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Jacques du Toit

Owner/Tour Guide

Jacques’s passion for travel, coupled with his love for people and animals, landed him his dream job twelve years ago when he began his career as a Tour guide. Since then, all who travel with him have been the happy beneficiaries of the cheerful travel-induced lust for life that drives him.

A self-confessed tree hugger, birder, history buff and all-round oddball bohemian, Jacques takes his joy in life from sharing his passion with his tourists and friends.

He makes his home in the Mother City – Cape Town – but he is just as comfy in a hut in Zambia, snorkeling in Mozambique or just kickin’ it with the locals from Namibia to Botswana, Zimbabwe to Lesotho or hanging with his awesome Swazi friends in the kingdom of Eswatini.

Jacques speaks Afrikaans and English and is fast becoming fluent in German.

Madel Engelbrecht

Office Manager

Our exceptional Office Manager and the powerhouse behind our seamless finance operations. With a sharp eye for detail and a passion for precision, Madel expertly handles all aspects of accounts management and administration. Calm, organised, and always one step ahead, she keeps everything running smoothly so the team can focus on what matters. Reliable, proactive, and unflappable – Madel is the quiet force that keeps our office thriving.

Monique Orlandi

Tour Guide

Meet Monique, your vibrant and passionate tour guide exploring the heart of Southern Africa! With an infectious love for the continent’s wild beauty, rich histories, and diverse cultures, Monique brings every journey to life with her deep knowledge and warm, engaging storytelling. Whether she’s sharing hidden gems of the bush, introducing you to local traditions, or swapping laughs with communities along the way, Monique thrives on genuine connections and cross-cultural moments. Traveling with her isn’t just a tour – it’s an unforgettable celebration of Africa’s people, wildlife, and soul.

Chris Kruger

Tour Guide

Chris Kruger has been a guide for the last 26 years. His sense of adventure, passion for travelling and the outdoors was ignited at a young age and extended into a career as a fulltime safari and tour guide. Chris has made hundreds of journeys to the many wildlife destinations that are found in the Southern African region but his speciality is the famous Kruger National Park where he has spent many happy hours. He is known to go out of his way to enhance any tourist’s journey using his extensive knowledge and experience of the African landscape, politics, cultures, and animal behaviour. Chris is a keen birder and is a member of Birdlife South Africa. His other interests are mountain biking, wildlife photography and he is a big sports fan. He is married, fluent in Afrikaans and English and is based in the lovely seaside town of Mossel Bay on South Africa’s Garden Route.

Johan Noppe

Tour Guide

“Aangenamekennis” is the Afrikaans way of saying “pleased to meet you”, and of course we are! My name is Johan Noppe, I believe I am already 12-14 Generations in Southern Africa. I was born 1974-12-01 in Zimbabwe(Then Rhodesia) and moved with his parents to South Africa in 1981. As youngster I loved the outdoors and farm life. I always dreamed to have my own farm one day. As I grew older my interest for wildlife grew and I had since junior (Primary) school learnt about animals and birds. When I finished his school I went on to serve 1 year “compulsory”(I actually volunteered) military service. Then entered into University Pretoria for BA Physical training, because my sport for 17yrs was Judo. This was not for me I realised. I learned about tourism at a part time job where I was working for a few years, as fitness instructor at a health club. I decided as a means to get to go on safaris and still have the balance of city life with family I enrolled for a 3 years Tourism and travel practice coarse with Vaal Triangle Technicon. I started working for Guesthouses and doing Shuttle services for guesthouses and got an opportunity to work for Wilro Tours. Within a few months I qualified a tour guide for Gauteng Province. I then pursued a dream to travel abroad on Working holiday Visa in the UK and manage to save money and travel. After 2 years I was back got married and had to re-qualify as tour-guide due to changes in the legislation. Today I am a National Tour guide for 9 provinces in South Africa and have been working for variety of Operators serving their guest to the best of my ability. Have conducted tours throughout South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. I am a father of 2 daughters (14 & 11) and my only problem with my career is that I love it too much. Looking forward to being of Service for you.