SAFARI & PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDES
“it feels good to be lost in the right directions “
Gabatsholwe “Disho”
Known to his friends and guests as “Disho”, founder and owner of BUSH LARK SAFARIS, was born in Ngarange village on the banks of the Okavango Pan Handle. Growing up in a remote and rural area, Disho spent his youth hunting and trapping with his two uncles, as is the tradition for young boys in the Hambukushu tribe. Hunting and gathering was Disho’s introduction to the ways of wilderness. Disho, later attended high school in Maun some 400 km south east of his home where he was exposed to a more conservation-based approach to wildlife and wilderness at large.
Disho’s passion lies largely within the world of birds and photography. Having obtained a diploma in Travel and Tourism at college, he soon became involved in the tourism industry as a guide and has followed his passion for wildlife and conservation ever since.
Disho has also completed extensive training as a specialist birding and walking guide with the Okavango Guiding School, the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and has developed an exceptional practical and theoretical knowledge of ecology of northern Botswana’s wildness area. To this day, he still holds the reputation of being the first and only Motswana guide to be awarded a full specialist birding guide by the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa (FGASA).
” KATEMBO “
Mr Katembo Motangara popularly known to his friends, clients and work mates as Katembo was born and grow up at a village called Etsha 6 in the North west District also known as Okavango region. Growing up in a remote and rural area popularly known for quality baskets making, like other boys at youth stage he practiced Hambukushu traditions like hunting, fishing and herding livestock, therefore all that paved his way to be a passionate lover and master of the wilderness.
He started his education from primary to secondary level from 1985 to 1993 and later joined a vocational school in 1995 to1997 where he trained as an Auto mechanic trade (c) level. He soon became involved in the tourism industry as a guide and has followed his passion for wildlife and conservation ever since.
He worked for Okavango Wilderness Safaris as a professional guide from 2000 to 2003, He continued his career as a professional guide at conservation and cooperation Africa T/A Andbeyond safaris from 2005 to 2021.
Tjeo “TJ” DISHO
Known to his friends and guests as “ Tj ”, is a photographic safari guide and a younger brother to the founder and owner of BUSH LARK SAFARIS, He was also born in Ngarange village on the banks of the Okavango Pan Handle.
TJ’s passion lies largely within wildlife photography. Having obtained an associate Degree in Creative Maltmedia at Limkonkwing University that gave him the platform to focus much more on wildlife photography. He was later introduced to the industry by his mentor elder brother he soon became a professional wildlife photographic guide and has followed his passion ever since.
TJ has also completed extensive training as a specialist professional nature guide and walking guide with the Okavango Guiding School later named The African Guiding Academy , the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and has developed an exceptional practical and theoretical knowledge of ecology of northern Botswana’s wildness area
