Kind Words

- Virginia McKenna, Founder of the Born Free Foundation

- William Procter – Field Guide Training 2011

- Rachel Sinclair

“This experience for me was amazing. A chance to spend time with my daughter and get hands on experience caring for the monkeys is just mind blowing! Thank you to all the Colobus Trust and Worldwide Experience team for making this possible!”

- Robyn Owen

“WWE is a fantastic organisation, the staff are very friendly and always willing to help. I have now been on two WWE projects and each time they exceed my expectations. The Colobus Trust is a great project. The majority of time is spent as a group, but there is lots of opportunity for individual projects. This can be especially useful for those studying a related subject. The staff at the trust are fantastic, they are always outgoing and make mundane tasks, such as cleaning monkey poo fun!! We always had a laugh.”

- Helan Trisorio

“Hi, I went to Sri Lanka for 4 weeks in May 2006. It was amazing, I have tons of photos – hundreds!! Would love to do something like that again!! It was very scary at first, because I simply didnt know what to expect. The other volunteers I met out there were great, Rachel and Emma – were all still in touch!!

Sri Lanka is such a beautiful green country. the cities are amazing – you must go to Kandy and Colombo, we even had a night out in Colombo – a bizarre experience but one of the best nights I’ve ever had! You MUST climb Sri Pada (Adams Peak) it’s not as hard as you think!! It is 5000 steps up and then back down, but it’s such an amazing reward when you get to the top you see THE most beautiful sunrise!! And if I can climb it I’m sure you can too!! We also went white water rafting – which was fab if you get the chance to do it then do!!

The hut was really good, even though it’s very basic. You do have a toilet and shower too – so good news there! If you can sleep answer on anything then youll be fine too, I was. however if you can’t sleep very well on thin mattresses then you might need extra padding – so maybe use your sleeping bag for extra comfort!

I went on the Elephant and Leopard Research programme, which is so physically challenging, I did 10 days straight of hiking and climbing and cycling, I was so surprised I did even one mile never mind about 8 or whatever it was a day! There and back. You’ll be so proud of yourself for achieving what you do out there. I then took a slight break and did the data inputting for a few days as I was physically shattered and very sore!

I then did the teaching, which was FANTASTIC!! And a huge must for all! It’s so enjoyable! Remember to take your water, and if you take your camera all the children will want you to do is take photos! Just a warning there for you! The children are amazing out there; make sure you have plenty of new games in mind for them to play them always love to know something new!

Seeing the wild elephant in their natural habitat was fantastic too – sooo amazing its indescribable – just go and see for yourself!
If you’re going to Sri Lanka youll love it, and the markets are a fantastic way to get yourself little presents!”

- Jane Hemmingway Volunteer

“Seeing elephants in the wild was a breathtaking and awe-inspiring experience. Helping to conserve these magnificent creatures, but also helping research human-elephant conflict was so worthwhile. I loved my time there, send me back now please!”

- Harry James

“The trip was everything I expected and more. I met some amazing people and animals. I got to do things I never dreamed I would get to e.g. white water rafting to stroking a baby black rhino. I definitely would recommend this programme to anyone.”

- Georgina Bedford, Volunteer

“Hello, my name is Georgina Bedford and I have just gotten back from a 3 week placement in Hoedspruit, which I organised through worldwide experience. I thought I would give you some feedback on my experience from the 3 weeks! I had the time of my life in Hoedspruit, I have so many amazing memories from my time in South Africa. The cheetah project is an excellent program, The people there were incredibly friendly and welcoming; our student coordinator, Elouise in particular was fantastic! The motto at Hoedspruit is work hard, play hard and this fits perfectly. I was in a group with 5 other girls from various countries and I feel I have made friends for life! We worked so well and hard as a group that work felt like fun! The accommodation at the cheetah project was amazing! our camp, Nungu camp is so comfortable and well equipped. You really get a feel for the bush at the camp whilst also feeling safe and at home. I felt I learnt a lot form this 3 week placement not only about animals from South Africa, but about the country itself, it was a very educational program and had such great balance with the planning of our placement there. Not once did I feel homesick and as I was the youngest in the group this came as quite the shock. I could have stayed for a lot longer! This is my only flaw in the program………make it longer!! Thank you sooooo much for giving me this opportunity!!”

