Cashane Rangers

Ian van der Vyver is a FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa) certified guide with a BTech. degree in nature conservation and twenty years experience as a game reserve manager and tour guide. Ian has worked on several reserves in South Africa and Botswana, guiding locally, in the Limpopo valley and in the Okavango Delta. He has a special interest in wilderness survival and loves sharing his considerable knowledge about the bush with wilderness enthusiasts, especially children. He has completed several survival courses including the Survival course by WildlifeCampus and the Basic and Advanced Survival course offered by Boswa survival school.  ​Ian holds a level 3 first aid certificate.

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I started Cashane Junior Rangers on 3 September 2011, because I was determined to teach my own children (2 girls and a boy) as much about the outdoors as I possibly could. I have found that many young children have become addicted to Playstations, XBox's, PSP's and other games that keep them glued to a screen. Our lifestyle has become so busy with trying to survive the concrete jungle and cope with the rapid pace of modern society that we don't find time to enjoy the natural environment around us anymore. My aim was to create a safe space where parents could drop off their kids and enjoy an uninterrupted cup of coffee while I take the kids into the bush and teach them about outdoor survival.