Experts in the field
Your Leaders
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LUXURY TRAVEL DIRECTOR
Amber Medkiff
Amber Medkiff has spent nearly 30 years doing what she loves most: traveling the world and sharing it with others. A seasoned travel director with … -
SAFARI GUIDE & PHOTOGRAPHER
Lex Hes
Lex began his career in the then-little-known Sabi Sand Game Reserve, bordering South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Armed with a notebook and bino… -
FIELD LEADER & NATURALIST
Sam Riley
An award-winning filmmaker, wildlife photographer, scuba instructor, birder, and all-around naturalist, Sam’s passion for the living world knows no… -
World traveler & cultural interpreter
Gary Wintz
Gary Wintz graduated cum laude from Duns Scotus College in Michigan with a degree in philosophy. He has spent most of the past 40 years outside the… -
Field Leader & Trip Coordinator
Kelsey Simmons
Kelsey Simmons has traveled to all seven continents and more than 90 countries since beginning her career in expedition travel in 2013. As a field … -
Marine Biologist & Field Leader
Brad Climpson
Brad Climpson has spent more than 25 years living and working in tropical Australia, where his career began with the Great Barrier Reef as both a p… -
SAFARI GUIDE & WILDLIFE SPECIALIST
Chris Stamper
Chris Stamper began his career as a professional safari guide in South Africa more than 20 years ago, and Africa has remained at the heart of his w… -
MARINE BIOLOGIST & FIELD LEADER
Dan Olsen
Dan has spent his adult life combining a love of the sea, wildlife, and adventure. His career began teaching sailing, navigation, mountaineering, a… -
Ornithologist, Naturalist & Field Leader
Mark Brazil
Mark has been leading wildlife and adventure journeys for more than four decades, with a career that has taken him from the Arctic to Antarctica an… -
FIELD LEADER, LECTURER & PHOTOGRAPHER
Michel Behar
A Dutch citizen, Michel Behar studied Russian and Arabic in the Netherlands and completed advanced Arabic studies at the University of Khartoum in … -
Wildlife Photographer & Nikon Ambassador
Michelle Valberg
Known for her evocative wildlife photography and powerful environmental storytelling, Michelle creates images that go beyond what we see and reach … -
Conservationist & Field Leader
Tom Hiney
Tom is an experienced field guide and expedition leader with a degree in Ecology and Conservation Management. Born and raised in the UK and now bas… -
SOCIAL Anthropologist
Dr. Shirley Campbell
Shirley Campbell’s curiosity about the world began early. Growing up just east of San Francisco, she spent her childhood exploring the surrounding …
