In another one of our interview pieces we have the pleasure of learning about South Africa’s safari’s from fellow Edinburgh based travel entrepreneur, Lucy Roodbol, co-founder and safari specialist at Outbound Africa.

You started your working career as a chef in South Africa, tell us about your journey to becoming a Safari Specialist and owner of Outbound in Africa. 
The transition from hospitality to tourism was a natural one for me. Whilst working as a chef, I?d constantly be overhearing guests re-telling stories of their wonderful game drives and wildlife experiences, so I was desperate to move from the kitchen to front of house. Since then, I?ve spent the last ten years living and working for various camps, gradually working up the ranks to Camp Manager. My husband, Marnus, and I then decided to take the plunge and set up Outbound in Africa, sharing our knowledge of the African Bush to help create experiences of a lifetime for our clients. What is it about the travel sector, and South Africa in particular, that you love so much"
I absolutely love to explore and uncover new destinations. I?m a strong believer that travel allows you to embrace and discover different cultures and South Africa has all of this, and so much more. From the Kalahari Desert in the north, where lions pad across sienna dunes, to the Overberg coastline that sees the annual return of southern right whales to calve their young; the majesty of the Drakensberg peaks to the iconic fla...