| Volunteer vacations is an alternative to your traditional | | | | more intimately, that we will understand the impact of |
| vacation packages. It's all about giving something back | | | | their current continuing decline. Therefore the |
| to the community, but more specifically working with | | | | programme is particularly suited to those who are |
| different conservation organizations to assist with | | | | willing to take up a challenge and play a pivotal role in |
| conservation of great white sharks in South Africa. | | | | observing and promoting these graceful and majestic |
| Since volunteering offers a challenging and rewarding | | | | creatures. |
| personal experience the number of volunteers that | | | | The programme will enable you to see sharks in their |
| comes to South Africa increases tremendously from | | | | natural environment, either from a boat or from a cage. |
| year to year. | | | | You will learn about coastal eco systems in the region, |
| Shark, Whale, Dolphin and Seal Conservation | | | | and about what work is going on to help preserve |
| This volunteer holiday package offers the unique | | | | them. Each link of the chain needs to be supported in |
| opportunity for volunteers to engage in the important | | | | order to ensure ocean sustainability. Because of this |
| research and conservation of great white sharks in | | | | you will have a wide variety of tasks and activities to |
| Cape Town, South Africa. You'll also have the | | | | participate. |
| unforgettable experience to see whales, dolphins, seals | | | | Location |
| and penguins, as well as many species of rare pelagic | | | | Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the |
| birds that reside close to the shore. | | | | Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as |
| If you are adventurous and love the outdoor lifestyle | | | | the best place in the world to see Great White Sharks |
| then this is the perfect volunteer vacation for you to | | | | in their natural habitat. Gansbaai is 160 km from Cape |
| have the most incredible once in a lifetime experience, | | | | Town. |
| as you get up close and personal with these infamous | | | | Activities |
| creatures! | | | | As a volunteer you will be part of the shark team. This |
| Shark populations worldwide are increasingly | | | | project gives you a unique opportunity to view this |
| threatened, and in scientific circles there is still research | | | | magnificent animal in its natural environment. This will |
| needed to fully understand and interpret shark | | | | either be by boat or even more excitingly in an |
| behaviour. | | | | underwater cage. |
| It is only by getting to know these complex creatures | | | | |