Ralph Bousfield comes from a long line of African pioneers and adventurers; he went on his first safari at the age of three. His family has guided safaris for five generations, the first Guide in the family being his maternal great grandfather, Major Richard Granville Nicholson, who escorted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A9nie_de_Montijo to see her son’s grave and the site where he was killed in the Zulu war on the 1st June 1879.

Jack [Jack's Camp] Bousfield, the legendary crocodile hunter and safari specialist, embarked on a life long love affair with the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in the early 70’s...In the 1960’s...On his paternal side, his people were game rangers and hunters in Tanganyika; they ran the East African Game department and trained the lions...for famous films like “Born Free”...he became a safari operator, escorting aristocrats and film stars into obscure corners of Bechuanaland.

having spent many years on safari, Jack was satisfied with the most simple of satisfactions and had no appetite for frills and fancy...tented safari camp should be an authentic...that although traditional in style in no way compromised in terms of comfort.

'An Evening with Ralph Bousfield' at London's Royal Geographical Society (14th January 2015). and the CEO of andBeyond Safaris, Joss Kent, we raised over £10,000 for rhino projects in Botswana!