BOSWA SURVIVAL INSTRUCTORS
WESTERN CAPE BRANCH
Herman is the founder and owner of Boswa Survival and he has trained students in the art of survival for more than 20 years !
Herman is the owner and founder of Boswa Survival and he has been training students in the art of survival for more than 15 years.
He has survived in in most of the extreme environments on our planet and has extensive experience in arctic, jungle, ocean, coastal, bushveld, mountain and desert survival.
Herman is a full-time survival instructor, dive master, expedition leader, climbing instructor, canoe instructor, snake handler, medic, sea rescue specialist, mountain rescue specialist, SAMSA ocean skipper, cave diver, sky diver, lifeguard and adventure writer.
Herman is an extreme adventurer having claimed epic mountains, dived into extreme depths, explored caves and survived many extraordinary adventures. He lives a life most people only dream of
CANADA
Marius is a medical doctor by profession and now lives in Canada where he practice and teach survival.
Marius has formalized his instructor rating at Boswa Survival and have put in tough dirt time to learn the skills that he freely shares with students.
His knowledge and level of competence is legendary and he believes that even the best instructor can learn from students… It is this humble philosophy that makes him a great survival instructor.
Marius lives and works in Canada where he continues to learn from some of the best instructors in the world.
Marius is our 1st senior instructor with his ability and willingness to help train our Elite Survival Rangers and he continues to be a great part of the Boswa Team.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Mike is a true adventurer at heart and he regularly runs and cycles 100’s of kilometers in extreme weather conditions.
Mike is as humble and down-to-earth as they get and with his “keeping-things-simple” approach he practices what he preaches when he wears his kilt and sandals in the field.
As an instructor Mike has extensive skills and knowledge of the human body and how we endure challenges in both body and mind.
Mike has earned his senior instructor badge with dirt-time teaching on Boswa survival courses for several years and his easy and approachable personality makes him a very popular instructor.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Jacques is a dedicated and humble survival instructor and he lives and teaches survival on his beautiful bushveld farm in Limpopo.
Jacques is a dedicated and humble survival instructor and he lives and teaches survival on his beautiful bushveld farm in Limpopo.
He has earned his instructor badge through dedication and patience spending countless hours on courses and on personal training.
Jacques is a veteran Ops Medic from the South-African border war era and he has extensive knowledge and experience on African Bush skills.
A natural teacher and navigation specialist, Jacques teaches students on course in an easy and very professional manner, spending individual time with any student that requires more training on any survival subject.
Jacques owns and runs the Boswa Limpopo Branch on his farm in Bela-Bela.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Pieter is a very enthusiastic adventurer and regularly do survival expeditions into extreme terrain on his offroad motorcycle.
Pieter is a very enthusiastic adventurer and he regularly do survival expeditions into extreme terrain on his offroad motorcycle.
His passion for survival is real and he regularly teaches on Boswa courses at the Gauteng training branch.
Pieter is also a survive life camp leader and he has run extended survival camps for gap year students.
We are proud to have him as part of the Boswa team and his relaxed and easy manner makes him a very popular survival instructor on courses.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Wian is our youngest survival instructor ever trained at Boswa Survival and he earned his instructor badge at the age of 14 !
Wian is our youngest survival instructor ever trained at Boswa Survival and he earned his instructor badge at the age of 14 !
This must make him one of the youngest, if not the youngest, survival instructor in the world !
Wian is extremely passionate about survival and he has trained with Boswa for 3 years to first become a Ranger and then an instructor teaching on kids survival courses.
His professional manner for his age makes him respected by fellow instructors and his way with kids on courses make him a very popular instructor.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Riana is our very first lady instructor and she is passionate about survival and wilderness medical skills. She is our bush medic instructor.
Riana is our very first lady instructor and she is passionate about survival and wilderness medical skills. She is our bush medic instructor.
She has trained extensively with high profile wilderness medical training facilitators all over South-Africa and she is arguably one of the best outdoor medic instructors in the country !
We are very proud to have Riana on our team and she runs the Bush Medic courses at the Gauteng training branch.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Jeremi is our knifemaking instructor and his passion for survival and knives borders on craftmanship obsession as he strives for perfection.
Jeremi is our knifemaking instructor and his passion for survival and knives borders on craftmanship obsession as he strives for perfection.
He runs all the knifemaking forging courses at the Gauteng training branch and his passion is clearly visible on the courses that he teaches.
Students learn amazing skills and receive in-depth knowledge on knives, knifemaking and metals on his forging courses.
We are proud to have Jeremi as part of the Boswa team !
