Volunteer horseback safari
7 days—Volunteering in Hwange, Zimbabwe—this is any horse rider and conservationists dream placement! Help with snares, stable cleaning & make a difference!
$1600-6600 USD
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Safari summary
Our main aim is to make a direct and meaningful impact on conservation in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. Having the ability to work closely with the National Park is a huge benefit and one that we don’t take very lightly. Our volunteers will have an experience of a lifetime, not only changing their lives but the lives of those around them too. This is any horse rider and conservationists dream placement, ample time in the saddle as well as having an immediate and direct impact on the communities that surround us as well as preserving our wildlife for generations to come. There is no finer way than to volunteer your efforts into building a greater future - and what better way, than from the back of a horse!
Volunteers welcome anywhere from 2-12 weeks!
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
| Countries | ||
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Horseback riding
- Night game drives
- Volunteer—culture, environment or wildlife
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Laundry
- Meals
- Park fees
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Private vehicle and driver
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Day 1
Hwange
Please note this is a sample itinerary and is subject to change daily/weekly due to the nature of this product. This is an example of what to expect on project. No week is ever the same. 7:30am: In stables, feed the horses and help turn them out 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: 2hr trail ride/ game view, wash numnahs 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Afternoon snare sweep and boundary patrol 5:00pm: Put horses away, help feed and prepare horses for the evening
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 2
Hwange
7:30am: In stables, feed the horses and help turn them out 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Teach anti-poaching rangers to ride, clean feed mangers & groom horses 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Schooling session followed by a Polocrosse lesson 5:00pm: Put horses away, help feed and put horses away
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 3
Hwange
6:00am: Sunrise game drive 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: In stables, assist with guest ride and lunge young horses 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Horse swim in nearby waterhole + trail ride 5:00pm: Put horses away, help feed and prepare horses for the evening
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 4
Hwange
7:30am: In stables, feed the horses and help turn them out 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Exercise ride, combined with a litter clean up ride 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Show Jumping practice 5:00pm: Sunset ride + sundowner drinks
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 5
Hwange
7:30am: In stables, feed the horses and help turn them out 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Village visit day, ride out to the village and educate locals on animal care and human-wildlife conflict resolution. 12:00pm: Lunch will be had in the village with the locals 1:00pm: ride back to stables from the village tour. 5:00pm: Back in stables, followed by Braai night (Barbeque)
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 6
Hwange
**Day off** 10:00am: Full English breakfast 11:00am: Town trip (optional) Excursion (optional) or day in stables (optional) REST OF DAY OFF (OPTIONAL)
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
Day 7
Hwange
7:30am: Bush craft class and on foot animal walk/ tracking 8:30am: Breakfast 9:30am: Snare workshop, followed by a ride in the forestry area (optional- morning off) 12:00pm: Sunday cooked lunch 1:00pm: Full Afternoon game viewing and sunset ride (Optional afternoon off) 6:00pm: Back in stables
Hwange Horseback Safaris Accomodation
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