Amanda Murray – HESC 2011

“The experience was amazing and the staff were helpful. I cant wait to go back again!”

- Elizabeth Stretch

It was a great, once in a lifetime experience. I learnt so much and it has inspired me to travel more.

- Katie Meacher

I loved my three weeks at Hoedspruit! Lovely people, lovely staff and a huge gain in knowledge.

I saw the Big 5 twice as well as lots of other animals and will never forget seeing these amazing animals at large in the wild!

WWE were very helpful and email correspondence was particularly quick and informative.

- Nina Smith

Working at Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre was an amazing experience that I will treasure forever! The people and the animals were totally incredible.

- Leanne Tunaley

The best experience I have ever had ! The staff are fantastic, they make you feel so welcome, look after you and are lots of fun. The animals are fantastic too, got to a lot of different wildlife that I have never even heard of before. The excursions that they plan are great too and I am hoping to go back next year!!

- Charlotte Westendorf

“Best experience I ever had! A big thanks to Jacques, the volunteer coordinator, he really makes Kariega’s volunteer programme great. The most exciting part was seeing the lion cubs and watching them play and get bigger. I had an almost buffalo capture, and a real lion capture AMAZING, terrifying and exciting! I loved Kariega as a game reserve, the scenery is gorgeous. After 8 weeks I will miss Kariega and everybody here. I am really very grateful for this great experience!”

- Ellie Ellwood-Miller

“I cannot think of any better way to have spent my summer. As well as being a totally unique experience in the bush I learnt to cook and became more confident just in time for university!”

- Eleanor Ellwood, August 5th – September 14th 2009

“WHY am I leaving?!! This has been, and always will be the best experience Ive ever had. I have met so many awesome people, done so many amazing things … some highlights have been: Canoeing on the Kariega river and getting soaked (so went swimming), our road trip to Plettenberg bay and doing the highest bungee jump in the world and the “thorn game” (you had to be here!) … to name but a few. The best bits are the game drives, we always find game with Jacques and he knows way too much so we get double the experience that the guests or anyone else gets. I now like birds more than I should – I have found myself watching them instead of elephants! Unfortunately Ill be on my way home tomorrow, but with a mass of memories, knowledge and friendship that I will never let go. I am going to miss being woken up by monkeys on the roof and watching warthogs from the tree house.”

- Julie & James Bentley, August 4th – August 31st 2009

“Best holiday of my life and at 42 I can say that! Glad my son and I were able to do this, made all my hard work back home worthwhile!”

- Gregory Gosden, July 6th – August 31st 2009

“Best experience of my life. I met some great people and saw some brilliant sightings (example a lion kill!). Thanks Jacques for all, hopefully see you soon!”

- Abby Seymour Volunteer at Kariega 16 March to 11 May 2009

“I must start off by saying that I have really enjoyed my time at Kariega. The program has a very good combination of work and fun. The work was so cool and I felt like I was actually really making a difference. Some of the work activities we got involved in included invasive plant eradications. We used a combination of methods like chopping the trees down, ring barking them as well as spraying them with chemicals. We also did game counts – which are used to estimate how much of each type of game is on the reserve. Another work activity was doing birding, where we marked down the different species of birds we saw for a week to help record what kind of birds are present in the reserve. We also recorded the individual markings on various elephants in the reserve for identification purposes. All the work was great, but be did not work all the time. We also spent a lot of time having fun like canoeing and swimming in the river. We went to the beach and learned more about beach ecology as well as played in the Indian Ocean. We went camping, had plenty of braais (barbeques), swam in the Kariega river on a full moon night etc. etc. A lot of the time we got the opportunity to view game, which was so amazing, I got a whole bunch of pictures of all the different game species. We also got to go on a couple of night drives. One of the highlights was seeing a lion kill! I have learned so much over my time here about plants, animals, birds, the environment and also about South Africa in general. One of the things that made it such a great experience was the volunteer coordinator, Jacques. He is such a great guy and so knowledgeable. He took the experience to a new level and made it amazing. My time at Kariega has been so wonderful and definitely worth it ? and I think I got a ton out of it!”

