Do you care about the fate of our fragile planet? If so, there's no more worthwhile way of spending your gap year than by getting involved in conservation volunteering. Issues such as climate change, deforestation and poaching are an increasing problem. The world's wonderful wildlife and diversity are under threat and needs your help! By becoming a valuable volunteer abroad, you can get involved with vital conservation projects and make a real difference in the natural world.
Get involved in wildlife projects abroad and help care for amazing animals. Become a marine conservation volunteer and protect coral reefs and marine life. Get involved in wildlife rescue projects and help rehabilitate animals. Help to save sea turtles in stunning coastal destinations. If you care about conservation, we offer an incredible range of rewarding conservation volunteering programmes around the world!
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Calling all conservationists!
Do you care about conservation? Become a conservation volunteer and help protect some of the world's amazing environments. Head to South Africa and sign up for South Africa Big 5 Conservation, staying on a private game reserve. Take part in vital wildlife conservation and anti-poaching projects or help protect, preserve and restore wild habitats at an Australian conservation project.
Want to protect wildlife?
If you care about the welfare of the world's wildlife, why not volunteer at a wildlife project? Work with wildlife projects in Australia or travel to South Africa and volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary or with mischievous monkeys!
Amazing marine conservation
Make a difference around the world as a marine conservation volunteer. The earth's underwater world is under threat. Help save sea turtles in Sri Lanka or other marine wildlife in stunning South Africa!
Our oceans are our largest habitat and contain between 50 - 80% of all life on Earth. They’re a bio-diverse wonder and the source of at least half our oxygen. But they’re under threat, with coral bleaching, pollution, over-fishing and rising sea levels. Help to protect our oceans, as a marine conservation volunteer in one of our epic locations.
Our trips are packed with experiences that you’ll never forget. And you can go home knowing that as well as exploring this beautiful planet, you helped leave it a better place.
Change the world for the better as a conservation volunteer!
Found 8 trips
Found 8 trips
South Africa Big 5 Conservation
14-42 days
from £949 £902
Spend 14 - 42 days volunteering on one of South Africa's most exciting Big 5 game reserves, in the heart of the African bush. Get hands on experience with the most incredible wildlife and spend your weekends exploring the wonders of the Garden Route.
Kenya & Uganda Gorilla Trek
15 days
from £3,729 £2,797
From mountain gorilla and chimpanzee trekking in Uganda, to seeing the Big 5 on Kenya's Maasai Mara, this trip is packed with some of the best wildlife experiences on the planet. With participation camping in the African bush, and rugged overland vehicle transport, this is the one for travellers with a thirst for adventure.
Sri Lanka Turtle & Environmental Conservation
2-3 weeks
from £899 £854
Help protect the ocean, one sea turtle at a time! Volunteer in Sri Lanka's southern coastal paradise. Get involved in an exciting variety of high-impact conservation activities. Artificial reefs, beach cleans, sea turtle care, and more.
