Join us and our rescue dogs in the African bush, Hoedspruit, South Africa

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  Beschreibung

  ***PLEASE NOTE: You must read until the end to make sure you meet the criteria.
  *** We interview all workaways for suitability.
  *** In November, 2025 we are preparing to move to a new location in the mountains - because of the remote location we can only accept 6 weeks from November 2025 onwards.
  
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  Our project is situated on a 1000-hectare nature reserve in South Africa. While here you will be surrounded by free-roaming game including hippos, leopards, giraffes, and zebra. Outside the fenced areas we occasionally have lions and elephants.
  
  You will also share the space with our rescue dogs and we do rehabilitation and assess for workability. Many of our dogs come to us with aggression issues so please be aware that they are not your run-of-the-mill pets. You do need to be comfortable around dogs.
  
  We are in the Lowveld area of South Africa which is warm all year round (especially hot in the summers) and you'll have tented accommodation. We are entirely off-grid, solar-powered, so we ask guests to be respectful and conserve energy where possible. While we love children, our dogs are working dogs and are not child friendly - we cannot accept anyone under the age of 16.
  
  1. Garden work: we have around 500 trees to plant and two greenhouses that supply food.
  2. Exercising of dogs.
  
  The following are very important:
  
  Please b e aware the transfer to our property from Hoespruit is R600.
  
  If you don't like animals, this is not an appropriate workaway for you - we do not tolerate people hitting our dogs or hurting wild animals. Unfortunately, we have to write this due to past experiences.
  
  You must have a reference.
  
  Theft will be reported to the police and if you are unable to follow instructions we will have to ask you to leave (again due to past experience).
  
  Respect our property, and do not vandalize or graffiti our home.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Karitative Arbeit

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Unterrichten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Karitative Arbeiten

  

  Fotografie

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Tiere

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern

  

  Gebirge

  

  Natur

  

  Camping
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  You will help with building, gardening (watering etc), our greenhouse, planting and dog walking/dog swimming. There will be an opportunity to learn general skills but please note the main benefit is enjoying the time in the African bush and communing with nature.

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  Arbeit

  We are currently preparing our property for our move. We need help with path creation, dog walking, tree planting, weeding, fencing, and other general maintenance jobs. In you have experience with pool maintenance we would be very, very grateful.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Afrikaans: Gute Kenntnisse
  Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  We have qualified English teachers on site.
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  Unterkunft

  You will be accommodated in shared safari tents on wooden decks amongst the trees, overlooking the Olifants River. From time to time you will see lions, hippo, and crocodiles along the river bank. There is an ablution block with showers with hot and cold water and flushing toilets. The communal kitchen has fridges, freezers, and gas cooking facilities. In addition, there is free unlimited high-speed wifi (10MB up and 20MB down speed) but please be aware this is the African bush so speeds vary. You will sleep in a single bed and may share your tent with another workaway person.

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  Was noch ...

  During your time off you are free to explore our game reserve. There isn't any transport to and from the reserve, but we do go to town once a fortnight where you can visit local shops and restaurants. We do trips to Kruger National park every 3 to 4 weeks for 4 to 6 days. Please let us know when you enquire if you are interested in doing a Kruger trip. On occasion we may go to conservation outreach programmes or community projects nearby - for these workaways must cover their own costs.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Yes! We love digital nomads! We have free, unlimited wifi which covers an area of approximately 1.5 hectares. Wifi speed is 10MB up and 20MB down.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have free parking onsite - it is not covered but is large enough to accommodate large vans. Please note the reserve charges R150 a week for vehicles that you'll need to pay them when you enter.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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