Adrian Bantich Safari Co.

Name: Adrian Bantich Safari Co.
Address: Waterkloof Valley, Pretoria, 0181, ZA
Telephone: +27846749682
Price range: ££££
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Adrian began his guiding career in Pilanesberg National Park under the old-school
guiding mentorship of Andre Kruger. A year later he found himself conducting walks
and game drives in the Manyelethi Game Reserve – situated in the Greater Kruger
Biosphere. Within two years Adrian was asked to manage Tintswalo Manor House
Lodge in early 2008, whereupon his passion for story-telling and harmonica pla

ying
fuelled the evening fireside chat. The opportunity to work as a specialist safari guide at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
came about in mid-2009. This was to become his most memorable and most epic
four year stint to date. As part of the Tswalu Field Guide Team, Adrian and his
colleagues were passed and assessed as FGASA Level 3 Trails Guides in 2010. This also included a new mentor role to up-and-coming Field Guides. A year later
Adrian wrote a mini-dissertation on sexual selection in Lions for his BSc in Zoology
and Environmental Management. This led up to a yearlong behavioural research
paper on the introduction of 4 male lions into the reserve – which was completed in
2012. His passion for writing and story-telling has never ceased. To date he
“dabbles” (his words) in anecdotal writings and blogs for safari publications such as
Ranger Diaries.com and Safarious.com. In January 2013, Adrian’s individuality and creativity prompted him to head out on his
own. By initiating Adrian Bantich: Freelance – Safari – Expedition , He now serves as
specialist freelance /private guide for private game reserves across Southern Africa
and is affiliated with various high-end tailor-made Safari Operators. His unique
approach, scientific and yet authentic appreciation for the natural environment
certainly puts him into a very unique guiding category. Beginning with sincerity and ending off with a sneaky grin, Adrian states;
“The last seven years have been a journey that only few can have – A privilege. I am not ready to give up this lifestyle...playtime isn't over”.

30/01/2023

Photographing elephants in Amboseli National Park. Breathtaking backdrops. Wonderful angles. Beautiful light.

11/12/2022

Happy Sunday! We hope it is as lazy and as chilled as this mountain gorilla was 😂

An individual from the Sabyinyo group photographed at Volcanoes National Park Rwanda ⛰️ 🇷🇼

10/12/2022

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe. Bomani-Hwange. Great Limpopo Valley. Under private canvas. What a difference it makes having your own aircraft’s on a privately guided safari. No queues, no check-ins. No delays. No waiting. And let us not forget the picturesque breathtaking views from the sky ❤️

29/11/2022

Adventure. Remoteness. Culture. Magical Kenya!

16/07/2022

Campfires, coffees, outdoor dinners. Authentically reconnecting with nature & disconnecting from hustle and bustle of city life. It feels pretty cool to be ‘grounded’ again.

15/07/2022

After a 6-month long Insta hiatus we have decided to get this platform going again. We are in the remote South-Eastern region of Hwange National Park at this moment. We have Bomani Camp, apart of Imvelo Safari Lodges, with Mark Butcher and co., all to ourselves & are just marvelling at the incredible community-
conservation success story that started here in 1996. Oh and there are elephants here too. So so so many elephants. This was taken yesterday from an underground container blind known as Stoffies hide.

To be back out in the wilderness again has truly been tonic for my soul. To be guiding the family that I am with right now…well that is just what makes my job even more wonderful.

07/12/2021

The rhinoceroses of Solio - Laikipia. It fills my heart with such hope to bear witness to this wonderful East African success story.

06/12/2021

Sunsets and silhouettes from the incredible Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪

Address

Waterkloof Valley
Pretoria
0181

Telephone

+27846749682

Website

http://www.adrianbantich.com/

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Videos

Sangha Bai timelapse. Forest elephant and Bongo for days. #adrianbantichsafarico. #centralafricanrepublic #car #africa #sanghabai #dzangasangha #privatelyguided #bespoke #forestelephant #bongo #congo

We have clients at the Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia right now and yesterday they were privileged to witness not 1, but 5 Puma in a sighting! What a moment! 🎥 Lucas Marti

My special moment with Johnny Clegg - The Crossing

I found a video in my archives from 10 March 2012 that I captured from my phone. It was of Johnny Clegg performing on the Kalahari sand dunes for the Brenthust Foundation at sunset. He told us stories. He made us laugh. He sang so beautifully for us while I stood there in absolute awe of this man. I said at the time that this is the highlight of my guiding career... ...it still is. Rest in Peace Johnny.

