Travel Tree City/State: Hoedspruit Country: SOUTH AFRICA Safari School REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» Yomps 10 Woodland Way Sussex UNITED KINGDOM BN1 8BA Phone: 0845 006 1435 www.yomps.co.uk Program description: Learn to be a safari guide, learn how to survive in the African bush, be taught the art of tracking wildlife, drive 4x4's, sleep out in the bush, learn to shoot a rifle, see the 'big five', see a variety of birds, identify plant species, successfully qualify as a field guide, and have the kind of adventures celebrities are battling it out for! The dramatic landscape, and stunning wildlife makes the South African bush one of the best places for a safari. But what makes this safari guide course stand out from other safaris is that it requires you to immerse yourself into the wilds of the bush and get closer to nature than you could ever dream. Safari School is run in partnership with the most prestigious and respected safari guide training school in South Africa. This four week course covers the subjects needed to complete level one of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa certification. Renowned trainers will safely guide you through training that complies with government standards to cover practical and theoretical programmes within Big 5 areas. Each morning we will walk with our instructors in the bush, learning all the skills required to navigate our way around the reserve and discover the flora and fauna and maybe see some large animals such as rhino as well as well as the small things. To learn how to track animals we will follow our instructor on the trails of lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and birds, utilising tracking techniques from following footprints, to analysing animal dung for freshness. Constant vigilance is required to learn the variety of signs that animals leave behind them, which if followed will lead us to animals that you will learn how to approach safely and that will be unaware of our presence. Before lunch there will be lectures that cover a range of subjects including geology, weapons, animal biology, and working in the safari business. We will then have time to ourselves to relax, read or have a game of volleyball down by the river bed, before heading out once more into the South African bush. The afternoons will be spent going on drives in the 4x4 game viewer to look for the more dangerous wildlife including the big five. We will be taking it in turns to drive, or sit in the special tracker seat located on the front bull bar of the vehicle looking for animal tracks. We will master the art of driving 4x4 vehicles in the terrain they were designed for and we will be required to drive off-road sensitively without eroding the environment. Those not in the drivers seat will keep a watchful eye for animal tracks. General program information: Program open to: Everyone Age range: 18+ Travel to site: Independent Travel Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Independant Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation, Group living How long does the program last?: 2-4 weeks What are the dates of this program: 14 Jan to 10 Feb 2009, 18 Feb to 17 Mar 2009, 25 Mar to 21 Apr 2009, 29 Apr to 26 May 2009, 03 Jun to 30 Jun 2009, 08 Jul to 04 Aug 2009, 12 Aug to 08 Sep 2009, 16 Sep to 13 Oct 2009, 21 Oct to 17 Nov 2009, 25 Nov to 22 Dec 2009... Benefits and advantages of the program: What's Included:- Pre-departure support 24 hour emergency phone line in the UK All food and accommodation Camp staff to cook meals Professional Instructor throughout the 4 weeks All Training material Ammunition for firearms training Laundry service (additional cost paid locally) 4 weeks of intensive training from South Africa’s top Safari Guide training company Cost or price of this program: £1449 / $2753 (US) / €1883 Other Adventure Programs listings from Yomps ecuador Amazon Conservation & Community Development playa colorada, venezuela Train as a Divemaster in Venezuela, Learn Spanish patagonia, chile Patagonian Mountaineering School venezuela Venezuela Scuba and Adventure Expedition namibia Elephant Conservation in Namibia hoedspruit, south africa Horse Safari Work Experience, Karongwe phalaborwa, south africa Wildlife Research Volunteering verbier, switzerland Ski and Snowboard Instructor Course playa colorada, venezuela Venezuela 6 Month Explorer limpopo, south africa Safari School 1 Year south africa Johannesburg to Cape Town 18 Day Overland Tour kenya, south africa, tanzania, zambia, zimbabwe Johannesburg to Nairobi 30 Day Overland Tour botswana, south africa, zimbabwe Botswana 16 Day Overland Tour botswana, south africa, zimbabwe Southern Africa 24 Day Overland Tour venezuela Venezuelan 3 Month Explorer verbier, switzerland Swiss Paragliding Pilots Course fiji Fiji Diving, Conservation and Culture mexico Mexico Marine Research Conservation plettenberg bay, south africa Marine Research & Community Volunteering verbier, switzerland Swiss Paragliding Instructors Course fiji Fiji Divemaster Internship zululand, south africa Horse Safari Work Experience, Zululand malawi Malaria Prevention in Malawi mozambique, south africa Mozambique Transfrontier Overland Tour botswana, namibia, south africa, zimbabwe Cape Town via Vic Falls to Joburg Overland Tour malawi Lake Malawi Hippo Expedition Back   New Search   Send to a friend