- Andrew Dainty

“One of the best parts of the Kariega experience was Jacques, our volunteer coordinator. He is a wonderful guide and a mentor. Some of the highlights were watching the lions hunting and following their hunt from beginning to end. Another one had to be the elephants. We worked with and watched the elephants for hours. Seeing the elephants at night was also a great experience. I also did a fantastic canoe trail and spent the night at a rustic, but great tree house on the trail. Thanks very much to all for this great experience.
– Adam Howson, UK

“My name is Adam Howson and I joined Kariega Game Reserve’s volunteer programme for a month during 2007. I left the UK and headed to South Africa not knowing what the road ahead had in store. However, I can honestly say that it was the experience of a lifetime.

My reason for joining Kariega’s volunteer programme was to collect data and information for my third year university project. On my arrival, the Kariega team provided me with a wealth of information, time and support in helping me complete my tasks. The team here are so talented and working in the field with such people was awe inspiring!

I was really shocked at how much I was involved in during my short stay. I remember thinking back in the UK – “come on, as if I’ll get to do that”. The next thing you know I’m in the back of a truck with a sedated zebra! I was actually involved in all the research and conservation projects the web site advertised – no joke. However, they always made time for my individual needs – sorry for all the questions guys! The team have great personalities too and play just as hard as they work! They allowed me to explore local towns, visit the beach, party (oh!) and skydive from a plane at 10 000 feet. Yes people, I have video evidence – what a day that was!

This has been so much more than a uni trip for me. The memories I brought back to the UK, I will keep with me for the rest of my life.”

- Jane Scott

“Some places come into our hearts and quickly go, but Kariega stayed leaving footprints in my heart. Being a volunteer on Kariega Game Reserve was an experience that I will never forget. I learned so much in my six weeks out there. My personal favourite work activity was tracking and studying the elephants. The work we did was satisfying and rewarding and I really felt that my contribution helped improved the reserve. This is definitely an experience that I would recommend to anyone.” – Jane Scott, Scotland

- Fiona Roberts

“I cannot say thank you enough to the volunteer programme team at Kariega Game Reserve. I left the UK not sure what to expect on the other side … well, was I in for the surprise of my life! I can truly say that this was an experience of a lifetime. My memories at Kariega will stay with me for the rest of my life. I did things that I have never done in my life before (and probably never will, unless I return to Africa one day!), and learnt about things that I never even knew existed. I enjoyed every single work activity (even the hard, physical ones!), and the sense of satisfaction that we got as a group watching the African sunsets after an exciting day in the bush … well, that is something that I can’t explain. All that I can say is that I will talk about Kariega for the rest of my life and I encourage everyone to go there and to experience it for yourself. I can assure you, it is certainly worth it!” – Fiona Roberts, UK

- Sam Burchell 24/10/2011 – 04/11/2011

My two weeks at Kariega went by way too quickly. My absolute highlights were observing hippos one day (amazing) and happening across lions at a dam.

I had a great time doing eveything on Kariega – from cutting down black wattles to watching an elephant family have their afternoon snack. Our teaching sessions at Farmerfield School was also great fun and I hope the kids like their newly white painted rocks! Make sure you do the beach horse riding on a Saturday – its amazing.

Thanks so much to Justine, the Kariega volunteer and coordinator, for all her knowledge and patience with us!

- Allan Harvey 24/10/2011 – 21/11/2011

I was a volunteer on Kariega Game Reserve last year (2010)and just had to return. I have to say I had a great 4 weeks again. It was so nice to be back at Kariega. My time went by too quickly though. We had plenty to keep us busy – checking on leopard camera traps, eradicating black wattle and pine, game counts etc. I also enjoyed ay time at Farmerfield School and hope the flower bed flourishes after it was planted (pity I cant be there for the graduation ceremony).

My highlight this time was seeing the lion cubs, black rhino and buffalo. But best of all was the canoe trip on the Kariega river with Justine (especially since I have never been in a canoe before). We also went on a great hike. I have to mention our Wednesday night pizza night at Homewoods also, good fun and great pizzas.

I really hope to be back again!

