During your time at Neuras, you will be immersed in nature and amazed by the beautiful scenery that the Hardap Region has to offer.
Below is the itinerary for the Namibia Adventure Week Add-On. Please note that some tours are not included and need to be paid locally.
Saturday
Morning: Arrival
Lunch
Afternoon: Orientation, Downtime, Cheetah Feeding
Evening: Pizza Evening
Sunday
Morning: GPS hike in the Naukluft Mountains
Lunch
Afternoon: Downtime/Winetour & Tasting (Not included. To be paid locally.)
Evening: Hot dog braai
Monday
Morning: Sunrise Breakfast + Hike (Not included. To be paid locally.), camera trap collection
Lunch
Afternoon: Data Sorting / Help in Vineyard/Wine cellar (seasonal), Cheetahs
Evening: Sleep-out (seasonal)/Sundowner
Tuesday
Morning: Downtime / Game Count/Tree Nursery (QCCP)
Lunch
Afternoon: Hauchabfontein (Springs)(seasonal), Cheetahs
Evening: Optional Sundowner
Wednesday
Morning & Afternoon: SSV - Big Daddy, Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon, Lunch + afternoon and local lodge (Not included. To be paid locally.), Cheetahs
Evening: Little Saturday
Thursday
Morning: Downtime / Game Count/Tree Nursery (QCCP)
Lunch
Afternoon: Data Sorting / Help in Vineyard/Wine cellar (seasonal), Cheetahs
Evening: 2nd Pizza night
Friday
Morning & Afternoon: Naukluft park - Olive trail hike, picnic lunch + springs (Not included. To be paid locally.)
Evening: Cheetah Feeding / Braai
Saturday
Morning: Clean vehicles, evaluations, bar bills
Lunch
Afternoon: Leave
And don't forget the magnificent sunrises and sunsets and the fact that Neuras is home to 7 cheetahs, all rescued from human-wildlife conflict. Their daily feeds will provide fantastic photographic opportunities in a wild setting!
Data sorting - how is this done? This is the sorting of camera trap photos by animal species
QCCP - what is this? This is the Queens Commonwealth Canopy Project, a tree nursery in which the volunteers can assist.
Wine activities - what are these? Seasonal volunteer work related to vineyard and cellar - Harvesting is usually in January but there is more volunteer work to be done related to our winery, e.g. pruning of the vineyard, bottling, labelling, packaging.