A Stellar Start: Reflecting on a Month of Achievement and Diversity
As the calendar turned to the new year, our College welcomed a vibrant mix of students from diverse backgrounds, both local and international, marking the beginning of an exciting journey for each one of them. The 8th of January became a significant date, as these eager minds embarked on a month filled with immersive learning …
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Safari Guide of the Year Experience with Kim le Hanie
Lion Sands Field Guide Kimberlee (Kim) le Hanie won FGASA’s Safari Guide of the Year 2023. As the first woman to win this title, and in celebration of Women’s Day, we asked Kim to share her experience. “In 2017, I embarked on my journey in the guiding industry, eager to explore this incredible world of …
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LARENE’S INTERNSHIP AT MARATABA LUXURY LODGES
MORE Field Guide College provides students with the opportunity to connect with safari lodge operators to complete a six-month internship as part of their Career Course. Field Guide Larene Moolman shares her experience and how it all turned out. While still at college, the Head and Assistant Head Guides from the MORE Family Collection lodges …
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An internship opportunity of a lifetime…
Graduates of the Career Course at MORE Field Guide College are given the opportunity of a six-month internship at a top safari lodge, setting them on the right track to a guiding career. Student Gino Spano, together with TshuXekani Gumede, is on placement at Lion Sands Game Reserve, part of the MORE Family Collection, and …
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Thanks NJMORE team – It’s a wrap!
“What an honour to have been part of the first six months of this course. Now on to the next chapter… Placements here we go.?? “I would like to thank the MORE team for everything they have done for us at the college. It was an amazing experience, from the staff working nonstop to clean …
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STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF ADVANCED RIFLE HANDLING
One of the more difficult qualifications in the guiding industry, is advanced rifle handling (ARH). My fellow students and I from the MORE Field Guide College at Marataba, in the Marakele National Park, were put to the task on the 4th of May. I knew exactly what was needed to pass — mainly a steady …
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Getting to Know our Students – Seelye Arms
First, a bit of background on me. I’ve spent most of my life in cities: from New York to Seattle to Southern California and the last 10 years in London. I love big cities as melting pots of creativity, culture and ideas, but I also need to balance the hectic city pace with time in …
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Marataba – A land of magic, memories and nature at its best
The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve is an incredibly diverse, inclusive and massive area covering much of the central north of South Africa. Named after the mountain range on which we here at Marataba gaze, the Waterberg is a large scale transitional zone. It’s a ‘jack of all trades’ so to speak – a region comprising of …
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Marataba’s ever-changing lion dynamics
We have known the Scotia males, a pair of lions who are seemingly brothers, since early March 2021. They were first only spotted from time to time – mostly at night, and from their tracks left behind the following morning – and were initially very wary, and even skittish, of our vehicles. They were named …
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The shy and secretive Leucistic bushpig
Our students at MORE Field Guide college have come across the Leucistic bushpig multiple times. Shy and secretive, most certainly one of the less known inhabitants of the African savannah, bushpigs are rarely seen in the open during daylight and at night most experiences with them are fleeting and brief. Imagine the shock in the …
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