Location: Thomas River, Cathcart, South Africa

Duration: 2-3 weeks (You choose)

Animal types: Small animal, large animal and Wildlife

Experience: None to Qualified

Any Veterinary professionals or students such as aspiring students, students in pre-veterinary school, students in Vet nursing/tech school, animal enthusiasts, qualified Vet nurses/techs and qualified Veterinarians are welcome

Program Combination Options: Can be combined with any of the programs listed on this website! It already includes the Wildlife capture course. But if you wanted more wildlife capture experience you can add a week or more on. As well as other programs such as Wildlife management and conservation and the Cheetah conservation project.

Wildlife Capture Course: A key tool for conservation and wildlife management, this course builds essential skills in monitoring, handling, and relocating wildlife—a vital experience for any veterinary professional involved in conservation.

Wildlife Management and Conservation: Learn practical strategies for managing wildlife populations and habitats, including farm animals like sheep, horses, and cattle, while applying veterinary care in real-world settings.

Cheetah Conservation Project: Gain experience working with big cats in a controlled environment, developing management and veterinary skills that are crucial for species conservation.

The Africa Vet Experience Program

Gain invaluable hands-on experience with small animals, large animals and wildlife!! Participants will immerse themselves in the beautiful farming industry of South Africa, engaging in both practical and theoretical lessons that provide insight into the roles of any veterinary professional. Through hands-on experience with various livestock and wildlife species, interactive lectures, and practical, participants will acquire invaluable skills and knowledge. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to explore diverse cultures, travel across the Eastern Cape region, and work within different livestock farms and game reserves, enhancing their understanding and appreciation of livestock and wildlife.

Students are taken daily to different activities to gain hands on experience in four different areas in the field:

Farm work: Students stay on a beautiful sheep farm and spend a lot of the time working with a range of livestock species such as cattle, sheep and also horses

Community work: Students really make a difference and help treat the small animals who have no access to veterinary care in the surrounding communities.

African wildlife: Students take part in a 4 day Wildlife chemical immobilization course/ wildlife capture course alongside a Vet and professional game capture team, assisting in capturing the animals, treating or loading the animal and monitoring the animals vitals if it has been tranquilized. It is a adrenaline filled adventure unique to South Africa’s wildlife management! (This is the same course offered on this website as Africa wildlife capture course! We included it into the Vet program so you can get wildlife experience too!)

Clinic work: Students work under and with qualified vets in a clinic setting to gain the experience of clinical work and learn and participate in consultations, surgeries and monitoring.

DATES 

You Choose 2 or 3 weeks

The vet experience course starts on Monday morning and runs every day! “Off time” and fun activities such as site seeing and Safaris are INCLUDED in the program.  We ask you to arrive on Mondays and depart Mondays.

Program runs February-November every year! Please contact us for exact dates

Prices

We are still accepting applicants for 2025!

The fee for this program covers accommodation, meals, all transport on the program and the airport transfers. The 2 week Vet experience program is $2,400. This fee is paid in separate payments. To secure your spot in the course, a $400 fee is required. The remaining balance is due 8 weeks before your arrival date and can be paid in one or two installments, depending on your financial preferences. The 3 week program is $3600. $600 to secure a spot for the year and separate installments for the balance, or whatever suits your financial preferences!

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