About Us

Batchelor of Music - University of London; Fitness for Industry qualification - Gym instructor.

I fell in love with Africa from the minute I plonked 2 feet on her soil – coming from London, what could be more different! 5 years on & I have travelled intensely through 23 of her 54 countries, enjoying the glorious red earth of Kenya, the turquoise seas in Zanzibar & diving with the colourful fish in Egypt. I’ve driven from London to Cape Town through North; West & Central Africa over 8 months and Africa’s hold just gets stronger. Cape Town has become my new home where I am exploring the joys of South Africa’s weekend getaways. I adore Africa and take every opportunity to help others experience her unrivalled wonders!

MA Applied Cultural Anthropology (Tourism and Sustainable Development)

Having traveled abroad to more than 40 countries recreationally and through my studies, Africa was calling me. I arrived in Cape Town, South Africa in May of 1999 and proceeded to fall in love with the wonders of the Western Cape and the countries of Southern Africa. After 2 months of fun and exploration shark cage diving in Gansbaai, overlanding on safaris to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and touring the winelands surrounding Cape Town, I grew roots - too enamored to leave. Putting my background, expertise in tourism and passion for the region to use, I began the Cape Scene Magazine, which I owned and operated for more than 5 years from Cape Town until selling the business and returning to the states at the end of 2004. My love of Africa and Cape Town has never left me and now thousands of miles away, I’ve revisited my calling, now dedicated to helping others’ discover the beauty of this part of the world as the North American Africa Sales Consultant  for Jenman Safaris. Africa in general, and Southern Africa in particular, should be on everyone’s bucket list. You truly have not lived until you discover the genetic memory we all possess that emerges when you experience the cradle of humanity.

High School Diploma Vaughan Secondary, credits toward Social Service Worker College Diploma

 I was born in Israel but grew up in Canada and recently chose South Africa as my new home. I have been a travel consultant for 5 years, specializing in Africa for 2 of those.  I began travelling 7 years ago. Like a snail, I had my life on my back and my eye on the road and since then I’ve visited 25 countries on 6 continents but Africa stole my heart! Assisting others in the exploration of this amazing continent is a true passion of mine!

BA (Honours) Devising Drama, Improvisation, Still & Moving Image. Currently home studying Diploma in Marketing.

English born, I first came to South Africa 8 years ago as a volunteer assisting with research into frog breeding in the KZN area. I instantly fell in love with the country (& the wildlife) and as soon as I could I returned to live. My passion for travelling and wildlife led me to the tourism industry and now to Jenman!

B.A Degree (Tourism & Management)

My passion for the tourism industry started at a young and tender age when I began travelling to various destinations across the world. Its rich heritage, culture, its people and experience has only made me want to explore this world even further. I completed my B.A degree (Tourism & Management) at the University of the Western Cape after which I worked at the Cape Town International Airport as a Sales Agent prior to starting at Jenman Safaris. To be very honest, I never thought of Africa as one of my top travel destinations but that has definitely taken a “U turn” since I started working at JAS. Africa has now hit the NO.1 spot on my bucket list!

Tourism Management Studies (different seminars in presentation, rhetoric, personal-, project and airline management, Group leader seminar)

Growing up in Germany, and having a love for travel and meeting different people, I decided to study tourism management. During my studies I worked in promotional and sales jobs throughout Germany. My breaks and free time were spent working in France, Spain and Austria. In July  2003 , my studies brought me to South Africa for 8 months to do an internship at Jenman African Safaris. After my internship, I completed my studies in Germany, and returned to South Africa to work for Jenman Safaris as the German Marketing Manager.

PADI Openwater Scuba Diving Instructor (with 7 Specialties)

I am a “Natal” girl with my roots in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of SA. I have always had a great love for the ocean and besides scuba diving, my other passion is sailing. After school I studied for a Bachelor of Fine Art at Natal University, but the ocean won and I left to become a scuba diving instructor. This was my life for 16 years and led me to become involved in the Tourism Industry, which I absolutely love! I worked with my husband in Egypt for a while, teaching diving and then hiked from Nairobi, Kenya to Sodwana Bay on the Northern KZN Coast in order to truly experience Africa…

BBA Degree in Marketing(IMM), IMM Diploma, Quirk Certificate Course in Digital Marketing

I left Zimbabwe in 2004 to study Marketing in Cape Town and having met so many wonderful friends and people here I decided to settle and work here. My career path has seen me work in promotional, sales and online marketing jobs in Travel and Tourism related companies. Joining Jenman Safaris has awoken a passion and love for travel in Africa. Combined with a love for technology and business the future looks bright.

