Paddy Hagelthorn was born and educated in Zimbabwe, formally Rhodesia, where he did his national service after school.  From a very young age he took a lively interest in all wildlife and the African bush and knew this was where his future lay. He left Bulawayo in 1983 and came to South Africa where he soon moved to the bush to fulfil his passion for wildlife.

Paddy has spent the last 26 years in South African private game reserves, conducting safaris, managing lodges and training rangers. His wealth of experience in the African bush has enriched his innate talent for seeking out and understanding wild animals. He is a renowned ornithologist and, although he enjoys all game as much as birds, he takes a special delight in leopards.

Neil Whyte was born and brought up in Kruger National Park where his father, Ian Whyte, was a senior researcher and is regarded as one of the foremost experts on elephants in South Africa. Growing up in the African bush has given Neil an incredible knowledge of the flora and fauna of the region and a deep insight into the ways of the wildlife which abounds there.

Patrick Mkansi was born in Buffelshoek in the northern sector of the Sabi Sand and attended school locally, close to the Manyeleti Game Reserve. After school he went to work in the mines, but his heart was always close to nature, so he then undertook a tracker's course in the southern Sabi Sand.

David Wilson was born in the United Kingdom. He arrived in South Africa in the 1970’s and was educated in Cape Town. He has always had an interest in wildlife, a passion that started on a three day visit to the Kruger National Park in 1986.

Andrea grew up in Cape Town but was introduced to the bush from a very young age spending much time travelling Sub-Saharan Africa. She developed a great love for the outdoors and during her studies began river guiding along the Orange and Breede Rivers.