Destination

Our Team

John Kenena Kasaona

John is the head of Wild Giants. He has worked with wildlife conservation since 1993 and holds a Master of Science in Integrated Environmental Management and Sustainable Development and  National Diploma in Nature Conservation.

 

John has worked in all aspects of the field, tourism, NRM, and Conservancy Support. Holding the position as head of the largest nature conservation organization in Namibia – and being a Himba himself, he is an expert on northern Namibia.

 

John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers | TED Talk

Frode Stang

Frode is our head of marketing in Norway. In his country, he is the Norwegian voice of most BBC nature documentaries. He has also produced a documentary on lion conservation in Namibia.

He has developed a love for Namibia and has been a friend of John Kasaona ever since he interviewed John on stage for WWF Norway in 2013.

Frode is fascinated by the Namibian conservation programme for large predators like the desert lions. And he is a proud pen pal of Sir David Attenborough.

Johan Kriek

Johan is your expert tour guide and host. For more than 40 years has been sharing his passion for the conservation of cultures and nature in Southern Africa.

 

He loves to share his experiences as you journey through the wilderness, and enjoy keeping you spellbound with all his stories.

Gerrit van der Merwe

Gerrit is our expert animal spotter and simply love to prepare bush cuisine around the camp fire.

 

He lives his passion and made nature and wildlife his livelihood.