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The swagger and odour of a musth elephant

Safari guide Rhodes Bezuidenhout of Shangani Trails recounts a trip with clients to Kruger National Park when he …
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Wildlife

Elephant musth – The complete guide

Musth is a bological condition unique to bull elephants during which its testosterone levels rise …
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Safari Skills

15 point guide to walking safaris

Introduction A walking safari is different to your routine lodge experience where you will be driven …
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Ranger Stories

3 of the most unbelievable videos of lions in safari camps

When you go on safari in the wilds of Africa you never know what animals …
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Safari Skills

What’s in the bag?

As a trails guide it wasn't just a rifle that I took out each day. …
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Safari Skills

What I learnt walking trails

After becoming a safari guide I undertook further training to qualify as a trails guide …
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Safari Skills

Safari guide course: Packing technology

Anyone embarking on a safari guide training course should think carefully about what technology to …
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Safari Skills

Safari guide: how to become a field guide

The definitive guide to a safari guide In this definitive guide to the job of Safari …
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Safari Skills

Making the most of a gap year

Having headed to Africa on a career break to become a safari guide I learned …
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Wildlife

Photo facts: The meerkat

The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) belongs to the mongoose family, Herpestidae. In total there are 13 …
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Safari Skills

Training as a safari guide

The supplier of our professional safari guide course writes that safari guides are so inspired …
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Safari Skills

Life skills gained as a guide

Inspired by nature, inspiring others The supplier of our professional safari guide course writes that safari …
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