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Luxembourg to the Lowveld – My Field Guide Journey
Bushwise Student
11 Mar 2025

Luxembourg to the Lowveld – My Field Guide Journey

This blog was written by Mara Belacchi, a Bushwise Professional Safari Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

What can an expert guide learn from Bushwise? This is Daniel’s story
Nikita Coetzee
6 Dec 2024

What can an expert guide learn from Bushwise? This is Daniel’s story

Daniel Razafimandimby, an experienced tour guide from Madagascar, recently travelled to South Africa to join the Bushwise IFGA…

From rugby fields to the African bush: My field guide journey
Bushwise Student
22 Nov 2024

From rugby fields to the African bush: My field guide journey

This blog was written by Charlie Birch, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Through the lens: A birder’s paradise
Bushwise Student
15 Nov 2024

Through the lens: A birder’s paradise

This blog was written by Alex Rivarola , a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Fierce, fast, and under threat: The extraordinary life of African wild dogs
Bushwise Student
8 Nov 2024

Fierce, fast, and under threat: The extraordinary life of African wild dogs

This blog was written by Amy Jefferson, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

‘I have found my true passion’: A life-changing Bushwise journey
Bushwise Student
1 Nov 2024

‘I have found my true passion’: A life-changing Bushwise journey

This blog was written by Surprice Shabangu , a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Inspiring the next generation of female field guides
Bushwise Student
25 Oct 2024

Inspiring the next generation of female field guides

This blog was written by Lihle Donecia Mndawe, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager,…

Oceans to savannahs: My journey to becoming a field guide in Africa
Bushwise Student
18 Oct 2024

Oceans to savannahs: My journey to becoming a field guide in Africa

This blog was written by Jesse Lommerse, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

The call of the bushveld
Bushwise Student
11 Oct 2024

The call of the bushveld

This blog was written by Jon-Harry van Wyk, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Meet the Shy Five: Africa’s most elusive creatures
Bushwise Student
4 Oct 2024

Meet the Shy Five: Africa’s most elusive creatures

This blog was written by Jessica Piper, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

A wilder path: Why I quit my desk job for a life in the South African bush
Bushwise Student
27 Sept 2024

A wilder path: Why I quit my desk job for a life in the South African bush

This blog was written by Aleisha Carter, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Tracks, signs, and transferable skills: How art helped me master the bush
Bushwise Student
20 Sept 2024

Tracks, signs, and transferable skills: How art helped me master the bush

This blog was written by Chané Jansen, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

The resilience of the cheetah
Bushwise Student
12 Sept 2024

The resilience of the cheetah

This blog was written by Eline Kemper, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Wild encounters: A leopard on the prowl
Bushwise Student
6 Sept 2024

Wild encounters: A leopard on the prowl

This blog was written by Keagan Rowe, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Stealth and claws: Life of the elusive leopard
Bushwise Student
29 Aug 2024

Stealth and claws: Life of the elusive leopard

This blog was written by Lionel Gojon, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

Building bonds, facing fears and embracing bush life
Bushwise Student
22 Aug 2024

Building bonds, facing fears and embracing bush life

This blog was written by Meere Malherbe , a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

From city streets to safari seats: My first three weeks as a Bushwise student
Bushwise Student
8 Aug 2024

From city streets to safari seats: My first three weeks as a Bushwise student

This blog was written by Taylor Mee, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and writing…

The subtle art of becoming a field guide
Bushwise Student
1 Aug 2024

The subtle art of becoming a field guide

This blog was written by Ryan English, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

A sneak peek into my life as a Bushwise student
Bushwise Student
25 Jul 2024

A sneak peek into my life as a Bushwise student

This blog was written by Jason Peter Lizamore, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager,…

I left my job in the UK to be a safari guide in South Africa
Bushwise Student
18 Jul 2024

I left my job in the UK to be a safari guide in South Africa

This blog was written by Matthew Dufty, a Bushwise International Field Guide student. Each student takes a turn as camp manager, and…

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