Tour Leaders for Algeria and Niger
At Wild Frontiers we believe that the succcess or failure of an escorted tour can often be determined by the knowledge, enthusiasm and passion of the person leading it.
Many of our guides have lived and worked in their specific regions and whilst they may not have encyclopedic knowledge they are all extremely informed about the ways of travel, and are interesting people with background in aid work, journalism, travel writing, photography and expedition planning.
Our guides for Algeria and Niger are:
Johnny Paterson
Employed for eleven years by Encounter Overland in Asia, Africa and South America, Johnny's experience of leading and managing treks, safaris and expedition to the more quirky regions of the world is extensive. As an explorer he has also journeyed through the remote, seldom-visited north-western corner of Tibet, lived in Nepal and more recently crossed the Sahara on camels as part of a National Geographic expedition.
Michel Behar
Michel Behar has been in the tourism business since 1987. He has conducted tours on four continents from Tierra del Fuego to Jakarta and everywhere in between. He is specialized in desert tours and has a command of 12 languages. He has a keen interest in 19th and 20th century history, current affairs and world music.
Marc Leaderman
Narrowly escaping the "lawyer, doctor or accountant" stereotype career that is the fate of many London sons, Marc taught English in Romania & Japan before becoming a door-to-door salesman in Australia. He then spent the next 8 years as a UK tax-exile, tourleading a in a range of destinations, from North Korea to Mali, before finally returning to his London roots to head up the operations department at Wild Frontiers. Marc still enjoys leading tours whenever he can although he does find now that he has to pay some tax.
