Meet the Team

Adam Cruickshank

Every birding journey starts somewhere, and for Adam, it began later in life during a difficult season. Birding became more than just a hobby—it was a much-needed escape, shifting his focus away fr

Andrew Walker

Andrew (Andy) Walker is from the United Kingdom (UK) but based in our satellite Indonesia office in Bali, an ideal location for his many Asian and Australasian bird tours. Andy has spent the las

Anton Schultz

Anton grew up in suburban Johannesburg, South Africa, where he quickly sought out temporary escape to other more rural parts of the country. His passion for birding sparked around the age of 14 when

Cane Brooks

Every company has its staff members who simply ‘make things work’, and when it comes to Birding Ecotours that’s Cane. Being in charge of the company’s office administration, Cane forms an int

Chris Lotz

Colloquially referred to as ‘boss man’ by some fellow staff members, Chris is exactly that, the CEO and founder of Birding Ecotours. Underneath Chris’s unassuming, friendly persona lies a de

Daniel Engelbrecht

I grew up in the avian-rich Limpopo Province of northern South Africa, where some of my earliest memories are of times spent in the bushveld with binoculars around my neck. This childhood passion has

Dominic Rollinson

Dom grew up in Zululand in northeastern South Africa, where his passion for birding began at a young age. Soon birding the savannas and forests of Zululand was not enough, and family trips were organ

Dylan Vasapolli

Dylan Vasapolli grew up in the suburbs of Johannesburg and was fortunate enough to experience the joys of the then largely still-wild surroundings on a regular basis. From a young age the beauty of n

Eduardo Ormaeche

Eduardo Ormaeche has worked for Birding Ecotours since 2004. He started guiding tours in his native Peru and from there spread out into many South and Central American countries, birding, guiding, an

Fraser Bell

Fraser Bell’s love for birds and their conservation has taken him across five continents, where he has engaged in ornithological work ranging from banding (ringing) birds in the Peruvian Amazo

Galo Real

Galo Real was born and raised in the heart of the Andes in Quito, Ecuador. After graduating with a degree in Eco-tourism from Catholic University in Quito (PUCE), he became qualified as a Natur

Giancarlo Ventolini

Giancarlo comes from an Italian family that emigrated to Colombia, where he grew up and lives. Giancarlo has been in love with birds and nature all of his life. His birding skills, including excel

Jacob Roalef

Jacob Roalef has spent his whole life living in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. From a young age he has been fascinated with the outdoors and the creatures that inhabit it. First it was insects, and

Joshua Olszewski

Josh grew up in suburban Johannesburg, where his birding path started at a very young age. His deep interest in the world of birds began at three years of age, and was birthed from the many field gui

Luis Gles

Luis Eduardo Gles is a naturalist from Colombia, where he grew up exploring the country. In his homeland he fell in love with nature, and that is when his fascination with birds began. Luis is curren

Sarah Preston

I want to see all the birds! I love traveling to see new birds and having adventures in exotic places. There’s nothing like waking up in a place you’ve never been and hearing all the birds you’

Zach Simpson

Zach is a passionate wildlife enthusiast with a deep love for travel and discovering new species. His birding journey began just before high school, and he still vividly remembers the thrill of seein