Welcome to your new home for the next six months. Our Mahlahla campus, the original Bushwise campus, is located on the border of the Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, about 60 km from Hoedspruit in the Limpopo province. The South African bushveld is known for its rich biodiversity and will offer you every challenge and opportunity to excel as an apprentice field guide. Makalali is home to the Big Five, as well as general game animals, hundreds of bird species, and much more. Wild dogs and cheetahs are also seen on this unique property. The campus itself is just across the road from the Greater Makalali Game Reserve and held within an electrified fence, so you’re safe to explore and even exercise while living here. Accommodation, classroom and kitchen facilities are a short walk apart – you might even see a sable, honey badger, or duiker as you make your way to class! But being immersed in nature doesn’t mean you’re completely out of contact with the outside world. The campus is equipped with WiFi and electricity so you can keep in touch with family and friends, and supplement your studies with additional research. Our unique location means we can offer our students direct access to the natural environment and train in an outdoor classroom that emulates their work places in parks and reserves throughout southern Africa. We are also surrounded by other land-use types, such as community-owned agricultural land and community trust areas, bringing even more diversity to our on-site training opportunities. On weeks off, you could make a visit to the Greater Makalali Game Reserve with family and friends. Or, you’re just an hour or two away from the Kruger National Park, Blyde River Canyon, Magoebaskloof Forest, Dullstroom, and much more. At nearly two million hectares, Kruger National Park is the largest reserve in South Africa and an incredible resource for budding field guide students!