Hey I’m Eli and I’ve been wanting to do the 55 day course for a long time now. I’m 18, and I’m saving up to do the course. The only question I have though.. is where do you suggest I could get a job at as a safari guide after completing the training? Do you have any suggestions of places in Africa I would be able to actually work at as a safari guide after I get enough training? And also how do I get higher than level 1 training? Thank you
Good morning Spellmaniac :) Are you from South Africa, or and International travelling here to do the course? Your answer to this will help me give you a more accurate answer as to where to find a job as a Safari Guide. The Tourism industry in Africa is booming at the moment and more and more lodges open their doors on a regular basis. There is a huge demand for Safari/Field Guide at the moment. We have two options you can choose from. You can either do the stand-alone 55-day FGASA Field Guide course, or you can enrol in a one-year Professional Field Guide course with EcoTraining. The one year course offers more qualifications including FGASA Back-up Trails Guide as well as work experience. However, for you to gain a Field Guide level 2, or 3, you can only do it at your own pace. FGASA has certain criteria to follow for each level and through gaining working hours and encounters while working as a Field Guide, you get to enrol for the next level. With this being said, there is also an exam to be completed once you have enough experience to complete your level. I hope this helps. Let me know if there is anything else I can assist with.
EcoTraining TV I will be internationally traveling. If I work as a safari guide and decide to live in South Africa, can a job as a safari guide support someone to have their own home? Or would a safari guide not need a home as they would stay at a camp or something? And thank you very much
Hi there, work visa's can sometimes be difficult to obtain, but it is not impossible and has been done by numerous international students. Usually, when working as a Safari Guide at a lodge, one of your benefits do include accommodation on site. You will then basically only need a place to stay during your off times. All of this is dependent on your agreement with the lodge you work at, but accommodation is included in most instances.
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Hey I’m Eli and I’ve been wanting to do the 55 day course for a long time now. I’m 18, and I’m saving up to do the course. The only question I have though.. is where do you suggest I could get a job at as a safari guide after completing the training? Do you have any suggestions of places in Africa I would be able to actually work at as a safari guide after I get enough training? And also how do I get higher than level 1 training? Thank you
Good morning Spellmaniac :) Are you from South Africa, or and International travelling here to do the course? Your answer to this will help me give you a more accurate answer as to where to find a job as a Safari Guide. The Tourism industry in Africa is booming at the moment and more and more lodges open their doors on a regular basis. There is a huge demand for Safari/Field Guide at the moment. We have two options you can choose from. You can either do the stand-alone 55-day FGASA Field Guide course, or you can enrol in a one-year Professional Field Guide course with EcoTraining. The one year course offers more qualifications including FGASA Back-up Trails Guide as well as work experience.
However, for you to gain a Field Guide level 2, or 3, you can only do it at your own pace. FGASA has certain criteria to follow for each level and through gaining working hours and encounters while working as a Field Guide, you get to enrol for the next level. With this being said, there is also an exam to be completed once you have enough experience to complete your level.
I hope this helps. Let me know if there is anything else I can assist with.
EcoTraining TV I will be internationally traveling. If I work as a safari guide and decide to live in South Africa, can a job as a safari guide support someone to have their own home? Or would a safari guide not need a home as they would stay at a camp or something? And thank you very much
Hi there, work visa's can sometimes be difficult to obtain, but it is not impossible and has been done by numerous international students. Usually, when working as a Safari Guide at a lodge, one of your benefits do include accommodation on site. You will then basically only need a place to stay during your off times. All of this is dependent on your agreement with the lodge you work at, but accommodation is included in most instances.