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Old Canvas Expeditions - Specialist African WorkshopsWILDERNESS WITH OLD CANVAS EXPEDITIONS – SPECIALISTS IN AFRICAN WORKSHOPS. If you considering an African safari, make sure that your journey is booked with Old Canvas Expeditions. We offer African wilderness and wildlife experiences in some of the finest lodges and reserves Africa has to offer, but we are able to elevate your trip from the usual tourist safari into a possibly life-changing African experience. We manage this by putting together educational and adventure packages which take you out of the tourist mould and into the realm of the professional. Who has not envied the uncomplicated life of the game ranger, or watched researchers go about their work in some of the most interesting places on Earth? Perhaps you have been drawn to the life of the filmmaker or always wanted to be able to paint or draw. Here at Old Canvas we have put together packages whereby you can access this world. We have persuaded experts in their chosen fields to run workshops at various lodges throughout Southern Africa, with the aim of informing, educating and perhaps more importantly, providing the most memorable experiences to be had anywhere in Africa. If wildlife photography is your thing, or the idea of painting African landscapes or wildlife under the spreading boughs of a thorn tree grabs you, or you want to know about Earth history and the origins of life, then now is your chance to sign up for one of Old Canvas's workshops. The Venues Our courses are conducted at the following lodges renowned for their superb location and wonderful hospitality: Kasane – The gateway to Chobe National Park , Botswana Baines River Lodge – On the Zambezi River , Zambia Mount Anderson - Mpumalanga , South Africa Plumari – Magaliesberg , South Africa Cathedral Peak - uKhahlamba W orld Heritage Site, Drakensberg , South Africa Mashatu – Tuli Enclave , Botswana Workshops and Course Content Old Canvas runs the following workshops at the different lodges so please browse through our site and have a look at the different lodges and workshops offered. A brief overview of our core courses is presented below • Photography – Roger de la Harpe – Professional photographer, Canon Wildlife Photographer of the year and owner of Africa Imagery image bank, Roger has been taking photos professionally for over 20 years and is one of the acknowledged leaders in his field. • Earth Sciences – Gerald Davie. – Professional consulting geologist with in excess of 20 years experience gained in Europe, Africa and the Middle East . Gives talks and writes articles on all things geological in a bid to popularise the earth sciences. • Creativity – Sarah Richards. Sculptor and artist, runs her own gallery and art studio and takes commissions for a wide range of clients. Recently completed Masters degree at the Durban Institute of Technology. • Trees – Dr Elsa Pooley. Tree and plant expert, recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of KwaZulu-Natal . Voted the KZN Wildlife and Environment Society's 1996 ‘Conservationist of the Year' and more recently was awarded the prestigious Marloth Medal from the Botanical Society of South Africa. • Birds and Raptors – Dr Dave Johnson. Academic and author, Dave has taught at the University of Wales , University of Benin and the University of the Witwatersrand . He has numerous publications to his name and a gourmet cook when he isn't out birdwatching. • Astronomy – Jake Alletson • Art – Andre Duncan – Professional artist specialising in acrylics and oils. She runs drawing and painting classes in KwaZulu – Natal , South Africa and for the last 15 years a fabric and design studio, supplying designs and prints to the craft industry. • Indigenous Flowers, Grasses and Trees –Sally Johnson – botanist and grasslands expert and ecological consultant, as well as ornithologist, she also is an author and teacher and has been involved in a number of community upliftment projects in KwaZulu-Natal . • Fly-fishing – Jake Alletson • Palaeoanthropology – Professor Lee Berger. Professor of palaeoanthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand . Contributor to National Geographic and numerous scientific journals and author of “In the Footsteps of Eve” and guide to South Africa 's ‘Cradle of Humankind.' Any safari run under the auspices of one of our lecturers cannot be anything but extraordinary. We invite you then to sign up for one of our workshops and gain a real insights into the natural world for which Africa is renowned. Guarantee We are proud of what we do and try our best to provide the best and most informative experiences in some of the finest bush lodges on Earth. However if the workshop doesn't come up to the expected standard we will gladly refund your workshop fee, no questions asked. An Invitation. We invite you then to join one of our courses. Life flits by, the world changes, and before we know it pristine wilderness may be a thing of the past thanks to encroaching development and other environmental threats. So come now while you have the time and while the herds still run free. We will transport you, wow you, pamper you and educate you – a holiday yes, but something more. Hard to describe, impossible to forget - CONTACT US.
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