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| Chloe Martin / Tourism Tsitsikamma National Park - South Africa / British | ||
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 Professionally, I've learned
to focus all I knew about tourism on a natural and conservation aspect
that is required to work in a national park. Personally, it has been a
fantastic thing for me to get to know this place and to learn a bit of the
South African culture. The place itself is
absolutely amazing!
This placement is really in
the middle of the forest so it corresponds to anyone who likes nature and
quietness and who won't be bothered by the "wildness" of the place
(isolation, animals, etc.) Can you describe a typical day? I've been working mainly in two different departments. First, at the Information Desk. Here I worked from 0900 to 16.30 during low season, with a 30 minute lunch break. During the Christmas holiday, I worked on shifts from 0700 to 19.00. Responsibilities included giving information to the tourists about the park (activities, accommodation, information about fauna and flora, and about the Tsitsikamma area. Second, at the Socio-Ecology Department during the holiday programme: This was from 0830 to 16.30 with 1 hour lunch break. Duties included helping in the organisation of the special activities proposed for this period (guided trails, sports activities, discovery of the area, etc, and especially with the kiddies' activities).
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