"Amanzi is great !!!"

I am 34 years old from UK. I did the Namibia Naankuse Project and I had a great time - 2nd week better than the 1st (different types of project). Amanzi Travel were professional and efficient and were an absolutely pleasure to work with !!! Gemma especially is a gem and a true asset to the business - she was thorough and covered everything we needed to know and I feel goes beyond her "job" .... I would DEFINITELY recommend them to others and will be using them again next year. Thank you Amanzi Travel and to Gemma for looking after us and for being such an ease and a pleasure to work with.

"Amazing experience with Amanzi Travel"

I am 24 years old from NY. I did the Victoria Falls Lion Project and I truly had an incredible experience from start to finish. This project was a perfect balance of both volunteering and vacation. I met wonderful people from across the world who I was able to bond with almost instantly, and truly felt that our work was making a difference for both the wildlife and community. Amanzi Travel made me feel confident in my excursion alone from the beginning stages of choosing a project all the way until the day before leaving. If you're on the fence about making the trip of a lifetime or choosing AmanziTravel, do it!!!! It will be everything you hope for and more. Thank you Amanzi Travel! Looking forward to choosing another trip with them in the future.

"Excellent service"

Very friendly and personal service. Genuinely felt they would go the extra mile to help me out, without ever being pressurising. I would recommend Amanzi to anyone who was considering projects and travelling abroad.

"Southern Africa Trip - From Cape Town to Victoria Falls: An amazing experience"

Just came back from a 3 week trip through Southern Africa that I had booked with Amanzi Travel. It was an amazing experience - otherworldly landscapes, incredible wildlife along the way and a nice group of people.
The trip was extremely well organized and managed, right from the beginning. Gemma and the team at Amanzi did a great job proving a lot of info prior to the trip and once on the ground, the crew really took care of us. They were very knowledgeable, good fun, and wow - the food was great.
I definitely would recommend this to others who are up for a bit of an adventure, interested in meeting other people, explore beautiful landscapes and love animals.

"Excellent Service!"

My daughter and I booked our volunteer trip to South Africa at the "Living with Big Cats" program through Amanzi Travel and they made everything so easy. When we had questions they answered in a timely manner. Everything was very easy from start to end. I would highly recommend using their services.

"Excellent service that made my trip to Africa incredible!"

Amanzi was the only travel company I looked into when planning my trip to Africa. The website provided all the information I needed to know and the Amanzi team were very quick to reply to any emails and always did so in a friendly and personal way! The high standard and professional services from Amanzi made travelling and planning a trip to Africa seem easy! I would definitely recommend them and would travel with them again!

"Want to volunteer with wildlife in Africa, Amanzi Travel can help."

I had been looking for a good reputable company where I could volunteer with african animals, and I found Amanzi Travel. What attracted me to their company was their informative web site. It was easy to read through, had a number of animals to work with in a variety of countries. The staff is very helpful in answering my questions, and I had a lot of them. Gemma was always great about getting back to me, even on the weekends. I looked long and hard at many different companies and kept going back to Amanzi Travel. I will certainly use them again.

"Amanzi Travel made my trip of a lifetime come true!"

I have wanted to work with lions for a long time and turning 50 this year really focussed my mind into ticking this dream off my bucket list. I found Amanzi Travel via the Internet and right from the start, I found the staff extremely kind and helpful. I had many questions because I wanted to get this experience as right as I possibly could, and everyone there was so helpful and informative. They even threw in some suggestions of their own which proved to be great ideas. One of the aspects of their wisdom was that the staff had actually been to and experienced Antelope Park for themselves, so they could relay advice in a much more meaningful way.
I have now been back from my trip of a lifetime for a couple of weeks, and the fact that I have bored all my friends and family to death with photos, videos and stories galore about my trip is testament in part to Amanzi Travel ensuring that with their amazing assistance, I chose exactly the right volunteer programme for me. I can't thank them enough and would recommend them to anyone wanting a great and memorable experience.

"Africa Needs Lions and Amanzi Travel is helping."

I picked Amanzi Travel for my first volunteer vacation to Africa and I was not disappointed. My first visit to Africa was three years ago, to Tanzania on safari. I fell in love with Africa on that trip and promised myself that I would go back again one day. So when I decided that 2014 would be that year and I would be travelling on my own, I looked into volunteer opportunities, specifically working with lions. The Amanzi Travel Company was recommended by National Geographic as one of the best volunteer travel companies and I soon learned why. From my first email interaction inquiring about their programs to the in depth conversation that I had with Gemma regarding Antelope Park, I found everyone to be very helpful and knowledgeable. Gemma recommended to me the Lion Rehabilitation Project in Zimbabwe, as I wanted to get a close as possible to lions. And it was amazing. My first lion walk occurred on my first day at Antelope Park. I was not expecting to be walking with lions so soon! I had the opportunity to walk with a pair of lion cubs (16-18 months old), at least once a day, sometimes twice. I also participated in ‘cub sitting’ for the 3 month old cubs at the Park. I never imagined that I would be playing with lion cubs and taking them for short walks. I really enjoyed the other activities such as cleaning the enclosures, providing the lions with water, behavior enrichment and research on the Phase 2 lions that are living as a wild pride in large enclosure. I met people from all over the world, and made some new friends that I know I will keep in touch with.
The Pre-Departure Package that I received at the time of making my reservation was complete and was full of vital information regarding my trip. It even included a complete packing list of things that I would need, which included things I would not have thought of. Gemma's suggestion to upgrade to a River Lodge was perfect. As a more mature traveler, I enjoyed having my own bathroom and shower.
I have made a promise to myself, to volunteer in Africa again for wildlife conservation, and I will definitely contact Amanzi Travel to explore my options.

"Wonderful experience!"

The fortnight I spent on the Desert Elephant Volunteer project was the highlight of the full two months I spent in Africa. I have always wanted to visit Namibia and love elephants so this trip was perfect!

Amanzi provided plenty of information on what the volunteering would entail, including visa requirements and a useful packing checklist. Gemma and the team stayed in close contact and were super helpful at answering all my queries. The pre-departure pack was spot on in terms of how much 'roughing it' would be involved and, as a result, I was well prepared for camping in the desert.

As for the volunteering itself, where to start.... Sleeping under a canopy of stars, driving through beautiful Damaraland, watching elephants splash round a watering hole, hiking up 'kopjes' to watch sunsets, hauling rocks and mixing cement under a hot sun, cool evenings huddled round the campfire eating great food and making new friends.... It was all fantastic! The build week was tough, but lots of fun and so rewarding. Seeing the wild desert elephants on the patrol week was just wonderful. It was humbling to be so close to such huge, intelligent animals.

The project is excellently run in Namibia and we were in safe hands for the two weeks. I learnt so much about the challenges of wildlife conservation as well as picking up useful bush skills. It was true bush living and I loved every minute of it!

Thank you Amanzi for helping to make it possible! I would do it again in a heartbeat.