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My Experience: Game Ranger Internship

MAY 17TH, 2013 BY REAL GAP CUSTOMERS IN AFRICA

Hi Real Gappers! We've just received a fantastic blog post from Real Gap customer Archie Middleton, who's just completed our Game Ranger Internship. If you want to find out what life's like on a Big 5 game reserve, have a little gander....

My time spent training for my level one Field Guide qualification on my Game Ranger internship in South Africa was some of the best of my life so far. What made it so enjoyable was the fact that although we spent our days running, climbing and crawling...

Real Gap's South Africa Big 5!

MARCH 07TH, 2013 BY CHARLIE BURCH IN AFRICA

I've just come back from a trip of a lifetime around our Real Gap South African projects, and I thought I'd start by telling you all about my first stop off- the Big 5 trip!

We flew into Port Elizabeth fairly late in the day, so as soon as we arrived we were picked up with someone showing a sign with my name on it. After the introductions we jumped into a car and started on our journey to the game reserve. It was about an hours journey, and was great to see some of the scenery along the way! Read More

Charlie's back!

MARCH 06TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

Over the last two weeks, RG's Charlie's been touring around South Africa- popping his head around the door of a number of our trips!

Now he's back in the office we thought we'd show you all a few of his photos! He had a fantastic time (...and he's got a tan, lucky thing!).

Keep your eyes peeled, we're going to be updating our Facebook and Twitter feeds over the next few weeks with all of his adventures. He's also going to be writing a blog post or two of his own relaying back all of his South...

Prince Wills, The Anti Poacher!

MARCH 05TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

Something that makes our blood boil here at RG Towers is animal poaching. Luckily there are high profile individuals, such as Prince William, who are prepared to jump on board and stick up for what's right.

We're real animal lovers over at RG, so once we saw Prince Wills had made this campaign video to support CITES- which is the annual meeting of the 'Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species'- we thought we'd spread the word to help raise awareness.

A number of our volunteering...

RG's Charlie in South Africa!

FEBRUARY 25TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

Real Gap's Charlie's been touring around South Africa visiting a load of our projects and experience trips over the last week, and we've received some awesome snaps from him!

The photos below are all from Charlie's time on our 'Lion Cub Experience' trip, where volunteers get to experience life as a South African ranger by working on a reserve for two weeks. Not only that, but you'll get to go on game walks (where you'll get the chance to check out the big 5!), feed and care for the lions- and...

Packing for A Big Trip

FEBRUARY 15TH, 2013 BY CHARLIE BURCH IN AFRICA

I'm visiting a load of Real Gap's South Africa trips next week, so I'm just organising some last bits before my adventure starts. Want some good tips? Carry on reading!

I’ve done all my laundry, and I've finally started to organise my packing. With packing it generally all depends on the individual, but hopefully the list below will be helpful to those of you who are about to embark on your own adventure!

A question we get asked a lot on the sales team is 'backpack, or suitcase?'. I’m a...

Leaving for South Africa!

FEBRUARY 13TH, 2013 BY CHARLIE BURCH IN AFRICA

Hi, it's Charlie here! I'm one of Real Gap's Travel Advisors, and I'm going on a trip to South Africa next week to drop in on some of our trips...

I’m off to S Africa on Saturday, today is Wednesday and in typical fashion I spent my weekend having fun, and now need to get everything done in my lunch breaks!!

My list? I’ve just been to bank, sorted my phone and ended up calling both to make sure they know I’m in South Africa, so I can use my phone and my bank card abroad (...organised just...

Packing Up!

JANUARY 25TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

At Real Gap HQ, we're always getting asked about packing, the bain of a travellers life. It's SO easy to forget something, and seriously- we feel all of your pain! So, want some packing tips? Step this way travelling fiend...

1. Research the climate from top to bottom! Sometimes assumptions can overcome logic. 'It's going to be BOILING in Thailand, I'll take shorts!' (thought Bob). Well, Bob thought wrong! Yes, it may be absolutely scorching hot in the tropical Thailand, but there's also a...

Real Gap Trailer

JANUARY 07TH, 2013 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

Some of you will already know how much Real Gap ROCKS! But for those of you who don’t – check out our Real Gap trailer NOW: www.youtube.com/user/RealGapExperience.

Impressed? We knew it! We're not the cocky type, but we aren't half good at organising trips of a lifetime!

Adventures, Internships, Volunteering, Round the World trips the list goes on....

We hope our trailer has tickled your taste buds for global travel, so why not book a trip of a lifetime today while the January Sale is still...

Elephants in Namibia!

DECEMBER 18TH, 2012 BY LAURA RIDGERS IN AFRICA

We've just been sent some fantastic snaps from our Real Gappers in Namibia, and we couldn't NOT share these beauties with you all! (It would've been the crime of '12!)

On our desert Elephant conservation project in Namibia, travellers get the opportunity to track the elephants so working within close promixity to one of our favourite animals is a given! We've become particularly smitten with the photo of the littlen on the left too; he's a serious cutie!

It's currently 32c in Windhoek,...

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