Background: Currently the conflict between elephants and human are rising because they have less area to live. They are cutting the forest both legally or illegally for planting the palm trees for oil has influence the live of elephants. Due to this reason the local government and with organization which concerns about the wild life are working together to safe the elephants.
Work: Volunteer will help local mahout (a person who takes care of elephant) daily to take care the elephant starting from bathing/showering, feeding, health checking and grassing the elephant. One local mahout will be accompanied by two volunteers in doing his daily job.
Study theme: The volunteers could enjoy the beauty of the landscape around the project site.
Leisure Time: During the free time, the volunteers may have a forest safari with local mahout. During this safari volunteer and mahout could have camp fire, fishing as well as swimming in the middle of forest.
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Elephant Conservation Centre/ kind of dormitory(basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed). Food will be provided with catering service.
Location: The workcamp will take place in Lampung, Sumatera
Terminal: Tanjung Karang, Lampung
Special Requirement: none
Participant fee: 230 € or 3.000.000 IDR/camp