Wildlife and nature guide experts
Your EcoTraining team
Our field and nature guide EcoTraining team have a combined 150 years of experience, making them some of the most skilled in the business.
We’re a team, passionate about wildlife conservation, ready and willing to share our experiences with the next generation of nature and field guides.
The directors
Anton Lategan
Managing Director
Alex van den Heever
Director
John Seymour
Director & Chairman of the Board
The EcoTraining team
The team behind the scenes
Arno Fourie
General Manager
Office & Finance
Brett Heasman
General Manager
Camps & Training
Wilhelm Espach
Operation Manager
Nastassja Geldenhuys
Marketing Manager
Natalie Boshell
Sales Manager
Maritza Jardine
Administration Manager
Ashleigh Heasman
Custom Bookings & On-Site Guide Training
Anèl Landman
Bookings & Enquiries
Lizaan Viljoen
Bookings & Enquiries
Izel Kriek
Sales & Marketing Assistant
Heide Grobler
Marketing Coordinator
Jaclyn Marx
Student Support
Dries Kemp
Bush Bus Guide
Averil Arnot
Bookkeeper
Curtis Moodley
Videographer
The camp team
Our on-the-ground team, leading all nature guides and guardians around our pristine camps.
Vinolia Makhubele
Camp Coordinator
Victoria Maluleke
Camp Coordinator
Keina Mmolawa
Camp Coordinator
Lindi Ritchie
Camp Coordinator
The instructors
Our experienced instructors are experts in their fields.
David Havemann
Head Instructor
Richard Davis
eLearning Instructor
Ross Hawkins
Head Instructor
Craig Beaton
Head Instructor
Tsundzukani Hlungwane
Tracker Instructor
Jason van Zyl
Head Instructor
Charles Trennery
Head Instructor
Wesley Vincent
Instructor
Ben Badenhorst
Instructor
Murray Hay
Instructor
Jacques Human
Instructor
Matthew Roach
Junior Instructor
Start your wildlife career
Want to become a field or nature guide? Explore our immersive courses and training programmes for professional safari guides and guardians of nature, taught and led by experts in the industry.
The EcoTraining team offers career and accredited courses, wildlife enthusiast courses, gap year programmes and customised group travel courses.
Join our nature-loving community.