Jaco, your Private Guide and experience coordinator will tie your itinerary together with the seamless expertise of an industry professional. It is his priority to cater to you from start to finish and offer exceptional specialist knowledge in all aspects of the African wilderness. Before his career as a Private Guide, he spent over 2 decades as a safari guide and ranger, to hone his knowledge, develop his passion, and learn from the best of the best. His rich understanding of guiding, hosting, trail expertise, tracking, botany, and birding have all been recognized by South Africa’s most esteemed organizations. Over the last 25 years, Jaco has perfected his professional reputation and achieved the highest Qualification in Wildlife Management, Zoology, and Entomology up to an Honors degree level. He is also a qualified Specialist Trails guide with FGASA (Field Guides Association of South Africa) having over 8,000 hours spent out in Big Five areas on foot with his clientele. Today, Jaco is well known as one of the leading Private Safari Guides in all of Southern and East Africa. These achievements, along with Jaco’s lifelong affair with wildlife, go well beyond the essential elements of a Private Guide. You will leave with a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the essence of South Africa - and it will forever become a part of you.
