Volunteer Role
Your time at this project will be divided into spending time with the elephants and working with the rhinos. There will also be an opportunity to work at a small school within the local community close to the project during the school term or at a pre school during the school holidays.
The Black Rhino Project
You will play an important role in rehabilitating these endangered animals back into their natural environment. It will be an experience of a lifetime and a chance to make a massive contribution to helping save this ancient animal from extinction.
Your duties will include:
- Learn to handle the rhino
- Clean out pens and gather the evening browse
- Walk with the rhino and spend quality time with these wonderful animals in order to collect valuable data on their behaviour and ecology
- Interaction with the baby rhino providing the contact and security they need during this important time in their lives
Your work with the Elephants
You will love your time with these magnificent animals…it is a privilege to work closely with them and their handlers. Working with qualified elephant handlers, the ranch offers you endless opportunities to learn about and interact with these amazing animals.
Your duties will include:
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Handling the training of the elephants and teaching cooperative elephant handling
- Pen cleaning and feeding
- Chores such as wood collection, ploughing and farm work using the elephants
- Elephant patrols and snare sweeps
- Observing the elephants in their natural habitat and spending valuable time in their company, whilst gathering research and data
- Elephant back safaris and camping out in the bush
What’s Included in the Programme
- Project fee: this entails important financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as tracking and monitoring equipment, programme maintenance and expansion
- Assistance in your projects by various trained guides and staff during your stay
- All accommodation
- Meals throughout your project
- 24 hour project support
- Arrival orientation
- Meet and greet at the airport upon arrival
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Flights
- Internal transfers to and from the airport: US$100 Payable upon arrival for return airport transfer
- Visa costs and local taxes
- Alcoholic drinks
- Personal travel insurance. This should include cover for emergency air evacuation and repatriation.
- All items of a personal nature such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other) and luxuries such as drinks.
- E-mails and telephone calls (charged at cost)
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Zimbabwe e.g. visit to the Victoria Falls.
Prices and Durations
Zimbabwe Rhino and Elephant Conservation - 4 weeks $3,199
Zimbabwe Rhino and Elephant Conservation - 8 weeks $5,759
Zimbabwe Rhino and Elephant Conservation - 12 weeks $8,319