Diploma In International Travel and Tourism

I completed my studies in 2009 and started at Jenman Safaris in February 2010 as an intern. This is my first job in the tourism industry, and also the first time I have ever worked in any industry/sector.

BA (Honours) Hotel and Hospitality Management, Pitman Computer Keyboard, First Aid & CPR Certificate

Born in Botswana and educated in South Africa, I decided I wanted to travel and work in the Hospitality Industry so I went to study Hotel & Hospitality Management in Scotland. During my breaks I worked in various areas and gained valuable experience in hotel operations. Upon graduating I got a job in Florida working at a 5 Star resort as a Trainee Manager. I then went on to become an Assistant Front Office Manager, where after I was promoted to Hotel Controller. In 2006 after sailing the Bahamas, my husband and I decided to return to Africa and haven’t looked back since!

Matric; Pastel accounting Certificate

I love meeting new people from different Cultures and experiencing new things and travelling. I would like to experience more about Africa that is why I chose to work in travel. I like doing Photography and Reading in my spare time.

National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Accounting, class 4 driving licence and international driving permit.

Finished college in Zimbabwe 2004 and worked for the dairy industry as an accountant for a period of two years. Moved to South Afrika and joined Jenman African Safaris.

Bachelors Degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management
Diplomas and Certificates in Wildlife Management ,Game Ranching, Game Ranch Economics Game Lodge Management, Tourism Management, Business Management/Administration ,Basic and Industrial First Aid, Tour Guiding, as well as Professional Tour Guiding.

Born and bred in a tourist resort in Zimbabwe, I grew up in tourism while tourism grew in me to such an extend that I studied  the various facets of tourism  till University. Furthermore my work in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and Botswana equipped me with vast knowledge, multi-skills and experience in the tourism industry where I work from the heart.

I have worked at Wembley Foods as a kitchen assistant serving clients and preparing foods. I then worked at IBO Islands as a cleaner and then moved to Jenman Safaris in 2008!

Apprenticeship in Motor Mechanics. Diploma in Motor Industry Management (Zim)

Trained with Mercedes Benz (zimoco) Harare and then worked for them for over 10years. I then moved on to Namibia and Botswana and afterwards joined Wildlife (2001 – 2007). After that I worked at ATC until 2010 and now am (happily) with Jenman Safaris!
Favourite African Destination: Between Malawi and Mozambique…

I have worked for Jenman African Safaris since its inception in the early 1990's. I am originally from Zimbabwe, but have lived in South Africa for many years. My principal duty at Jenman African Safaris is to take care of all the equipment used on our safaris. Before each tour starts, I prepare the vehicle and equipment and make sure that everything is in order before our guides go on safari. Making sure our guiding teams have the right equipment on safari is what is important to me.

HND in Business Management

I started my working career at a recruitment company after obtaining my HND in business management.  I then decided to take my love for tourism a bit further. I applied at Jenman and started off as an intern, learning a variety of skills. I love the tourism industry and making tourist travel dreams come true.

B.Sc Hons Environmental Management (UCT), including sustainable tourism, FGASA accredited field guide, trained in the real world of travel by experience

I started exploring Africa with my family from a young age, and most of our family holidays were adventurous camping & 4x4 trips discovering the hidden gems of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique and Lesotho.  As a student studying environmental management, I was already working in the tourism industry, doing volunteer guiding at the Two Oceans Aquarium, working as a part time river guide, and as a deck hand on a yacht doing tourist cruises. After a short stint working in environmental education, followed by a backpacking trip in South America, I learnt one thing about myself – I live for travel, whether my own or that of others. One thing led to another and I ended up doing my field guide (safari guide) certificate, and guiding overland safaris into Botswana. I also worked for a while as a safari guide at a small private game reserve near Kruger. Somewhere along the line I shared my home with a volunteer worker from Madagascar, and he helped cement a desire in me to explore that island of incredible culture, friendly people, crazy wildlife and beautiful beaches & coral reefs. My recent travels there have only increased my desire to share the amazing places of this world with others.

