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Nakavango Conservation Centre together with the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust proudly offers a Wildlife Veterinary Programme
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The Nakavango Conservation Centre and Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust have teamed up to specifically offer a wildlife veterinary programme for veterinary students from across the globe!
Students are hosted at the Nakavango Conservation Centre, which is based at the Stanley & Livingstone Private Game Reserve. The reserve is a mere ten minute drive from the town of Victoria Falls, home to one of the natural wonders of the world, the Victoria Falls. The Victoria Falls are recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Volunteers from across the globe are provided the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in conservation management activities, research projects, and community development projects. During your experience, your knowledge of nature conservation and African wildlife will be greatly enhanced through your dedicated programme co-ordinators, and you will leave with a stronger understanding of conservation issues, and the knowledge that you have made a real contribution to nature conservation and local communities in Africa.
Quick Overview Country & Area: Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls Nearest Airport: Victoria Falls International Airport Transfer Time: 15 – 20 minutes Duration: 21 days Minimum Age: 18 years* Minimum PAX per programme for this to go ahead: Six (6) Veterinary students Maximum PAX: 10 Dates: 09/06/14 – 29/06/14
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Veterinary programme students on the 21 day programme will also participate in the Nakavango Conservation Programme:
The Nakavango Conservation Programme has five major focal areas: •Education •Conservation Management •Conservation Research Projects •Community Development •Sustainability
EDUCATION Our student co-ordinators will ensure that our volunteers leave the programme with an excellent understanding of all activities and issues related to conservation management, African wildlife, important conservation issues and community development. Our volunteers are thoroughly briefed before each activity, particularly regarding the importance of the activity, and aspects related to safety precautions, as well as ethical and respectful conduct during activities.
Volunteers will enjoy entertaining and interesting lectures on various topics, either delivered by our highly knowledgeable and qualified Nakavango team members and reserve manager, or guest speakers. Volunteers will also receive practical education throughout all activities.
We encourage our volunteers to accept or propose a mini- project which they work on, either individually or as a group during off-time, which is presented on the final evening of your stay at Nakavango.
Nakavango is in partnership with Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Museum post-graduate researchers are hosted at Nakavango for their field work studies , allowing volunteers the opportunity to interact with the researchers and shadow and assist the researchers with their field work. The museum curators also assist in the development and updating of our on site mini-museum on the property.
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CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS The research projects are primarily aimed at gaining a better knowledge and stronger understanding of specific species, enabling more informed decision making regarding species conservation action plans.
The projects may be directly or indirectly connected to a particular species or group of species, which have been identified as per the Red Data Species list as Vulnerable to Endangered.
Research projects that our volunteers may be exposed to during their stay at Nakavango include: •Oxpecker monitoring •Ground Hornbill monitoring •Raptor conservation in association with EWT •Bird species data collection for Birdlife Zimbabwe •Freshwater ecosystem analyses along the Masuwe River, one of the tributaries of the massive Zambezi River •Monitoring projects for specific species: Elephant, Black Rhino, Buffalo, and predators
SUSTAINABILITY All the facilities on the reserve, including the student facility, are committed to “green” operations in order to achieve balance with and minimise impact on the natural environment, and create greater awareness about our footprint on our planet.
Our Green operation projects that students may get involved with include: •Vegetable garden upkeep – sustains lodge, student programme, and staff community •Indigenous tree nursery •Recycling initiatives
CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT Volunteers can expect to get involved practically in conservation management practices, all of which are vital for the successful operations of the game reserve.
Conservation management activities may include: • Alien vegetation removal • Applying soil erosion control methods • Vulture Restaurant maintenance • Fence patrols • Bush walks with IAPF • Waterhole creation, maintenance and monitoring • Game counts • Road maintenance • Upkeep of river crossings • Predator culvert checks • Reserve clean-up operations • Game capture in season • Game census counting www.worldwideexperience.com Tel: +44 (0) 1483 860560 [email protected]
Nakavango Conservation Community Development
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The Nakavango Conservation Programme is proudly associated with the Children In The Wilderness Foundation, one of Wilderness Safaris’ outreach programmes based at Victoria Falls. Volunteers can expect to assist, within the framework of the CITW programme and under the guidance of the programme's co-ordinator Sue Goatley, through the following activities: •Tutoring of children •Homework workshops for scholars •Sports coaching for scholars •Community clean-ups with the scholars •School vegetable garden and nursery maintenance with the scholars •Fundraising events for the initiation of specific community projects.
