Encounters

Twenty-nine extraordinary people.
Available — quietly — to your party only.

Sporting legends. Heritage figures. Master trackers. Conservationists. Chefs and winemakers. The encounters below are one-on-one or family-only meetings. They are arranged by us; they are not advertised by them. Most require lead time.

Sporting Legends

Gary Player

Nine-time major champion · Course architect

12-month advance booking

Sporting Legends

François Pienaar

1995 Rugby World Cup–winning captain

12-month advance booking

Sporting Legends

Bryan Habana

Springbok winger · World Cup winner 2007

Sporting Legends

Eliud Kipchoge

Marathon world record holder · Olympic champion

12-month advance booking

Sporting Legends

Ernie Els

Four-time major champion

12-month advance booking

Sporting Legends

Louis Oosthuizen

Open Championship winner 2010

Heritage & History

Christo Brand

Mandela’s warder on Robben Island

Heritage & History

Zelda la Grange

Mandela’s personal assistant for 19 years

Heritage & History

Freddy Mutanguha

Genocide survivor · Director, Aegis Trust Rwanda

12-month advance booking

Heritage & History

Sello Hatang

CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation

Heritage & History

Paddy Hagelthorn

Historian · Author · Cape Town walking guide

Trackers & Naturalists

Renias Mhlongo

Master tracker · Londolozi

Trackers & Naturalists

Jackson ole Looseyia

Maasai guide · BBC presenter

Trackers & Naturalists

Nick Murray

Walking-safari guide · Mana Pools

Trackers & Naturalists

Rachel Dziya

Senior guide · Singita Sabora

Trackers & Naturalists

Map Ives

Founder, Rhino Conservation Botswana

Trackers & Naturalists

Colin Bell

Co-founder, Wilderness Safaris

Trackers & Naturalists

Kerryn Bullock

Conservation guide · South Luangwa

Conservation & Science

Craig Foster

Filmmaker · My Octopus Teacher

12-month advance booking

Conservation & Science

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

The world’s longest-running gorilla research programme

12-month advance booking

Conservation & Science

Iain Douglas-Hamilton

Founder, Save the Elephants

12-month advance booking

Conservation & Science

Beverly Joubert

Filmmaker · National Geographic · Big Cats Initiative

Conservation & Science

Kingsley Holgate

Explorer · Humanitarian

Conservation & Science

Desmond Vincent

Anti-poaching unit commander · Greater Kruger

Culture & Cuisine

Ntsiki Biyela

South Africa’s first black female winemaker

Culture & Cuisine

Singita Wine Studio

Private cellar · Stellenbosch

Culture & Cuisine

Zola Nene

Chef · Author

Culture & Cuisine

Kobus van der Merwe

Chef · Wolfgat, Paternoster

12-month advance booking

Culture & Cuisine

Moses Kalita

Maasai cultural guide · Mara Conservancies

The journey begins here.

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