Paving the road for industry transformation: Bushwise and the Southern African Wildlife College
In January this year, Bushwise and the Southern African Wildlife College launched an exciting new collaboration. With a shared goal of...
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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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Annie DuPre
Jul 7, 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...
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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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Annie DuPre
Jun 30, 20223 min read
African wild dogs: the painted carnivore
Writing and photos by Annie DuPre, Bushwise Copywriter, currently pursuing her master’s in conservation studying African wild dogs on...
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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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Marketing Team
Jun 7, 20223 min read
What Bushwise means to me
BY Jordan Fourie, current Bushwise student Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and...
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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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Bushwise
May 26, 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 Professional Field Guide training. Bushwise students learn...
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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 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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