Safari School South Africa (6 Months)

  South Africa

Johannesburg

Dates: 11 Jan to 04 Jul 2010, 12 Jul 2010 to 02 Jan 2011...

Description: Learn how to be a safari guide for 6 months, discover how to survive in the South African bush, become skilled in the art of tracking wildlife, learn 4x4 skills, sleep out in the African bush, learn to shoot, see amazing wildlife, successfully qualify as a professional safari guide and immerse yourself in the ways and wilds of the South African wilderness.

Highlights: The dramatic landscapes and stunning wildernesses of South Africa will form the backdrop to this truly unique and beautiful safari work adventure that takes us closer to nature than we could ever dream.

These 6 months spent in the Southern African bush will be an experience that we will never forget and will ensure we have the skills, confidence and experience to work in one of the most rewarding and exciting industries in the world.

Renowned trainers will help us gain a fully comprehensive understanding of guiding, tracking, the dangers existing in South Africas beautiful wilderness, and the skills required to not only explore the game reserve but actively thrive in it.

The safari guide course structure is intense, and you will experience an abundance of new concepts, sights and sounds of the African bush in the opening months of training to be a safari guide. Once enlightened by the theoretical side of guiding you will experience more intense practical training and skills.

On walks our instructors will lead us into the wilderness and learn to navigate our way around the reserve, discovering the plethora of flora and fauna that reside in the area. You will also perfect the art of driving 4x4 vehicles in the terrain they were designed for, which will seem a world away from tarmac roads and roundabouts. Mastering such skills will grant us the freedom to get unforgettably close to animals, by having an increased knowledge which helps us to understand our own place amongst the potentially dangerous but wholly magnificent creatures that reside in the South African wilds.

Lectures that cover a range of subjects including geology, meteorology, weaponry, animal biology, anthropology, working in the safari business, and guest service, will compliment our practical learning, increase our theory knowledge, and help us to blossom into fantastic safari guides.

As the great former South African President Nelson Mandela said There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living this adventure is truly the height of excitement, adventure, beauty, and South African safaris.

Cost in US$: 9, 190

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Year Founded: 2006