EcoTraining and WildEarth

EcoTraining are the world’s leaders in Safari Guide Training. WildEarth has partnered with EcoTraining to market and sell EcoTraining courses, providing inspirational and immersive learning experiences for professional safari guides and guardians of nature. Our common goal is to inspire people to protect the natural world and create a generation of environmentally conscious citizens.

About EcoTraining

Since 1993, EcoTraining is widely respected in the industry for true excellence in nature guide training, and as a pioneer and leader in safari guide and wildlife training in Africa. Thus, accredited EcoTraining guides are highly sought after in the African safari industry.

Accredited career courses, gap year and sabbatical programmes, nature programmes, study abroad programmes, and on-site professional guide training at safari lodges; all courses are run from EcoTraining’s unfenced wilderness camps in prime wildlife areas across South Africa, Botswana, and Kenya.

Educational Wilderness Courses

We have added many more courses and extended the promotional period until the end of August!

For selected courses, if you purchase these using the promo code provided, you will be eligible for a discount. Check out the courses that interest you for more information on discounts.

There are four types of courses on offer so there is something for everyone:

  • Career courses – for those who are looking to find work as a field guide
  • Wildlife enthusiast courses – for those who want to develop their knowledge and skills while spending some time in the bush
  • Kenya courses – for those either interested in visiting Kenya for career or enthusiast courses
  • Online courses – for those who cannot make it to South Africa (yet) but want to learn more from home

CAREER COURSES – SOUTH AFRICA

Professional Field Guide Course

If you love the idea of taking safari lodge guests from all over the world out on walking safaris and game drives into Africa’s wild places, finding wildlife for them, and teaching them fascinating facts about the animals and ecosystems, then EcoTraining’s Professional Field Guide course is for you.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R4,600 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOPFG.

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55-day Field Guide Course

Every minute of your 55 days on this course will be a learning experience, as you are constantly exposed to the bush. It covers a broad spectrum of subjects, using a mix of formal lectures as well as time out in the field.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R1,600 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOFG.

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35-day Practical Field Guide Course

Become a qualified field guide in just 35 days. EcoTraining offers the best field guide training in Africa. Our experienced professionals will teach you everything you need to know about ecology, animal behaviour, and more.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R1,200 for courses booked using the promo code WEPRACFG.

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28-day Trails Guide Course

This FGASA-endorsed course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of how animals live in their natural habitats.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R900 for courses booked using the promo code WETRAILG.

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28-day EcoTracker: Animal Monitoring Course

This comprehensive FGASA-endorsed course will thoroughly introduce you to animal tracking and its conservation management applications, immersing participants in actual animal tracking projects.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R1,100 for courses booked using the promo code WE28TRACK.

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NATURE ENTHUSIAST COURSES – SOUTH AFRICA

7-day Birding in the Bush Course

This is the perfect wildlife course for bird enthusiasts who want to identify as many species of birds as possible.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R300 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOBB.

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6-day Wilderness Trails Skills Course

This immersive nature experience can be an inspiring cornerstone in the lives and careers of all those with a passion for nature and its inhabitants, developing a lifelong culture of conservation.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R200 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOWTS.

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7-day Wilderness Photography Course

The 7-day Wilderness Photography course takes place at Makuleke Concession EcoTraining Camp in South Africa.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R300 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOWP.

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7-day or 14-day EcoQuest Course

The EcoQuest course (7 or 14 days) provides an in-depth bush learning experience. It incorporates aspects of our Safari Guide course, such as ecology, animal tracks and tracking, and basic bush skills. It’s aimed at those who are pressed for time but want an immersive wilderness experience.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R500 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOQ. 

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7-day or 14-day Ecotracker Course

The EcoTracker course will immerse you in all facets of tracking wild animals, including trailing and natural survival skills.

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28-day Safari Guide Course

This is a great course for those who are still deciding if a career as a safari guide is what they want to pursue.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R1,100 for courses booked using the promo code WEECOSG.

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CAREER COURSES – KENYA

55-day Kenya Field Guide Course

This course is endorsed by the FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa. The course covers a broad spectrum of subjects, using a mix of formal lectures as well as time out in the field).

WildEarth is offering a discount of USD200 for courses booked using the promo code WEKENFG.

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28-day Kenya Safari Guide Course

EcoTraining’s signature Kenya Safari Guide course is a 28-day adventure-packed experience learning about nature and wildlife at our wilderness camp in Kenya.

WildEarth is offering a discount of USD100 for courses booked using the promo code WEKENSG.

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7-day or 14-day Kenya EcoQuest Course

The Kenya EcoQuest course (seven or 14 days) provides an in-depth bush learning experience. It incorporates aspects of our Safari Guide course, such as ecology, animal tracks and tracking, and basic bush skills. It’s aimed at those who are pressed for time but want an immersive wilderness experience. 

WildEarth is offering a discount of USD100 for courses booked using the promo code WEKENEQ.

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Online Courses

All our online courses are live, interactive sessions. You will connect with like-minded people from all over the world who want to study conservation online. This way of learning may be a new experience to study conservation online. Still, it’s just as packed with adventure, learning, and storytelling.

WildEarth is offering a R200 discount for any online courses booked using the promo code WEONLINE.

Online Field Guide Course

Receive a comprehensive introduction to Field Guiding (FGASA endorsed) from the comfort of your own home. Get lectures from a diverse range of highly experienced EcoTraining Instructors who are specialists in various nature and wildlife fields.

WildEarth is offering a discount of R200 for courses booked using the promo code WEONLINE.

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Online Nature Enthusiast Course

Evolve your love for nature on this FGASA Online Nature Enthusiast course. Get lectures from a diverse range of highly experienced EcoTraining Instructors who are specialists in various fields within nature and wildlife.

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Online Trails Guide Course

EcoTraining brings you an exciting new learning opportunity – a first in Trails Guiding. A chance to learn how to interact safely with wild animals from the comfort of your home.

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Online Tracking Enthusiast Course

Animal tracking is more complex than most people might think. All aspects of tracking may take years to master but with the correct guidance, you can learn to identify several species’ tracks in a surprisingly short space of time.

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Online Birding Enthusiast Course

To become a birder, you don’t need fancy, expensive equipment. You just need your eyes, hearing, and a reasonable understanding of their behaviour. As part of this course, EcoTraining will lay the foundation for a proper understanding of Birds and Bird Behaviour.

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