The Guides

All our Tour Leaders are experienced guides, have a passion for mammals and the natural world and love sharing their knowledge. We understand that a tour is more than just the destination and that our guides need to be great with people and skilled in delivering the ultimate tour. Meet the Tour Leaders that make INDRI Ultimate Mammal Voyages a memorable experience!

	Adam Riley Adam Riley has grown up with a lifelong interest in wildlife, which evolved into a particular fascination with the mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians of Africa and Madagascar. Coming from a farming background in the Pietermaritzburg area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, he studied accountancy and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. For the last 10 years he has traveled extensively in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia and the Americas, leading trips to numerous countries ranging from South Africa to Egypt, Angola to Ethiopia, and Bhutan to Papua New Guinea. To top this off, Adam has also guided in the Neotropics for six months. Adam is now one of Africa's most experienced birders, having seen nearly 2000 species on the continent. Adam founded Rockjumper Birding Tours (Indri’s sister company) in 1998 and is the Managing Director of the company. Adam’s passion and interest in mammals led him to bring into being Indri “ultimate mammal voyages” which is run as a sister company to Rockjumper.
	Simon Bellingham Simon Bellingham developed a passion for wildlife as a young child growing up in rural Zimbabwe. Although he has a Master’s Degree in Chiropractic, and has worked for a number of years in the field, his passion for nature could not keep him away from the outdoors. He has worked in luxury game lodges, most notably Richard Branson’s Ulusaba reserve in the Sabi Sands bordering the Kruger National Park. He has guided many celebrities during his time, most notably Kofi Anan, Mary Robinson, Graca Michel, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Wales and Nigel Marven, and during his time at Ulusaba was always requested to guide Richard Branson and his family. It was during a visit to Ulusaba that Adam Riley realized Simon’s potential and invited him to help set up and direct Indri. His infectious enthusiasm combined with excellent field and people skills make traveling with him nothing but a delight.
	David Shackelford David is an avid naturalist as well as an accomplished wildlife photographer. A native Texan, his extensive experience leading natural history tours across the world has taken him through nearly a hundred countries spanning every continent. David’s fascination with ecology has led to a lifelong passion for studying animal behaviour while enjoying the many facets of international travel and culture. His excitement for the natural world and sharing it with others stands out on every tour. David has an advanced knowledge of the countries being guided, consistent and dependable handling of tour logistics backed by a business degree in International Management, and an expert understanding of wildlife ecology throughout the world. His hospitable nature combined with this expert knowledge makes him a great asset on tour.
	Markus Lilje Markus Lilje was born and raised in South Africa and is fluent in both German (his home language) and English. While growing up in Pietermaritzburg and later on in the outskirts of Johannesburg, Markus had the opportunity to develop his obsession for natural history. Markus shared his passion for wildlife as a guide in the Kruger National Park area of South Africa for several years. He has also completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Management and has extensively explored Southern Africa in search of new species to record and photograph, be they birds, mammals, reptiles or dragon- and damselflies. Markus has endless enthusiasm for a wide variety of subjects, which he enjoys sharing on his tours. He has traveled and guided widely on the Indian subcontinent and in southern and east Africa.
	Richard White Richard White was born and educated in KwaZulu-Natal's largest city - Durban. After completing a degree in the field of Social Science and partaking of some globetrotting, he began a career in guiding. He has worked as a general nature guide in one of South Africa's most exclusive game lodges and at Sacha Lodge in the Amazon in Ecuador for a year. Based in the Indri office in South Africa where he passes much of his time involved in tour operations Richard has an intimate understanding of the workings of an ultimate mammal voyage. Having spent many years as a guide he has journeyed throughout much of Africa and Madagascar. He maintains an active interest in plants, especially trees, Cape wildflowers and other wildlife and has recently completed a Masters Degree in Environmental Management. His love of people and passion for wildlife has ensures that Richard consistently delivers what our guests expect from a great tour. He is one of the Directors of Indri and assists in the creation and logistics of the suit of wonderful tours that make up our unbeatable portfolio.
	Lee Gutteridge Lee Gutteridge is a highly experienced guide, with more than seventeen years in the field, and a range of diverse interests. He holds specialist guiding qualifications in walking with Africa’s Dangerous Game, Paleao-anthropology, Wild Flowers and Tracking. Lee also holds a diploma in Game Ranch Management, and, besides guiding guests, manages his own school for game rangers in the Waterberg Mountain range. He was born in England, but grew up in Johannesburg and has spent much of his career in the bush of the Kruger National Park, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Kota Kota Hills (Zambia), Matopos National Park (Zimbabwe), Okavango Delta (Botswana) and in the Entabeni Safari Conservancy (Waterberg Mountains). He is an avid wildlife photographer and has recently published a comprehensive, seven hundred page, field guide on the natural history of the Bushveld region. As one of only a handful of South African track and sign specialists, he loves to go out into the early morning and read natures news on the dusty ground of the African Continent, and interpret these secret messages for those willing to listen…
	Luis Segura Of Spanish and Scottish decent, Luis’ home land is Patagonia, where he has spent most of his life. Luis started to work as a naturalist guide in 1982. Based in Buenos Aires at that time, he joined the Argentine Ornithological Society (AOP) and the Argentine Wildlife Foundation (FVSA), taking several courses on birds, mammals, flora and geology and guiding groups of naturalists in National Parks and Nature Reserves. At the tender age of 20 Luis led his first group of foreign travelers throughout Argentina and has continued leading wildlife groups ever since, taking groups throughout Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. He has furthermore worked as a volunteer with the Magellanic Penguin Project in Punta Tombo for 4 seasons and has been in charge of a rescue station for penguins affected by off-shore oil spilling in Puerto Madryn in 1991. Luis lives in Puerto Madryn with his wife Nancy.
	Lawrence Weitz Lawrencediscovered his passion in natural science at an early age and was privileged to bird with the esteemed Dr Johnson at the impressionable age of 14. He qualified as an overland guide at 19yrs; after which he ventured into big game capture in the Limpopo Province and anti-poaching in Mpumalanga. This time in the bush was integral in allowing him to further hone his bush-skills and in fuelling his passion for a career in wildlife. Lawrence then went on to become a full time wildlife guide at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park and continued his development as a guide by becoming CCAfrica (now andBeyond) qualified and working at some of their top game lodges in South Africa. Lawrence left CCAfrica to work at Richard Branson’s Ulusaba Game Reserve, and thereafter pursued his Botswana Guides License through employment with Wilderness Safaris in the Okavango Delta. With over 13 years in the industry, Lawrence’s in depth understanding of animal behaviour and his love of natural science combined with his personable character and fun-loving nature ensures an unforgettable wildlife journey. Lawrence is fluent in German and Shangaan.