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The Back-up Trails Guide Course runs over a period of 11 nights and 12 days in the world famous Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

The course consists of 2 Phases:

Phase 1 – We spend the first 8 nights at a basic tented camp, walking every morning and afternoon, logging Hours and Dangerous Game Encounters that go towards the Back-up Trails Guide Qualification.

Phase 2 – The final 3 nights are spent on a primitive, Wilderness Backpack Trail, during which FGASA Back-up Trails Guide Assessments will take place.

There is a Maximum of 8 students per course, ensuring as much first-hand experience as possible as well as maximum attention from the trainers.

In order for students to be assessed for the FGASA Back-up Trails Guide Qualification, they need to arrive with the following in place:

  • Advanced Rifle Handling (ARH)
  • FGASA Trails Guide Theory

Students without ARH or the Trails Guide Theory can still log hours and encounters as participants, but cannot carry a rifle and cannot be assessed, although they will participate in all activities.

The Goals of the Course are for students to log a minimum of 75 walking hours under an experienced mentor (50 in Phase 1 and 25 in Phase 2) as well as a minimum of 20 Dangerous Game Encounters, including as many different species as possible.

This ends up being more than the minimum requirements from FGASA to be assessed for the Back-up Trails Guide Qualification.

Although the primary objective is to log hours and encounters that go towards the Trails Guide Qualification, we will also focus on the ethos of Trails Guiding as well as bush skills such as tracking, finding water, holistic interpretation, etc.

The last 3 days of the program are spent on a primitive wilderness experience, with no support in the form of a set camp or vehicle. Nights will be spent camping wild, sleeping in the open, under the stars and around a fire, with each participant taking turns at “watch duty”, ensuring the groups safety. All food and equipment are carried in backpacks, and we obtain our water by digging in the riverbeds.

This trail component will also serve as the assessment phase of the course, with 2 Assessors and Mentors being present throughout and learners taking it in turns to lead and back the group up.

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Bushwise Field Guide Courses

Bushwise runs FGASA’s (Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) accredited professional field guide courses, during these courses, we do not loose focus on our goal of producing guides of excellence by diversifying into other areas…we do what we do best and to uphold our excellent reputation… long courses that produce high quality and well sought after guides.

We focus on training students to the highest standard possible in both theoretical knowledge and practical experience to enable them to get the best jobs in the future. We include additional qualifications in the course, which are carefully chosen to ensure there is no compromise on core foundation subjects needed as a guide, to promote our students in the industry and the field they are striving to start a career in.

It is important to note that Bushwise is not ‘just a Level 1 course’, students are taught up to a Level 2 standard to ensure they are highly knowledgeable and immediately prepared from the moment they start their guiding career.

If you are looking to work within big 5 reserves then you need to sign up with Bushwise , as our course provides a focus on working around dangerous game and all practical training is carried out in a 26,000hectare wilderness reserve with dangerous animals including elephant, lion, hippo, buffalo, leopard and rhino. ...

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