Roddy Bray
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Trip Planner and Specialist Guide
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In 1988 Roddy completed boarding school in
England, packed a rucsac and flew to Nairobi. After climbing Kilimanjaro and
touring Kenya and the Serengeti he made his way south, via Victoria Falls, to
Cape Town, where he worked for a year in a township children's home during the
troubled apartheid era.
He completed a BA in Anthropology at Durham in England, but his love for Africa
brought him back to complete a Masters in Anthropology at the University of
Cape Town.
In 1997 he became a specialist tour guide for private clients and educational
groups. In 2000 he started his own touring company, African Dawn Touring.
Roddy works as a guide and trip planner and has developed considerable
experience designing top-end safaris and tours throughout East and Southern
Africa. He continues to enjoy guiding in the Cape Town area and speaking at
events. He is known for providing an in-depth understanding of the city and
South Africa, with passion and humor.
He also writes a regular 'Story-Letter' and
records MP3 podcasts: see Audio Guides. He has
worked in township development, and re-established the programmes of WorldTeach
in Cape Town, bringing volunteer teachers to needy schools.
Roddy is married to Dr Rachel Bray, an anthropologist focused upon youth
studies, and they live south of Cape Town.
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"Roddy Bray is head and shoulders above any
other guide/ trip planner in Southern Africa" Karen Feldt, Founder of
Select Travel, Seattle
"The logistics were excellent and Roddy's range of knowledge
about the country and the people... made the trip an extraordinary opportunity.
An experience of a lifetime! It fulfilled my expectations and more".
Dr. Margaret Simms , Joint Centre for Politics and Economics, Washington DC
"Roddy, you exceeded our highest expectations. Thank you
so much for the itinerary…..we had the time of our lives.
Perfect…..big thanks from both of us". Len Williamson, Leadership
Coach, UK
"A fabulously fantastic time. Capetown was wonderful, we
could easily live there... the Singita Sweni lodge was incredible and the
wildlife was unparalled. It was way beyond what we imagined it could be, and I
could not more strongly recommend Sweni and Singita. It was perfect in every
wayRon Unnerstall, Vice-President, BP
"It was a real pleasure to meet you and be shown the sights of the Cape
Province by you. You obviously have a real talent for bringing the flora,
fauna, culture and history of the Cape to life in a very evocative way. We will
definitely be back to Cape Town. Thankyou for all your efforts not just in Cape
Town but in organising the entire holiday so brilliantly." Akeel
Sachak, Managing Director, Rothschild Investment Bank
"Thank you for organising such a fantastic holiday for us. We all really
enjoyed the time we spent in South Africa and really appreciate the help you
gave us in planning our itinerary, booking accommodation and planning our
routes." Susie Orme & Family, UK
"I cannot thank you enough for all your help. For both of us, it was truly
the trip of a life time. We had wondered whether the safari element of the
holiday would live up to the rest of the trip but if anything it by far
exceeded the first two weeks. The reserve was amazing, the animals were
incredible and the hospitality was unbelievable. I'm not necessarily a 'nature
person' but I loved every moment of our time in the reserve. My favourite
aspects was having dinner under the stars in the middle of a watering
hole." Robert Markham, UK
"Another successful, educational and fun experience! Thanks so much,
Roddy. It all worked out beautifully thanks to the care you took to arrange it
all. Much
appreciated!" Prof. Barbara Temple-Thurston, Pacific Lutheran
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Guest Comments
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"The most pleasant and the best informed
tour guide we have ever had in 51 years of frequent travel" Professor
Dohlman (Harvard), Boston, MA
"Very knowledgeable, outstanding cultural background - sets
exceptional standards for tour guiding" Liliana Salmone, SA Tourist
Board, Paris
"The best guide we have ever had. Your breadth of
knowledge made it all so interesting" Sam Sloan, Vice President, Bank
of America
"A thoroughly modern guiding experience! Connections were
made all around. In a short space of time you connected the past with today;
the political, economic and social scenes; and us with South Africa"
Jon Browning, President, Jaguar Motor Cars
"Being with you, I saw a spectrum of South Africa I wish everybody could
see. The easygoing flexible way you showed me the country was superb"
Durk Hattink, Dutch journalist
"A very special thank you for making our stay in Cape Town so memorable.
You really outdid yourself in every way. Most impressively, you instantly
sensed what George and I wanted out of a visit to Cape Town… we cannot
thank you enough" George and Betsy Newell, London
"A most engaging guide, interested in his clients, flexible to the end,
who provided an informed and educated view throughout the journey" Jill
Purdy, Vancouver, Canada
"Your wit, your knowledge, your stories, your patience, your desire to
make this experience truly special for each one of us did indeed make this part
of our trip to Africa an enduring indelible memory" Cathy Leavenworth,
Ohio, USA |
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Don't miss Roddy's MP3
Audio Guides to Cape Town
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