Bolivia

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Placement overview

You don’t get closer to animals and nature than this. You will find yourself with an incredible opportunity to care for and have fun with the wildlife on a day-to-day basis in one of South America’s best kept zoos with the jungle only a bus ride away.

Bolivia Run wild with the wildlife

Your experience

Volunteers help with tending to the needs of some of the monkeys, turtles, birds, snakes, ocelots, jaguars and pumas at the Santa Cruz zoo. Duties could include looking after sick animals, preparing food, feeding animals, assisting with veterinary care, cleaning cages, basic zoo maintenance or monitoring the animals.

18yrs+ on arrival

Volunteers must have proven experience and relevant qualifications

City

Comfortable hotel with private room

Allow extra for meals (approx.£2 a day)

Volunteers generally work between 4-6 hours a day over 5 days

1-2

4 weeks

All year round

6 weeks in advance of placement

£36 per week plus donation to zoo

Airport pick-up: FREE

Allow£15-£20 extra per week to cover all meals and local transport between accommodation and placement.

Flight to Santa Cruz, airport pick-up

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At a glance

We consider this project ideal if you

Want to stretch yourself away from your comfort zone

This placement is only recommended for animal lovers who are willing to get stuck in with manual work and are committed to their placement

Like the outdoors and working with animals

Bolivia at a glance

Land-locked between Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, this quintessentially South American country is often visited in conjunction with its neighbours: however it is a fascinating country to visit in its own right. Physically, it is a country of uncompromising, dramatic extremes, from snow-capped Andean peaks to the deserts of the high-altitude altiplano down to a blanket of virgin jungle. Many of the people of Bolivia still share the same lifestyle as at the time of the Spanish conquest: haunting music, bright costumes and exotic traditions come together to provide a unique experience.

Not to be missed during a visit to Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Potosi mines, Lake Titicaca, Jesuit Missions of Chiquitano, exceptional rock formations in the Moon valley, a cycle ride down the ‘world’s most dangerous road’ from La Paz to the Yungas and ski at the world’s highest ski resort of Chacaltaya between (18,000 ft).

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