{"id":1875,"date":"2015-03-08T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:57:27","slug":"the-girl-guides-of-africa-pioneering-women-on-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/03\/the-girl-guides-of-africa-pioneering-women-on-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"The Girl Guides of Africa: Pioneering Women on Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"

(The Explorer) “Back in 2005 \u2013 a mere ten years ago \u2013 there were less than 10 female safari guides in all of Botswana<\/a>.\u00a0 Today, however, there are 14 that make up the guide team at Chobe Game Lodge \u2013 the first all-female guiding team in Africa.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Chobe Angels\u2019, as they\u2019re known, were recruited after the lodge realised that female guides seemed to be more in tune with their guests\u2019 requirements, as well as being more careful drivers than their male counterparts. They found that having female drivers meant that \u2018vehicle maintenance costs went down by about a third over a five-year period, fuel consumption dropped and [there were] less carbon emissions.\u2019<\/p>\n

70% of their guides were trained at Chobe Game Lodge and there is an emphasis on constant training with twice yearly refresher courses.<\/p>\n

\u2018Chobe Game Lodge wanted to set an example for the industry and achieve what everyone, including most of the staff at the lodge, thought impossible,\u2019 the lodge stated last year in regards to their all-female team of guides.<\/p>\n

The lodge says that they have set a precedent for the industry to \u2018break out of the mould and provide equal opportunity.\u2019 You certainly can\u2019t argue with the figures: there is now at least three times the amount of female guides in Botswana as there was in 2005. ”<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s no longer a man\u2019s world. Here are just some of the inspiring women forging a career for themselves as guides and rangers in the African bush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[534],"tags":[220,133,171,219],"yoast_head":"\nThe Girl Guides of Africa: Pioneering Women on Safari<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s no longer a man\u2019s world. 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