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Family Volunteering in Namibia at Wildlife Sanctuary & Game Reserve

10 days to 2 weeks from

£1025
12 yrs +
minimum age

  • Help to protect, rehabilitate and care for vulnerable wildlife at the Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Add on an extra week with your family at our TimBila Game reserve home to elephants and lions
  • Experience the traditional culture of the San Bushmen people and learn about their ancestral skills
  • Sandboard down red sand dunes in the Namib Desert as a family in your free time

Stalking cheetah in the Namib desert

Dates & Costs & How to Apply

**Special 10% discount – for all family bookings received between 1-30 Nov 2025 for any date in the future**

The cost for 2 weeks at the Wildlife Sanctuary is £1025 per adult and £925 per child or for 2 weeks at the TimBila Game Reserve programme, it is £1158 for 2 weeks per adult, or £1058 per child.  If you want to combine different options for your family, please email Victoria.McNeil@workingabroad.com and we can work out an itinerary for you.  The cost includes all transfers to and from the airport, all transfers to different project sites, accommodation, 3 meals a day, free laundry service, project uniform 1 tshirt and 1 pair of trousers and all programme activities led by qualified guides.

Hyena footprints at Neuras in Namibia

Your airfare to and from Namibia, travel/medical insurance and personal expenses are not included within this price. It is mandatory for you to take out travel and medical insurance for the duration of your project.  Extra uniform which all families must wear is also in addition, as are the add on activities at the Neuras adventure week.

Payment Terms & How to Apply

To book your family volunteer programme at our Family Wildlife Sanctuary & Game Reserve volunteer programme in Namibia, one adult will need to fill out the application form on behalf of the whole family under APPLY NOW – please provide full names and DOBs for the other family members in the motivation letter section.  You will be directed to our Wildlife Sanctuary & San Bushmen programme application form – so please select your family dates and proceed.

family volunteering in NamibiaThe payment is split into a downpayment which secures your family booking and the balance payment which is due 2 months before arrival.  We are also happy to arrange payment plans if need be – please enquire.

Downpayment to secure your family booking:
The downpayment to book your family depends on adult/child numbers –  please email here victoria.mcneil@workingabroad.com and we can confirm downpayment for different family configurations and send you the secure payment link to secure your family booking.

If for some reason, your family application is not accepted/or if we are fully booked, we would reimburse your application payment fully. Once your family place is confirmed on the programme, you will receive further detailed information and suggested items to bring, transfers, info on the programme and things to do in free time and so on.

Volunteers hiking in the Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia

Project Dates

Please note that the dates listed below are flexible, families can join the project starting on any date at the Wildlife Sanctuary and we can work out your itinerary with you directly.

StartEndAvailability
January 2nd 2026 January 16th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
January 16th 2026 January 30th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
January 30th 2026 February 13th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
February 13th 2026 February 27th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
February 27th 2026 March 13th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
March 13th 2026 March 27th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
March 27th 2026 April 10th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
April 10th 2026 April 24th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
April 24th 2026 May 8th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
May 8th 2026 May 22nd 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
May 22nd 2026 June 5th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
June 5th 2026 June 19th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
June 13th 2026 June 27th 2026 Vets without Borders Texas Uni group special program
June 19th 2026 July 3rd 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
July 3rd 2026 July 17th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
July 17th 2026 July 31st 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
July 31st 2026 August 14th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
August 14th 2026 August 28th 2026 Wildlife sanctuary & Research sites
Family Volunteering in Namibia at Wildlife Sanctuary & Game Reserve