Nakavango is excited about our latest community initiative , where we are in the planning phase of helping to set up a community recycling project in Victoria Falls.
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This is a sample itinerary of a type of program that may be implemented. Due to the fact that much darting of wildlife is opportunistic, we cannot guarantee what and when any darting may occur. Therefore activities may shift or move depending on any specific programs at that time of year.
• DAY 1 Arrivals and transfer to Camp Nakavango Orientation of Camp and the facilities Opening Dinner Evening game drive • Day 2 Introduction to staff, projects and tour of lab facilities Lecture: Field Conservation Practical- Using your Senses Lectures: Wildlife Identification Practical: Traps and Snares Afternoon Game drive • DAY 3 Lectures: Basic Pharmacology and drug classes Overview of dangerous animals Practical: Tracking and Navigation Overview of Darting equipment Practical: Use of darting equipment, loading darts, etc • DAY 4 Lectures: Basic Physiology of each drug and the side effects in different species Safety and First Aid/CPR – including human response to drugs used in darting Practical- CPR Lectures: Physical capture techniques Practical: Practice darting • DAY 5 Lecture: Logistical Planning- drug’s boxes, equipment, and species specific info Lecture: Darting Carnivores Practical: Wildlife interaction- elephant and cheetah Lecture: Health and welfare darting Lecture: Ethics Bush Walk
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• DAY 6 Lecture: Darting Hind-gut fermenters (elephant, rhino, etc). Lecture: Darting ungulates and equids Practical: Darting of donkeys (each group to take turns) processing of donkey samples in lab Game Drive • DAY 7 Lecture: Telemetry and its role in conservation Practical: Using telemetry equipment ½ Walk: Tracking and using telemetry ½ group: Tracking using telemetry via vehicle (groups swap) Lecture: Darting accidents and miscalculations DAY 8 Day off for activities- white water rafting, Chobe day trip, canoeing, etc • DAY 9 Tour of the Falls Talk on Livingstone and local history Afternoon off for activities • DAY 10 Lecture: Biodiversity, elephant, and wildlife corridors, KAZA TFCA Lecture: Poaching and current crisis of ivory and rhino horn Lab practical: PCR and the use of lab diagnostics and genetics for anti-poaching Game Drive- rhino tracking- Nakavango • DAY 11 Lecture: Wildlife diseases Practical- Post-Mortem and collecting of samples Lab: processing of samples and disease surveillance Lecture: Practical on the ground surveillance, setting up sampling kits, and Beauty and Beef
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• DAY 12 Sampling of cattle at dip tanks and feed lots, intra-dermal TB test Return to lab and process bloods and all samples Lecture: Monitoring and control of diseases and parasites in wildlife and “One Health” disease prevention, FMDV • DAY 13 Lecture: Holding bomas and physical transport of wildlife Lecture: Sedatives and tranquilizers Lab: Completion of Gamma interferon test of blood samples, Begin FMDV testing Lecture: Wildlife orphans, nature vs. human interference • DAY 14 Visit to Crocodile Farm Sampling of reptiles for diseases Lecture: Treatment of avian and reptiles Processing of blood samples Afternoon Game Drive • DAY 15 Vaccinations of cattle Reading of Intra-Dermal Skin test at dip tanks and feed lots Written and oral exams (optional) • DAY 16 Last Minute Activities Final exam results Sundowners Course Farewell Dinner • DAY 17 Departures to airport • DAY 17 – 21 (for 21 day programme) Participation in the Nakavango Conservation Programme
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Please use the below recommended clothing list as a guide as you prepare for your experience. All items on this list are not essential and the list is only a suggestion. Please bear in mind season of travel when packing – You will get very cold while out on activities early morning and late afternoon. Most days should be sunny and mild but the weather can be unpredictable.
