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My game path through the African bushveld
Bushwise IFGA Safari Guide students forge their own game paths as they grow in their careers. Elmar Kleinhans shares his experience in...
Bushwise
Jun 28, 20223 min read


From field guide to field guide trainer
Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe is based at our Mahlahla campus, near the Greater Makalali Game Reserve. In this post he tells his story of...
Bushwise Trainer
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Becoming a field guide in the African savannah
BY: Luke Potterton Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their...
Bushwise Student
Jun 21, 20223 min read


Celebrating the newest class of Bushwise graduates
We’re taking a moment to celebrate our Bushwise graduates – a group of incredible individuals who have just completed their six-month...
Louise Pavid
Jun 16, 20223 min read


From new graduate to field guide student
BY Juandre Grobler, Bushwise field guide student Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and...
Bushwise Student
Jun 14, 20223 min read


A horse trails guide in the African bush
Jenika Pohl is a Bushwise alumnus and horse trails guide with Ant’s Nest and Ant’s Hill in the Waterberg region of South Africa. The Ant...
Bushwise Alumni
Jun 9, 20224 min read


What Bushwise means to me
BY Jordan Fourie, current Bushwise student Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and...
Bushwise
Jun 7, 20223 min read


My life on a Bushwise field guide course
Bushwise student Rian Gouws talks about his choice to join the Bushwise IFGA Safari Guide course, and how it’s opened his eyes to many...
Bushwise
May 31, 20223 min read


Lifelong memories on a Bushwise course
Divan Mclachlan and Heindre Gericke, students on a Bushwise course, recall some of their favourite experiences so far – including...
Bushwise Student
May 24, 20224 min read


Animal social structures – solitary or gregarious?
In this blog, Nico (trainer with Bushwise and finalist for Safari Guide of the Year 2022 ) describes animal social structures. ...
Bushwise Trainer
May 12, 20224 min read


Fauna and flora, one species at a time
Bushwise student Petri Oberholster shares how he’s learning to identify the nearly endless species of fauna and flora you’ll see in the...
Bushwise Student
May 10, 20223 min read


Field guide jobs and career paths: where do I go from here?
If there’s one thing we know about field guides, it’s that there’s no “one size fits all” field guide job . You might think, but a field...
Bushwise
May 5, 20225 min read


The wild dogs are in town – call the pup-arazzi!
It’s not every day that a pack of African wild dogs appears in the middle of your game drive. Bushwise student Lauren Noakes shares her...
Bushwise
May 3, 20223 min read


My origins in film and wildlife photography
Bushwise’s Louise Pavid shares her passion for safari and wildlife through photography and videography. In this post, she tells us how...
Bushwise
Apr 28, 20225 min read


South African plants and cultural beliefs
South Africa is home to a huge variety of plant life, with many plants holding important cultural, medicinal and spiritual values....
Bushwise Trainer
Apr 14, 20223 min read


Adventure on course in the African bush
Bushwise student Marlene Botha takes us on an adventure in the African bush alongside her fellow students. Camp manager blogs are written...
Bushwise
Apr 12, 20223 min read


Elephants: the big feisty giants
Elephants have the power to amaze and mesmerise. Bushwise student Oryx Nauwelaers shares his experience with getting to know these gentle...
Bushwise Student
Apr 5, 20223 min read


The growl of the leopard
BY: Annie DuPre, CATHSSETA NQF2, Apprentice Trails Guide and Bushwise Copywriter The first growl was so faint, I thought it was the...
Bushwise
Mar 31, 20224 min read


Off-roading in the bush – and in life
Leaving the fast-paced life of the German autobahn behind, Bushwise student Marc Weber discusses slowing down and off-roading in the...
Bushwise
Mar 29, 20223 min read


Lions on a kill – and incredible pride dynamics
Lions provide great opportunities to study group behaviour. In this blog, Bushwise student Charlie Beardall shares his recent experience...
Bushwise
Mar 24, 20224 min read
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