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BUSH SKILLS COURSE

This basic 7-day course provides the student with overall bush experience and students leave accomplishing a basic understanding of each module.

Prepare for an a real African adventure!

Our wilderness survival skills course is NOT your typical genteel African safari with round-the-clock pampering and gin-and-tonics at sunset.It’s for active bush enthusiasts who know exactly what they want—the rolled-up-sleeves kind of guy or gal who wants to be in the thick of the action, and who’s willing to forgo the trappings of comfort to achieve it on their terms!

Students

People looking to reconnect with themselves, who are searching for a back-to-basics bush skills experience that will help them recharge, renew, and reboot
Seasoned safari goers who now seek a deeper, more holistic, African wilderness experience
School- and/or university-leavers who are looking for a life-changing gap-year experience
People with a spirit of adventure who are looking beyond a typical back-packing experience
Survivalists wanting to gain the skills required to thrive in the wilderness.
Guides wishing to learn many of the practical aspects that are often only discussed in theory.

Learn & Experience

Practical, hands-on experience of navigation in the African wilderness, bush survival skills, the ancient art of tracking, weapons handling, bird and mammal identification and so much more
Wilderness walks and sleep-outs
4×4 vehicle game drives
Game walk safaris
Stargazing and astronomy
Theory lectures and presentations from qualified and knowledgeable trainers on diverse topics ranging from local geology, ecology, and hydrology, to astronomy and weather/climate

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WHY JOIN OUR GUIDE TRAINING COURSE?

There is only one Okavango Delta. In contrast to larger, more corporate guiding schools which operate in typical savannah habitat generic to Southern and East Africa, we’re a small, intimate family-run business operating in a unique, spectacular location that’s a world heritage site.

General

Course length: 7 nights

Qualifications: no prior experience is required.

There is no minimum group size. Maximum group size is 8. Due to the fact that this is not a formal qualification, there is no sponsored student on the Bush Skills Course

Inclusive

Tented accommodation
All meals at Kwapa Camp
Drinking water, tea and coffee
All training and activities
One scheduled transfer from Maun to Kwapa Camp and return

exclusive

Unscheduled transfers to/from Kwapa Camp
Travel Insurance
All flights
Personal effects, including toiletries
Staff gratuities
Drinks other than those mentioned above can be purchased in Maun before leaving for Kwapa Camp
FGASA/ BQA registration and exam fees