PEOPLE & PLACE
The people who actually know
Guides, trackers, lodge owners, conservationists. The voices we trust on the ground. Short interviews, audio clips, behind-the-scenes from the camps we send people to.
Listen to who you are buying from
WHY WE PUT THEM ON
A safari is who you go with
You are not buying a lodge. You are buying the guide who reads the wind, the tracker who sees what you cannot see, the chef who knows what you eat at altitude. This is where we put them on the record. What they look for. How they got into this work. What they wish guests asked them.
We sit with one person at a time. We ask plain questions. We let them answer in their own words. Some of these are five-minute reads. Some are short audio recordings from a bush airstrip or a fire. They are the closest thing we can publish to what an actual day on the ground feels like.
3 pieces
Hear from them
Voices
A conversation with Vikki Jackson
Vikki Jackson, co-founder of Marula Hill, on moving to South Africa with her family in 1994 and being the one who stayed, why hyenas are the ones to watch, and the small details that make a lodge actually work.
Voices
A conversation with Sian Loehrer
Sian Loehrer, co-founder of Marula Hill, talks about how she designs safaris, where she'd go right now, and what first-time travellers always ask.
Voices
Safaris designed around the people travelling
Safaris built around the people travelling, not the brochure. How we plan for LGBTQ+ guests, dietary needs, family configurations and accessibility in South Africa.
WHEN ONE OF THESE STAYS WITH YOU
We can put you with them
Most of the people in this section guide for camps we work with regularly. If a name sticks, tell us. We will ask if they are available for the dates you are thinking.
The bush has been expecting you