Willie Boshoff trained as a Field and Safari Guide in the Timbavati. He has presented Environmental and Survival courses from 1988 and has an intimate knowledge of animals and their social structures. Willie is an ex-Selous Scout (old Rhodesia) and South African Special Forces member. He taught tracking to our soldiers during the Bush War and has heavy calibre rifle training and accreditation for armed escort of clients through the bush.
For two years he took clients on walking safaris through the Kruger National Park. As a Field Guide, Willie has a wealth of knowledge gained from more than 30 years of experience and study of the African Bush. He will introduce you to the bush and lead you to develop an understanding of nature and an appreciation of the beauty and diversity of its plant and animal life. He will also educate you in the utilization of natural and inner resources and demonstrate how nature can sustain modern man in a survival situation.
BUSH BREAKS
One night is spent at the lodge and the second day exploring the bush with our guide. The second night you will be sleeping under the stars. One day is spent exploring the bush with our guide.
NATURE TRAINING COURSE
The first and last nights are spent at our 4-star camp and 3 nights sleeping around the camp fire. The total course lasts for 4 days and 5 nights. Lectures and practical training on animal behaviour, surviving in the bush and celestial navigation are presented. You will be taught how to interpret animal behaviour, how to treat snake bites, as well as general first aid principles. Bring a sleeping bag because during the three nights spent in the bush, you will sleep under the stars in the Limpopo River bed. Course certificates will be presented.
WILDERNESS TRAILS
Your days and early evenings are spent in the bush learning about the bush and animals. The course extends over 4 days and 5 nights. All the nights are spent in our luxurious 4-star lodge on the banks of the Mogalakwena River. Each day from after breakfast, you will be taken on a lecture tour of the wild African bush and given lectures on a range of subjects ranging from animal and plant identification, bush survival techniques, food, water and shelter preparation and how to never get lost in the bush. A basic first aid course will teach you how to resuscitate a person and how to treat snake bite. Lunches are served around a fire.
THE ULTIMATE ENDURANCE RACE
The endurance race is designed to assist those who want to enhance their leadership and planning skills. This is for those who want to lead, not for those who want to be led. Experience how to track, endure, how to lead by example. Come and learn how to plan and stay calm under tremendous pressure, i.e. hunger, mental and physical fatigue. Learn how to navigate, not to throw in the towel. This race is for those who want to say that they completed the Ultimate Endurance Race under the merciless African sun.
