VISIONPerhaps our standard operating procedure is best described as a life-long dedication to deliver meaningful, unpretentious and empathetic big game and elephant encounters. Authentic African safari travel experiences. Throughout the adventures we also invite you to explore real time conservation issues … from the vantage point of ground zero. Our commitment to low impact safaris, sustainable logistics and dignified interactions with people, animals and the environment is non-negotiable. |
ELEPHANT AWARENESSJust as they are keystone members of an ecological circuit, they are also keystone members of a greater awareness. An awareness of the threat to all wildlife, habitats and our own wild natures. Their sentiency allows the blurred lines between logic and wonder, and each time an elephant is poached we sever ourselves from this great ancient order of respect. They are ambassadors in a sense. Ambassadors of an ecological process and also of a spiritual one, both of which are fundamentally important to our well being. |
ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK, CHADChad? What's out there? Endless brutal desert, camels and wild nomadic people for sure; only crazy travellers go there. So Alan went. And then there is Zakouma; a most unexpected and spectacular wildlife bonanza! An incredible story of a remarkable transition from despair and extreme poaching to one of bounty, renewal and sensational safaris. Alan is one of a handful of guides to have led safaris to Zakouma in the daunting wet season ... an explorers dream beyond expectations. Inshallah! |
ENNEDI NATURAL & CULTURAL RESERVE, SAHARA DESERT, CHADImagine a seep of clear cold water emerging from desert springs in a sandstone gorge, somewhere in the Sahara. A legendary oasis lost in time. The 4 dwarf crocodiles that live here are seeing out time. Evolution before our eyes. "Because of this day, and those crocodiles in the pool below, I commit to living with less impact than before", writes Alan. The primitivity of the desert, and it’s conservation, is essential for us all. |
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ALAN AT TEDX AMSTERDAM
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AFRICAN PARKS TRAINING CONTRACT
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guide training
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TRACKING A NEW NORMAL
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INCREDIBLE ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ©Alan McSmith 2020. Photography ©Jens Cullmann: instagram or www.jenscullmann.de |