– BASIC SURVIVAL TRAINING COURSE –
” The challenge you take today, give you strength to face tomorrow “

BASIC Survival Course

This complete 2-day practical survival course is open to anyone regardless of age or experience.

Available at our Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Capetown, Kwazulu-Natal & Limpopo training branches !

Skills you will learn on this course !

  • The basic survival principles for outdoor survival.

  • How to select and pack your own survival kit.

  • How to select and safely use a survival knife.

  • Wood carving and safe cutting techniques.

  • Modern and primitive fire lighting techniques.

  • How to make rope from plants and tie survival knots.

  • How to find and build a shelter against the elements.

  • How to find safe food for survival including foraging and trapping.

  • How to find, filter and purify water including solar still and transpiration.

  • How to navigate and get rescued in an emergency.

Information

R1250-00

STASA Certification, course meals, shelter tarp accommodation and course badge included.

2024 COURSE DATES

28-29 December

2025 COURSE DATES

11-12 January / 1-2 February / 8-9 March / 5-6 April / 10-11 May / 14-15 June / 5-6 July / 2-3 August / 6-7 September / 4-5 October / 1-2 November / 6-7 December

This course is a 2-day and 1-night survival course.

We start at 08h00 on day 1 and finish at 12h00 on day 2.

You will need the following kit to complete the course :

  • Survival knife

  • Firesteel

  • Water bottle

  • Cooking pot & spoon

  • Folding saw

  • Headlamp or torch

  • Sleeping bag

  • Groundsheet

  • Warm jacket

  • Hat or cap

  • Notebook and pen

We provide waterproof survival shelter tarps where you will sleep warm and dry.

We now have safari tent accommodation option available at the Western Cape branch at R500 per tent. Sleeps 2 people.

We provide modern food in the form of nutritious survival meals and you will not be expected to eat insects or anything that you do not want to. 

The food is vegetarian friendly.

Simply e-mail us at enquiries@boswa.co.za to book your place.

We will send you an invoice for secure EFT payment to confirm your place.

Enquire now

Book your course !

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We have trained 1454 Students on our Basic survival course so far.

Why trust Boswa Survival for survival training ?

18 Years +

We have more than 18 years experience !

5900 +

We have trained more than 5900 students since 2007 !

100% Safety

We have a 100% safe and incident free record !

” Therefore I tell you not to worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. is life not more than food and the body more than clothing ? ” – Matthew 6:25

” A journey of a thousand miles, start with a single step “