Volunteer Expeditions
Practical field research excursions for volunteer groups, tailored to your curriculum, schedule and budget.
Learning field ecology where it happens
ABRE facilitates practical excursions for groups of volunteers in protected areas of northern and eastern South Africa.
Excursions can focus on a single protected area or follow a route through more than one reserve. Volunteers are introduced to the field research and monitoring techniques used by working ecologists, and take part in them directly. Fieldwork is supplemented with talks and lectures from conservationists and researchers active in the region.
No two excursions are the same. Each itinerary is designed around the subject specifications provided by the program coordinator or organiser and the group's budget.
Travelling on your own?
Individual volunteers can join one of our 2027 research projects, including the Manyeleti Game Reserve survey in February.
Plan an excursion for your group
Tell us about your course and group, and we will put together options for locations, activities and costs.