This Campfire Conversation brings Montana-native Jeff Hyer and South African oke Brett Horley together in the misty mountains of Magoebaskloof, and it is a chat all about nature destinations (Africa and around the world), making childhood dreams come true, near-death experiences, an undying loyalty to Swarovski Optics, and discussing why people choose to go on safari (and why they don’t).
A few things you should know about our famous friend before you go find him and subscribe to his YouTube channel:
Might be from Montana, but has not watched Yellowstone
Is improving his pronunciation of “Magoebaskloof”
Calls Montana the “last best place”
Host of his self-dubbed “nature show” which is also an abundant source of eco travel content, information, and inspiration. The most watchable channel on YouTube.
A secret author of a comedy adventure novel called Bon Voyage. A Covid-era experiment that made it all the way to print.
Produced a kids internet radio show, featuring Brett’s childhood hero, Jack Hanna.
Jeff produces content about eco destinations, and a trip to South Africa years ago was one of the most influential travels of his life. There he met Kayla - our content wizard - and years later, his business connected with ours. He’s a truly authentic “been there, done that” travel advisor who has to live the experience to be able to genuinely promote it (likewise) and when we recorded this episode, he was in the middle of a multi-multi-destination trip planned and executed by us at BHS.
You’ll hear about his epic itinerary in this episode (Botswana, Victoria Falls, Greater Kruger, and Cape Town), and much more. We talk about the magnificent beauty of Montana, the Duttons (just kidding), the allure of Costa Rica, bucket lists, safety while travelling Africa, and cover some quick-fire questions that amuse, inspire and educate.
A BHS safari involving Zambia and Namibia is the next destination combo according to Jeff - are you ready?
Immediately a friend, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with this extremely informed safari and travel advisor. Big things to come from Jeff Hyer in the world. We are lucky to be connected and to share our passion!