by the Safari Dispatch team

Volunteer in the safari world.

Conservation, research, farm and community programmes at lodges, reserves and projects across Africa. Volunteering is unpaid: most programmes charge a fee and some are free, and every listing shows what you pay upfront. You apply straight to the programme, never through us.

All programmesCommunity & educationConservation & researchFarm & reserve workMarine conservationWildlife monitoringFree to join

Volunteer programmes

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Endangered species monitoring, Zululand
Wildlife ACT · Manyoni Private Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal
Wildlife monitoring
South Africa2 to 8 weeks, starting on a Monday
You pay R33,440 for 2 weeks
Madagascar forest research expedition
Operation Wallacea · Mahamavo forest, north-west Madagascar (Mariarano and Matsedroy camps)
Conservation & research
Madagascar2, 4 or 6 weeks between mid-June and early August
You pay from US$2,375 for 2 weeks
Vulture conservation, Southern Drakensberg
Wildlife ACT · Maloti-Drakensberg Park buffer zone, near Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal
Conservation & research
South AfricaFrom 2 weeks, starting on a Monday
You pay R25,916 for 2 weeks