Wild Week as Camp Manager: Exams, Game Drives And Sleepouts
This blog was written by Julian Payne, a Bushwise Professional Field Guide student, during their week as camp manager. Read time: 3 mins...
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Bushwise Student
- Aug 17, 2023
- 3 min
Wildlife Adventures and Leadership Lessons
Read time: 3 mins This blog was written by Goodwill Manzini, Bushwise Professional Field Guide student, during their week as camp...
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Bushwise Student
- Jul 13, 2023
- 3 min
Exploring nature: Change will start with me
This blog was written by Edward Tivana, during his turn as camp manager on the Bushwise Professional Field Guide course. My name is...
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Bushwise
- Jun 6, 2023
- 4 min
Staying long-term in South Africa as an international student
South Africa is a beautiful country with incredible biodiversity, awe-inspiring landscapes, rich cultures and fascinating history. It is...
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Marketing Team
- May 23, 2023
- 3 min
Midway through training: Assessments and anticipating placements at Bushwise
This blog was written by Becky Ladd, Bushwise Professional Field Guide student. For the final week of semester three, Edward and I were...
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Bushwise Student
- Apr 27, 2023
- 5 min
Following in the footsteps of a matriarch
This blog was written by Molly Swan, Bushwise Professional Field Guide student. Autumn morning in the bushveld Venturing out on a...
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Bushwise
- Feb 21, 2023
- 4 min
Going on an African safari
Embarking on a safari adventure is a bucket list experience for many, and for good reason. The opportunity to see some of the world’s...
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Bushwise Student
- Jan 5, 2023
- 3 min
Nightlife on a field guiding course
Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a...
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Bushwise Student
- Jan 3, 2023
- 3 min
Africa’s iconic Big 5
This blog about the Big 5 was written by Ricardo Strydom, a Bushwise student on our Professional Field Guide course. As part of their...
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Bushwise
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
Snapshot of Chobe National Park and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
From Chobe National Park with the highest concentration of wild elephants in the world, to the Central Kalahari and its seemingly endless...
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Bushwise
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Addo, Kruger and Tswalu: top South African safari destinations
4 min read When planning a safari to South Africa, there are a few iconic destinations that spring to mind. If you want to see a...
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Bushwise
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Snapshot of Etosha National Park
When one thinks of iconic, vast African landscapes inhabited by massive herds of plains game, one thinks of Etosha National Park...
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Bushwise Student
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Starting the week off with a bang!
Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a...
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Bushwise
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Work on a safari in Africa
Going on safari is one of the most incredible, eye-opening experiences a person can have in life. Seeing wild animals in their natural...
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Bushwise Student
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Kruger National Park: history and wildlife
This blog was written by Siphiwe Khoza, Bushwise Professional Field Guide student. Siphiwe is one of the scholarship students studying...
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Bushwise Student
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
Girls rule the world: women in guiding and nature
This blog was written by Bushwise student Kerry Ross, as she investigated the powerful role women and females play in conservation and in...
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Bushwise Trainer
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
Unusual questions people ask on safari
This blog was written by Wayne Lubbe, Bushwise trainer at our Mahlahla campus, who has had his fair share of surprising questions from...
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Bushwise Student
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating my birthday in the African bush
Willem (WH) was camp manager at our Mahlahla campus, a duty that every Bushwise student has at least once during a course. In this blog,...
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Marketing Team
- Aug 11, 2022
- 4 min
Training in the bush
If you want to become an ultimate field guide, then you need some training in the bush! Read time: 5 min Francois Theron is the head...
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Bushwise Student
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Bushwise 101: game drives
This blog was written by Bushwise student Trevor Hinze, whose week as camp manager coincided with the first week of game drives. Read...
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