Rhino darting and chipping experience

But you can play an active role in rhino conservation during your trip to Africa, participating directly in microchipping and ear-notching activities to combat the scourge of rhino poaching. These typically take place in the cooler months, between April and September. Your knowledgeable Travel Architect will assist you to find the right game reserve, lodge and conservation experience for you.

For example, at the world-famous Timbavati Game Reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa, guests at its Kings Camp lodge can get involved throughout the location, darting, microchipping and ear-notching of a white rhino, including pouring water on the sedated animal to help regulate its body temperature.

At the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in the southern Kalahari Desert, guests are able to participate in a similar way, in this case with the critically endangered desert black rhino. The reserve notes that the black rhino is a lot feistier going down and later waking up than the white rhino!