PRETORIA BRANCH
Pieter is the owner of Boys Toys outdoor and adventure shop in The Grove shopping centre in Pretoria. He is a qualified Boswa survival instructor.
Pieter is the owner of Boys Toys outdoor and adventure shop in The Grove shopping centre in Pretoria. He is a qualified Boswa survival instructor.
Pieter is passionate about anything outdoors and his client base at Boys Toys know him well for his expert advice and guidance on outdoor equiptment.
He trained with Boswa to become a survival instructor and have opened a Boswa training branch in Pretoria to be able to train students from his base at Boys Toys.
Pieter is a great instructor and you will find his courses highly recommended as you will learn amazing skills and also benefit from his years of experience in outdoor adventure activities and equipment. We are proud to have him as an instructor at Boswa.
KWAZULU NATAL BRANCH
Francois is a trained field guide and has experience in game lodge management. He has trained with Boswa to become a survival instructor.
Francois is a trained field guide and has experience in game lodge management. He has trained with Boswa to become a survival instructor.
Francois has a very gentle manner in teaching skills to students and he is currently setting up a training branch in Kwazulu Natal.
We are proud to have Francois as a Boswa instructor and you will hopefully meet him on a training course teaching survival soon.
BAHRAIN ISLAND BRANCH
Abdull lives on an island in the region of Bahrain and he lives the idylic island lifestyle that most of us only dream about ! His dream is to start teaching survival on the island.
Abdull lives on an island in the region of Bahrain and he lives the idylic island lifestyle that most of us only dream about ! His dream is to start teaching survival on the island.
He trained with Boswa survival to become a survival instructor to be able to open a Boswa training branch in Bahrain.
Abdull is in the process of establishing his amazing training branch and hopefully you will be able to experience island survival on one of his courses soon !
MPUMALANGA BRANCH
Gordon is a true bushcraft enthusiast and he lives in Mpumalanga close to the Kruger National park where he spend most of his time on extreme horse trails.
Gordon is a true bushcraft enthusiast and he lives in Mpumalanga close to the Kruger National park where he spend most of his time on extreme horse trails.
He trained with Boswa as a survival instructor to be able to open a Boswa training branch in Mpumalanga and he is in the process of establishing his branch.
His passion for outdoor wild camping combined with an amazing natural skills ability makes him an ideal survival instructor and you will hopefully share his amazing stories of adventure on a course with him soon.
GAUTENG BRANCH
Justin is a marine in the United States armed forces and he is working on diplomatic assignment in South-Africa. His future plans are to become involved on training courses with Boswa.
Justin is a marine in the United States armed forces and he is working on diplomatic assignment in South-Africa. His future plans are to become involved on training courses with Boswa.
Justin has amazing natural ability when it comes to bushcraft and survival and his training as a soldier in the United States military is evident in the efficiency that he simple get on with the job.
Nothing is too tough for him and he stay humble and help students in perfecting their skills. Justin will be a great instructor with Boswa and we hope to welcome him on training courses soon !
WESTERN CAPE BRANCH
Louis lives in George on the Garden route and he is passionate about God. His vision is to reach people through connecting them with their roots in nature.
Louis lives in George on the Garden route and he is passionate about God. His vision is to reach people through connecting them with their roots in nature.
His love for God is clearly visible in the way that he experiences all the perfection of nature that God has created completely.
Louis will start teaching on Boswa survival courses in the future and you will have the privilege to sit around the campfire with this great man !
CAPETOWN BRANCH
Tyron lives in Capetown and will be running the Capetown Boswa branch soon ! He is passionate about survival and have dedicated himself to become a great instructor.
Tyron lives in Capetown and will be running the Capetown Boswa branch soon ! He is passionate about survival and have dedicated himself to become a great instructor.
Tyron is committed to open a Boswa training branch in Capetown where the need for survival training is evident in the amount of enquiries that we receive for courses close to Capetown.
He is extremely knowledgable and his easy manner makes him very good and popular instructor. You will meet Tyron on a survival course in Capetown soon !
GAUTENG BRANCH
Riaan is a website and IT professional and he completed his instructor course to escape the ratrace. He has made changed to his life that is admirable.
Riaan is a website and IT professional and he completed his instructor course to escape the ratrace. He has made changed to his life that is admirable.
With an eye for perfection and design, Riaan is a great instructor that will be able to teach complicated skills to anyone !
His down-to-earth personality makes him popular with students and hopefully you will benefit from his training in the near future.
Riaan is planning to live completely off-the-grid and to become involved as an instructor with Boswa in the near future.