WildSide Trails & Training

WildSide Trails & Training We offer Big 5 walking experiences in wild spaces - Pafuri and Makallai in the Lowveld, South Africa. We also train guides in these skills.

Shadows in the trees.Having seen a small nyala kill slung in the tree the night before, we returned early this morning t...
22/09/2024

Shadows in the trees.

Having seen a small nyala kill slung in the tree the night before, we returned early this morning to find this.

Welcome to the new WildSide website, look and feel. It represents the second phase of the company and represents what an...
20/09/2024

Welcome to the new WildSide website, look and feel. It represents the second phase of the company and represents what and who we are. It goes into great detail about what our objectives are and why exposing people to wilderness trails is so important.

We follow in the footsteps of many great trails guides who have gone before. One of them who helped start WildSide, but recently decided to forge ahead on his own. Thanks Mak Montgomery for everything you have done to set WildSide off in a fascinating direction.

know takes the reigns alone, the journey lies ahead to be embraced. Quite a few trailists have already come, there are many more in the future. We will explore the wild within is and around us. Time to suit up, show up and explore!

There have been quite a few major changes at WildSide that we will be announcing in the next few days on THE LAUNCH of o...
19/09/2024

There have been quite a few major changes at WildSide that we will be announcing in the next few days on THE LAUNCH of our new website!

The new website will speak much more accurately to our philosophy on wilderness trails. It's packed with information about how and why we do things the way we do.

We can't wait to share it with you!

Guiding a multi-day trail, covering 15km per day, is very different to vehicle or even day walk style guiding. We have a...
16/09/2024

Guiding a multi-day trail, covering 15km per day, is very different to vehicle or even day walk style guiding. We have a place we are headed and can't stop and look and every detail.

We focus a lot of tracks as we go, but leave the bird watching and little things to our long rests over lunch, where sleeping is also part of the rhythm of life in the bush and on a WildSide Trail.

The mountains in the Pafuri/Makuleke area are part of the far eastern Soutpansberg.Even in the driest months water comes...
12/09/2024

The mountains in the Pafuri/Makuleke area are part of the far eastern Soutpansberg.
Even in the driest months water comes to the surface through a series of springs fed by aquifers.
It's a very slow and tiny trickle most of the time, but is a life source to the animals and to us when we are living there while on a wilderness trail.
Seeing, collecting and drinking from these springs helps us understand the real value water to us!

Crocodile 🐊 spoor is gigantic 👀 (the back foot is bigger). Take a look through the pictures for size reference.
11/09/2024

Crocodile 🐊 spoor is gigantic 👀 (the back foot is bigger). Take a look through the pictures for size reference.

Sharing stories around the night fire. Probably one of mankind’s most ancient traditions. It’s a very honest place where...
10/09/2024

Sharing stories around the night fire. Probably one of mankind’s most ancient traditions. It’s a very honest place where you can share your biggest dreams and fears. A rare feeling of deep community in the digital and fragmented world we find ourselves living in.

We've been quiet on the socials this week, but that is because we have been disconnected from signal and connected to na...
05/09/2024

We've been quiet on the socials this week, but that is because we have been disconnected from signal and connected to nature out here in the wilderness.

Looking for a vantage point.....Come and experience the bush with WildSide!2025 bookings are open. Get your group togeth...
30/08/2024

Looking for a vantage point.....

Come and experience the bush with WildSide!
2025 bookings are open. Get your group together, decide on a backpack or slackpack, choose the area and dates you prefer and let's go!

Lunchtime under the Apple Leaf trees.It's nearly always a long break where you will get to eat, read, sleep, watch, chat...
29/08/2024

Lunchtime under the Apple Leaf trees.

It's nearly always a long break where you will get to eat, read, sleep, watch, chat and just be in the bush.

So awesome to be a part of this amazing team and support a crazy journey known as the Siyafunda Slog around the to rais...
26/08/2024

So awesome to be a part of this amazing team and support a crazy journey known as the Siyafunda Slog around the to raise funds for protection of the earth's animals in our region.

Well done to EVERYONE involved.

Great initiative and

You can still donate through Siyafundaslog.co.za

And why not join us in 2025!

“Death can really stare you in the face when you’re on foot out in the African bush. It’s part of what makes you feel ve...
22/08/2024

“Death can really stare you in the face when you’re on foot out in the African bush. It’s part of what makes you feel very alive out there “

Aun dipping and a big moon is rising. What will the night bring at this incredible spot in Pafuri known as Mashish*ti Sp...
17/08/2024

Aun dipping and a big moon is rising. What will the night bring at this incredible spot in Pafuri known as Mashish*ti Spring.....

This is such a cool book. Written in and about Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)Hard to find so we've posted a few pages here so y...
14/08/2024

This is such a cool book. Written in and about Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)

Hard to find so we've posted a few pages here so you can get a feel for it...

