Natucate

When you start thinking about getting some sort of training related to wildlife, you will come across a number of interesting sites. Depending on where and what you want, you can find information about trainings for rangers in Canada and guides in Australia and almost every country and role in between.
When particularly looking at Africa, like I was, you will definitely come across FGASA, the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa. This is the organisation responsible for Field Guide certification.
And when you check their website, you will find all the information you need about their trainings and the certifications. But you will also find that there is quite a bit to prepare for such a training and a lot you can not quickly find at a glance. Travel schedules, visas, vaccinations, best times to travel, places to go, etc. etc. You'll get to the point where you think "Oh boy. How do I get this all organised?"
In comes Natucate.
Natucate is a German company, founded by Daniel Kaul and specialised in organising (the name says it all) nature education experiences like Field Guide trainings in Africa.
​I had already stumbled over their website when doing my research and was very interested in their offers. And when I spoke with Sebastian Homuth (see the earlier blog post), I asked him about Natucate to see if he would confirm my impression of them.
To cut a long story short: I decided to book my training via Natucate. In my first call today with Daniel, he explained me all about how Natucate works, what they organise, what experience they have (believe me, that is vast) and how they can help me. 
​Of course, Natucate earns a couple of Euros when you book a training through them. But they are always there to help, they have everything arranged and when working with them there is no chance of forgetting anything and running into unwanted surprises. And that is wort a lot.
No need to say you will find a link to their page on my links page. And since they do not just have trainings, but also offer "normal" safari trips, be sure to check them out if you ever think of going into the wild anywhere.