The Essential Little Safari Companion: A Handbook for Planning and Equipping Wildlife Safaris, Camping Trips and Expeditions to Africa - Paperback

by Steven James Foreman Frgs (Author)

A beginners guide to wildlife safaris, camping trips and expeditions to Africa. This handy book is a complete African wildlife safari and adventure travel companion for both guides and the guided. There are modular sections covering preparation and planning, group leadership, mountains, communications, wilderness survival, accidents and emergencies, first aid, camp and kitchen hygiene, food and water requirements, camping and mountain climbing equipment, packing and stowing kit, off-road driving, vehicle preparedness and maintenance, camping codes of conduct, and wildlife confrontation protocols. It is designed to take with you in your rucksack or glove compartment so as to be referenced both in quiet moments or in emergencies.

Author Biography

Steven James Foreman, FRGS, a former soldier in the British Army, was licensed as a Professional Guide by the Botswana Wildlife Institute, holds a Mountain Leadership Certificate (summer ML) and is a trained and experienced First-Aider. Steve has worked all over Tanzania, Botswana, Kenya, and Uganda and has made several excursions into the DRC. As well as being a safari guide and tour leader, his jobs within the safari industry have included training officer, operations manager, vehicle mechanic, food & beverages manager, camp manager, boat driver, mountain leader, freelance travel writer and anti-poaching assessor for the Tanzanian Rhino Conservation Project (Frankfurt Zoological Society). He was engaged by the Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) of Tanzania as an Expert Consultant to write and compile the National Training Curriculum for Tour Guides for the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources. Steve lives in Uganda with his wife Hellen and their two children, Sam and Ashleigh. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).