Lanz and Kristen form a powerful team, known for delivering the ‘best’ travel itineraries. They will personally ensure that your experience fulfills your wildest safari dreams. They will attend to your needs and do it with a constant eye for detail and flexibility. Lanz and Kristen will be communicating with you right from the beginning to help you select the best tour or private journey for you.
Lanz von Hörsten is a highly accomplished safari guide, registered national South African tourist guide of nature and culture and well known internationally published professional photographer. He graduated from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and taught Afrikaans language, literature and history for 18 years at both the secondary and University level. His lifetime passion for photography, wildlife, people and travel eventually lured him to follow his heart and become a full time guide.
Since that time Lanz has designed and led countless exclusive South Africa, Namibia and Botswana small group and tailor made tours for a total of 18 years. He is a caring, fun, enthusiastic trip leader and natural teacher with a wealth of information and positive energy to share. Lanz is known for his personal mandate of providing “only the best.” His popularity and gift as a trip leader /guide is evidenced by the high number of clients that return to take additional trips with him.
GalleryKristen von Hörsten is an established Certified Professional Co‑Active Coach and assistant guide. She trained with The Coaches Training Institute and is a professional member of the International Coach Federation. Prior to this she completed her BA at Albion College in the US and Aberdeen University in the UK in Business Management and Human Behavior. Kristen has over 20 years of career coaching experience with clients based in Canada, the US and overseas. She has been co designing and co leading tours in Southern Africa for the past 8 years with Lanz. Passionate and infectiously inspiring she has an ability to enrich the fulfillment of her clients and travel companions. An extensive traveler and lover of nature, Kristen is also intrigued in the discovery of the unique cultural elements and deeper layers of South Africa as experienced by a North American residing in South Africa part time.
Kristen enjoys hiking, African drumming, kayaking and photography. She is also a published writer of fiction and non fiction articles that delight and entertain.
Lanz von Hörsten, is a popular, award winning South African professional photographer. He has been photographing landscapes, wildlife, people and places for the past 43 years throughout Southern Africa as well as abroad. His work has been and continues to be published and featured internationally in countless books, magazines, calendars and post card series. Lanz is passionate about sharing photographic techniques as well as his favorite scenes during his tours so that his clients can go home with the best possible images from their trip! Photographic workshops and tours can also be arranged by contacting us.
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Lanz von Hörsten's images are available for publishing rights on several premier stock photography sites including: www.gettyimages.com and www.galloimages.com