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Tips and tricks from a Bushwise student
As we begin the next Bushwise IFGA Safari Guide course, alumnus Gareth Jones has some words of wisdom as a Bushwise student. Let’s hear...
Marketing Team
Jul 12, 20223 min read


Winners of Safari Guide of the Year 2022
The Safari Guide of the Year 2022 competition was nothing short of spectacular. The five finalists spent the week showing off their...
Annie DuPre
Jul 7, 20223 min read


Prepared, excited and now a Bushwise graduate
BY Brody Merles, Bushwise graduate Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a...
Bushwise
Jul 5, 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


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


Learning the language of the bush: Cybertracker track and sign
Track and sign with Cybertracker is a valuable and wonderful part of Bushwise IFGA Safari Guide training. Bushwise students learn...
Bushwise
May 26, 20223 min read


My favourite wildlife sightings in the African bushveld
Throughout his time on the Bushwise IFGA Safari Guide course, Kieth Windy has had some incredible wildlife sightings. Camp manager blogs...
Bushwise
May 17, 20223 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


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


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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