Clockwise from top left: Contributor Dorine Reinstein; Folo host Rebecca Tobin; and Anton Letegan of EcoTraining; and Louise De Waal at Blood Lions talk about the responsibility of guides, tour companies and guests to practice responsible tourism on African safaris.
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South Africa based contributor Dorine Reinstein has written often about conservation efforts and tackled overcrowding on safari tours. A video this summer that appeared to show safari trucks crowding and blocking the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti raised new questions for us about guest expectations; guide pressure points and the power balance between guests and guides; and how the travel trade can get involved.
Joining us on this episode is Louise De Waal, a director and campaign manager at Blood Lions, and Anton Letegan, the managing director of EcoTraining. It's an important, thoughtful discussion, and I want to add that both Louise and Anton urged me to emphasize that we're looking to educate and create a dialogue on sustainability on the savanna - not to point fingers.
This episode was recorded Sept. 23 and has been edited for length and clarity.
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Related links
Dorine Reinstein's coverage for Travel Weekly
Safaris that go beyond the Big Five are catching on
The elephant in the room: Overtourism in Africa
EcoTraining
Blood Lions