Our Team
Meet the people behind our bespoke African safaris
Go Beyond Safaris is built by people with a deep personal connection to Africa, a strong understanding of luxury safari travel, and a genuine belief that the right journey should feel personal from the very first conversation. Our team brings together African knowledge, guest care, operational detail, and trusted safari planning experience to create tailor-made safaris across Southern and East Africa.
The People Behind Go Beyond Safaris
Our team brings together lived African experience, safari planning knowledge, guest support, operational coordination, and a genuine passion for helping travellers experience Africa well.
We are not a high-volume travel company selling standard safari packages. We are a small, personal team focused on designing bespoke African safaris with care, thought, and attention to detail. Every journey we create is shaped around the guest: their travel style, their expectations, their pace, and the kind of experience they want to have in Africa.
While each person plays a different role, we are united by the same goal: to create tailor-made African safaris that feel considered, seamless, and deeply connected to the places our guests travel through.
Our Core Team
Nick Wigmore
Safari Planning, Brand Direction & Guest Experience
His focus is on creating bespoke African safaris that feel personal, well considered, and genuinely connected to the destination. From first enquiry through to itinerary design, Nick is involved in shaping journeys that balance quality lodges, strong wildlife areas, smooth logistics, and the kind of emotional connection that makes Africa stay with you long after you return home.
Eric Van Staden
Born in Zimbabwe and connected to safari, wildlife, and visual storytelling for much of his life, Eric helps shape the way we think about guest experience, field quality, guiding standards, and the details that make a safari feel richer than a standard itinerary. His background gives Go Beyond Safaris a valuable eye for atmosphere, timing, guest flow, and the small moments that can turn a journey into something memorable.
Rachel
Guest Support, Planning Detail & Travel Coordination
With a strong focus on hospitality, communication, and detail, Rae supports the planning process behind the scenes and helps ensure that every safari feels organised, welcoming, and well looked after. From guest information and itinerary details to supplier communication and practical travel support, her work helps bring calm and clarity to the many moving parts of a tailor-made African safari.
Sarah-Jane
Administration, Systems & Business Support
Her role supports the systems, administration, and day-to-day coordination that allow the team to focus on creating seamless safari experiences for guests. From internal workflows to practical business support, Sarah-Jane plays an important part in keeping the operation efficient, professional, and well managed.
Our Wider Safari Support Network
A seamless luxury safari depends on more than the people planning it. It also depends on the quality of the guides, camps, lodges, pilots, transfer teams, and trusted partners who support each journey on the ground.
At Go Beyond Safaris, we work with carefully selected safari properties and regional partners across Southern and East Africa. These relationships help us design journeys with the right balance of comfort, guiding, access, service, and sense of place.
Trusted Safari Camps & Lodges
Experienced Guides & Local Teams
Seamless Regional Logistics
What Our Team Brings to Your Safari
A great safari is shaped by more than the destination alone. It is shaped by the people behind it: the ones asking the right questions, planning the details, choosing the right camps, coordinating the logistics, and helping you feel confident before you travel.
At Go Beyond Safaris, our team combines African connection, practical safari knowledge, guest care, and trusted industry relationships. That blend helps us create tailor-made African safaris that feel more personal, more refined, and better aligned with what each traveller is really looking for.
Personal Safari Planning
We take the time to understand your travel style, interests, expectations, and comfort level before shaping your itinerary.
Destination Knowledge
We help you compare regions, seasons, wildlife areas, camp styles, and safari combinations so each choice has a clear reason behind it.
Calm Guest Support
From first enquiry through to final travel documents, we aim to make the planning process feel clear, organised, and well supported.
Travel With the Right Team Behind You
If you are looking for a bespoke African safari company with real destination knowledge, personal service, and a genuine connection to Africa, we would love to help.
Whether you are planning your first safari, returning to Africa for something more refined, or creating a private journey for family or friends, our team will help design an itinerary that feels thoughtful, seamless, and right for you.