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An exciting read in our new blog post!

Nature Guide Course June – July 2024 We can always expect an interesting mix of people on our Nature Guide Courses. A mix of people from vastly different backgrounds, ages and experience all meeting in the wild Okavango Delta. Kwapa Camp becomes this heterogenous mixing pot of ingredients all slowly coming together to find the flavour....

Greener days at Moyondo Pan, one of our recently constructed boreholes!

New Trails Course group getting put through their paces!

A throwback to greener grass and warmer days in the best classroom there is!

Oof! Let the epic sightings continue! with this stunning shot of Kwapa Jnr, one of our resident leopards who has been making some welcomed appearances in camp.

is from Peru and joined us for a two week Nature Guide training course. We can’t wait for him to be back for the second half, especially if he takes more photos like this 🤷🏻‍♂️

A bit late for a Valentine’s Day post, but this isn’t something you see every day!

If you listen closely, Barry White is serenading in the background 👀 but in all seriousness, an aardwolf on a good day is hard to find let alone two of them mating!

Only at and Kwapa 🤷🏻‍♀️

A new blog on the Trails Guide Course Experience with AGA!

Trails Guide Course With AGA As a stand-alone experience or an extension from the Nature Guide Course, a Trails Guide Course is an opportunity like no other. A month of walking in the wilderness of the great Okavango Delta, a chance to intimately connect with the land and its inhabitants. You truly do become part of the ecosyst...

Enjoy the new blog post!

When you hear the call, are you answering? “What was that?”Ears perk up.People sit up straight.“There!” a student whispers loudly and points in a direction.I catch a glimpse of the instructor who shakes his head and subtly waves his finger in a different direction.“There it is again!”We all hear it now.The tension builds.We start...

Photographer Showcase

It was one month into being here at Kwapa and after a transfer day we spotted a leopard on a termite mound, but she was super skittish and disappeared into the thickets. A transfer day is always a long day, but decided to head back out straight after he got back to camp and try and find it. After about 30 minutes the trail was getting cold, but just as he threw in the towel, a different leopard came out of the wild sage just outside of camp. The light was perfect, her temperment was relaxed and a good 45 minutes was spent driving along next to her undisturbed.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for the next few installments of his work!

Photographer Showcase

Last week we began our photographer showcase and to continue with the theme of Kwapa through the eyes of students, we bring you the next installment with !

Bloch has been volunteering with us for the last 3 months sharpening his bush knowledge and skills whilst managing our social media accounts. His parents fostered in him a deep appreciation and respect for nature with their annual family trips to the Kruger National Park in South Africa. But according to his dad, "the bush bug bit" when he was very young and he hasn't been cured since.

This developed into a passion towards nature that has shaped his career in his young adulthood. Although he doesn't consider himself a photographer, it has always been a hobby of his and now with time on his hands, he's been putting his eyes (and lenses) to good use here at Kwapa!

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for the next few installments of his work!

Photographer Showcase

It seems appropriate to close the first photographer showcase with an image of a Kwapa special - a Wild Dog. We've noticed that they operate in a fortnightly cycle and we can count on them to always make a return to our area within that two week period. In this case it was the second week of the Nature Guide Course and while the students were having breakfast out in the field, the full pack of 32 dogs (almost 1% of the total world population) came to greet them. Under the guidance of Sevara Katsotso, .parkey was able to safely get to eye level with the dogs at take some photos.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for more photographer showcases coming soon!

With that, we conclude our first installment of the photographer showcase. We hope you enjoyed and we look forward to sharing more with you!

Photographer Showcase

Sometimes you don't have to go very far to witness something spectactular. In this case, .parkey just had to walk to our lookout just before lunch to snap this shot of a Grey Hornbill having his late breakfast on one of the fence poles.
parkey had a pipeline dream of coming to Botswana to do his Trails Guide and Nature Guide course and after spending over 6 weeks here he has begun developing a deep connection with the concession here at Kwapa. He has unique experience in many disciplines but his passion lies with photography, nature and connecting with people. After almost a decade of professional photgraphic experience, he has developed a keen eye with a refined editing process.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for 1 more installment of his photographic journey here with us.

