About Jannie Otto Safaris
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1973 |
- Completed Military Training |
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1974-1977 |
- Completed 3 Year Diploma in Nature Conservation at the University of the Free State |
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1977 |
- Started career in Nature Conservation. |
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1981 |
- Qualified as Professional Hunter and Outfitter |
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1981-1985 |
- Completed Degree in Public Administration and Law at UNISA |
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1982 |
- Established Jannie Otto Safaris |
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1991 |
- Attended America Wilderness Leadership School, Teacher Session |
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1995 |
- Board Member of SCI Africa Chapter |
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1996 |
- Qualified as SCI Master Measurer |
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1997 |
-Acknowledgement from SCI Sables for Youth Education |
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2004 |
- SCI Outstanding International Professional Hunter of the Year, 2004, Runner Up |
Member of various Organizations including, Safari Club International and PHASA (Professional Hunters Association of South Africa)
The Jannie Otto Safaris Team:
Ronel Otto
Happily married to Jannie. The all-in-one of the Jannie Otto Safaris team. Ronel cooks, acts as camp manager, handles administration, greets clients at
Airport, guides you on hunts and photographic tours, and acts as the photographer and many more. She gained valuable experience of the Hunting Industry while working at PHASA and qualified as Professional Hunter in 2004. Member of PHASA.
Theron Conradie
Theron started hunting with Jannie Otto Safaris in 2006. He qualified as a Field Guide in 1998, and gained valuable experience about Africa and its people while operating as a Guide on Overland Safaris in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Theron started hunting at the age of 11 in Harrismith. He has experience in game capturing, game farm management and culling, and qualified as a Professional Hunter
in 2002. Member of SCI and PHASA.
Skinners, Trackers and camp staff
Sibongile Gumbi, Lithle Gumbi, Ntombi Ntshakala,Khanhisile Nkosi our camp staff, welcomes you with a warm smile at the base camp in the Northern Cape.
Jonas Modimola, Jabula Gumbiare the experienced skinning and tracking team and Maxwell Moneats is our gardener. In the different areas we make use of local assistant skinners and trackers from that specific area because of their specific experience in that area.