- Kamilla

“I spent 2 weeks at the Moholoholo Rehab Centre in May – June in 2010 and I had the most fantastic time there! Of course the most exciting part is spending time with the animals and feeling that you contribute to the important work carried out at Moholoholo. Before going there I wondered a lot about the practical details, and Im very pleased with how all of that worked out! I felt completely safe and taken care of during my whole stay – the friendly Moholoholo staff met me at the airport and during my two weeks I spent a lot of time with the other students as well as with staff, while taking care of the animals. We did small and bigger excursions – collecting an animal that needed to be brought in to the centre, released three animals back into the wild, went on a boat-trip in the beautiful Blyde River Canyon and went to the private game reserve Nhoveni which is situated next to Kruger Park where we had an awesome day. We were taken on a driven safari as well as an exciting bush walk. The student cottages, with 2-4 beds per room are very nice with a proper bathroom in every room, which is a big plus. The food at Moholoholo, especially breakfast and dinner, was very good with number of things to select from – I can be a bit picky with food but always found several things that I liked. One thing I would have done differently if coming again – make sure to pick up some snacks like fruit, energy bars etc to eat when you get hungry because with a lot of work, especially in the mornings, you do get hungry before breakfast (work starts at 7 and some days at 6.15 and breakfast is around 8.30 or 8.45) or in the afternoon before dinner. The animals you meet at Moholoholo can vary from time to time of course, but the permanent residents are manly big cats (lions, cheetah, leopard, servals) and birds, both carnivores and small birds, plus hyena and wild dogs within the centre. The temporary animals that I had the chance to meet at the centre were a baby black rhino, a baby hyena, baby cheetah, and a bush baby to mention a few. Just outside the centre, on the Moholoholo game reserve, you could see giraffe, zebra, white rhino, hippo, all sorts of antelope, storks, vultures etc… The students often get to go on trips in the reserve and every evening you drive through the game reserve on your way to the student house for dinner. I have collected some of the most amazing memories in my life during my stay at Moholoholo – things such as baby sitting a 200 pound baby rhino, “rhino sitting” as the students say, or taking her for a walk where shes galloping in full speed… Cuddling with two baby cheetah or suddenly having a bush baby on my shoulder because it decided to jump to me – they are great jumpers! Going for a bush walk early in the morning, seeing giraffe tracks and deciding to follow them and managing to find them on a semi open field where we could take awesome pictures – giraffe in the morning sun with the Drakensberg Mountains as a mind-blowing backdrop…. Also more unexpected things can happen becoming really good friends with a warthog, a skinny one whos in the centre to bulk up a bit, is not something you expect but we grew really fond of each other! Another experience was meeting Shinandi – a full grown cheetah that was hand raised – I got to walk into her camp and sit with her, and stroke her which was a truly unique experience for me. I can strongly recommend anyone to go to Moholoholo if you like animals and want a chance to get close to them while working with them day to day – you will experience more than you could imagine back home! “

- Sophie Youngs

“My short tome at Moholoholo was absolutely incredible. A fantastic place with lovely people, in a beautiful part of the world. I wish I could have stayed for longer.”

- Robert Whitehouse

“Moholoholo is a fantastic centre and offers you a chance to work extremely close with a large number of Africa’s spectacular wildlife”

- Claire Fielding

“Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre gave me a fun filled two weeks. at the end of my placement I didn’t want to leave. The people are extremely friendly and knowledgeable.”

- Hilary Omissi

“A fantastic experience with a really nice group of volunteers and staff. The placement was hugely challenging and I had to do things I found very hard to, but equally had experiences which were life changing and amazing, such as walking with lions. Overall a brilliant experience. I have also learnt that you’re never too old to push the boundaries.”

- Catherine Hutt

“Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre is probably the best time of my life getting up close with the animals.”

