Well not too much, but the first week does see some lectures, text books being given out and 2 game drives a day (which is typical).The routine is fairly standard each day... up at 5 o'clock and on the vehicle for 6 o'clock sharp for the first drive of the day. Back to the school for 10 ish and brunch at 10-30. Lecture follows at 12 ish for an hour or so. Then personal study time until 3-30 when we go out for the second drive of the day. Back for 7 ready for dinner at 7-30. Then pretty much off to bed ready for the next day's early start.
There is a bar area where we sometimes pop down after dinner for a quick beer and a game of pool. But we are generally in bed by 9 at the latest.
The FGASA syllabus is fairly wide and detailed, anything from astronomy, mammals, reptils, weather, biomes of SA and many more. We also need to learn how to track animals, become first aiders and obviously learn how to drive a game vehicle and approach dangerous (i.e. animals that might kill us and all in the vehicle) safely. Hmm....they do realise we are city folk don't they?? Oh, yeah, we also have to learn how to walk with dangerous game (lions, rhino, ellies etc) again without getting anyone killed - it's Ok though, they will also teach us how to shoot a gun!!!!
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