Accommodation and Meals
Accommodation on the game reserve is made up of two backpacker volunteer camps, with shared single sex dorm rooms and shared single sex bathroom facilities. The lodges are fully furnished with a tea/coffee station, lounge area, entertainment area with a television and satellite, and an on-site shop for essentials – in case you run out of toothpaste, or the snack craving hits you.
Other project facilities include table tennis, table football, pool table, a library, internet, and sporting facilities such as a swimming pool, tennis courts and a cricket field, all free for you to use in your spare time. At the weekends, you will get to stay in Port Elizabeth, where you will be provided with dorm accommodation. You’re free to explore the town and try out the numerous activities available, so let your hair down, indulge in the fabulous food and drink on offer and take the opportunity to party with new friends.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be prepared for you while on the reserve. The food served varies, but usually consists of cereals, bread, butter, jam, cheese, tea and coffee, and sometimes eggs, sausages, or beans for breakfast; and burgers, chicken and chips, vegetarian dishes, potato casseroles and a range of other meals for
lunch and dinner. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when booking. Please note that the game reserve is an alcohol-free environment – you’ll have the chance to drink and go out with the other volunteers during weekends in Port Elizabeth.
Volunteering at Kwantu
Your day-to-day activities will vary, depending on where the reserve needs your help most. You can expect to be helping out with fence patrols to make sure the reserve’s animals are safe from poachers, removing alien plant species and replacing them with indigenous plants to ensure the right balance is kept to protect the natural ecology, monitoring and counting game, and even assisting with animal capture for medical treatment and relocation to other areas of the reserve.
Kwantu Game Reserve’s facilities and offerings include:
• Various accommodation types
• Big 5 game viewing
• A village within the reserve
• Tennis courts
• Cricket field
• 3 outdoor swimming pools
• Touch farm for younger guests
• Specialty cuisine
• Therapy rooms
• Business Centre
• Airport transfers for smaller and larger groups
What’s Not Included
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Meals whilst in Port Elizabeth
- Drinks and refreshments