The learning behind it.
This journey crosses Zambia's South Luangwa, Victoria Falls and Botswana's Chobe and Okavango regions. Students take part in wildlife monitoring with experienced guides, spend time with a community school supported by our safari partner's foundation, and take on leadership challenges in a setting that demands adaptability. Outcomes can be documented for CAS, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and similar programmes.
What students take away
- Field conservation and wildlife monitoring
- Leadership under real challenge
- Service learning with a local community
- Ecosystems of the Zambezi and Okavango
An indicative outline
- ZambiaArrive and transfer to South Luangwa; field observation on the first game drive.
- ConserveWildlife monitoring and data collection with guides; a navigation and leadership challenge.
- ServeTime with a community school, and reflective journals.
- Victoria FallsA guided walk at the Falls and a Zambezi ecosystem session.
- BotswanaA boat safari in Chobe; teams present their conservation findings.
BFC signature Can include our Walking Hunt, a gamified challenge in place of a standard tour, and a Photo Marathon shot on disposable analogue cameras. How they work ↗︎
Every journey is designed around your brief. Length, activities and accommodation change with your group.
Each team presents the wildlife data it collected, and what it would recommend to the people protecting that area.
Practicalities
- Accommodation
- Chosen for the destination and your budget. Safari lodges or premium mobile camping with an expert team; visas and routing depend on nationality.
- Transport
- Private for your group throughout, with flights or rail where needed.
- Access & medical
- Planned case by case from the first conversation, so every student can take part.
- Dietary needs
- Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and allergies catered for; kosher and other requirements on request.