ISV South Africa Conservation project

I was lucky enough to visit the breathtaking South Africa last summer (August 2013). My project was a conservation project which involved feeding and handling cheetahs in a cheetah rehabilitation and breeding center. In our two weeks there, we completely refurbished an enclosure and cleared up and sorted a local dump which was affecting the wildlife living on the resort. It was the most incredible experience of my life. Our two project leaders were absolutely incredible and passionate. This experience changed my life forever and I have a greater perspective on life after my time there. We did not only volunteer, we also traveled for 2 weeks and saw some of the most incredible things. The tour was exciting and full of activities. Although the trip was quite pricey (approx $6000 altogether) it was more than worth the experience. Without going through ISV we would not have seen or done any of the things we did. It was very well organised and project and tour leaders as well as staff from our resort on project (Shingwedzi) were incredible and passionate about their job. I definitely recommend this, it was a once in a lifetime experience and almost a year on I still miss it every single day!!!