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Experience the rich biodiversity and warm hospitality of the Karoo. We are situated in the Northern Cape where the Karoo meets Bushmanland.

We are passionate about nature and offer exciting activities that focus on the Karoo's rich animal and plant life.

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Formed in late 2018 by husband and wife team, Ryan and Jana Tippett.

KarooPlains is situated 40km North of Carnarvon on the farms Loiuevale and Brak. These working sheep farms adjoin each other and are owned by Jana’s Parents, Nicol & Marlene Jacobs. These two farms provide large expanses of natural Karoo Veld for us to explore, with diverse landscapes and habitats.

Ever since Ryan and Jana first met in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, Jana had spoken about her desire to one day move back to Carnarvon, in the heart of the Northern Cape. The Karoo had always been her home.

Ryan grew up in Kwazulu-Natal, but didn’t need a lot of convincing and agreed that they would one day settle in the Karoo. He had been to various parts of the Karoo before and fell in love with the open landscape and stark beauty of the region. Ryan still holds many fond memories of those times.

In the middle of 2018, the opportunity came for a fresh change and we were soon packed up and on the road to the Northern Cape.

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Ryan Tippett is a well-qualified and experienced field guide and guide training instructor. He has spent the last 17 years in the guiding and tourism industry. He has attained the F.G.A.S.A. Level 3, SKS Birding, Lead Trails Guide and Marine guiding qualifications. Ryan has been a keen birder for 28 years and maintains an interest in all aspects of nature. His interests are varied and include Birding, Dragonflies, Scorpions & Spiders, Frogging, Plants, Photography and experiencing big game on foot. Ryan’s passion though, has always been for the smaller creatures. He is an enthusiastic citizen scientist and has contributed many important and interesting records of fauna & flora.

Jana Beets-Tippett is married to Ryan. She has attained her F.G.A.S.A. Level 1 guiding qualification. Jana has nearly 10 years’ experience in the guiding and tourism industry. She has been a keen birder for a number of years and gained her love of birding from Ryan. Jana is the creative one and spends much of her spare time working on her arts & Crafts. She does most of the business admin and helps out with activities whenever needed. As a couple they make a great team!

Together they created and ran a similar guiding business in Northern KZN, called Ukuhamba Guiding. Running for four years, they specialised in the smaller things with their evening Spider & Scorpion walks being very popular.