“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy”
Welcome to Safari Guide Diaries! This is me, Emily, and I’ve just begun my dream career as a safari guide in South Africa. You can follow my journey and find out what it takes to be a safari guide through the blog here, or find out my awesome top safari travel tips and tricks to help plan your next South African vacation.
See you in the bush!
Featured Blog Posts
Ecotraining Professional Field Guide course: Graduation day!
I can’t believe it has been a whole year! Find out what happened when all the original professional field guide course students reunited for our one week graduation…
Lion sighting – my hero moment as a guide!
Find out what happened at this incredible lion sighting – and how I finally became a guide hero!
Amazing camera trap footage – which one do I use?
Camera trap update! Check out the incredible footage I got last week – plus find out which camera you should use and why.
Latest Blog Posts
Ecotraining Professional Field Guide course: Graduation day!
I can’t believe it has been a whole year! Find out what happened when all the original professional field guide course students reunited for our one week graduation…
Lion sighting – my hero moment as a guide!
Find out what happened at this incredible lion sighting – and how I finally became a guide hero!
Amazing camera trap footage – which one do I use?
Camera trap update! Check out the incredible footage I got last week – plus find out which camera you should use and why.
Safari addict: Why I can’t get enough!
This amazing sighting shows why I’m such a safari addict! Find out what happened and why a wild safari will always be better than the zoo 🙂
Wild dogs: better than the Big Five
A look at my favourite animal – the beautiful wild dog
Walking amongst leopards – a close encounter!
Sometimes there is such a thing as getting TOO close to a leopard!
Safari Planning