can gain on-the-job training as well as making a real contribution to a local community whilst having the experience of a lifetime. Safe, structured medical and nursing gap year placements in Southern Africa provide genuine work experience and amazing travel opportunities.

Southern Africa Tours & Safaris

Witness firsthand all that is fantastic about South Africa. The swatches of stunning beaches, the dense forests and abundant wildlife that abounds in the game parks of this region. Visit the most southerly point in Africa, venture along the world renowned Garden Route in South Africa & explore the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho.

You could take an adventure overland tour in Africa and travel from Kenya to the Southern tip of Africa. Explore five of Africa's great National Parks & last great wilderness areas, experience the vast open spaces of the deserts of Namibia.

Southern Africa Teaching

Rewarding Teaching Projects with Disadvantaged Children can be found throughout Southern Africa. Help at schools in different countries, on volunteer placements you probably won't need any qualifications to do any of these projects, but you should be reasonably fluent in English. The most popular subjects with volunteers in Africa to teach are English, Drama and Music, and Sports. You can also teach IT, Design Technology, Maths, some Languages, and just about every academic subject - the choice is yours.

Southern Africa Safaris & Field Guide Training

Travel to Southern Africa for a safari experience of a life time whether you are on a gap year, a sabbatical, your annual 2 week holiday break or just on a short visit to Southern Africa.

Trips can be from 4 days to 1 year in length catering for people looking for an authentic African Bush experience or wildlife qualifications through FGASA (Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) accredited courses from a company like Afreco.

Afreco offer Safari Ranger Training options (Field Guide Training), the 2-week EcoQuest Safari Adventure (based on aspects of Safari Guide Training) our hands-on, interactive and fun Animal Track & Tracking, or a Birding Course Safari in one of the best training camps in remote Northern Kruger Park in South Africa.

Southern Africa Gap Year

Take a gap year in Southern Africa. There are a lot of options including Africa adventure overland gap year trips, conservation programmes, internships or even taking a working holiday in South Africa.

Southern Africa Career Break

Taking a career break in Africa is very popular. You could to a group trip or volunteer, both are popular Africa career break opportunities. African people are extremely welcoming and you will instantly be drawn in by the friendly locals.