WELCOME TO HUGH MORRIS, GUIDE INSTRUCTOR
Hugh Morris is well known by MORE Family Collection’s social media followers for his incredible images and footage seen on the Marataba Instagram. Hugh recently joined the team at MORE Field Guide College as Guide Instructor at the NJ More Waterberg campus in Marataba. Hugh was originally a student at the college graduating in 2017 […]
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CANDICE GROVER, APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER AT MORE FIELD GUIDE COLLEGE
The MORE Field Guide College is very excited to officially welcome Candice Grover as General Manager to guide the college into the future. Candice has a diverse history and vast experience in the African safari world. Born in South Africa, Candice moved to the UK at the age of 10, growing up in a quintessential […]
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Thanks to all of you…
Congratulations to all our 2022 graduates. We closed off the year with another group going out into the world to make a difference. Some will be doing their internship at our MORE Family Collection lodges. We loved this feedback from one of our students, Julius, who joined us from Germany. “I just wanted to say […]
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Getting to Know our Students – Larene Moolman
When I first decided to move to the bush, it was because of the big things, the sunsets, the horizons, the love of the outdoors, the stillness, the space. Not for one second did I expect that I would fall in love with the little things. I have lived in London for more than a […]
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Marataba – A land of magic, memories and nature at its best
The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve is an incredibly diverse, inclusive and massive area covering much of the central north of South Africa. Named after the mountain range on which we here at Marataba gaze, the Waterberg is a large scale transitional zone. It’s a ‘jack of all trades’ so to speak – a region comprising of […]
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Marataba’s ever-changing lion dynamics
We have known the Scotia males, a pair of lions who are seemingly brothers, since early March 2021. They were first only spotted from time to time – mostly at night, and from their tracks left behind the following morning – and were initially very wary, and even skittish, of our vehicles. They were named […]
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The shy and secretive Leucistic bushpig
Our students at MORE Field Guide college have come across the Leucistic bushpig multiple times. Shy and secretive, most certainly one of the less known inhabitants of the African savannah, bushpigs are rarely seen in the open during daylight and at night most experiences with them are fleeting and brief. Imagine the shock in the […]
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Meet Our Captain – Lead Trainer Phillip Wessels
With over 20 years of guiding experience, our Lead Trainer Phillip Wessels is the perfect mentor for our students. We chatted to him about his work, his passions, and more… We know that you have a wealth of experience in guiding. How did your passion for nature begin? I grew up on a farm, and […]
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Apprentice Trail Guide Course 2019- MORE Field Guide College
On the morning of the 21st of May, there was a lot of excitement in the air at Schotia Camp as it was the first day of our apprentice trail guide course. Everyone was amped up as we started our journey to become Apprentice Trails Guides. We started the first few days with a 3-hour […]
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Tracking My Own Progress with MORE Field Guide College
An opportunity to be sponsored for the MORE Field Guide College intake was advertised on the noticeboard at Tinga Lodge. I applied and after the selection process, I was chosen to be a participant. I was beyond excited, I could finally follow my dream of becoming a field guide. As a tracker, I always thought […]
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