Other useful items Recommended Kit List •Good torch (this is a must bring. Head •2 Short sleeve shirts torches work well) •3 Long work trousers / Shorts (Or work trousers with •Water bottle zip-off longs) •Camera •T shirts •Spare batteries •Hiking Boots •Sunglasses (to keep the dust out of your •Flip flops for around the lodge eyes as well as the sun!) •Sweat shirt/Fleece (winter months pack plenty) •Personal medical goodies •Padded parka jacket/windbreaker - warm •Hairdryer •Daypack •Cards/ CD’s •Long Socks / trainer socks •Spare memory cards for your pictures •Scarf and gloves •Sunscreen (even when it is cold you can •Warm Hat or beanie burn!) •Gloves for working and warmth in winter •Mammal/bird book (although there is a •Changes of casual clothes for evenings copy out there for your reference) •Underwear •Notebook and pen •Trainers/running shoes •Stopwatch •Bath x Beach Towels •Stethoscope •Bathing costume •Thermometer •Must bring binoculars
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Accommodation: Volunteers are accommodated in our purpose-built student programme facility, called Camp Nakavango, at the Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve. Each participant is allocated their own room with bedding provided for you, and bathrooms are shared between only two to three students. The facility also boasts a spacious, fully-equipped kitchen and canteen area where all meals are prepared and served. Please note that some meals may be packed and taken out into the field for consumption. There is a safe on the premises for cash and small valuables. The lecture room at Camp Nakavango is well equipped with presentation equipment and a comprehensive book library. One of the highlight features of Camp Nakavango is the open-air entertainment area, including a deck, bar facility and swimming pool, all overlooking the riverbed with waterholes along the Masuwe River's ancient “oxbow”. It should be kept in mind at all times that Camp Nakavango is in the middle of a “dangerous game area” and volunteers are not permitted to exit the camp unless accompanied by one of the student co-ordinators.
Meals : Volunteers can enjoy three meals a day, prepared for you by the camp cook. Meals are simple, yet tasty and nutritious. If volunteers wish to eat food different than the food provided, you are welcome to buy your own ingredients from the supermarket at your own cost during weekends or town trips. Any meals eaten at restaurants and other places will be for your own cost. Please note that on some days, meals (especially lunches) will be pre-made and packed, and taken out into the field, giving our volunteers the opportunity to make the most of your time in African bush, while applying yourselves to conservation and community activities. Please ensure that any information regarding special dietary requirements is included in the relevant space on your booking form.
Laundry: Laundry is done weekly for you at Camp Nakavango by our friendly housekeeping staff. Please ensure that all your items of clothing and towels are labelled with your name to prevent confusion and to ensure that you receive all your laundry back in your own laundry bag. Laundry bags are provided.
Communication: The best way to communicate is via email as there is a wireless internet facility at the camp. Volunteer students can by internet airtime from the Facility Manager for use at the camp. There are also internet cafés in the nearby town of Victoria Falls. Students can also buy local sim cards for cell phones in town or at the airport.
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Nearest town The nearest town is the charming and vibrant Victoria Falls.
Banking The suitable banks for international visitors in Victoria Falls are Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays Bank. Cash points for MasterCard, Visa, etc. are available in town. Traveller’s cheques are also exchangeable in the banks. The easiest form of making any necessary payments during your stay is either with a debit card or a credit card.
Behaviour Students are to behave in a manner that is respectful to all people, including staff, guests, visitors and fellow students, and treat company assets with respect during their stay. You will be required to sign a Nakavango Volunteer Student Programme Code of Conduct before commencement of your stay with us.
Dress Students are please to be dressed neatly in a way that is not inappropriate or offensive, and to ensure that your clothes are clean. Uniform shirts are provided, and you will be required to wear these shirts on certain days for specific activities, as advised by your co-ordinators.
Jewellery Simple, minimal jewellery is acceptable during programme working hours. It is advised that wearing of jewellery in visible body piercings, other than ears should be avoided, as this may offend people of certain cultures.
Drugs The possession and/or use of narcotics and any other recreational drugs is illegal. Volunteers suspected of breaking this law will be removed from the programme and sent home. If you take any form of prescribed drugs, please carry a note from your doctor with you stating the relevant information.
Alcohol Volunteer students are permitted to drink alcohol at Camp Nakavango, provided the use of alcohol does not result in any unacceptable behaviour. Alcohol may not be consumed during working hours, or within two hours before a scheduled activity. Should a student be found to be drinking alcohol outside of the appropriate times, the student will be removed from the programme for the rest of the day and be required to remain at camp. Should alcohol consumption result in any form of unacceptable behaviour, the student/s will undergo a disciplinary procedure, and as a result be removed from the programme and sent home.
