Cawston is home to 16 horses and offers volunteers the unique opportunity to traverse the property on horseback while enjoying the diverse landscape and all of its inhabitants. Horseback safaris provide a different perspective and feel to the naturally immersive experience, placing you closer to African wildlife while working on projects that actively protect and benefit the property and its wildlife.
Enjoy the fresh air on a morning canter through the African bush, accompanied by a dawn chorus and the warm ambience of the morning sun. Or an afternoon wind down followed by a sun-downer or two.
Horseback patrols along the property’s perimeter and snare sweeps, further inland, will be conducted with Cawston’s experienced scouts in an effort to continually show a presence and note any suspicious activity or breaches in the fence line. Participating in anti-poaching patrols is an important task to reserve security. (There will be no direct involvement with poachers during these activities.)
Work is highly varied on Cawston and no one day is the same. Your work day starts at 6 am and finishes at 5 pm, there is a two-hour lunch break. The kind of work you are involved in depends on what projects are currently underway as well as on your skills and level of desire to be involved. Keeping horses in the African bush is very different to a first world country, especially as there is no vet around the corner, so be ready for a challenging but deeply rewarding experience.
While volunteering your key activities can be broken down as follows:
Volunteers will engage with schools and communities in the surrounding areas and through the use of activities such as sports, game drives, animal interaction and storytelling we will consistently strengthen relations with community members, young and old, while working together to conserve the people’s natural heritage.
The outreach programme will primarily focus on the children in schools, aiming to nurture their love for nature and highlight how humankind and nature are interlinked.
PROJECT | DATES | DURATION | PRICING |
2024 | |||
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 21 October - 28 October | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 18 November - 25 November | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
2025 | |||
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 6 January - 13 January | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 3 February - 10 February | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 3 March - 10 March | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 31 March - 7 April | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 12 May - 19 May | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 8 September - 15 September | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 13 October - 20 October | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 3 November - 10 November | 1 week | US$ 1 200 |
Horse Safari & Community Outreach | 8 December - 19 December | 12 nights | US$ 1 900 |
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