Overview

GVI prides itself on being an award-winning, international sustainable development organisation. We are the global leader in educational travel programs. 
At GVI, we have been connecting thousands of change-makers, with impactful environmental projects in some of the most vulnerable habitats all over the world, for over twenty five years. We offer an extensive range of nature conservation programs where clients can volunteer intern and study.

We have recently also launched GVI Expeditions that provides immersive travel options for small groups, families and multigenerational families. The Wilderness Conservation Expedition for nature enthusiasts is an immersive safari experience designed to introduce the adventure tourist to a completely different safari and aims to provide the nature enthusiast to a higher level of insight and travel that matters. 

We currently have operational hubs and camps in 15 locations across the globe, that deliver educational courses or excursions for School groups, Universities, Zoos as well as a range of clients that want a deeper understanding as part of their travel itinerary.

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Activities offered

  • Diving
  • Accommodation
  • Family Safaris
  • Walking Safaris
  • Eco tourism
  • Big 5 Safaris
  • Adventure tourism
  • Research
  • Bird Watching
  • Beach Holidays

Where we operate

  • South Africa
  • Seychelles
  • Madagascar

Where we’re based

  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Greece
  • Seychelles
  • Madagascar

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Charities
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The GVI Foundation

Website http://www.gvi.org/

The GVI Foundation was created to enable our clients to amplify their impact on GVI’s meaningful social and environmental projects worldwide.
Do good, better with us, as you further your contributions through fundraising and awareness campaigns.

The challenges facing our natural world and its people are ever-changing. Our mission is to amplify the impact of GVI’s global programs through locally-led conservation and community projects. We focus on '10 Global Issues' as campaign priorities.

Conserving our planet by working on the below aspects 

Combating climate change

Protecting species and biodiversity

Safeguarding habitats

Promoting sustainability

Reducing plastic pollution and debris



Catalysing communities by providing the below: 

Advancing education access and skills development

Fostering gender equality

Promoting health and wellbeing

Enhancing infrastructure

Driving children’s development and learning

As GVI’s nonprofit, the GVI Foundation was created to give our clients the opportunity to make a greater impact in the communities and protected areas they visited as part of any of our programs.