Wilderness
Safari experts & tour guides
As a leading conservation and hospitality company, we focus on immersing our guests in our many fascinating environments, drawing on the expertise of our exceptional safari and touring guides, and specialist biodiversity, environmental and conservation teams.
Immersive
Every safari is designed to place guests directly in the landscape – on foot, by vehicle, or on water – with guides who help them engage with the environment, rather than just observe it.
Expertise
Industry-leading accredited guides, backed by recognised professional standards and certifications lead every safari, bringing genuine expertise to each encounter.
Authentic
With ninety-five percent of our expert guides and camp staff coming from local communities, they share real, lived knowledge – insight built over years in the field.
Conservation-led
Our safari experiences are shaped by the field research and work of our biodiversity, data and environmental teams, and conservation specialists.
The people behind Wilderness
Meet our experts
Philosophy
The Wilderness Way
We celebrate the connection between our people, our guests and the wild places we work in and help protect. The passion of our teams to go above and beyond, ensuring each guest's Wilderness experience exceeds their highest expectations. Our willingness to help, work together and support each other, unified in partnership and purpose to increase the world’s wilderness together.
Safari guide
A safari guide is your expert connection to the wild. Their knowledge shapes everything about a safari – where to look, when to wait, how to read a landscape. It's the difference between seeing an animal and understanding its behaviour, its history, and its place in the wider ecosystem. Expertise turns a sighting into a story, and a landscape into something legible.
Five ways private guide elevates your Wilderness journey
Field expert
Our ecologists, biologists, and conservation researchers working across landscapes where we operate – studying wildlife populations, habitats, and ecosystems. Their research informs how we protect these environments and how our guides interpret them for guests.
A researcher's insights
Wilderness expert
The people who keep Wilderness running, from hospitality teams welcoming guests to specialists shaping strategy behind the scenes. Their collective knowledge sustains the standard guests experience throughout their journey.
Our Story
Contributors
Writers, photographers, and storytellers who help share the Wilderness Way with the world. Through their work, the places we protect and the people behind them reach audiences far beyond our camps.
Read their stories
Travel Designer
The people who shape your journey before it begins – matching your interests to the right camps, routes, and seasons. They translate deep destination knowledge into an itinerary built specifically around you.
ExpertsSafari guide
Safari guide
A safari guide is your expert connection to the wild. Their knowledge shapes everything about a safari – where to look, when to wait, how to read a landscape. It's the difference between seeing an animal and understanding its behaviour, its history, and its place in the wider ecosystem. Expertise turns a sighting into a story, and a landscape into something legible.
Five ways private guide elevates your Wilderness journeyField expert
Field expert
Our ecologists, biologists, and conservation researchers working across landscapes where we operate – studying wildlife populations, habitats, and ecosystems. Their research informs how we protect these environments and how our guides interpret them for guests.
A researcher's insightsWilderness expert
Wilderness expert
The people who keep Wilderness running, from hospitality teams welcoming guests to specialists shaping strategy behind the scenes. Their collective knowledge sustains the standard guests experience throughout their journey.
Our StoryContributors
Contributors
Writers, photographers, and storytellers who help share the Wilderness Way with the world. Through their work, the places we protect and the people behind them reach audiences far beyond our camps.
Read their storiesTravel Designer
Travel Designer
The people who shape your journey before it begins – matching your interests to the right camps, routes, and seasons. They translate deep destination knowledge into an itinerary built specifically around you.
ExpertsGUEST EXPERIENCES
Testimonials from fellow safari-goers
Amazing experiences
"This is my 3rd trip with Wilderness and to their camps in Africa. Each trip just gets better. The attention to detail in each camp is superior beyond words. The food, the settings, the guides, the staff .... everything and everyone is incredible. They greet you at the airports to make sure you are able to get through without issues. And they get you from camp to camp on the internal flights - which are much fun! I recommend them to all my friends and hope to return to Africa again in the future."
SJG, USA
★★★★★
Highly recommend Wilderness
"Nelson our travel agent put together the perfect honeymoon in Tanzania - which included a combination of safari and Zanzibar beach holiday. Communication and planning in the run up went well, he quickly understood what we were looking for and provided a clear, comprehensive quote, meeting all our desires for the trip. The trip itself went seamlessly, and we enjoyed every stay and experience we had planned - even more than we could have imagined."
Miss D, GB
★★★★★
Very helpful and knowledgeable
"I first contacted Wilderness only wanting a suggestion for a safari camp in a more secluded spot in Kenya- thinking we could book something ourselves directly with a camp. I was blown away by how knowledgeable and helpful Angela was in being able to curate a safari experience (with all camps in Kenya, not just Wilderness camps) that was exactly what we wanted. I also realized how foolish it would have been to have tried to do this on our own."
Carol, USA
★★★★★
Plan your safari with confidence
Begin your journey to Earth's ultimate, untamed places with expert guidance from Wilderness. From selecting the perfect destinations to understanding what to pack, our team will ensure every detail of your safari is thoughtfully planned. With over 40 years of experience, we'll help you craft the perfect wild adventure tailored to your dreams.
Meet our safari specialists