South Africa – Wildlife Conservation Experience

Arriving in Johannesburg, you’ll meet your group and begin the journey to our new home in Greater Kruger National Park area. En route, you’ll view an array of natural wonders including God’s Window, Wonder View, the Pinnacle, and the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s largest green canyon. We’ll arrive to the camp in time for a relaxing welcome dinner. (L,D)

Awake to the sound of singing birds at your luxury tented camp before embarking on a game drive through Greater Kruger National Park where we’ll learn all about leopards with the Ingwe Leopard Research Project. We’ll learn how to track leopards and wild cats by identifying paw marks and set up camera traps to gather data about animal movements. (B,L,D)

After breakfast, we’ll embark on a morning game drive. We’ll also take a nature walk into the bush with an expert naturalist guide, to learn about the local flora and fauna. Keep your eyes peeled for the Little Five: the

elephant shrew, buffalo weaver, leopard tortoise, antlion, and rhino beetle. (B,L,D) 

After breakfast, we’ll embark on a morning game drive through the park in search of the Big Five and learn more about the problem of poaching. We will spend the afternoon back at the camp, relaxing and enjoying the natural beauty of our surroundings before an afternoon session on the history, culture, and community you'll visit. End the day with an evening game drive, spotting nocturnal wildlife. (B,L,D)

After breakfast, we’ll embark on a truly behind-the-scenes visit to Kruger’s anti-poaching K-9 unit. A visit that is not typically open to tourists, we’ll meet with the rangers and learn all about the issue of poaching. We’ll then meet the dogs that have been specially trained to fend off poachers in the area. This interactive experience will help piece

together the various issues at play which lead to the unfortunate existence of poaching in not just Kruger, but throughout Africa.We’ll return to the camp in the evening for dinner together. (B,L,D)

We’ll spend the morning at an inspiring sanctuary for elephants. Here, you’ll have a chance to talk with conservationists about the threats the African elephants face, what is being done to combat these threats, and

of course, visit with the sanctuaries elephants! In the afternoon, visit Jessica the hippo, one of the most famous of her kind who regularly graces the pages of National Geographic. In the evening, enjoy a glass of wine as the sun goes down over the camp. (B,L,D)

In the morning, visit Moholoholo, a rehabilitation haven for abandoned and injured animals. Learn about the issues they’re tackling and get up close to some of the rare species they are caring for. Later in the afternoon, visit the Zingela Ulwelzi Project, which helps women and children from nearby townships. Meet the staff and see how their

permaculture programs and self-defense workshops are igniting change in the community. (B,L,D)

Today sees us enjoying a full-day epic game drive through the heart of Greater Kruger National Park, home to 147 species of large mammals. Along the way, we’ll meet with park staff to learn more about their

conservation techniques. Return to the lodge in the evening for a relaxing dinner together. (B,L,D)

Enjoy a relaxing morning at the lodge before heading out on our final game drive together with the team. Along the way, we will pick up the camera traps that we set earlier in the trip and have a chance to see if any

critical wildlife data was collected during our stay. In the evening, enjoy a final Farewell Dinner together! (B,L,D)

We’ll have a relaxing morning at the lodge before flying to Johannesburg in time to catch your return flight home or continue your travels on one of our post-trip extensions. (B)