- South Africa
- Cape Town
- Hoedspruit
About Program
Embark on a Life-Changing Journey with SAVE Volunteering!
SAVE Volunteering isn’t booking agent; we’re a passionate Non-Profit Organization that directly manages, funds, and operates every Humanitarian and Wildlife Project we offer. Our dedicated volunteers are the heartbeat of everything we do, making real, lasting impacts on our local communities and natural environments.
When you volunteer with us, you’re investing in the future.
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Program Highlights
- African Pride.
- Big 5 wildlife course.
- Shark Conservation.
- Wild Cat.
- Bush School and Wildlife.
Popular Programs
Join our exclusive project in the African bush, where you'll work alongside research and monitoring teams, focusing on elephants, lions, hyenas, and leopards. Be a part of breeding initiatives for buffalo, Livingston eland, and nyala, ensuring their continued survival. Your involvement in habitat work is crucial for managing and sustaining a balanced ecosystem within the reserve.
Dive into the adventure of a lifetime in Gansbaai—the shark cage diving capital of the world! This unique coastal project brings you face-to-face with diverse marine life, including year-round shark sightings that peak from May to September. From July to December, witness Southern Right Whales and their calves as they visit these waters before returning to Antarctica.
An environmentally friendly sanctuary for any captive bred big cats, where they will be protected and prosper for the rest of their lives. One of the main purposes of the centre is to be an educational platform to create awareness about conditions that big cats face in captivity, and how animal welfare and enrichment play a vital role in giving them the best captive life possible. Operating with the aim to change all breeding facilities into sustainable ethical projects.
Explore a future in veterinary science, animal welfare, or animal management through our immersive project! Divided into three core areas, this program combines theory with hands-on learning, allowing you to interact with wildlife in a game reserve, work with livestock on a farm, and assist with domestic animals in a South African rural village. Spend a third of your time in thrilling wildlife environments, gaining invaluable skills and real-world experience for your career path.
In over 50 years, SANCCOB has treated around 100 000 seabirds. In a non-spill year, SANCCOB treats up to 2 500 seabirds, of which approximately 1000 – 1 500 are African penguins. Other seabirds treated by SANCCOB include various Cormorant species, the endangered Cape gannet, various species of terns; pelagic birds such as albatrosses and petrels, oystercatchers, gulls, pelicans and other coastal seabirds that are found in the region.
Located in South Africa’s scenic Free State, this predator farm is a sanctuary for rescued animals, including 18 lions, caracals, servals, African wild cats, jackals, bat-eared foxes, and even monkeys. Many of these animals were saved from unethical practices. Our goal is to rehabilitate them and, when possible, release them back into the wild to live freely. Join us to make a difference in their lives and witness incredible wildlife up close!
This project is ideal if you want to truly experience the wild side of Africa. The bush camp is based in a Limpopo game reserve which is home to the ‘Big 5’. This means you will get to encounter, and live among, elephants, lions, rhino, leopards and buffalo while working with this project. You will be taught basic bush survival skills and how to navigate your way through the African bush
The Wildlife Farm is home to many orphaned and injured animals, offering care to young orphaned animals, as well as a haven for injured animals while they recover from their trauma. The farm is home to animals including elephants, lions, tigers, cheetahs, the spotted hyena, white lions, and hippo, as well as free-range game such as giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, warthogs, impalas, waterbucks, and the red hartebeest.
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