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                      FGASA level 1 and BOTA courses with the Okavango
                      Guiding School through Afreco Tours.

FGASA, 1 year
                                                  field guide training
                                                  course, protected by
                                                  Travel & General
                                                  TOPP policy. Afreco
                                                  Tours. Safari Field Guide Training Courses | Okavango Delta, Botswana
FGASA | BOTA qualifications


Prices 2012: 7 Days £1,270  | 14 Days £1,930 | 21 Days £2,880 | 28 Days £3,850
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FGASA & BOTA
                                              Field guide courses in the
                                              Okavango Delta in
                                              Botswana. Pictured,
                                              students on walking safari
                                              with instructor in close
                                              promimity to a large bull
                                              elephant.
Why train in the Okavango Delta? 

Safari guide
                                                  students learning
                                                  their 4x4 game drive
                                                  skills in the swamps
                                                  of the Okavango DeltaThe Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining true unspoiled areas in Africa - abundant in game species with spectacular landscapes and vast open skies. It is the ideal location for training to be a safari guide or learning about the bush whilst having the most incredible experiences of Africa.

The Botswana Guides Course is a theory based course with strong emphasis not only on the practical skills of guiding but also the full syllabus used by Southern African guides to qualify for the theory exam.

The focus of these courses is centred around informative lectures followed by long periods in the Botswanan wilderness. Perhaps one of the more unusual aspects of training here is exploring the delta by boat and also learning about the aquatic ecology which makes the Okavango Delta so unique.

Students on the
                                                    field guide training
                                                    program learning to
                                                    identify trees of
                                                    the Okavango Delta.
                                                    Afreco Tours.Activities include

  • Game Walks
  • Approaching Big Game on Foot
  • Game Drives
  • Mokoro Excursions
  • Motor Boating
  • Rifle Handling
  • Shooting.
  • Theory Lectures.
  • Navigation.
  • Stargazing and astronomy


Qualifications

No prior experience is required for this course. Exams are done weekly and there are 3 qualifications available.
Students may choose to do either the FGASA or the OGS qualification in addition to the mandatory BOTA qualification.

  • BOTA Level 2: This is the Botswana Training Authority exam which is the national guiding qualification for Botswana.
  • OGS Level 2: The Okavango Guiding School qualification is the same syllabus as the BOTA Level 2 but the exam is more intense and separates the exceptional from the mediocre.
Rifle
                                              handling training on the
                                              safari guide training
                                              course. Afreco Tours.  Your
                                              training environment on
                                              the Okavango Safari Guide
                                              course. Afreco Tours.
Accommodation
This is an authentic African Bush experience as well as a training course. You will live a true bush lifestyle, staying in safari dome tents that are furnished with camping beds inside.

There is an upgrade available on request too. The upgrade tent is a 3X3 meter high-wall wilderness style tent with a 2X3meter en-suite shower and toilet and a similar sized verandah. Very much like those featured on our wildlife photographic safari to the Okavango. (click here to visit the page)
Dome
                                              tent accommodation on the
                                              safari guide course.  Safari guide training
                                              tent accommodation in the
                                              Okavango Delta. Afreco
                                              Tours.
Lion charging in
                                                the Okavango Delta,
                                                Botswana. Giraffe in the
                                                swamps of the Okavango
                                                Delta, Botswana. Elephant bull in
                                                the Okavango Delta in
                                                Botswana.

FGASA, 1 year
                                                    field guide training
                                                    course, protected by
                                                    Travel & General
                                                    TOPP policy. Afreco
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