Programmes and Courses
Professional Field Guide
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.
Next Starting Date
October 2, 2017All Camps
FGASA Field Guide Level 1/NQF 2
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.
Next Starting Date
October 6, 2017Makuleke & Selati
FGASA Trails Guide
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.
Next Starting Date
October 6, 2017Makuleke Concession
EcoTracker Course: Animal tracks and tracking
EcoTracker offers you the ultimate wilderness immersion. Through the ancient art and science of animal tracking – possibly the world's oldest – you will connect with the iconic places and wildlife of Africa on foot.
Next Starting Date
October 12, 2017Selati Game Reserve
Safari Guide
This is EcoTraining's well-known 28-day Safari Guide training course, aimed at those wishing to experience a bush holiday, while also learning about the environment they are in. A month of living and learning in nature at our wilderness camps (Selati and Karongwe in South Africa, and Mashatu in Botswana) will provide you with the practical and theoretical knowledge of the natural environment.
Next Starting Date
June 5, 2018Karongwe Game Reserve
Kenya Safari Guide
EcoTraining’s signature Kenya Safari Guide course consists of 28 adventure-packed days living in and learning about nature and ecology at our wilderness camps in Kenya. You will take part in a variety of learning activities, while driving and walking in some of the most stunning areas of Africa.
Next Starting Date
October 1, 2017Mara Training Centre
EcoQuest
The EcoQuest course (seven or 14 days) is designed to provide a learning experience, and incorporates certain aspects of our Safari Guide course. It is aimed at those who are looking for a more in-depth bush experience, but who do not necessarily have four weeks to break away from work obligations.
Next Starting Date
September 30, 2017Makuleke Concession
Birding in the Bush
Birding as a hobby has grown tremendously in popularity in the past decade, and these days visitors to the African wilderness areas want to do more than simply spot large game. Owing to this development on the ecotourism front, we have developed our seven-day Birding in the Bush course.
Next Starting Date
September 24, 2017Makuleke Concession
Wilderness Photography
Taking great wildlife photos is not as easy as it looks. Not only does one need creativity and technical knowledge, but also knowledge and understanding of one’s subject matter.
Next Starting Date
March 13, 2018Makuleke Concession
Wilderness Trails Skills
This unique six-day course provides a perfect platform for aspirant or qualified guides or nature lovers to discover and reconnect with meaningful wilderness encounters. We firmly believe that the wilderness experience can be an inspiring cornerstone in the lives and careers of all those with a passion for nature and its inhabitants, developing a lifelong culture of conservation.
Next Starting Date
October 2, 2017Makuleke Concession
Matric EcoQuest
Go on an adventure safari with a group of your best friends… a fresh, safe, exhilarating alternative to celebrating the end of your school life together. Based in a beautiful big five game reserve, with a comfy tented camp as your base, embrace the celebrations with a whole lot more meaning, adventure, memories and experiences.
Next Starting Date
November 30, 2017Karongwe Game Reserve
Masai Mara EcoQuest
This EcoQuest program is based on our EcoQuest program in South Africa and Botswana and includes unique elements which reflect the fascinating dynamics occurring in the wildlife areas of the Mara. It is an immersive educational safari for those wanting to visit Kenya specifically and the five day to two week durations fit perfectly with the wildebeest migration and other Kenya travel plans.