Golden monkeys 🐒 such a treat to watch these apes interact with one another! _______________________________________________ #adrianbantichsafarico #rwanda #goldenmonkeys #aftica #privatelyguided #bespoke #adrianbantich #therealsafari #volcanoesnationalpark

Gorilla trekking. It will forever change you. It will forever humble you. ________________________________________________________ #gorilla #rwanda #gorillatrekking #volcanoesnationalpark #privatelyguided #bespoke #adrianbantichsafarico #babygorilla

“She chose to sit with us”. This young lioness had all the space in the world but decided to find a piece of shade not 2 meters away from me. We quietly left her not long after this video was captured...to respect her space. A real special moment this morning. _________________________________________________________ #ethics #respecting #personalspace #lioness #africa #southarica #kalahari #tswalu #tswalufoundation #onsafari #safarion #anotherdayinafrica #adrianbantich #adrianbantichsafarico #ethicalsafari #safari #kalahari #luxurytravel #wildlifeconservation #teardrop #videoselfie #privatelyguided #100percentwordofmouth #asafarithatyoucannotgetonline #thejourneyisinthesafari

Sheer perfection this evening.

A humbling and exciting close encounter with a ‘tusker’ bull, better known in these parts by the Tsonga people as a ‘kambaku’ . _________________________________________________________ #kambaku #tusker #elephant #elephantbull #tintswalo #manyeleti #tintswalolodges #shangaan #tsonga #africa #southafrica #4kvideo #iphoneography #silentgiant #safari #onsafari #safarion #adrianbantich #passagetoafrica #royalafricansafaris #100percentwordofmouth #asafarithatyoucannotgetonline @passagetoafrica @royalafricansafaris @tintswalo_lodges @tintswalo_safari_lodge

Bush TV. 1 channel. Late night shows are best. _________________________________________________________ #bushtv #onsafari #safarion #televison #adrianbantich #therealsafari #100percentwordofmouth #asafarithatyoucannotgetonline #lewa #lewaconservancy @safarious @originsafaris @natgeochannel @africageo @royalafricansafaris @passagetoafrica

A year ago we took in a rescue cat who we named Tobias. He had spent the first 8 months of his life in a 2 x 5 meter cattery with 12 other rescues of similar ages. To say he was timid, terrified and scared is an understatement. In February we decided to get a 3 month old Maine Coon kitten. We named her Kibibi - Kiswahili for little lady (tongue-in-cheek I know). My big worry was that Tobias would not accept her and that he would run off into the nearby nature reserve...never to be seen again. It took only 7 days of bonding & now they are inseparable. Kibibi has given our distraught Tobias a new lease on life. She subtly opened up a personality in him that both my wife and I never knew Toby was capable of. And so this little cheesy video celebrates Kibibi’s 6 months of life today, as well as the three months in changing Toby’s. Enjoy a silly little feel good video on this Monday! _________________________________________________________ #catsofinstagram #tobias #kibibi #rescuecat #mainecoon #mainecoonkitten #kitten #bestfriends #inseperable #adrianbantich #theurbansafari #pets #petsofinstagram #cheesyvideo #wouldyoulikesomewinewiththatcheese

When the oldest Silverback Gorilla alive on the planet wants to walk on your path...well best you move out of the way and keep you head down. 🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼🦍🇷🇼________________________________________________ #Rwanda #gorillatrekking #gorilla #gorillas #gorillasinthemist #volcanoesnationalpark #adrianbantich #therealsafari #royalafricansafari #anexperienceofalifetime #sabyinyo #silverback

Had a wonderful encounter with a Sykes’ Monkey at the Ema Koko Lodge in Nairobi National Park a few days back! ___________________________________________________ #SykesMonkey #EmaKoko #nairobinationalpark #kenya #eastafrica #africa #adrianbantich #therealsafari #100percentwordofmouth #asafarithatyoucannotgetonline #onsafari #safarion

The setting in the Ol Derikesi conservancy after the rains makes for such a different and contrasting background. This breeding herd of elephant came wandering on by with not a care in the world 🇰🇪 _________________________________________ #cottars1920s #olderikesi #kenya #mara #conservancy #breedingherd #elephant #ellies #onsafari #safarion #africa #safari #adrianbantich #therealsafari #royalafricansafaris #babyelephant #africarain #eastafrica #100percentwordofmouth #asafarithatyoucannotgetonline #iphonography #iphone7plus #maasaimara

A little fireside chat with...yours truly 😊

Lovely herd of elephant on the plains of the Maasai Mara Reserve

In the Maasai-Mara right now and this is what we just bumped into

Our experience with this young leopard even got Godfrey our Maasai guide to get his phone out and film the magnificent spectacle!

We at @goldrestaurantcapetown . High Five! ____________________________________________________ #goldcapetown #goldrestaurant #onsafari #safarion #adrianbantich #therealsafari #100percentwordofmouth #capetown #southafrica #surprise #seewhatididthere

Lions!

Up close and personal with an elephant cow. The video just doesn’t do the experience justice. ________________________________________________ #elephant #elephants #breedingherd #safariexperiences #upcloseandpersonal #africa #safarion #onsafari #theexperienceisinthejourney #thejourneyisinthesafari #adrianbantich #royalafricansafaris #therealsafari #sabisabi #earthlodge #southafrica #privatelyguided #capturethemoment #earthlodge