African Guide Academy

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Meet our new group of nature guide students 🌿
They arrived in Camp on Friday and got started right away with their journey. Despite being here for only a few days, they already learned so much about the bush. Most of them already were „on duty“ and guided their first game drive! And they did an amazing job: sightings of PDAs, identifying birds and tracks, learning about the Okavango Delta and much more. Today they will go out for a „birdathon“ and see which group will identify the most birds 🦅


some of our students booked their course with Natucate
📸 Lisa

Happy World Elephant Day 🐘
These gentle giants play a major role in the Okavango Delta. They shape the landscape, regulate vegetation, form paths through the bush and create habitats for smaller animals by for example pushing over trees🌳. Therefore they are also called ecosystem engineers.


📸 Lisa

Water is life - and the rich wildlife of the Okavango Delta proves it every day. 🌿💧And a quick fyi for our bird enthusiast: in the pictures you‘ll see some yellow-billed storks, a great white pelican and an African jacana. 📷 by Lina Heiber

Congratulations to our latest trails guide students who all past their exams last week. It‘s always such a privilege to see people with ambition and dedication come together and not only grow and succeed as individuals but as a group as well! 🌿 If you want to join one of our trails courses, check out the next dates on the website or send us a DM!
📷 shedrack barnaba

Sometimes all you need is a night under the stars, a group of good people and nature doing its thing. Of course a little bit of Kwapa magic cannot hurt, either 😉🌿 If you are curious about our guide courses or experiences in this beautiful part of the world, check out our website or send a DM. 📷 by taken on his recent wilderness trail

Can you name a more majestic bird? 🦅 Meet the Martial Eagle: Africa’s largest eagle and one of the most powerful raptors on the continent. With a wingspan stretching up to 2.6 meters and eyesight sharp enough to spot prey from over a kilometer away, this predator commands the skies.
Martial eagles aren’t picky either. Their diet ranges from monitor lizards and guinea fowl to small antelope like duiker.
Sadly, this magnificent species is now listed as endangered, with habitat loss and human persecution driving steep population declines across its range. Spotting one in the wild is really a privilege – have you ever been lucky enough to see one? 📷 by Lina Heiber

Spending time with elephants is one of the most rewarding things out here in the bush. It’s not just fascinating to witness their natural behavior in the wild, they also teach us a lot about community, communication and connection. What was your best elephant encounter of all times? Tell us in the comments! And if you want to learn more about elephants and meet them up close, check out our courses on the website! 📷 by Lina Heiber

Did you ever wonder who are the great people you will meet along your Kwapa experience? From first booking requests to training you in camp and helping you through the assessment process? Well, here they are (from left to right): See, Huffy, Evans, Grant, Richard, Leah, Mpho, Tuff and Rachel. Not in the picture (but no worries, we’ll get them in front of the camera at some point): Our amazing kitchen and camp team. And of course Bernard - who took the photo and refused to be photoshopped into the picture 😉