- Lydia Levy

“I spent two weeks at Moholoholo in July 2007. I boarded a plan almost the second my exams had finished and did not look back. My journey was a bumpy one because I accidentally missed my connecting flight and so travelled from Johannesburg airport to Hoedspruit by private bus, a journey which took six times as long as it would have done. This meant I did not arrive at the centre until midnight! Corrie and Stuart who had collected me from where I had been dropped off were a great welcoming team. On our drive to the centre, Corrie made sure that I saw as much wildlife as possible to the extent that we drove off the road so he could show me a porcupine! When we got to the centre at midnight, instead of going to bed, we went to feed two of the patients; a baby cheetah who did not look that small to me! (He was very friendly, especially with Corrie baby talking to him) and Tom, the four month old baby white rhino! When I was shown to my room, they were kind enough to point out that I was sleeping right next to two hyenas and two cheetahs, near some wild dogs that were next to a pair of lions. I started my week without my suitcase, as that had caught the plane without me, but you get given two t-shirts to work in and then the other students lent me pyjamas and socks and anything else that I needed. It was fantastic to be surrounded by such great people. Most of the other students had been at the centre for two weeks already and were extremely welcoming. We worked in four groups of about 4-5 people and each group was allocated certain animals to look after. My group had, to give an idea of the variety at the centre, White faced owls, Vultures, Genets, Servals and Honey badgers. As well as the animals each group looks after there were jobs to do that involved everyone such as maintaining the big cats enclosures and clinic duty. One of the most interesting things for me was having a tour of the centre with one of the tour groups. The groups are shown round by one of the rangers and you get to hear about what the centre is doing and some of the stories behind why a lot of the animals are there. On my third day, a student called Charlotte and I were on Japanese television releasing an Egyptian goose which was a rather amusing experience as we had to look very serious and clean even though we had spent all morning looking after the animals. During my time at the centre, Brian was intent on capturing a large male leopard that he knew to be on the reserve so that he could put a radio collar on it to help the leopard foundation get a better idea of the leopard population size. When we caught the male, he seemed massive. Brian is very keen that the students do as much as possible so even though he was the one that tranquilised it, we had helped him set up the gun, we were the ones that carried the leopard to the centre, one student gave him antibiotics, another took hair samples, a third attached the radio collar with Brian and I micro-chipped him. Thanks to this great team work, it took only half an hour from the time of the leopard going to sleep to the time we released him. My favourite night was the one we spent sleeping under the stars at Nhoveni which is a private part of the Kruger national park. We went on a bush walk with Brian when we arrived; which was extremely informative, then collected logs and cooked the food prepared for us by the kitchens back at Forest camp over our fire. Everyone took it in turns to do a two hour watch in pairs and we all woke up to watch the sun rise. It was an incredible night and when I was on watch I heard lions and leopards calling as well as seeing a hyena eating the food that we had laid out. Going to Moholoholo was one of the best things I have ever done, I never thought that I would start my day looking after Servals, have to scare away monkeys trying to steal breakfast, spend my lunch time babysitting a rhino (that used my hand to suck on like a dummy), visit a vulture restaurant in the early afternoon and finish the day with an after dinner game drive to find an Aardvark.”

- Laura Pike

“My placement at Moholoholo was the best thing I have ever done. As well as playing with a one month old baby black rhino, I walked with two lion cubs, fed vultures, slept under the stars and much more in only four weeks. I will go back at some point as everyday was different. I wish I could have stayed longer!!”
Danielle Beer

My placement at Moholoholo was amazing! I got to stroke a cheetah,watch hippos eat right next to the vehicle and hand feed a zebra and some vultures. Anything we wanted to do was not a problem they loved seeing that we were interested. I got to see the release of 2 honey badgers and also help raise 2 bush babies that lived in our room with us, they would come out at night and play.

I would definately love to return !

- Paul Barber

Thoroughly enjoyed the chance to be so hands on with the wildlife, especially looking after the baby black rhino and the chance to help capture and release some rare and awesome animals, such as honey badgers and brown hyenas.

I also thought the staff were really friendly and funny. The diverse mix of students at Moholoholo opened my eyes to new cultures and made the whole experience better.

Thanks very much to the whole team at Worldwide Experience, especially Sarah.

- Ruth Atkinson

“My stay at Plettenberg Bay is something that will stay in my heart and soul forever. The scenery was breathtaking whilst the work was so worthwhile I felt I was really making a difference. I would go back in a heartbeat!”

