You can’t go to South Africa on your gap year and not do a big five-game drive, fortunately there are plenty of opportunities to do so on our African wildlife conservation trips, one of our favourites is the African wildlife gap year adventure.

Set in South Africa stunning Eastern Cape, you can spend two or three weeks engaged in wildlife conservation efforts, doing a variety of different wildlife conservation projects whilst getting to know the real Africa. Projects range from visiting a crocodile farm and snake centre, and a Visit to Cat Rehabilitation Centre as well as undertaking plenty of wildlife conservation efforts in a private game reserve.

As part of the African wildlife Your adventure you will get to do a game drive in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, a stunning private game reserve boasting plenty of Africa’s most spectacular animals. Have a look at some of the pictures below taken from the reserve.