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This exciting and adventurous expedition program gives you the opportunity to take part in real, valuable conservation work in the vast and remote desert wilderness of NW Namibia, home to a small population of secretive, desert adapted elephants.

​Here subsistence communities and farmers eke out an existence and need all the help they can get with the elephants who, in their search for water, regularly cause damage to community water points.

Expedition-style, travelling in a small group and accompanied by expert guides, this experience is all about true adventure and teamwork as we live together in the African bush, close to the animals whilst making a direct difference to the lives of local people.

Volunteer teams work towards the reduction of elephant/human conflict in remote areas, through a combination of remote community assistance (building protective walls around water sources) and adventurous and exciting elephant patrols (tracking herds, collecting data and monitoring behaviour).

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  • Start Dates : Alternate Sundays year-round (except December). 
  • Duration :  2 weeks or more
  • Pricing 2024:  2 weeks AUD $2,495 / 4 wks $3,995 / 6 wks $5,345 / 8 wks $6,395
  • Minimum Age : 18
  • Fly In/Out : Walvis Bay (WVB) or Windhoek (WDH)
  • What’s included: All meals, equipment, accommodation
  • What’s not included: Flights, travel insurance, airport transfers
  • Accommodation: Adventure-style, swags under the stars. Hotel for 1st & last nights
  • Food:  Meals are prepared by the group on a roster basis.  

Trip highlights

  • An absolute adventure experience
  • Be part of pioneering conservation work
  • Sleep under a blanket of African stars
  • Explore the raw, wilderness of NW Namibia
  • Track herds of wild desert elephants
  • Assist remote subsistence communities