Upon arrival transport provided to the hotel. Choose to dine with your tour host and the other members or take a walk through the city on your own.
2 Nights at City Lodge Hotel or similar
On this Hands-On Conservation Safari in South Africa, Wildlife ACT and Capture Africa Tours teamed up to provide a unique safari that combines both hands-on field experience in wildlife conservation and opportunities to view and photograph animals in the wild.
Explore stunning locations for wildlife viewing including Manyoni Private Game Reserve, Kosi Bay, and Tembe Elephant Park. In addition to the traditional safari game drives, meet and learn from experts in the field of conservation and animal management. Participate in a rhino dehorning, camera trap set-up and take-down, endangered species monitoring, and a rhino orphanage visit.
*Some itineraries may differ slightly due to length of stay at various camps/lodges.
See endangered black rhinos, visit national parks, trekking with Gorillas and other trip extensions we can offer.
We make every attempt to follow this itinerary. Certain conditions (political, climatic, cultural, environmental, or wildlife migration) may require changes. We reserve the right to alter any itinerary at any time, if necessary. We will notify participants of changes as far in advance as possible.
Upon arrival transport provided to the hotel. Choose to dine with your tour host and the other members or take a walk through the city on your own.
2 Nights at City Lodge Hotel or similar
Explore the wonderful culture and history of Johannesburg. Visit the Mai Mai Market, home of traditional healers, the Nelson Mandel’s National Museum in Soweto, and the Apartheid Museum.
Fly to the Manyoni Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. Enjoy a game drive in the reserve followed by a meeting with the Wildlife ACT team to learn about their mission. Lodging is at the Rhino River Lodge, a relaxed family-style safari lodge in the heart of Zululand.
4 Nights at Rhino River Lodge
The day begins with a Rhino Dehorning, which helps protect rhinos from the risk of poaching. This conservation experience is followed by a rhino tracking and monitoring session. An in-depth conversation with experts in the field ends the day.
Today begins with an early morning bush walk. Participate in setting up and taking down camera traps that monitor animals on the reserve, followed by an endangered species monitoring session. Learn how to track, monitor and analyze the data from the cameras to support the KZN Leopard Survey.
After an endangered species monitoring session, we visit a local rhino orphanage. Enjoy a game drive through the reserve viewing abundant wildlife, followed by sundowners in the bush. Savor our last group conservation discussion over dinner. This is our last night at the Rhino River Lodge.
Enjoy an early morning drive before we drive to Kosi Bay, a nature reserve known for its waterways and forests. The activities are endless during our stay at Kosi Forest Lodge. Explore the palm forests by foot or canoe, or go birding in the waterways. Visit the famous fish traps, learn about turtle tracking, or enjoy snorkeling and fishing at the beach.
2 Nights at Kosi Forest Lodge
Drive to the Tembe Elephant Park, a game reserve that is home to some of Africa’s largest elephants. While in Tembe, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with additional excursions available. Enjoy a group farewell dinner on our last night.
2 Nights at Tembe Elephant Lodge
After breakfast, transfer provided to Richards Bay Airport for your flight home or your next destination.
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