For Mike and me, the wilderness is deeply entrenched in our hearts and defines how we think and live; it is a life-force that feeds us. That is why we believe that travel is not only about visiting extraordinary places; it is about you forging a profound connection with the living world and contributing to a legacy that transcends your journey.

We understand that discerning travellers seek experiences that matter, and we are committed to ensuring that your tourism dollars fund projects that create meaningful impact, establishing a lasting legacy for land, wildlife, and communities. That is the essence of The Myers Portfolio.

Yet a question often lingers: Does my travel truly contribute to such a grand idea? Am I really part of this ambitious vision, or is my role insignificant? Will it make a difference?

The answer, supported by leading conservationists and our own deep experience, is a resounding yes, your connection and contribution are both vital and powerful.

The Myers Portfolio Difference: Curating Impact Through Trusted Partners

At The Myers Portfolio, we recognise that real impact requires deep understanding and trusted partnerships. Having lived and worked intimately within these regions, we ensure your booking is made with operators who are genuinely making a difference because we know them and their commitment firsthand.

Your investment through us is thoughtfully directed towards initiatives that deliver tangible, lasting results.

While each partner’s projects vary from wildlife reintroduction and habitat restoration to school food programmes, accredited skills training, and female ranger development the thread that unites them all is impact. Some initiatives are deeply grassroots, others continent-wide in ambition. But all are making a difference in their own distinctive, measurable ways.

The Inseparable Connection: Your Biological Link to Nature

“The human genome has revealed the sobering realisation that we are bound by biological language to all living things.”
— Dr Ian McCallum, Ecological Intelligence: Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature

Many of us experience nature as something external or separate from our daily lives. Especially when we live in air-conditioned, sanitised environments, where even the presence of a bee or bug feels invasive, and where our interactions are increasingly virtual, shaped by prolonged screen-time.

But this overlooks a deeper truth: we are inextricably part of nature, as encapsulated in the quote by psychiatrist, wilderness guide, author, and poet Ian McCallum.

This is precisely why, when you travel on safari, the slowing down connects you to the wild all around you, and this can be profoundly restorative. Four days can feel like weeks of relaxation. Walks, drives, boats, mokoro: each experience immerses you in sound, scent, and sight, reconnecting you through the senses. We get out of thinking and into feeling and that’s when we truly connect. And it feels incredibly good.

Our survival, and indeed our sense of meaning, is directly linked to reconnecting with and protecting the living systems that sustain us.

The Battle for Africa and the Power of Purposeful Action

“We are in the midst of the Battle for Africa right now.”
— Dereck Joubert, Chairman, Great Plains Foundation

If we choose to be complacent and assume someone else will do the work, we make the battle harder. The rapid acceleration of extinction, with isolated pockets of biodiversity, leads to increasingly vulnerable ecosystems.

We need to broaden these pockets, lessen the space between degraded and rehabilitated areas, and find ways to work with rather than dominate. We must embrace, engage, and educate.

Many informed conservationists are warning that we are running out of time. And yet, the message remains hopeful: we can do this. We can consciously choose to influence the course of history to protect and preserve.

You Have the Power: The Achievable Difference

The message is clear: your individual choice does make a profound difference. This is not a distant, unattainable ideal, but a tangible reality built on the collective power of mindful travellers.

By choosing experiences with our partners through The Myers Portfolio, you are directly investing in a vital ecosystem of conservation, community empowerment, and education.

You are contributing to the protection of precious wilderness, the reintroduction of iconic species, the empowerment of local communities, and the building of educational foundations for future generations.

When you travel with The Myers Portfolio, you are not simply a visitor, you are an active participant, a co-creator, and a crucial investor in the attainment of a more balanced, protected, and thriving world for all.

Your connection to nature, expressed through your purposeful travel, is precisely what will make the difference.

Discover how your safari choices protect wildlife, support communities, and create a lasting impact. Travel meaningfully with The Myers Portfolio.

Our Trusted Partners