Game Ranger Course Highlights
Game Ranger Course Highlights
Where will I sleep?
The sleeping arrangements at all our camps consist of 2 people sharing per tent. Most of the tents are large walk-in safari style tents
And meals?
The day starts off with biscuits, fruit or cereal with tea and coffee at sunrise before the morning activity. A hearty brunch consists of fruit, cereal and a variety of cooked breakfasts. High tea before the afternoon outing consisting of sandwiches and snacks to give you energy for your afternoon activity before returning to camp in the evening for a hot plated dinner of meat, vegetables and salads.
How do I get there and travel around?
Fly into OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. Our Pathfinders booking agent will be in communications with you about transfers to the specific camp.
When does it start and how long can I go for?
The course duration is two weeks and available course dates for the Game Ranger Course 2012 are 13 July - 13 August 2012.
What does the cost include?
Wondering what is included in your Game Ranger Course tour? Check out the list below.
- Lectures
- Game drives
- Walks
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Tea & Coffee
Excluded from your Wildlife Courses cost
While planning your Two Week Kruger Park Game Ranger Wildlife Course trip, take note of the following excludes:
- Transfers/transport to and from the camp, before and after the course
- Any accommodation before and after the course
- Beverages
- Laundry
- Kruger National Park entrance fee (for Makuleke Camp courses)
- All FGASA registration, examination and moderation fees
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing and tips
- Flights, visas, travel and medical insurance (please note that emergency air evacuation is essential)
- Email and telephone calls during your stay (charged out at cost)
- Personal insurance cover for the duration of your placement which is expected to include cover for repatriation
Do I need experience, is there orientation?
A qualified instructor will brief you upon arrival.
And support?
Throughout your course, you will have the full support and guidance of our coordinators and professional guides, who will provide you with competent 24-hour field support and assistance.
Anything extra I need to know?
Your itinerary on the Game Ranger Course:
- Learners fill in observation forms which contribute to the collection of data which can be passed on to the game reserve’s management for their own use and the learners get to contribute to the authentic operations.
- Evaluating and monitoring all aspects of the ecosystem then applying management principles to ensure that the ecosystem is kept in balance.
- Active counting of animals by means of road strip counts and learning about other types of counting such as aerial counts.
- Learners are split into two teams to do 24 hour waterhole counts at two different waterholes. This will be exciting as it will combine a sleep-out with 24 hour observations.
- Learners are taught basic veld (field) condition analysis, which involves the identification of plants.
- There is a game capture activity involving the darting of large game.
- An anti-poaching subject involves local Shangaan trackers who set up snare lines which the learners have to find in a competitive game between the two groups.
