03/01/2026
🌿 FIELD GUIDE OPPORTUNITY | KRUGER NATIONAL PARK 🌿
Are you a warm, qualified Field Guide with a genuine love for the bush and people?
Join a beautiful venue on the steps of the Kruger National park as they grow a newly established guiding department and help shape something special from the ground up.
This role is perfect for a hands-on, humble, and passionate guide who enjoys meaningful guest interaction, and isn’t afraid to get involved beyond game drives.
🦁 The Role
• Lead safe, engaging game drives into Kruger National Park
• Deliver exceptional guest experiences through strong bush interpretation
• Support lodge operations (maintenance/gardening) when drives are quiet
• Help develop systems, procedures, and standards for the guiding department
• Maintain vehicles, equipment, and legal paperwork
• Coordinate drive schedules and activities
• Work closely with the lodge team to enhance the overall guest journey
✅ Requirements
• Valid qualification from a reputable training institution
• Physical Limpopo guide card
• Proven guiding experience in Kruger National Park
• CATHSSETA-qualified
• South African citizen
• Valid PDP (not temporary)
• Genuine passion for Kruger
• Basic handyman/maintenance skills
🎁 Benefits
• Basic Salary: R5 500 – R7 000 (experience dependent)
• Food Allowance: R3 500 per month (±R120/day, restaurant redeemable)
• Gratuities included
• Accommodation provided
🌱 If you’re looking to grow with a lodge, love the bush, and want to be part of building something meaningful — we’d love to hear from you.
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