- Esther Jacobs

“Worldwide Experience organised my trip to South Africa after I contacted them looking to do a marine based volunteer program. They set me up with ORCA Foundation who not only helped me develop my passion for marine life, but got me thinking about the general marine environment and conservation. It was great to not only be learning but to be working towards a goal of achieving a certification for marine guiding… which I did thanks to the program! It was great to get involved in local community activities and see the townships way of life, and also to work on the organic farm helping to stamp out our carbon footprint through various tasks. I had the most amazing time of my life on the program and would very highly recommend it, there are lots of different things to get involved in so it would suit almost anyone. Ive also since had a job offer in South Africa and have both Worldwide Experience and ORCA Foundation to thank for getting us involved in so many different things which opened up the opportunity.”

- Sarah Bradshaw

- Linzi Cave

- Cassandra Acres

- Clare Jones

- Rachel Laws

- Rebecca Walker

- Jennifer OBrien

- Stacey Wlodarek

- Claire Hutchinson

- Chloe Wright

- Simone Cutler

- Nicholas Waugh

- Alun Goodwin

- Jamie Bray

- Natalie Flinders

- Philippa Booth

- Caroline Philips

- Roisin Warner

- Domenico Cutrone

- Sarah Turner

- Stephen Duffy

- Gareth John

- Volunteer, 2009

- Katie Merchant

- Lucy Granger

- Georgina Smith

- Anthony Emery

- Anna Reeves

- Davina Pope

- Grant Downie

- Poppy Freeman

- Dr. Johan Joubert, Wildlife Vet, Shamwari Game Reserve

- Claire McBride – January 2011

- Carolyn Haslett

- Heather Robinson – February 2011

- Grace Clarke – Shamwari 2011

- Alicia Hallatt – Shamwari 2011

- Kay McAdams

- Claire Troman

- Cara Hallowell

- Natasha Robertson

- Daniel Guy

- Lisa Eldridge

- Johanna Mullhaupt

- Emma Doran

- Katie Lyons

- Megan Luffman

- Sarah Fischel

- Alice Jenkins

- Natasha Hamilton

- Cherith Marshall

Although it sounds really cliche, the time I spent at Shamwari Game Reserve really was the best month of my life!! The staff are really friendly and helpful, accommodation is comfortable and the programme of activities is excellent.  Whilst there I got involved with a game capture of Springbok, releasing a cheetah, working at the animal rehab centre, Born Free and so much more.  I loved workin at the rehab centre – playing with warthogs is so much fun! The community projects were a good experience too.  I really would recommend this to everyone Thanks so much WWE!

- Olly Dent

- Jackie Marshall

- Katy Drummond

“It was an amazing experience we were stuck in and involved by day 1! The staff were amazing friendly and knowledgeable, my vets go wild experience was one in a million which I’ll never forget.
I made some amazing friends, met some amazing animals and learnt a lot – Thankyou WWE!”

- Cara McManus

“I have always had an interest in the exotic medicine and after going on the Vets Go Wild programme I am only more thoroughly convinced that wildlife medicine is going to be incorporated into my future career somehow. Dr Fowlds is an amazing teacher with a true heart for his profession. I will always be extremely grateful to him for passion along his passion to me and others.”

- Eleanor Newall

“The experience I had at Vets Go Wild was better than anything I could have imagined. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone”
- Callum Patterson

“Amakhala truly is a stunning piece of our planet and the staff there went out of their way to make the two weeks completely brilliant. Never has parasitology been so interesting.”
- Elizabeth MacDonald

“This was an unbelievable experience. I hope I have the opportunity in the future to do this type of work again.”
- Emma Rowe

“The most amazing experience and one which will stay with me forever. Truly life changing!”
- Virginia Blott

“The Vets Go Wild course was fantastic, we had lots of opportunity for hands on work and the lecture content was really interesting. I never would have thought we would be able to fit so much into 16 days!”
- Jennifer Meredith

“The time I spent in South Africa at Vets Go Wild was the best two weeks of my life. I learnt so much and made some special friends. It is an experience I will never forget and a place that I know I will visit again.”

- Gioia Gregori

“I’ve seen things and made things that most people wouldn’t believe. I just wish I was still there! Thanks so much to all the team!”

- Shula Berg

“Not only were the animals and the reserves breathtaking, but William and the rangers made this a truly unforgettable experience. I learnt so much and made some great friends. It was a once in a lifetime experience!”

