African Guide Academy

We are saying goodbye to our latest Trails Guide group that got to experience Kwapa on foot. From tracking to approaching potentially dangerous game, from rifle handling to identifying plants and trees. From sleepouts to sundowners, from laughter at the dinner table to stargazing by the fireplace – it was such a joy having this lovely bunch of people with us. And hope to welcome them back sometime! 🌿 If you want to experience that they did, just check out the courses on our website or send us a DM. 
FYI: Some of our students booked their course with

We had been hearing her calls drifting through the thick bush for a while - that low, rasping sound that gets your adrenaline up.
Two game drive vehicles full of Nature Guide students, so many pairs of eyes and ears, all searching, all listening.
The hadn’t been a leopard sighting in a while. We find their tracks all the time, but when these cats don’t want to be seen, they can remain truly invisible. The excitement was high.
It was late afternoon, the light was perfect for a beautiful encounter – the thick mopane shrubs not so much. But then - one of our local students and part of the Kwapa camp team - spotted her: a female leopard, calling for her youngster 🐆🫶🌿 📷 by Lina Heiber

Tracking is one of the essential skills in the bush - and that doesn’t only mean to understand which animal walked here, but also details about speed, direction, certain behavior and the age of the track. So enjoy this deep dive on an elephant tracks with our trainer Evans Keowetse during a beautiful morning walk with our current trails group.

Tracking is one of the essential skills in the bush - and that doesn’t only mean to understand which animal walked here, but also details about speed, direction, certain behavior and the age of the track. So enjoy this deep dive on an elephant tracks with our trainer @evanskeowetse_wildlife during a beautiful morning walk with our current trails group. #walkingsafari #trailsguide #tracking #elephanttracking bushwalk 🎥 @henrietta_reese

Today is Endangered Species Day, a reminder of what we stand to lose and why we need to protect these animals and their ecosystems. 🌿Meet three of Botswana’s most threatened species:
The Cheetah: Only around 7,000 remain in the wild across Africa, pushed to the edge by habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.
The White-Backed Vulture: Nature’s clean-up crew, now critically threatened mainly by poisoning and poaching.
The African Wild Dog: one of Africa’s most successful hunters, with around 6,000 individuals left in the wild, also mostly because of loss of territory and human-wildlife conflict. 📷 (wild dog), (vulture) & Lina Heiber (cheetah)

Many people come to the Delta to see the Big 5 - but there are so many more beautiful creatures that are very special. Meet some of our local favorites hear at Kwapa. As the bat eared fox (who uses their big ears to hear termites - which they eat - underground), the black backed jackal (who likes to follow predators as lions - so always be aware if you hear them calling) and the tsessebe (the fastest antelope in Southern Africa, running up to 90km/h). 📷 Lina Heiber

Congratulations to our Nature Guide Students who all just passed their BQA and FGASA exams. We couldn’t be prouder of this beautiful group of of international and local students. They shared so many stories and experiences and learned from all the different perspectives contributed by each individual. They supported another on games drives, in the classroom and while studying for the theory exams (and when getting stuck in the mud 😉). There were dance sessions and volleyball tournaments, games of chess and yoga classes. Quiet times by the fire and lots of laughter by the dinner table. True friendships were made out here in the wild - and we hope to see a whole lot of you back at Kwapa sometime 🌿🫶 📸 Some of our students booked their course with

Phologolo Pan: One of the favorite sundowner spots of our current Nature Guide Students 🧡And we can see why - nature is clearly putting on quite a show here each and every evening (and so does the resident hippo in slide 4 …). To experience this place yourself, check out the courses on our website. 📷 Some of our students booked their course with

Just a little reminder on this years Earth Day to not take this for granted 🌿 Our planet earth is precious, resilient and generous. Let‘s make sure, we honor it - by taking care of it, by educating ourselves and others and by respecting whatever Mother Nature holds for us. 📷