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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This episode is sponsored by Europe Express https://www.europexpress.com

Related links

Dorine Reinstein's coverage for Travel Weekly: https://www.travelweekly.com/dorine-reinstein

Safaris that go beyond the Big Five are catching on https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Safaris-that-go-beyond-the-Big-Five-are-catching-on

The elephant in the room: Overturism in Africa https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Overtourism-in-Africa

EcoTraining https://www.ecotraining.co.za/

Blood Lions: https://bloodlions.org/

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&rsquo;s an important, thoughtful discussion, and I want to add that both Louise and Anton urged me to emphasize that we&rsquo;re looking to educate and create a dialogue on sustainability on the savanna &ndash; not to point fingers.&nbsp;
This episode was recorded Sept. 23 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor: 
This episode is sponsored by Europe Express <a href="https://www.europexpress.com">https://www.europexpress.com</a>
Related links
Dorine Reinstein's coverage for Travel Weekly: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/dorine-reinstein">https://www.travelweekly.com/dorine-reinstein</a>
Safaris that go beyond the Big Five are catching on <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Safaris-that-go-beyond-the-Big-Five-are-catching-on">https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Safaris-that-go-beyond-the-Big-Five-are-catching-on</a>
The elephant in the room: Overturism in Africa <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Overtourism-in-Africa">https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Overtourism-in-Africa</a>
EcoTraining <a href="https://www.ecotraining.co.za/">https://www.ecotraining.co.za/</a>
Blood Lions: <a href="https://bloodlions.org/">https://bloodlions.org/</a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
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