Public Relations, Tourism, Marketing and Sales

I have worked in this industry for over 18 years. I have spent many weeks convincing the world thatAfricais a destination like no other and bringing many tourists across.  I have also spent much time travellingAfricaand learning so much each time.  I have studied not only the beauty of each African country but the history and the people.  This makes my job so worthwhile.   Having spent much time with both journalists and agents visiting all the lodges and hotels,  I have a thorough knowledge of what all we have offer.

B.Eng

I came to South Africa at the end of 2011 year travelling 10 years and never left.  Most of my time here I have run backpackers and loved it.

Matric

I have always been in the tourism industry working in car rental before starting at Jenman Safaris. I have always had a passion for  travel and experiencing new and exciting places.

Favourite Travel Destination:  I have always been in love with the Garden Route, so many interesting places to see and visit. Since working at Jenman Safaris, I have developed an interest in Victoria Falls and would hope to visit one day.

Certificate in Travel and Tourism

Jenman is my 1^st job  and I really enjoy working here. I started as an Intern assisting Reception and the Scheduled team, to a permanent role within the Scheduled department as a Junior Scheduled Tour Coordinator.

ND in Tourism Management

I grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to Cape Town in 2010 for my university studies in tourism. During my studies I had the great privilege to do internships and travel around South Africa’s major tourists hot spots. Combining my tourism knowledge, travel experience and the passion I have for my mother land, Africa, I  am enjoying making people’s travel dreams come true with my new role as a tour coordinator at Jenman Africa Safaris.

Bth Theology, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management

Cape Town is my home, it's where I was born and it's where I'm still continually blown away by its beauty. After completing my studies in theology I worked in pastoral ministry where I looked after an incredible group of teens. My fascination with people never stopped, so I studied marketing to develop skills in understanding how they ticked. After getting my qualification and working for three years in the marketing world, I'm still only a quarter of the way in knowing people. But with that little knowledge, I hope to provide an online world that Jenman customers love.

Travel & Tourism Management Diploma

After my studies I worked for a small backpackers and tour operator in Pretoria, where I had hands on experience with tourists and found my passion for people. Seeking growth opportunities I was given the opportunity to work in a more corporate industry where I worked as a conference coordinator, and became the HOD of the Reservations department. I have now embarked in a great adventure with Jenman Safaris in Cape Town and I am so excited to work in the Tourism Industry again. I am looking forward to all the challenges that Jenman has to offer.

Honours degree in Marketing and International Trade (ESSCA), Project Management certificate (UCT) and a B2 Niveau (Goethe Institut Cape Town)

I’m originally from Madagascar and have been working in the safari tourism industry for the past five years. I’ve travelled to almost all of the Southern African countries that we operate in, such as Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa as well as Madagascar – one of Jenman Safaris’ best-selling destinations! Joining Jenman African Safaris means that I am able to share my passion for the African continent with our overseas partners and help create new opportunities…

BA International Studies (still busy), Certificate in Guest House Management & the school of life!

Born into a family that loves the outdoors, I was lucky enough to explore many areas in Southern Africa in my childhood. When I was playing tourist in Cape Town with some visiting Dutch relatives I realised how big the world really was… which lead me to explore Europe and take part in an internship in Germany. I studied politics, history and the humanities and worked at the International Office of Stellenbosch University, before trying my hand in the hospitality industry managing a charming Victorian guest house. After the World Cup, I went over landing in Southern and East Africa ending up in Zanzibar with the “bubble-gum blue tide” as my office view for a couple months... Following two years of project & development work and marketing, the opportunity to join Jenman as a product developer arose enabling me to combine my somewhat dissimilar interests!

Pastel V11 certificate ,Bookkeeping and a Trial Balance certificate, Excel certificate

I worked mostly in the hospitality industry as a Sommelier at the 12 Apostles, I then worked in an art-shop - what an amazing experience with so many creative minds! I also worked at The Caledon Casino & Spa and then moved to Jenman African Safaris… what an trip so far - wonderful people, one big happy family and I am thoroughly enjoying every minute of it.

Bachelor of Business Administration, Tourism Management

My passion for travel started in 2007 when I decided to backpack through Australia for 11 months… When I was studying in the Netherlands for my degree I had the opportunity to study Wildlife & Lodge Management in South Africa and completely fell in love with the country! When I had to leave South Africa I was devastated and therefore decided that as soon as my studies were completed I would return! In August 2012 I joined the Jenman Family and also had the chance to join one of the Jenman tours from Swakopmund to Victoria Falls which allowed me to explore Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe!