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Wilderness 
LEADERSHIP TRAILS

Few people return from a wilderness experience without a clearer sense of purpose and balance. 

To inter-be with the wild, to walk alongside the elephants and other animals, to breathe the same air, to drink the same water. This is luxury perhaps, a redemptive space of belonging. By exploring wild landscapes, we open our minds to another kind of tracking, that of our inner landscape; our values, priorities and legacies. This provides moments of personal clarity, triumph, tolerance and regeneration. The earth provides a prime source of understanding and knowledge.  The gateway to this is simple attention, A redemptive stillness to reflect.

Nature is home. A redemptive silent space to be, and always to re-visit the balance and harmony that lies default within us. These empty moments are crucial to navigate modern leadership, and to fully integrate the innovation that can emerge from them. In order to do this most meaningfully, let's take our lead from the wild.

​WHY?

WE SHARE A KINSHIP WITH NATURE
The law of ecology governs all life and operating systems of the planet. Its just that mankind has stepped outside this ancient order of things, losing the track of our ecological identity.
Our fundamental reliance on a healthy and bio-diverse environment and natural processes is absolutely essential for our well-being. 
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​HOW?

BY TAKING OUR LEAD FROM THE WILD
 
By exploring the restorative quality in nature; that which has meaningful and lasting effects on our own self-discovery. Through the wilderness experience we open our minds to a different kind of tracking. That of our inner landscapes; values, priorities and legacies. 
WHAT?
RE-BOOT IN NATURE.

Meaningful multi-day wilderness trails explore the sense of wonder nature inspires. Adventurous, stirring and enlightening, the trails are led by Alan through some of southern Africa’s wildest and remotest wilderness regions. This redemptive space affords extraordinary patterns of design and renewal, interdependence and balance, efficiency and temperance. Critical principles in underscoring the ecology of modern leadership.
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​Nature conservation is not only about the conservation of animals, plants, air and water, but the regeneration of a sacred attitude toward life & living. Our vision is to develop this connection, motivating a higher consciousness to protect and regenerate nature.

          CONTACT US

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ENQUIRIES

SARAH MCSMITH
WHATSAPP: 0027 (0) 76 183 2040
EMAIL: [email protected]

SPECIALIST GUIDE

ALAN MCSMITH
WHATSAPP: 0027 (0) 83 472 4783
EMAIL: ​[email protected]

HEAD OFFICE

AMS SAFARIS & SERVICES CC
PO Box 1565, Hoedspruit, South Africa
WEB: www.alanmcsmith.com
​Wildlife Photography ©Jens Cullmann: instagram or  www.jenscullmann.de ​
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ©AMS Safaris 2023

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  • WELCOME
  • ABOUT
    • Insights & Testimonials
    • Why & Who?
    • Guide mentoring
    • Where we go
    • Media
    • Philosophy
    • Elephants
    • Elephant encounter video explained
    • Connect
  • NATURE VALUE
    • Leadership trails
  • CONVERSATION TOUR '26
    • 2025 Tour
  • TRAILS & SAFARIS
    • HEREandNOW Trail
    • Private Wilderness Experience
    • Okavango Wilderness Trail
    • Okavango leadership trail
    • Okavango Ubuntu Trail
    • On an Elephant Path with Alan: Umlani
    • Desert Elephant safari
    • Zambezi Legend safari
  • LEAD WILD
  • JOURNAL