Jumeirah Thanda Safari’s wildlife team work tirelessly to conserve and protect our wildlife, and ensure they have an optimal habitat in which to thrive. Guests have the unique opportunity to interact with the wildlife team during their stay. This can range from a presentation on key conservation and ecological issues to participating in field activities, including alien invasive plant control, erosion control, animal monitoring and plant surveys. The activities depend on what is needed on the day. Nature isn’t predictable. This activity needs to be booked in advance.

Assist in locating cheetahs and learning about their behaviour and conservation challenges. The reserve is part of a larger cheetah conservation project and ensures all cheetahs are monitored through collaring. Guests head out just before sunrise, and spend three to four hours helping the team track and identify the cheetah while learning all about their ecology, the threats to the species, behavioural and feeding patterns, and genetic diversity breeding programmes.