Gap Year Travel Volunteering Experiences Worldwide

Join us on our mission of nurturing nature today, for tomorrow. Enjoy peace of mind, personalised service from our expert team and 24 hour placement support when you travel with Worldwide Experience during your gap year. Our strong support platform allows you to become immersed in the world of conservation through our diverse volunteering initiatives created to make a real impact, by doing the most for the animals and environment while also providing the best experience for our gap year volunteers and travellers.

Gap Year Travel Experiences

Join us on an epic, action-packed volunteering trip for your gap year. Opportunities range from volunteering at animal rehabilitation centres and working with marine conservationists along the South African coastline to our Vets Go Wild programme which provides unique, hands-on animal care experience.

If you are planning to embark on an exciting adventure during your gap year, why not talk to the team at Worldwide Experience? Travel to exciting destinations with us and ensure the welfare of both animals and the environment whilst enjoying a truly unique voluntary experience.

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Volunteer

Volunteer during your gap year and join the ethical conservation revolution!

Group Travel

Create a lifetime of memories on our transformational group experiences!

Vets Go Wild

Calling all vet, vet nurse, and pre-vet students! Become immersed in the world of wildlife veterinary medicine and conservation.

Accredited Courses

Delve deeper into nature with our opportunities to achieve qualiﬁcations.

Conserving Cheetahs

Vets Go Wild

Conserving Orphaned Rhinos

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Flights

Find the best ﬂight for your conservation trip at an affordable price.

Travel Insurance

Get affordable comprehensive travel insurance for peace of mind.

Fundraising

Overcome ﬁnancial obstacles with all the fundraising support you need.

Travel Store

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"I stayed for three weeks working with orphaned rhino and found it to be the greatest life changing experience of my life. I will encourage anyone of any age to go, it was wonde...

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Featured Projects

Conserving Biodiversity in Mauritius

If you have a special interest in the conservation of rare species and are interested in doing conservation work on the island of Mauritius, you can join us in Conserving Biodiversity in Mauritius! Make a real difference, grow your skills in conservation and have the experience of a lifetime! Join us at Kestrel Valley, a private nature reserve in the South East of the island dedicated to the preservation of rare Mauritian wildlife species. This is an extraordinary and exciting conservation...

Vets Go Wild

Our Vets Go Wild module is aimed at students undertaking veterinary and wildlife based programmes at university, providing training in the care of animals in the wild. If you are looking for a hands-on Africa vet experience and need to fulﬁl a portion of your Extra Mural Study (EMS) requirements, Vets Go Wild have the perfect animal care courses for you, featuring the opportunity to work with wildlife vets in South Africa.

Conserving White Rhino

The Kariega Conservation Project is designed to offer volunteers the opportunity to be involved in all conservation related projects on the reserve. You may start seeing yourself as “assistant conservation managers” as all of the work done by you will improve the quality of the reserve. Kariega is home to the famous White Rhino, ‘supermom’ Thandi who survived being poached. She survived thanks to the dedication and commitment of our Eastern Cape conservationists and vets who refused to give u...

Conserving Cheetah

Join our ambitious cheetah breeding project which aims at genetically diversifying the population of this endangered species. The centre has established itself as one of the leading breeding and private research facilities for animal rehabilitation and endangered species in South Africa, with particular emphasis on the breeding and maintenance of cheetah in captivity.

Conserving Orphaned Rhinos

This is a unique opportunity to work with one of Africa’s most critically endangered animals. Make a difference by joining our Living with Orphaned Rhinos program where you will be responsible for hand rearing and rehabilitating baby orphaned rhinos, and other animals. The facility is not open to the public – it is not a tourist attraction, and we are looking for volunteers who are serious about committing to providing care to the rhinos and other animals at the orphanage.

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