If you’re planning to take a gap year, you may like to watch this video before you go, for some advice on exactly what not to do. After all, the animals of the Shamwari Game Reserve are unlikely to appreciate it if you take one look at them and “chunder everywhere!”

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The hardest part of any gap year project is choosing which one to go on in the first place, or so people keep telling me, and they must be right! I mean how exactly do you choose from rehabilitating animals at the Moholoholo Game Reserve, or working with the Born Free foundation to protect the majestic lions of Shamwari? I’ve been Shamwari’s resident blogger for ages, but even I’d have trouble choosing; after all they’re both absolutely incredible experiences. To make things a little easier I have devised a quick quiz using some of the skills needed for our four …