Since I was a child, I’ve always been fascinated by wildlife and the outdoors.
My first trip to Africa was a hugely formative experience, at 14 I was given the opportunity to spend a term in a South African school. I jumped at the chance to escape another Scottish winter and headed off to the Western Cape for four months. During this trip I stayed with a South African family who showed me the local area and culture, I also went on a month-long trek in the bush which was incredible.
Since then, I’ve been lucky to explore many parts of the world. I took a year off after school and travelled and worked away for most of it. Highlights included working in the Kibale region of Uganda where I was lucky to see the habituated chimpanzees of the Kibale Forest and a two-month stint spent on a functioning tea estate in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Tanzania has such a lot to offer as a holiday destination, white sand beaches in Zanzibar, the vast plains of the Serengeti or the abundance of wildlife in the Nyerere National Park. Sharing my passion for travel really excites me and it’s a pleasure to help create unforgettable experiences for my clients.
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Q&A with Hattie
What’s your most vivid travel moment?
I was in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa and after a long day on the beach with friends, we experienced the most incredible bloom of bioluminescent plankton. It was like something out of a film, none of us could quite believe how bright it was. I remember running in the wet sand and seeing our footprints behind us, the waves seemed to be glowing, an incredible memory.
Where would you love to travel next?
My next trip will have to be a road trip in Namibia — a country of such variety. Seeing desert adapted animals in Etosha, watching the sun rise over the dunes of Sossusvlei or the amazing sea lion colonies at Cape Cross. I ‘ve always wanted to do a road trip with friends in Africa and I think Namibia would be such great country to explore by car.
Your best piece of travel advice?
When on safari of course it’s a great idea to take a camera to capture the incredible wildlife, but for game drives of each safari, leave your camera in your tent. I know it sounds silly as you may miss getting ‘that shot’ of a lion on a kill, a lilac breasted roller flashing past you or the biggest herd of elephant that you’ve ever seen…. But to be in the bush and not be peering through your lens, and to be wholly present in taking in what’s around you is, I think, very special.