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Use of company assets Students may only make use of company equipment with the consent of, and under the direct supervision of the co-ordinator or facility manager, and are to use the equipment with care. Any concerns or faults regarding any equipment should be reported immediately to your co-ordinator.
Health and safety HIV & AIDS: This disease is a huge problem all over the world, and in Africa especially; Victoria Falls is no exception. To learn more about how it is affecting Africa, please visit the following website: http://www.avert.org/aidssouthafrica.htm. The tap water at the facility and in the surrounding areas is drinkable, but contains a bit of lime. Water on the Nakavango Estate is sourced from boreholes. Should students not enjoy the taste of the water, you are welcome to purchase bottled water. Please ensure that you bring any medication specifically related to specific medical conditions, e.g. asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc. and ensure that you provide us with all necessary details of such conditions on your booking form. First aid is available on site and during all activities, as your co-ordinators are first aid qualified. There are doctors and a clinic in Victoria Falls. For any serious emergencies, patients are evacuated by air by MARS (Medical Air Rescue Services) to the nearest, appropriate hospital. The Victoria Falls area is a malaria area; however, the risk of contracting malaria is moderate as the area is not a high risk area. Students are advised to seek the advice of your doctor regarding anti-malaria precautions. Students should bring insect repellent and an anti-histamine cream and tablets approved by your doctor. Please ensure that your medical insurance while you are travelling is in order. You will need to pay cash to any doctor, clinic or hospital in the area should you need to make use of their services. You are advised to keep such receipts so that you can claim back from your insurance company after your trip. It is very important that you include all necessary information, as per your booking form, regarding specific medical conditions.
Volunteers are not to exit the boundary of Camp Nakavango, unless accompanied by your co-ordinator, or leaving with an arranged transfer. The camp is situated in a dangerous game area. When visiting the town of Victoria Falls, it is unsafe to walk around at night, specifically due to dangerous wildlife that readily enter the town at night (and sometimes during the day!) Also, it is advised that students do not engage with informal sellers of various goods in the streets as this invariably leads to harassment until the goods are purchased, and usually at unreasonable prices. There are tourism police readily available to escort you to various sites around town, and it is recommended that students make use of the services of the tourism police.
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Zimbabwe is a country with an interesting history, exceptional natural beauty, friendly people, and a wealth of wildlife diversity.
Location: Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the north-central part of Southern Africa.
Size: 390 580 km2. Zimbabwe is the 61st largest country in the world (although below average size for Africa) just larger than Japan or Montana but smaller than Paraguay, with a total area of 390,580 km², of which 3,910 km² comprises lakes and reservoirs.
Boundaries: South Africa to the South, Botswana to the West, the tip of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip in the Northwest, Zambia to the North, and Mozambique to the East.
Extreme points: This is a list of the extreme points of Zimbabwe, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
•Northernmost point - unnamed location on the border with Zambia in the Zambezi River immediately north of the town of Kanyemba, Mashonaland West province
•Easternmost point - unnamed location on the border with Mozambique immediately west of the Mozambican town of Vera, Manicaland province
•Southernmost point – the tripoint with South Africa and Mozambique, Masvingo province
•Westernmost point - the tripoint with Botswana and Zambia, Matabeleland North province Landscape: Most of Zimbabwe is rolling plateau, with over 75% of it lying between 600 and 1,500 m (2,000–5,000 ft) above sea level, and almost all of it over 300 m (1,000 ft). The area of high plateau, known as the highveld, is some 650 km (400 mi) long by 80 km (50 mi) wide, and stretches northeast to southwest at 1,200 to 1,675 m (4,000–5,500 ft). This culminates in the northeast in the Inyanga mountains, reaching the country's highest point at Mt. Inyangani, 2,592 m (8,504 ft). On either side of the highveld is the middleveld, a plateau ranging from about 600 to 1,200 m (2,000–4,000 ft) in height. Below 610 m (2,000 ft) are areas making up the lowveld, wide and grassy plains in the basins of the Zambezi and the Limpopo. The highveld is a central ridge forming the country's watershed, with streams flowing southeast to the Limpopo and Sabi rivers and northwest into the Zambezi. Only the largest of the many rivers have an all- year-round flow of water. Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m Highest point: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m
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The tourist police are funded by private establishments in the Victoria Falls tourism community, and are easily recognisable by their navy blue police uniform and yellow bibs stating “Victoria Falls Tourism Police”. However, the people in the town are very friendly, and we make the above recommendation in the interest of your enjoyment of Victoria Falls. Please feel free to seek the advice on any topics, especially related to your health and safety, from your co-ordinator.
