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Country: MALAWI
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| Yomps |
10 Woodland Way
Sussex
UNITED KINGDOM
BN1 8BA
Phone: 0845 006 1435
www.yomps.co.uk
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Program description: |
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Volunteer in Malawi for four or eight weeks to help with wildlife research and hippo conservation projects that aim to prevent the extinction of the hippopotamus population along the southern shores of Lake Malawi; camping in friendly local villages, seeing spectacular landscapes and exploring the awesome national parks of Malawi, the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’.
This exciting Yomps hippo conservation expedition takes volunteers to south-eastern Africa to help to protect the endangered hippo population. For four or eight weeks you will travel for hundreds of miles along the southern shores of Lake Malawi, observing the fascinating hippo population and gathering wildlife research data that will help with their future conservation. The data you collect on this wildlife research project will help environmental organisations to gain a better understanding of troubles facing hippos. By understanding these problems, the correct conservation measures can be implemented to increase the hippo population; making our research all the more urgently required and your volunteering is all the more worthwhile. Factors including poaching and shooting (mostly due to crop conflicts) have contributed to the rapidly decreasing hippopotamus population of Lake Malawi. When volunteering in Malawi, you will also help projects that have been set up to resolve these conflicts. Whether you are looking for a career in wildlife research or conservation, or just want to go on the adventure of a lifetime; volunteering in Malawi will provide you experience and memories that will be with you forever, and help to prevent the extinction of the last remaining hippos.
Setting off from Palm Beach in the South, your adventure will take you and your team along one of the most stunning and breathtaking shorelines in the world (the southern coast of Lake Malawi) on a custom made, twenty-eight foot wooden boat, all the way to Senga Bay. Our overland support team will meet you at the resting points, where you come ashore each day to prepare the camp and meals for the evening, and spend the night under the stars. Volunteering in Malawi also gives you the chance to live in and explore a country filled with an abundance of wildlife and national parks. You will be able to stop at Liwonde National Park, go on safari to see a variety of wildlife that includes elephants and zebras, and relax at Lake Malawi’s many natural beauty spots. You will also increase hippo conservation awareness in local schools and be able to interact with the many welcoming communities of a country that is described as the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ due to the friendliness of its people; making it a fantastic and worthwhile way to spend part of a gap year, sabbatical or holiday.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 18+
Travel to site: Varies
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group
No. in group: 1 - 10
Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation, Group living
How long does the program last?: 1-3 Months
What are the dates of this program: 22 Sep to 20 Oct 2008,
20 Oct to 17 Nov 2008,
17 Nov to 15 Dec 2008,
02 Feb to 02 Mar 2009,
02 Mar to 06 Apr 2009,
06 Apr to 04 May 2009,
04 May to 01 Jun 2009,
01 Jun to 29 Jun 2009,
29 Jun to 27 Jul 2009,
27 Jul to 24 Aug 2009,
24 Aug to 21 Sep 2009,
21 Sep to 19 Oct 2009,
19 Oct to 16 Nov 2009,
16 Nov to 14 Dec 2009...
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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What's Included?
Pre-departure support
A 24-hour emergency contact number in the UK
Airport transfers to and from Lilnogwe International Airport
Orientation upon arrival
All accommodation during your stay (campsite fees etc)
Full support and assistance from your coordinator throughout your time in Malawi
Three meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
A one-day safari and river cruise in Liwonde National Park (park entrance fees and camping fees etc).
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Cost or price of this program: |
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£950 / $1,805 (US) / €1,235
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