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Every minute of your 55 days on this course will be a learning experience, as you are constantly exposed to the bush. It covers a broad spectrum of subjects, using a mix of formal lectures as well as time out in the field.
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EcoTraining Trails Guide (FGASA)

Explore the wilderness of the majestic Makuleke Concession in the famed Kruger National Park or Mashatu in the Northern Tuli Reserve in Botswana on foot, on a 28-day Trails Guide course (FGASA-accredited), where the majority of your time will be spent conducting bush walks in big game country.
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May 31, 2021Selati Game Reserve

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EcoTraining Professional Field Guide Course

If you love the idea of taking safari lodge guests from all over the world out on walking and game drive safaris into Africa’s wild places, finding wildlife for them, and teaching them fascinating facts about the animals and ecosystems, then EcoTraining’s Professional Field Guide course is for you.
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Blog: From The Field

A Sound as Ancient as the Land

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April is a magical time of year in the bush. The last of the summer rains have normally passed so the bush starts to turn a beautiful golden brown. The short bush Autumn starts to take place so the days are still warm but the nights are starting to cool, perfect for sitting around the fire or snuggling down into your sleeping bag. The days start to get a bit shorter and the nights longer, giving us more time to admire the beauty of the cosmos.
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Baobabs – The Botanical Giants of Africa

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Even more reverent and iconic than Africa’s Big Five, Baobabs are the true titans of Africa. As the title would suggest, Baobabs are impressive in size, with some reaching up to 30 m in height.
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Lake Ndlovu ~ The Pridelands Experience

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Pridelands camp is many things. In this blog, Victoria shares what makes Pridelands the unique and wild camp that it is.
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Tracking is a Form of Art.

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It’s a cool morning and I grab my coffee flask, flees jacket and camera. As the sun peaks over the dam wall, we lace up our boots and off we go into the veld in search of fresh signs of what happened the previous night...
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#SafariTrivia this Tuesday.
Can you ID this track?
A tip: The males will reach the same size and weight as their mothers around two years. That's around 180kg!
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#SafariTrivia this Tuesday.
Can you ID this track?

A tip: The males will reach the same size and weight as their mothers around two years. That's around 180kg!

📷 @ David Havemann
Please drop us a comment below and let us know.

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Amazing #elephant encounters during an early morning walk with Carolin, an #EcoTraining Backup.

Captured by David Havemann at #Selati.

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