Rob Smith
Rob has spent several years spent teaching English in Himalayan regions of both Nepal and India, and, at every available opportunity, searching out the region’s wildlife.
Since 2008 Rob has worked in wildlife tourism, both office-based and out leading tours. Highlights have included birding the vast Mongolian Steppe, cruising the Galapagos Islands, scuba diving Raja Ampat (while bagging the rare red bird-of-paradise!), birding and mammaling throughout Amazonia, rainforest expeditions in Sumatra, tracking African wild dogs in Botswana, snorkeling with basking sharks off Land’s End, and many others.
In 2017, Rob, along with his Colombian partner, Claudia, moved to Colombia, where he leads wildlife watching tours throughout the region. Together they have pioneered wildlife tours going in search of Colombia’s rare and endemic primates, as well as other elusive mammals including mountain tapir and spectacled bear. When not out leading Rob enjoys wildlife photography, visiting unexplored corners of Colombia (while adding new species to his impressive Colombia bird list), walking the dog and watching test match cricket.
