Conservation
Project
Day 1
Transfer from PE airport to Esingeni
Accommodationorientation
Tea and Coffees
Briefing for safety, fire drill,
indemnity, house rules and regulations.
Orientation of facilities and surrounds
Dinner
- 18:30 Traditional Potjie around open fire.
Day 2
Continental
breakfast served at 07:00
Game drive on Shamwari and Born Free South (depending
on availability of Shamwari)
Lunch served in the bush at 13:00
Lecture and
talk on Conservation Medicine and various aspects of veterinary work in the
African
bushveld.
Dinner at 18:30
Day 3
Cooked Breakfast served at
07:30
Pre-trail preparatory hike on Willow Fountain Game
Reserve all day
including a visit to ancient
Bushman Rock Paintings (hike from Esingeni to
Willows and back)
Lunch will be served in the bush.
Afternoon on reserve
activities
Dinner will be served at 18:30
Social time to utilise activities
at accommodation.
Residential Project
Day
4
Transfer to EISS campus-pick up at turnoff to Esingeni on Alicedale
road 9 am (at EISS for 4 days. leaving EISS at 2 pm arriving 2.30 pm at Esingeni)
Group
1: Feeding project in Township.
Group 2: Activity Centre [Township].
Group
3: Computer Skills Training in Bathurst
Day 5
Group 1 Pack relief
parcels at Child Welfare.
Group 2: Activity Centre.
Group 3: Computer Skills
[Bathurst].
Day 6
Group 1: Literacy Programme {Child Welfare
Project]/ Alternatively Feeding Project.
Group 2: Activity Centre.
Group
3: Computer Skills Training.
Day 7
Group 1: Pack relief parcels.
Group
2: Activity Centre.
Group 3: Computer skills training.
Day 8
Programme
ends by lunch time and group has lunch at EISS
Group 1: Pack relief parcels.
Group
2: Activity Centre.
Group 3: Computer skills training
Return to reserve
Prep/practice
for expedition
Expedition Project
Day
9
Theme for the day: Forest Conservation: The trail follows the Highlands
ridge with Afro-montane forests. We will navigate through the forests and look
at various issues concerning forest threats and conservation. We will also learn
to identify the various large mammals we see on route and study their tracks,
dung and signs. Local farmer to talk to the students around the campfire that
night about changing land use practices and conservation. Reach camp site 4.30
pm to set up camp, collect water and prepare food before nightfall. Discuss the
days events over dinner and plan for following day. Check individual supplies,
concerns, aches and pains so as to call in backup staff/supplies before sunrise.
Day
10
Theme: Bush Survival techniques. Making fire with sticks, camp craft
(security and shelter), finding water, making distress signals, identifying medicinal
and food plants. Hike up over the highlands ridge aiming for stone kraals on top
Wake
up 6.30 am, leave from camp at 7.30am latest. 7.15am and over breakfast discuss
route and days activities, deciding on who will lead at different stages of the
day.
Day 11
Theme: The impact of animals and humans on the landscape.
We will observe and reflect on the changing landscape practices (conservation
vs. agriculture) in the area.
Wake up 6.30 am, leave from camp at 7.30am latest.
7.15am and over breakfast discuss route and days
activities.
Day
12
Theme: Leadership and group cooperation-what have we learnt as individuals
from the expedition? Have our guiding, orientation and decision making skills
improved? Reaching our final destination or personal goals.
Day 13
Theme:
Leadership and group cooperation-what have we learnt as individuals from the expedition?
Have our guiding, orientation and decision making skills improved? Reaching our
final destination or personal goals.
Day 14
Debrief Trail. Student
presentations.
Cultural heritage and 1820 settler history of South Africa incl.
reptile conservation and display (guest speaker-Basil Mills).
Transfer to PE
airport | 
Duke
of Edinburgh Gold Award Itinerary covering 4 day trek and social interaction.
Your
challenge will be a truly life changing experience allowing you the opportunity
to have a first hand insight into the conservation efforts and drives at some
of the leading Game Reserves and Bush Survival farms in the Eastern Cape of South
Africa. Be prepared to get hands on in all aspects of conservation as you will
be introduced to a whole range of activities and interesting people who's vision
it is to make these amazing conservation initiatives work. You will also be introduced
to the local communities in the area where you will share cultural interchanges
with old and young alike. This challenge will count towards the Duke of Edinburgh
Gold Award, you will embark on a 4 day unassisted trek and also participate in
social activities in Port Alfred township. Where you will work with impoverished
families and schools.
