Volunteer or Intern at Cheetah Experience,

and start your day off with the roar of a big cat, and end your day

surrounded by

likeminded people

that share your love and passion for animals

Volunteer & Internship Programs

Want to spend your Summer making a difference to wildlife conservation in South Africa (and make all your friends and family jealous too)?

Then join us in one of our Volunteer or Internship Programs at Cheetah Experience!

Being part of our Volunteer and Internship Programs gives you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get hands-on experience taking care of our cheetahs and other endangered and threatened species, something we’re sure you’ll

cherish for the rest of your life!

You'll be working with a number of endangered and threatened species on a daily basis, including cheetahs, leopards, male non-breeding lions, servals, caracals, African wildcats, wolves, meerkats and a Siberian tiger. Our project takes in rescued animals from the local area, so we also have various animals from time to time, including a goat and antelope.

Since our Volunteer and Internship Program started in 2011,

Cheetah Experience has seen over 1,000 hard-working, dedicated people from 33 countries

come and be a special part of the Cheetah Experience Global Volunteer Family,

and contribute to conservation in South Africa.

Positions are filling up quickly for May - Sept, so Request a Volunteer Info Pack or Apply Now.

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The Cheetah Experience Volunteer and Internship Programs are unique, where we give volunteers and interns a rare insight into animal care, and let you work alongside our family of experienced and knowledgeable staff and do the same daily work as they do.

Cheetah Experience offers a number of Volunteer and Internship programs that give you the freedom and flexibility to volunteer with us for as long as you like, from our ‘Volunteer for a Day’ program all the way up to extended Internship and Research projects!

To volunteer or intern with us, you don’t need any previous experience in animal care, only a big heart and love for animals!

We offer Internships and Work Placements year round in a wide variety of courses and fields, and encourage undergraduates and students in their final year to come to Cheetah Experience to complete their coursework. During your internship, you will be supported and mentored by our experienced staff that have a background in your area of study, work alongside the team on a daily basis and get practical experience that you can apply to your coursework.

For more information on each of our Volunteer and Internship Programs,

select from the choices below

As a volunteer or intern, you’ll have plenty of time during the day to form special bonds with our animals, and our volunteers often comment on how rewarding it is when you take the time to sit next to an enclosure and build a really strong bond with an animal!

If you don’t speak English fluently, don’t worry! We have volunteers from all over the world, coming to Cheetah Experience and sharing our passion and commitment to making a difference for conservation in South Africa.

There’s plenty of fun social activities to do with volunteers and staff after a busy day, with local bars and restaurants only a short drive away.

You can help build fun enrichment objects for our animals to keep them happy and healthy throughout the day, and you might have the chance to play soccer with some of our cheetahs, and join our staff in taking some of our cheetahs and caracals on enrichment walks!

You might even have the opportunity to spend a couple of nights in our ‘Lionhouse’, which overlooks our male lion’s enclosures. Many volunteers have remarked that waking up to the roar of a lion was one of the highlights of their visit!

We also work closely with nearby Emoya Game Reserve, a reserve that prides itself in the conservation and preservation of it’s wildlife.

Emoya offers volunteers the opportunity to go on a gamedrive and observe their beautiful species up close, even getting within metres of Rhinos, Giraffe and Antelope.

So whether you’re on university break, on a year long journey of self discovery,

or just in need of a serious break from your job,

we have a volunteer program to suit you!

For more information on our volunteer and internship programs, please click on the links above, Request a Volunteer Information Pack or email volunteer@cheetahexperience.com

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