Volunteer Testimonials

Having stayed at Kariega Game Reserve for 6 weeks, I now consider this place my home. I take away with me a deeper knowledge of conservation issues as well as environmental adaptations relating to animals and plants. Every moment I will cherish; capturing lion, having elephant walk around the garden fence (and within touching distance past the Cruiser!) and crazy pizza nights with the rest of the gang. Everybody I have met in SA has been so friendly, helpful and open. Having been a part of Thandi’s operations...

Find out what the Kariega Conservation Volunteers for the month of June and July had to say about their time in the Volunteer Programme.

Find out what the Wildlife Conservation Volunteers had to say about their stay. Thank you Christine, Akash, Megan, Danielle, Elodie, Dana, Natalie and Svenja for sharing a little about your time with us on the Kariega Game Reserve Volunteer Project. We are glad that you had a good time and we hope to see you all again someday soon!

Find out what the Wildlife Conservation Volunteers had to say about their stay. Thank you Malin, Agseir, Martha, Pam, Karen and Ross for sharing a little about your time with us on the Kariega Game Reserve Volunteer Project. We are so glad that you all had a good time and we hope to see you all again someday soon!

I would like to thank Kariega for an amazing week of volunteering and also to new staff member Azel Crous! She is full of energy and great fun to be around with! The picture below was taken from the platform just outside the volunteer house on my...

Find out what the Conservation Volunteers had to say about their time at Kariega. 

What's not to love about this special, unique volunteer vacation? I was lucky to have perfect sunny days for most of my brief stay, which were made even more so by game drives, game counts, lessons in local ecology, open air rides, and sights, sounds and smells to feast on for days!! Justine, Kariega's volunteer coordinator is simply fantastic.

I’ve had such a brilliant time at Kariega Game Reserve, loved every minute of it and will never forget it. Here are some of my highlights: Teaching at the primary school was amazing. Hopefully all the students will now read their poems with a Donegal accent!;

We came here not knowing what to expect and not knowing who we were going to be sharing a house with. On both accounts the experience was LOVELY! Each day has brought a new adventure and our volunteer coordinator’s skills and knowledge has opened up a whole new world for us. I cannot begin to say which day was a highlight as all of them are so different and life changing.

We can’t believe our time here is over, it only feels like 2-3 weeks and not a single day repeated! Here are some of our highlights:Slowly learning all the different types of animals and how they and the environment interact and depend on each other. Learning to appreciate birds more, Jacques taught us that safari is about the experience and not just about finding the Big 5