lucie thaxter safaris

After falling in love with Africa during a 1997 wildlife adventure in Southern Tanzania, Lucie has spent over 25 years exploring the continent's wilderness, from Ethiopia's ancient highlands to South Africa's premier game reserves.

Her diverse experiences include canoeing Zambia's Zambezi River, tracking lions in Botswana, and an epic 2008 drive from the UK to Cape Agulhas.

Following a successful corporate career, she launched her safari planning business in 2019 and is now recognised as one of the UK's leading independent safari experts, creating extraordinary, tailored safari holidays drawing on her deep understanding of Africa's premier wildlife destinations and firsthand experience of exceptional camps and lodges.