Elephants at Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Responsible Travel

Travel With a Purpose

Travelling with a purpose helps to safeguard wilderness and communities for future generations.

Make Your Travel Count

When you choose a destination that has conservation and community at the heart of what they do, it helps to secure the future for everyone’s enjoyment and prosperity. Many National Parks, Wildlife Conservancies, safari lodges and camps charge a conservation levy which helps to fund healthcare, wildlife conservation, anti-poaching and vital resources. Your stay really does make a difference.

Shamwari Private Reserve

Shamwari, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, is well known as being the home to the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuaries, where animals are rescued from captivity. The reserve also operates a wildlife rehabilitation centre, conservation experience, community healthcare initiative and an anti-poaching unit.

Rhino Dehorning in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Conservation Safaris

In Botswana’s Khwai Private Reserve, we can offer the unique opportunity to spend a morning with a ranger, tracking, patrolling and capturing data – a rare glimpse into the work that goes on behind the scenes at our lodges and camps. Or take a conservation safari where, in addition to an incredible safari experience, you’ll get to meet the people behind a number of wildlife and community projects.

House in the Wild

Kenya’s House in the Wild is a wonderful example of a world class conservation project that has seen over-grazed farmland turned back into healthy habitat for wildlife while simultaneously improving the lives of local communities. Improving access to education and business enterprise development, particularly for women and girls is a key focus. Co-operatives that supply vegetables to the kitchens and a ‘Wild Women’ tree nursery all aim to be self-sustaining. A secondary school has been built and primary school improved.

Ranger at Governors Mugie, Laikipia, Kenya

Get Involved

In Uganda you can trek with the gorilla habituation team and spend 4 hours with mountain gorillas to observe, photograph and learn how gorilla behaviour adapts to human presence. In Nairobi, Kenya, take time to visit the Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Sanctuary; get an inside look at a K9 anti-poaching unit at Governors’ Mugie in Kenya or Last Word Kitara in South Africa. From tracking lions to sanctuaries for rhinos, conservation takes many forms – to explore your interests further, speak to our team.

Pack for a Purpose

When travelling, you can make a positive impact to the communities you visit by using some of your spare luggage space to take educational, sports, medical and other useful items to donate which will be needed and valued by the communities you are visiting. Visit packforapurpose.org for more details.

Gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda SS

Why travel with African Pride?

Be inspired by the African Pride Brochure

Explore some of the best experiences that Africa and the Indian Ocean has to offer in the African Pride brochure.

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How to plan a holiday

Your choice of holiday and safari to Africa & the Indian Ocean will be unique to you.

Using our extensive knowledge, experience and passion for Africa built up over many years, we are perfectly placed to tailor your personalised itinerary.