Photographer Showcase

A morning to remember. This was either the second or third morning of the Nature Guide Course and what is usually a pretty standard drive down to Hidden Lagoon, turned into a dramatic event. A light show through the trees, Wild Dogs mating and chasing Elephants to the Elephants chasing the Wild Dogs too. There were some Kudus thrown in the mix too but they bolted before things got too rowdy.
parkey had a pipeline dream of coming to Botswana to do his Trails Guide and Nature Guide course and after spending over 6 weeks here he has begun developing a deep connection with the concession here at Kwapa. He has unique experience in many disciplines but his passion lies with photography, nature and connecting with people. After almost a decade of professional photgraphic experience, he has developed a keen eye with a refined editing process.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for another 2 installments of his photographic journey here with us.

A little look into the Nature Guide Course Experience!

A Nature Guide Course with AGA The Nature Guide Course Experience

Photographer Showcase

A dead Leadwood, a Martial Eagle and a Fork-Tailed Drongo made for a unique photo opportunity in this image where we got to this the fascinating behaviour of 'mobbing' where smaller birds, such as drongos, dive-bomb bigger birds to annoy them just enough so that they fly away. This was taken on our Nature Guide Course a few weeks ago and it has become one of our favourite 'behavioural' shots. #
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parkey had a pipeline dream of coming to Botswana to do his Trails Guide and Nature Guide course and after spending over 6 weeks here he has begun developing a deep connection with the concession here at Kwapa. He has unique experience in many disciplines but his passion lies with photography, nature and connecting with people. After almost a decade of professional photgraphic experience, he has developed a keen eye with a refined editing process.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for another 3 installments of his photographic journey here with us.

Photographer Showcase.

The beautiful thing about Kwapa is that so many people from different walks of life come through our doors all with the dream for an enriching life-changing experience. Many of whom are photographers. So we thought, why not showcase the AGA experience through their eyes.

And let's start with this captivating image of the King of the Jungle with .parkey.
parkey had a pipeline dream of coming to Botswana to do his Trails Guide and Nature Guide course and after spending over 6 weeks here he has begun developing a deep connection with the concession here at Kwapa. He has unique experience in many disciplines but his passion lies with photography, nature and connecting with people. After almost a decade of professional photgraphic experience, he has developed a keen eye with a refined editing process.

Give him a follow, give this a like and stay tuned for another 4 installments of his photographic journey here with us.

"The bush is an unquenched fire that consumes me, this life has chosen me"

, better known as JC, has always had a deep connection to the African bush. Despite being born outside of Botswana, the bush bug bit when he was very young and he hasn't turned back since.

As a curious child, JC would be found tracking snakes in the bush and would spend days taking care of injured animals. This developed into a deeply ethical and respectful approach to nature big and small thorouhgout his career.

With a profound knowledge of everything from tracks and signs of animals in the bush, medicinal application of local plants and ornithology all the way to expertly and calmly approaching potentially dangerous animals on foot, he really is the full package.

We are thankful for him being part of the team at AGA, let's show him some love!

Time to meet

Sevara is one of the AGA stalwarts - reliable, loyal and resourceful.

Growing up in the Okavango Delta in a small village named Etsha 13, he was brought up with an immense interest for the natural world.

His unwavering passion for it catapulted him to be one of the top guides in Botswana before he began dedicating his time to training the next generation of great guides and we are so grateful to have him here as an experienced mentor.

Let’s show some appreciation for him 👏🏻

Up close and personal with the resident pack of wild dogs in camp!

Have you seen them before?

You ready for a sleep out?

Our noble steed having a well deserved sundowner under the mighty Leadwood!

Time for a bush walk.

Are you coming with?

With the dry season in full swing, we thought we’d share this brilliant flash of pink from the Vlei Ink flower. It’s hard not to stop and appreciate it.

This flower is “hemiparasitic” meaning it can photosynthesise and survive alone but it also parasitises on host plants for nutrients as well as support for growth.

Locally its roots are used as an ink and various parts of the flower are used in treatment for coughs, colds and respiratory issues.