Location
  • South Africa
Project Types
Wildlife Conservation

Program Details

Language
English
Housing
Hostel
Aug 24, 2016
Jun 27, 2015
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About Program

Always wanted to get up close and personal with African Birds and Wildlife? Then this is the project for you!
Don't mind getting your hands dirty or getting stuck in as part of our team? Come join us!

You will work closley with a birds and wildlife from SA and beyond, help prepare their food, clean their enclosure, help with any maintenance or building new camps and enclosures that may be needed. We also have a game reserve where you can take an evening stroll and see our Giraffe, Zebra and lots of antelope.

Just 25 mins from the surfing mecca Jeffreys Bay, there's loads of fun activities to try on your days off too!

Program Reviews

4.61 Rating
based on 23 reviews
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  • 4 rating 4.35%
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  • 1 rating 8.7%
  • Impact 4.6
  • Support 4.7
  • Fun 4.65
  • Value 4.6
  • Safety 4.8
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Emma-Lisa
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

More than a Sanctuary

One of this projects best qualities is that every day is different. You could be feeding an aviary with more than 200 different species of birds on one day and servals and wallabies the next!

Everyday is filled with jobs that you know benefits the animals and the volunteers are given the opportunity to help raise orphaned or abandoned baby animals and even help feed and treat injured ones.

Not every project is able to offer tame servals to play with on just your average day.

One of my greatest highlights would be raising a baby Knysna Loerie who I called Elvis. Elvis is now fully grown and so handsome and friendly.

This project helps people to grow and allows anyone and everyone to feel part of something important.
I highly recommend this project to everyone.

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JJ
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Such an amazing place!

As soon as I arrived I was made to feel welcome by the volunteers and the staff. There's such a variety of animals and the amount of interaction and hands on you get at the sanctuary is brilliant.
The area is beautiful and there is so much to do in the area all along the garden route.
The accommodation is comfortable and well laid out and situated within the game farm meaning I often woke up to some unusual neighbours including Zebra and Giraffe!
I made some of my best friends at the sanctuary and they will remain close friends for life.

69 people found this review helpful.
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onejoni88
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

What a place!

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SHorspool
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A truly beautiful place

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RJ
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Life Saver

Day to day life at African Dawn was amazing. We woke up everyday and immediately fed the animals. We would be able to interact with them as we walked around, and I felt like I got very close to the different creatures there. It was not just birds, there were different types of monkies, wildebeast, kudu, and my favorite, lynx cats. I was enthralled everyday and ready to get up.

The social scene was also fantastic. I went there alone and I was immediately accepted into the small group that was there. I loved it!

70 people found this review helpful.
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CarolineDavis
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

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Jillian
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

African Dawn

General day started with making up food for the animals and feeding all of the animals within the sancutary followed by breakfast.
After breakfast conservation work and environmental enrichment took place as well as general maintenance of enclosures and caring for sick or injured animals.
Lots of free time to interact with the animals and then an afternoon feed and more free time.
I liked this project because of the amount of hands on and interaction we could have with the animals. You are welcomed by everyone and made to feel like a part of the family by all the staff and owner of the sanctuary who has the welfare of his animals always at heart. It's clear to see that everyone there loves the animals they care for and it was a pleasure to be a part of that family.

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