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At the heart of every unforgettable safari is a guide who brings the wilderness to life. Our team is made up of passionate professionals whose deep knowledge, field experience, and respect for nature create meaningful and immersive journeys for every guest. More than just guides, they are storytellers, educators, and dedicated custodians of the land.
Each guide in our team brings their own unique voice and perspective, but they all share one goal: to help you connect more deeply with the beauty, power, and fragility of the African wilderness.
I have been guiding for 14 years and have always known that my future belonged in the bush. Growing up in an outdoors-loving family, I spent my childhood camping, hiking, horse riding, fishing, and visiting game farms. From as early as the age of five, I told my parents, “I’m going to work in the bush one day.” That passion never faded,it grew into a lifelong career in conservation.
I’ve been guiding for around five years. Originally, I planned to study animal sciences and genetics, but a few months before enrolling, I realised I’d be working with animals from a laboratory perspective, internally, not in the wild. That wasn’t what I envisioned. After some research, I discovered field guiding, and it felt like the perfect path, allowing me to observe and understand animals.
Witfontein Road
Vaalwater
South Africa
Kaingo is a 16 400 hectare (41 000 acre) private game reserve in the Waterberg District, of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. A pleasant 2.5-hour drive from Johannesburg, makes Kaingo one of the most accessible premier malaria free big game reserves in the country. It is a declared protected area with Critical Biodiversity 1 classification and a core area of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, which was officially declared by UNESCO in 2001.
As a declared Nature Reserve with the primary objective of Natural Resource Conservation the Reserve is run along pure, sustainable management and development principles, with an exceptionally low development and tourist footprint. Kaingo Reserve Foundation, a non-profit public benefit organisation is the appointed management authority of the reserve.
The grassy plains and savanna abound with animals such as giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and impala. It is the diversity of habitat on the reserve that encourages such a wide range of wildlife as well as over 300 bird species, including rare species such as African finfoot and Narina trogon.
Kaingo protects a unique and special environment and the reserve’s owners, and management is deeply committed to conservation and research. It is one of the few reserves where the full tourism income goes towards positive conservation. Every visiting guest directly supports the reserve’s primary objective of conservation.
Rich in human history there is also an array of rock art sites on Kaingo. With hundreds of images spread across 15 sites, Kaingo offers the biggest variety of rock art and archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age.
Engage in fishing activities in the Mokolo River, home to 32 different fish species. The area offers picturesque spots for mostly catch-and-release fishing, with the option to have caught bass prepared by our kitchen chefs as a delightful snack.
We’re striving to conserve the biodiversity, ecological integrity, landscape characteristics and cultural resources of Kaingo Game Reserve for future generations. As custodians of nature for the next generation we have an opportunity and thus responsibility to make a significant contribution to the protection of the Waterberg.
Embark on a serene Mokolo River Boat Cruise to witness the wildlife of Kaingo. Our expert guides ensure an educational journey through the reserves beauty. With the gentle boat pace, experience up-close encounters with animals and the diverse fauna and flora of the region.
Weather Dependant
*NB: River levels are low at the moment.