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If you’re looking for a fun, yet meaningful way to spend you gap year, consider wildlife training in Africa! It is an amazing adventure all its own, promising experiences that are unusual yet fulfilling, totally unlike any other kind of holiday. It’s also a way to spend time doing something that benefits not just you but the world at large – you’ll be doing your part to ensure that the future of the earth is protected. Does that sound like superhero training? It may seem so! But just what can one expect when undergoing wildlife training in Africa? If you're interested in a career working with animals, this experience could be for you. Here are a few things in store for you. Fun, but you’ll have to work at it In the interest of transparency, let’s get one thing clear. It will be a far cry from the fun, games and parties other young people of your generation will be having in Ibiza and the like. While others from your year will probably be sleeping off late-night margaritas on the beach, chances are you will probably be getting up at the crack of dawn to count game and make sure poachers haven’t done damage, as well as other important duties wildlife training involves. Still, there’s something to be said for sunrise parties with the elephants and cheetahs. You’ll also need to forgo bright lights and loud music, having to make do with the millions of stars that one can only see in the middle of the wild – but it's some consolation prize! For music, you’ll have the sounds of the nocturnal creatures instead – you’ll be hearing a lot of them and learning to identify them in the course of your wildlife training. It’s hard work, for sure, but what you will be getting in return in terms of knowledge and fulfilment is priceless! Awe and Inspiration Stand face to face with the great beasts of Africa, driving next to elephants, watching rhinos and leopards, trying to catch up with cheetahs to count them – this will give you the kind of experience tourists pay big money for, but with more up close and personal interaction money simply can’t buy. You'll bear witness to some of nature's most amazing sights – baby animals being born, herds running free, and maybe even being close enough to some of these incredible animals to touch them. A Better You It is said no one ever comes back from Africa unchanged. Seeing nature in its full glory, rubbing shoulders with creatures one only usually sees in the movies, and the fulfilment of knowing you have done your part to help save and protect the earth is definitely something worthwhile. If you head to Africa for your gap year adventure in wildlife training, be prepared to upgrade from being a normal human being to something of a superhero! But you won’t just be helping make the world better; it will change you for the better as well. Mark Bottell is the General Manager for Gap Africa Projects, an online tour operator which caters to interests such as wildlife training and offers other Gap Africa Projects adventure holidays for adults.
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