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Bushwise
Aug 25, 20224 min read
Why Flora? Understanding plant life.
You might not assume that plants and ancestors go hand in hand. But when your name’s Flora – a traditional Sepedi name passed down...
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Bushwise Student
Aug 18, 20224 min read
A bush camp in the African wilderness
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run a bush camp? In this blog, Bushwise student Chulu Msofe shares his experience as camp...
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Bushwise Student
Aug 4, 20223 min read
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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Bushwise Trainer
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Animal scavengers and the ecological role they play
This article about animal scavengers is by Bushwise Trainer Wayne Lubbe. Based at our Mahlahla campus, Wayne is a highly qualified guide...
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Bushwise
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Photo blog: a Lowveld welcome to our new Bushwise students
The beginning of each new Bushwise course fills the Lowveld air with anticipation and excitement. Not only for the newest intake of field...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jul 14, 20223 min read
A 5,000-star safari camping experience
Sleepout on a Bushwise course, a rustic safari camping experience, is something you’ll remember your whole life. Trainer Darryn Murray...
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Bushwise Student
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Tips and tricks from a Bushwise student
As we begin the next Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, alumnus Gareth Jones has some words of wisdom as a Bushwise student. Let’s...
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Bushwise Alumni
Jul 5, 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...
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Bushwise Student
Jun 28, 20223 min read
My game path through the African bushveld
Bushwise Professional Field Guide students forge their own game paths as they grow in their careers. Elmar Kleinhans shares his...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jun 23, 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...
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Bushwise Student
Jun 21, 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...
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Bushwise
Jun 16, 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...
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Bushwise Student
Jun 14, 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...
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Marketing Team
Jun 9, 20224 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...
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Bushwise Student
May 31, 20223 min read
My life on a Bushwise field guide course
Bushwise student Rian Gouws talks about his choice to join the Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, and how it’s opened his eyes to...
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Marketing Team
May 24, 20224 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...
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Bushwise
May 19, 20223 min read
How do birds get their colour?
A question many of us have asked ourselves at some point in time: How do birds get their colour? Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe brings his...
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Bushwise Student
May 17, 20223 min read
My favourite wildlife sightings in the African bushveld
Throughout his time on the Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, Kieth Windy has had some incredible wildlife sightings. Camp manager...
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Bushwise Trainer
May 12, 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. Discussing...
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Bushwise Student
May 10, 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...
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