VISA: If you enter Zimbabwe – you must get an on entry visa which you have to pay for in cash in US$ its $55 (estimate of cost) but we recommend that you get a double entry visa as if the want to leave Zimbabwe and go into Zambia )Victoria Falls Town (Zimbabwe) and Livingstone Town (Zambia) are only about 15min from each other.
Alot of people want to see the falls from both countries. The Double entry visa is about $80 (estimate of cost)you will need to have the $ in Cash they do not take credit or visa cards.
Secondly if you arrange your own flights and decide to fly into Zambia which you can do you will have to pay for your own transfers – you will need a Yellow fever certificate to clear customs. You do NOT need one if land in Zimbabwe the best advice that we can give is please land in Zimbabwe.
The provinces are subdivided into 59 districts and 1,200 wards(sometimes referred to as municipalities). Each district is headed by a District Administrator, appointed by the Public Service Commission. There is also a Rural District Council, which appoints a Chief Executive Officer. The Rural District Council comprises elected ward councillors, the District Administrator and one representative of the chiefs (traditional leaders appointed under customary law) in the district. Other government functions at district level are carried out by district offices of national government departments.
At ward level there is a Ward Development Committee, comprising the elected ward councillor, the kraalheads (traditional leaders subordinate to chiefs) and representatives of Village Development Committees. Wards are subdivided into villages, each of which has an elected Village Development Committee and a Headman (traditional leader subordinate to the kraalhead)
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• Ethnic groups: Black ethnic groups make up 98.5% of the population. The majority people, the Shona, comprise 70%. Included among the Shona are about 2 million descendants of migrant workers from Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Also included are the Shangaan found in Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts-they originated from South Africa in the 19th Century and were led by Soshangane. The Ndebele are approximately 20% of the population. The Ndebele are descended from Zulu migrations in the nineteenth century.The balance comprises the Kalanga, Nambya, Tonga, Venda and Suthu. Other less populous Zimbabwean ethnic groups include white Zimbabweans, mostly of British origin (95%), but some are of Afrikaner, Portuguese and Dutch origin as well, who make up approximately 0.5% of the total population. Mixed race citizens as well as various Asian ethnic groups (40,000), mostly of Indian and Chinese origin each form less than 0.01% of the population.
• Languages: English is the official language of Zimbabwe, though less than 2.5%, mainly the white and Coloured (mixed race) minorities, consider it their native language. The rest of the population speak Shona (70%) and Ndebele (20%) Kalanga (2%), Nambya, Venda, Suthu and Tonga.
• Food: Like in many African countries, a majority of Zimbabweans depend on staple foods. "Mealie meal", or cornmeal, as it is known in other parts of the world, is used to prepare bota, a porridge made by mixing cornmeal with water, to make a thick paste. This is usually flavored with peanut butter, milk, butter, or jam. Bota is usually eaten for breakfast. Cornmeal is also used to make sadza, which is usually eaten for dinner, and by many for lunch too. The process of making sadza is similar to bota, however after the paste has been cooking for several minutes, more cornmeal is added to thicken the paste until it is hard. This meal is usually served with vegetables (spinach, chomolia, spring greens/collard greens), beans, and meat that is either stewed, grilled, roasted, or sundried. Sadza is also commonly eaten with boerowors or curdled milk (sour milk), commonly known as lacto (mukaka wakakora). On special occasions, rice and chicken with coleslaw salad is often served as the main meal. Graduations, weddings, and any other family gatherings will usually be celebrated with the killing of a goat or cow, which will be braaied (or barbecued) for the gathered family.
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Sport: Football is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe, although rugby union and cricket also have a following, traditionally among the white minority. Zimbabwe has won eight Olympic medals, one in field hockey at the (boycotted) 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and seven in swimming, three at the 2004 Summer Olympics and four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Please note: •Summer months in Zimbabwe: November to April. Ticks and mosquitoes are rife during these months. •Winter months in Zimbabwe: May to October. There may still be ticks and mosquitoes. The early mornings, evenings and night can get very cold.
