John Barclay on Clubhouse

Bio

6th generation African safari guide, husband and father, living on the edge of the watery wonderland of the Okavango Delta in Maun, Botswana. 🇧🇼 🐘🦒🐊

Runs Barclay Stenner Safaris Luxury Safari Expeditions. 🦓🐆⛺️
www.barclaystenner.com


John heralds from a long line of African pioneers and adventurers; his first safari to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans at the young age of five ended up with him exploring an Africa Rock Python nest with his caretaker, a Sua/kwe! salt bushman named Cobra. John’s family has guided African safaris for five generations, the first guide in the family being his maternal great great grandfather, Major Richard Granville Nicholson, who escorted Princess Eugenie to see her son’s grave and the site where he was killed in the Zulu war on the 1st June 1879.

John achieved substantial recognition within the safari industry leading his mobile safari team to win the coveted Good Safari Guide Award - Best Mobile Operator in Africa twice! He was himself featured in Conde Naste Traveller, Elite Taveller and the Robb Report, and was quoted and defined as “a young Robert Redford” by Gala Magazine, June 2012.

His favourite thing to do whilst on safari is to walk an area, find a shady spot by a waterhole to wait and observe the interesting behavior of whomever comes down to drink and learn something new.