What is FGASA Level 1 and Level 2?
Tourism in South Africa continues to be one of the country’s major revenue stream, with over 3.5 million tourists visiting our shores...
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Gerhard van Niekerk
May 3, 20183 min read
What makes an Excellent Field Guide
Before I give my opinion on this, let us just have a brief look at what field guiding actually is all about. You have probably seen those...
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Bushwise
Apr 23, 20183 min read
The importance of a work placement
You have just left your family and friends behind, even potentially relocated to South Africa, to live and breathe the intensive six...
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Ben Coley
Mar 21, 20185 min read
Top 10 Reasons to Become a Field Guide
Quality of life A field guide will never be rich in the financial sense of the word but in terms of life enrichment, there is no better...
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Bushwise Student
Mar 7, 20183 min read
The Luck of the Magic Guarri Tree
This week we had the same schedule as the week before but the two groups switched activities. The exhaustion had taken its toll on...
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Faisal Al Rifai
Feb 6, 20182 min read
Under the African sky
Imagine this… Sit back, take a deep breath and imagine yourself sitting in the bush at night, under the African night sky, the glow of...
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Bushwise Trainer
Nov 27, 20173 min read
‘Guides guide’ to Essential Gear
Since numerous excellent articles have been published regarding the above-mention title, the writer is sharing his personal experiences...
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Kim Van Greunen
Oct 23, 20175 min read
Best places to work as a Field Guide!
In the competitive industry of field guiding and an endless variety of amazing establishments claiming to be the best and offer the best...
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Marketing Team
Oct 9, 20172 min read
Amphibians vs Reptiles….
This week marks the completion of our last modules and theory exams. It was all about Fish, History and Culture, Taxonomy and...
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Kim Van Greunen
Sep 22, 20173 min read
My personal experiences with the Rhino Poaching crisis
Wanting to spread awareness on this World Rhino Day, I struggled to come up with something new and something that is not posted every day...
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Bushwise Trainer
Sep 5, 20173 min read
The most fascinating tree in the South African Lowveld
Legends about the marula abound – from its use as a food source, it’s magical qualities as a healing ingredient, to its...
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Bushwise Student
Aug 21, 20173 min read
Bundu Bashing!!!!
We returned from a week off eager to get back to Bush life. The break had seen us all venture to a variety of places; Kruger,...
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Trevor Myburgh
Aug 14, 20173 min read
Bushwise bursary student touches base in the Kruger!
After completing his course with Bushwise Field Guides in December 2016 Ernest, the second of our bursary students’, was invited to...
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Bushwise
Aug 9, 20175 min read
Women in Guiding!
To become a guide, no less a female guide. You need to have a sense of purpose to educate and inspire your guest’s well as have a passion...
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Bushwise Student
Aug 7, 20173 min read
Flying Scrub Hares, Poo Fights and Track and Sign
This week, following a double birthday celebration for two of our fellow Bushwise students over the weekend, we embarked on Track and...
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Marketing Team
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Biomimicry
Let us start with a simple question: If you had a water leak in your house, would you call a recent graduate with no experience or would...
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Gerhard van Niekerk
Jun 15, 20175 min read
Conservation and Field Guiding
What is considered as the Main Objectives of conservation? To Conserve essential ecological processes and life support.( e.g. forests...
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AD van Zyl
May 29, 20172 min read
Viewing potentially dangerous animals on foot
After completing the final FGASA theory and practical assessments, the focus for the last week of this semester has been on Trails Guide...
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Marketing Team
May 15, 20174 min read
Top ‘Bush holiday’ picks from the Bushwise Team
Most people think us ‘bush people’ are quite strange, choosing to spend our off time on other game reserves or wilderness areas. This...
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Bushwise Student
May 10, 20172 min read
100% pass rate for FGASA level 1 theory
It’s finally exam time here at Bushwise. The last week has been pretty much transferring all we have learnt in the bush over the last few...
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