Elephant Wildlife Protection Project in Namibia
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Impact Trip 12 Days 11 Nights
Your impact host isMaryna
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Highlights of this experience
Get involved in protecting wild desert elephants, sleep under the stars, and enjoy Namibia's natural beauty.
Accommodation
Camping in the African wilderness. Tents can be provided, alternatively we all sleep on mattresses
Group Activities
Maximum of 14 volunteers
Activities
Construction of protective walls on farmers land and patrolling to track elephant herds.
Transportation
Transport from Swakopmund to the base camp and back is included. Airport transfers at own cost.
This is how your experience would look like:
Day 1: Arrival in Swakopmund
You should arrive in the coastal town of Swakopmund on the Sunday before the start of your volunteer project. This will ensure that you are at the Al La Mer Guesthouse in time for the introductory briefing in the early evening. This briefing is your chance …
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Explore
Discover authentic places apart from mass tourism
Support
Your trip directly funds the local projects
Sustain
Strengthen communities & ecosystems
Get to know the project and the host
Maryna
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With us you will get a warm Namibian welcoming
The goal is to find long-term sustainable solutions to the ever-growing challenge of ensuring peaceful cohabitation between subsistence farmers, community members, and desert-adapted elephants.
Thanks to dedicated efforts by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), Save the Rhino Trust, and other NGOs over the past 20 years, the population of desert-dwelling elephants in the region has increased from as few as 52 individuals to an estimated 150 today.
While the return of the elephants is widely seen as positive, it also creates challenges for the people living in the areas they now inhabit.
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How to get there
Once you have booked your flight, please send us the details and we will organize the transfers for you.When you arrive at one of the two airports, you will be picked up by our transfer service and taken directly to Desert Sky Backpackers in Swakopmund or to the accommodation of your choice.You are responsible for the costs of the airport transfer and accommodation in Swakopmund.
The transfer from Walvis Bay Airport to Swakopmund is 280 Namibian dollars each way, while the trip from Windhoek Airport costs 580 Namibian dollars.A transfer from the center of Windhoek to Swakopmund costs 300 Namibia dollars...
Cancellation Policy
- A cancellation of this tour is possible at any time.
- If you cancel at least 30 days before the date of travel, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel between 29 and 15 days before the departure date, 20% of the tour price will be charged.
- If the cancellation is made between 14 and 8 days before the departure date, 50% of the tour price will be charged.
- If the cancellation is made between 7 and 1 day before the departure date, 80% of the tour price will be charged.
- You can also find the cancellation conditions in our terms and conditions
General Information:
- Limited mobility
- Not all parts of this trip are suitable for people with reduced mobility. If you have any questions, please contact us directly.
- Visa requirements
- Please enquire about the visa requirements for this country before you travel. Here is a link to the Federal Foreign Office. If you have any questions please contact us directly.
- We recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance.
