Gareth Roriston
Gareth developed his wilderness expertise while serving as warden of the privately owned Galana Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, a remote 65,000-acre unfenced conservation area bordering the Tsavo ecosystem. Working with only a small field team in rugged and isolated country, the role demanded a practical mastery of bushcraft, wildlife behaviour, and operating safely on foot in big game territory.
A professionally trained walking safari guide, Gareth completed his training in South Africa before returning to Kenya. Walking safaris remain exceptionally rare in Kenya due to strict firearms regulations and the absence of formal accreditation pathways for armed walking guides. Gareth is among the small number of individuals recognised and recommended for armed walking safaris by the Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF).
His approach to guiding was profoundly shaped through years spent alongside members of the Watha community of coastal Kenya, who are the resident community at Galana. Traditionally a hunter-gatherer community the Watha are renowned for their exceptional tracking abilities and deep understanding of wildlife behaviour, particularly elephants. Today Gareth has distilled his experience into curating specialised safaris focused on tracking, immersion on foot, a slow paced, unforced itinerary where remote wilderness and wildlife encounters provide the excitement naturally and authentically.
Gareth developed his wilderness expertise while serving as warden of the privately owned Galana Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, a remote 65,000-acre unfenced conservation area bordering the Tsavo ecosystem. Working with only a small field team in rugged and isolated country, the role demanded a practical mastery of bushcraft, wildlife behaviour, and operating safely on foot in big game territory.
A professionally trained walking safari guide, Gareth completed his training in South Africa before returning to Kenya. Walking safaris remain exceptionally rare in Kenya due to strict firearms regulations and the absence of formal accreditation pathways for armed walking guides. Gareth is among the small number of individuals recognised and recommended for armed walking safaris by the Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF).
His approach to guiding was profoundly shaped through years spent alongside members of the Watha community of coastal Kenya, who are the resident community at Galana. Traditionally a hunter-gatherer community the Watha are renowned for their exceptional tracking abilities and deep understanding of wildlife behaviour, particularly elephants. Today Gareth has distilled his experience into curating specialised safaris focused on tracking, immersion on foot, a slow paced, unforced itinerary where remote wilderness and wildlife encounters provide the excitement naturally and authentically.