- Stephanie Davies

“The Vets Go Wild course surpassed all of my already high expectations and was definitely an unmissable, once in a lifetime experience. William Fowlds is an inspirational person to be around and somebody to aspire to be like.”

- Victoria Jordan

“Vets Go Wild exceeded all my expectations I got to improve my clinical skills, on species I’d never even got close to before. I hope this isn’t the last time I get to work with wildlife and I am confident that it will not be my last time in Africa.”

- Morwenna Hughes

“I had the most fantastic time on my placement on the Vets Go Wild Elective course. it was the most beautiful awe inspiring place. the people were great and we couldn’t have been looked after better. I’ve had some of the most amazing experience of my life there and memories that will make me smile for a long time to come.”

- Jessica Guerow

Unbelievable! Incredible! Wish I could be back there right now. Everybody was so knowledgable and friendly. Made me feel right at home. Thank you!
- Amy Coleman

The most extraordinary two weeks of my life to date. I can think of no way in which the course could be better – just perfect!
- Michaela Shilleto

Was amazing! Best 16 days of my life! It was incredible to work with such fantastic animals and it was an experience I will never forget!

Thank you to everyone at Worldwide Experience.

- Rachel Simmons

An unforgettable experience, made some amazing friends. The vet who hosted us was an amazing person with so much knowledge he was willing to share. I learent so much!

“The course has been great and my head is full of ideas. I learnt a lot about camera operation and the principles of editing. The lecturers were inspiring and very interesting. My internship organised through the Wildlife Film Academy has been very rewarding and reinforced the principles of my learning.”

- Marna Cilliers-Hartslief, South Africa

“Attending the course presented by the Wildlife Film Academy has been a milestone in my life! Every dimension of the course has been handled very professionally with lecturers who are truly world class! In terms of scope and depth, it definitely provides an excellent baseline and foundation. The course truly prepared and equipped with a very wide range of pre-requisite knowledge and wide range of skills to enter the world of wildlife filmmaking. The background provided on the total process of filmmaking with the practical experience gained through producing the short film is invaluable in preparing myself towards tackling larger scale projects.”

- Aldo Di Berardino, Italy

“I learnt a different approach to work in this industry, they covered a lot of information through discussions and specific lectures. The lecturers were appealing and the field trip was absolutely enchanting. I learnt how to make my story possible, by comparing my personal opinion with the lecturers and students. The Wildlife film Academy has been well disposed to satisfy my desires and they were very helpful and supported me with my project. When I came back home I felt as if I had woken from a dream.”

- Kagiso Leepile, South Africa

“I learnt more in a few days at the Academy than I did in my few years in the industry! Everything was put into perspective and we were taught lots of handy information and tricks of the trade others wouldnt dare! It crushed a few myths and reinforced the facts. I loved it and Im so inspired.”

- Ben Hewett, U.K.

“The lectures told us everything we needed to know. They were very informative and helpful and covered a lot but in a very digestible teaching style. Covered lots of interesting topics and had good discussions. It was great to use different types of cameras. If a student is keen, they can get access to any information they require from the Academy!”

- Alienes Femmers, South Africa

“”On the field trip I had my first real taste of what could happen out there! Excellent facilities and the staff went out of their way to make us feel at home. As a small group, I found it ideal and it was great to have the availability of a tutor on hand for suggestions or comment. The lectures were exciting, interesting, captivating, and innovative. I feel like I could start my own business and I feel a lot more confident. I had a lot of fun.”

- Freya Pratt, UK

“A concise yet informative overview of the entire process of wildlife filmmaking. Technical, creative and business angles were all covered in depth which balanced perfectly with the field trip; our chance to put what we had learnt into practice. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff made this a thoroughly worthwhile experience and left me with the inspiration to pursue this as my career.”

- Fergus Clark, South Africa

“Attending the course opened my eyes to the wildlife filmmaking industry and has given me a strong base to work from. The HD lectures were brilliant. They covered so much in a short period of time and gave us a good idea of all the kit we needed as well as how to use it and the industry trends as a whole. Inspiring, brilliant and thorough! The facilities were great.”

- Christian Newton-Walters

I had an amazing time, which I am never going to forget. I learnt more at Wildlife Film Academy then I did in three years at university.