Wild Rage Alternative – SA Matrics Can Go Big in the Bush
Every year so many matric students head to the coast, just like American students head to Florida, to get incredibly drunk, behave wildly and probably do things they’ll regret. But for those students who prefer to do things their own way and make their mark, they’re being offered an alternative that’s even wilder… and that […]
Every year so many matric students head to the coast, just like American students head to Florida, to get incredibly drunk, behave wildly and probably do things they’ll regret. But for those students who prefer to do things their own way and make their mark, they’re being offered an alternative that’s even wilder… and that they’ll never regret – an adventure in the bush.
Instead of heading to the beach, school leavers can celebrate the end of 12 years behind school desks, by going on a wildlife programme – the Matric Bush Rage!
The experience promises to be life challenging, fun and exhilarating with memories that will last a lifetime.
The programme is based in five beautiful game reserves with comfy tented camps as the teenagers’ base.
According to EcoTraining, who are offering the Matric Bush Rage experience, it “includes waking up to bird-song and drumbeats, going on game drives that will feed the soul, learning to drive powerful 4x4s, hiking into the wilderness, using tracking skills to get up-close with the wildlife, wading through rivers, sitting around a camp fire at night enjoying a few drinks, sleeping under the stars and capturing some of the most incredible sunsets and sunrises on camera.”
School leavers will stay in a camp that has no electricity so they can get closer to nature, although paraffin lamps do provide lighting and there’s a generator to charge batteries.
The week in the bush is being promoted as a chance for school leavers to go with their friends and celebrate those friendships in nature “serving as inspiration to put your life in perspective before the next exciting chapter starts”.
The 5-night/6-day stay includes three meals per day, qualified safari guide instructors, two bush activities a day, transport to the camp and back, alcoholic beverages or sodas and laundry.
For more information on the Matric Bush Rage (8 – 13 December 2016), call 013 752 2532, e-mail enquiries@ecotraining.co.za or visit: www.ecotraining.co.za