Volunteering on a Safari Program
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About the project
Volunteering on a Safari Program
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner is a non-governmental organisation registered in Uganda that envisions a world where children are nurtured and loved, given the necessary support they need to live life to their full potential, rescuing them from extreme poverty, deprivation, and where adolescent girls and young women have the opportunity to actively contribute to their communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Our programs are a combination of volunteer work and long weekend Safari to different national parks and very flexible volunteer program suitable for any type of volunteer travelers from solo, group, family and business-focused traveler who would like to make some positive contribution to the life other people living poverty stricken communities.
This program offers an amazing experience as volunteers will have to teach, arrange recreational activities, support childcare projects, get involved in women empowerment programs, teaching basic literacy, sport among others.
Day to day program
Day 1
Arrival, pick up and proceed to the accommodation and brieffing.
Day 2
Kampala - Bwindi Impenetrable
After your breakfast, transfer (drive to Bwindi 8 hours away from kampala.
Afternoon optional activities:
• Community or village walks
• Forest walk
• Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp.
Day 3
Bwindi Impenetrable
Gorilla tracking!!! Early morning departure with your ranger to search for one of the world's most interesting and endangered animal, the Mountain Gorilla! You will spend one hour with one of our closest relatives. An experience you will never forget.
Day 4
Bwindi Impenetrable -Buyiga Island
After your relaxed breakfast, transfer to Buyiga Island
Camping and bird watching
Day 5 & 6
Joining the volunteer program for women empowerment and teaching
Day 7
Relaxing having had a very busy week
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host family, volunteer house or other.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will receive three meals/day.
🎒 Leisure activities
these includes, Game drives, boat cruise, bird watching, community walk, gorilla tracking among others.
Uganda is a great destination to experience wildlife viewing in both forest and savannah. Not to be missed is gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, while chimps can easily be spotted in Kibale National Park. Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls national parks offer wonderful savannah safaris with good wildlife viewing. They can also visit Lake Mburo or Kidepo Valley National Parks.
⚠️ Requirements
Saint Ann Foundation kindly asks you to bring your enthusiasm, team spirit, and flexibility to work where needed while volunteering and living at the heart of the community.
🤝 Meeting point
Arrival at Entebbe Airport. The staff will be there waiting for you.
ℹ️ Additional information
The volunteer fees for this particular program changes according to where the volunteer or group would like to do a safari and the same time volunteer. This is because we have many tourists destination sits located in different part of Uganda. Therefore we we come up with the volunteering fees for this particular program after knowing and agreeing with the volunteer exactly what the volunteer or group wants to do.
But the normal volunteer fees without a safari remain as the following:
1 week: 210
2 weeks: 320
3 weeks: 430
80% of the total fee goes directly to the Saint Ann Foundation and 20% of the fee covers the following: Airport pick up upon arrival
Orientation and training
Accommodations in the volunteer house and associated maintenance (housekeeping, gas, electricity, etc) and water
Feeding but on local food
Or monthly contribution to those living with a host family
Evaluations and certificates
General administrative costs for SAF staff
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
VoSaP/202209/KKISB/UGAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2024 at 00:00
VoSaP/202209/KKISB/UGAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 at 00:00 → 30/12/2026 at 00:00
VoSaP/202209/KKISB/UGAUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
VoSaP/202209/KKISB/UG
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
VoSaP/202209/KKISB/UGAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
16–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Ugandan Shilling (UGX / USh)
Exchange rate
1 UGX = 0.000219 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
East Africa Time
Local time: 21:06 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken