Follow one of the world’s greatest wildlife systems — from the Serengeti migration and Ngorongoro Crater to Zanzibar’s coastal and marine ecosystems. This is field-based wildlife conservation where ecosystems shift beneath your feet, but the medicine stays real.
This is a rare dual-environment programme designed to immerse you in two of East Africa’s most powerful conservation systems — the vast terrestrial ecosystems of northern Tanzania and the fragile marine and coastal environments of Zanzibar.
From the sweeping plains of the Serengeti and the volcanic landscapes of Ngorongoro to the coral reefs and coastal wildlife of Zanzibar, every stage of this experience reveals a different side of conservation medicine in action.
It is open to anyone with a serious interest in wildlife and conservation — veterinary and zoology students, vet nurses and technicians, gap-year participants, and individuals seeking structured, real-world field exposure.
You will work alongside qualified field teams across both environments — supporting wildlife monitoring, assisting with immobilisations, contributing to health assessments, participating in disease surveillance, conducting marine wildlife surveys, and engaging in coastal conservation data collection.
Two ecosystems. One continuous learning experience. From bush to ocean, every day is different, and every intervention matters.
Programme Fee: From $3,500
A 50% deposit secures your place. The remaining balance is payable 30 days before arrival.
Work across Serengeti and Ngorongoro-linked conservation systems, with a focus on large mammal monitoring, predator ecology, disease surveillance, and supervised wildlife veterinary exposure.
Move into Zanzibar's coastal and forest systems for marine wildlife monitoring, sea turtle work, dolphin surveys, reef health exposure, and red colobus conservation context.
Pride monitoring, predator movement data, collar checks, and conservation health records.
Protected-population context, monitoring exposure, and conservation health support where available.
Migration ecology, herd health observation, disease surveillance, and population monitoring.
Nesting beach monitoring, health checks, tagging exposure, and coastal conservation data.
Boat-based surveys, population monitoring, behaviour recording, and marine ecosystem context.
Forest monitoring, habitat pressure context, population health exposure, and conservation records.
This programme moves between very different field environments. Wildlife, weather, sea conditions, reserve priorities, and animal welfare dictate the final schedule.
Large mammal work, turtle monitoring, and marine surveys may begin before sunrise to match animal activity and safe field conditions.
Expect 4x4 drives, walking on uneven ground, coastal field work, boat-based observation, and time in forest or beach environments.
You may assist with preparation, monitoring, sample handling, data recording, equipment checks, and recovery observation under supervision.
The work follows real conservation needs. Some days are clinical; others focus on surveys, prevention, monitoring, logistics, and data.
The change from northern Tanzania to Zanzibar is part of the learning experience and requires practical travel, packing, and schedule flexibility.
Field activities are supported by safety briefings, case context, practical explanation, and debriefs with the team.
This programme does not require athletic training, but participants should be ready for active field conditions. You may walk on uneven terrain, work in heat, spend time in high field vehicles, and participate in early morning coastal or marine activities.
You should be comfortable following safety instructions quickly, carrying a small day pack, working calmly around wildlife and veterinary equipment, and adapting between terrestrial and marine field environments.
Participation is adjusted to your training level and the field situation. Safety, animal welfare, water safety, and the supervising veterinarian's judgement always come first.
This is a realistic outline, not a fixed timetable. Final activities depend on field conditions, animal welfare, weather, and sea state.
Airport transfer, field induction, safety briefing, programme orientation, and introduction to the terrestrial field team.
Migration health context, predator monitoring, camera trap review, telemetry, and conservation health data recording.
Protected-population monitoring, large mammal observation, disease surveillance context, and field debriefs.
Internal transfer, coastal orientation, marine safety briefing, project induction, and equipment preparation.
Turtle monitoring, dolphin surveys, reef and coastal data, beach patrol context, and marine conservation records.
Red colobus conservation context, CPD log completion, certificate presentation, final debrief, and departure transfer.
Rolling 14-day cohorts run from June through October. Confirm your place before 1 October 2026 to receive a 20% early-booking discount.
Field camp, lodge, or coastal accommodation throughout your stay, depending on programme phase.
All meals during the programme, plus a tea and coffee station where facilities allow.
Airport pick-up, return transfer, internal programme transfer, and scheduled field transport.
Required access fees, conservation permissions, and marine or park costs used by the programme.
Planning support before arrival, including packing guidance, arrival information, and programme preparation.
Verified CPD log, certificate on completion, and programme merchandise including cap, shirt, notebook, pen, and USB.
Excluded: international flights, visas, travel insurance, private excursions, optional extra activities, alcoholic beverages, and personal spending money.
Running a two-phase wildlife veterinary programme requires permits, field teams, accommodation, transfers, vehicles, marine survey logistics, safety coordination, and conservation partnerships across both Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Accommodation is arranged across both phases so you can stay close to field operations.
Full board catering throughout the programme to support early starts and long field days.
Programme transport including airport transfers, field movement, and the internal transfer between Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Access fees, conservation permissions, marine park requirements, and legal field-work costs.
Time with field veterinarians, marine conservation teams, guides, and local project staff who supervise your learning.
Veterinary consumables, survey tools, vehicles, fuel, boat operations where scheduled, communications, and coordination.
Inductions, daily coordination, field safety management, marine safety briefings, and on-ground support.
Your contribution supports wildlife monitoring, marine conservation, data collection, and ongoing conservation operations.
A 50% deposit secures your place, with the remaining balance due 30 days before arrival. Programme fees may vary slightly depending on location and field focus.
"The shift from large mammal work in Tanzania to marine monitoring on Zanzibar made the programme feel genuinely complete. It showed me how wildlife medicine changes with ecosystem, species, and conservation pressure."
Programmes start from $3,200. Groups cap at 8, and a 50% deposit confirms your place once accepted.