It can be tricky to take a long amount of time away from jobs and responsibilities. To enable passionate people to still be able to work with elephants, we offer a one week elephant experience. This is a condensed version of the main volunteer project, with a reduced emphasis on research and greater emphasis on care.
This one week elephant experience is just that – an experience. You will be learning a lot about the elephants, getting a glimpse about what it is like to care for these gentle giants and dipping your toe into the main volunteer tasks. This can include:
Cleaning out the boma (elephant sleeping area)
Assisting with elephant research
Making elephant enrichment
Making elephant dung paper
Taking an early morning walk with the elephants
The accommodation and all other arrangements are the same as for the main elephant volunteer program.
The project runs from Sunday – Sunday (not Monday to Monday like the main volunteer project).
You will be collected from George (GRJ) airport. Your flight must arrive before 2pm on your arrival Sunday. We will collect you from the airport and drive you up to the project via a supermarket, where you can collect your groceries for the week. You will be dropped back to Georgie airport on the following Sunday in time for your onward flight.