•Currency in Zimbabwe is the $US. We recommend that you bring some cash for purchases.
•An International Driver's License is required for hiring and driving of vehicles. Minimum age for hiring vehicles is 21.
•Voltage 220v Plugs: square 3-pin plug (as used in the UK). You will need to bring adaptors for any equipment that does not conform to these plug types.
•All passengers travelling to South Africa need to have at least two completely clear pages in their passports for use by immigration upon arrival, and for travelling to Zimbabwe, further blank pages are required – a minimum total of 4 blank pages. Passports must be valid for six months after the anticipated return date to your country of origin.
•Depending on your nationality, and duration, you may be required to obtain a visa. Visas are obtainable from the embassy before travel or upon arrival from the immigration officers at the airport, and you will need to pay cash for the visa in USD – currently $55.00. It is the responsibility of the traveller to ensure that you obtain all necessary visas.
•Age limit for buying alcohol is 18 years.
•Immunisation: Polio and tetanus are highly recommended. Please consult your general practioner back home for further advice on immunisation. If you would like to enter Zambia, it is a requirement that you have Yellow fever immunisation. Malaria is present in Zimbabwe and we do recommend that taking precautions is essential.
•In the unfortunate event of any emergency requiring medical attention during your experience, doctors and hospitals will require immediate payment. Although you are covered by your insurance it is recommended that you take a credit card or $250 to cover any unforeseen eventualities, which can be claimed from your insurance company upon your return.
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On arrival at the O.R. Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg (this is your first point of entry into southern Africa), you will have to clear immigrations and collect your baggage. Once you have cleared customs formalities, proceed to the domestic terminal (even though you're flying to another country from there) for you onward Victoria Falls flight. The domestic terminal is clearly marked and within walking distance. We recommend a minimum of 2 hour connecting time between your flights. On arrival at Victoria Falls International Airport, you will have to clear customs and pay any required visas before collecting your baggage. Your student co-ordinator from Nakavango will be waiting for you with a board stating “Nakavango Conservation & Community Student Programme”. From here, your co- ordinator will transfer you (about a 15 minute trip) to your home, Camp Nakavango, for the next few weeks, and get you settled in and ready for your placement!
FLIGHT DELAYS: If the rare situation arises whereby you miss your connecting flight, you may have to stay overnight at the airport in Johannesburg. Therefore we have allocated a list of hotels around the airport where you should be able to stay if this occurs:
•Africa Centre Airport Leisure Hotel Contact details: Zanete/George +27 (0) 11 894 4857 The hotel is about 5 minutes from the airport and offers a free shuttle service to and from the airport.
•Emerald Guest House Contact details: Nico Geldenhuys +27 (0) 11 394 1148 The guest house is next to the airport and also offers a free shuttle service to and from the airport. Should your connecting flight from Johannesburg
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Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 (0) 1483 860 560 Fax: +44 (0) 1483 860391 Website: www.worldwideexperience.com
To be eligible for this project you need to be studying Veterinary Science and have a keen interest for conservation.
Please note: Courses will only go ahead if a minimum number 6 students are booked on each course date.
Inclusions: Accommodation Meals Transfers from Victoria Falls Airport to Nakavango All fieldwork, lectures and visits to surrounding areas.
Excludes: Flights and any other means of transportation not mentioned. Laundry
Bonding - Worldwide Experience is a fully bonded tour operator and all volunteers booked to travel with us have protection by bonding, as required by ABTA and ATOL (through the civil aviation authority). We are also a fully licensed IATA agent, which allows us to organize all of your air travel requirements directly from our office. Please ask us for a quote.
• A £400.00 per person deposit is required to confirm placement (Full payment if under 8 weeks prior to departure) • Your Placement will then be confirmed to you in writing by Worldwide Experience • Take your time to do fund raising, sponsorship or work to raise money to fund your placement • A 50% installment is due 4 months before departure. • Full Balance is due 2 months prior to departure (10 weeks prior a reminder balance invoice is sent) • Volunteer Profile, Travel Plan, Air tickets and Preparation Pack sent to you.
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