Walking gives guests a different perspective. We are fortunate in that our professional guides undergo an extremely arduous examination procedure in Zimbabwe.

It is only the best who successfully complete and pass the training and examination procedures. As a result your guide will be government licensed and fully conversant in mammals, birds, trees, grasses, fish etc. Your guide would have undertaken an advanced First Aid training course, be competent with vehicle mechanics and above all, be a gracious host.

Africa Under Canvass is an owner-operated company and if one of the owners is not personally present on your safari, then one of our resident guides will be on hand to maintain our standard of excellence.

All prospective guides are required to attend a First Aid course and pass an examination in First Aid before they are allowed to enroll for the learner guides examination.

All the exams are conducted by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management. The first exam written is for the learner guides license which entails basic knowledge of vegetation, habitats and behaviour of wildlife, handling and safety of weaponry and laws and regulations of National Parks in Zimbabwe.

A learner guide then has to apprentice under a fully licensed professional guide, gaining further knowledge for 1 year. After this year he becomes eligible to write the professional guides exam, which includes an intricate knowledge of vegetation, habitats and behaviour, including Latin names of mammals, birds, reptiles and trees. Firearm laws, National Parks laws and general knowledge of the country are also studied, along with camera basics and terminology.