Our final part of the potentially dangerous game series by Mike At Siyafunda is out! The mighty buffalo:
14/08/2024

Our final part of the potentially dangerous game series by Mike At Siyafunda is out! The mighty buffalo:

Mike tells us about the might African buffalo and how it might respond to you on foot.

Yet another incredible experience in Pafuri living on the WildSide for 4 days and 3 nights!Thanks for the beautiful phot...
12/08/2024

Yet another incredible experience in Pafuri living on the WildSide for 4 days and 3 nights!

Thanks for the beautiful photos

Sunrise this morning. You need to be in the game to experience some of these moments. So step out into the field, engage...
05/08/2024

Sunrise this morning. You need to be in the game to experience some of these moments. So step out into the field, engage with the wild and you will experience your very own personal moments with nature!

Barefoot in the wild....This beautiful section of the Luvuvhu allows us the opportunity to make direct contact with the ...
01/08/2024

Barefoot in the wild....

This beautiful section of the Luvuvhu allows us the opportunity to make direct contact with the earth. A spiritual experience!

📷 Heidi Meintjes

Stokbrood..... with honey 🍯.....Around a camp fire...Yum! 😋
29/07/2024

Stokbrood..... with honey 🍯.....
Around a camp fire...

Yum! 😋

Have a great evening everyone!
28/07/2024

Have a great evening everyone!

Giant Freshwater Prawn. Who would have said we would have found this while river walking early in the morning.You just n...
25/07/2024

Giant Freshwater Prawn. Who would have said we would have found this while river walking early in the morning.
You just never know what you gonna get?
When are you coming on trail with WildSide?

Walking the Luvuvhu River Trail below Lanner Gorge.A spiritual experience.
23/07/2024

Walking the Luvuvhu River Trail below Lanner Gorge.
A spiritual experience.




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Hoedspruit
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@Danike01 and @meg_mcsmith stepping up to the line and completing the shot placement exercise successfully towards their ARH qualification. They trained together for the assessment and their timing shows! A good day in the range, high fives and all. #ARH #trailsguide #assessment #twins #timing

An interaction between a male and female leopard when suddenly another male started calling nearby. Once these two had slunked off like naughty teenagers, we drove onward and found the other male moving in their direction. He continued to call intermittently for few hours after we saw him.

We do very little driving at WildSide, mostly to our drop off and pickup points. But every now and again we do actually guide a bit from a vehicle. @trailbooth recently spent 7 days in the Timbavati on special property known as Giraffe. 🦒 We had some incredible sightings, including this male lion 🦁 just testing the fitness of a herd of Zebra 🦓 and Wildebeest. While our love for participating in nature on foot will remain ever strong, observing behaviour and seeing animals up close from the vehicle reminded us that going for a game drive in the right place and at the right time is an amazing experience!

A pair of Saddle Billed Stalks taking flight along the Biyamiti River. Special bird! #Kruger #National #Park #Saddle #Billed #Stalk #Biyamiti #River

Walk in wonder and with curiosity. While summer can be hot and the bush a bit thicker, the abundance of life is incredible. In this clip we are making our own way down Milkwood George in the Pafuri. #Wonder #curiosity #Pafuri #Milkwood #Gorge #Summer #Life #abundance

Elephant charge! He was in musth, although not heavily, and he found us close to the spring he wanted to visit. He walked out from the bush showing himself side on. He only began his charge once the logs in the foreground separated us, this became an obvious barrier, if he crossed it then things would escalate. A stern voice and matching up to his aggression with body language shows him we are not backing down. Once he left the area so did we. Being early only 2 hrs in to a 3 day backpack the encounter had the potential to unnerve our trailists, but our clear communication and handling of the situation had the opposite effect, and grew their confidence in the guides, @trailbooth and @kei_vukani , for the many encounters that still lay ahead on this trail! #elephant #charge #pafuri #kruger #bull #musth #trailsguide #trailsguidetraining #backpacking

Nothing purer in life than naturally sand filtered water 💦

Ever wondered what it looks like from the tops of the hills around Berg n Dal……… #kruger #trail #granite #hills #backpack

Be a little spontaneous and join us in the northern reaches of Kruger next weekend to explore the Pafuri area on a special full moon expedition. Its the perfect place and way to find and ground yourself ahead of December. Info and bookings through our website www.wildsidetrails.com (link in bio)

Summer is here and the dung beetles are heaving 🪲

BackPack Trail or Camp Walking Trail? Tents or SleepOut? Pafuri or Makalali? Only 3 decisions to be made for you to step out onto your next trail with WildSide Trails & Training. www.wildsidetrails.com

An absolute highlight on Pafuri Trail. #River #Walk #Kruger #Nationalpark #SouthAfrica #Sand #Barefoot

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