Richard Knocker – naturalist, wildlife enthusiast, ecologist, conservationist, genial host – and more recently, co-host of the acclaimed “Serengeti Safari One Day At A Time” series on YouTube.
Richard was born on a farm in Kenya and was on safari almost as soon as he could toddle. In the early 90s, Richard and his wife Jules moved back to Kenya from their tourism work in Turkey to run a camp on the edge of the Masai Mara.
The pull of some of Africa’s greatest wilderness areas soon brought them to neighbouring Tanzania, where they set up and managed camps in Tarangire and the Serengeti for Ker & Downey and later Mashado.
It was during this time that Richard gained much of his knowledge and experience of the Serengeti and introduced his trademark walks. In late 1998, Richard decided to pull away from camp management and concentrate on full-time guiding. He joined Nomad Safari Guides and was a driving force behind their efforts to develop new safari ideas in exciting destinations, as well as helping mould a new generation of motivated guides through his involvement in the company’s guide training programme.
His passion for the bush life remains undimmed and he revels in the opportunity to introduce like-minded enthusiasts to the joys of the African wilderness.
