Nadia Eckhardt is the owner, operator and safari guru behind Africa Easy. Nadia was born in South Africa and resides in Seattle today, but still calls Cape Town “home.” She spent much of her youth enjoying the outdoors with her family: hiking, swimming, diving, exploring the southern tip of Africa and traveling the islands of the Indian Ocean and beyond.
After finishing her schooling in the beautiful city of Cape Town, she earned a business diploma and worked in advertising before boarding her first cruise ship, in the Indian Ocean. Since then she has worked on land and at sea, as cruise director on large liners and small expedition vessels and has traveled extensively throughout the world.
She completed a travel course at Sacramento State University in 1989, and in 2002 earned her National Powerboat Certificate. She is well versed in many adventure destinations such as Antarctica, the North Pole, the Amazon, Asia and the South Pacific and is a veteran African tour specialist and safari leader.
Nadia has always had a genuine passion for her native land, and has thoroughly enjoyed, for decades now, leading unique and specialized tours and safaris around this beautiful unspoiled part of the world. You can see and feel her love for Africa when you travel with her, and many now understand why it is that she returns at least twice a year. As she often says, “Join me and feel and experience the pulse of my beloved South Africa!” Travelers have a chance to join Nadia on an in-depth exploration of her home country of South Africa on Africa Easy’s Best of South Africa tour. Nadia will lead the August 2011 departure and offer her uniquely South African insights and experiences.
She knows she will always be drawn back to Africa, and says it is not only the wildlife and diverse cultures that drive her to return time and time again, but it is the magical experiences—the sights, sounds, smells and challenges—of this unique land. Her love, extensive knowledge and firsthand experience show in her attention to detail when tour planning and when leading adventures around Southern Africa for like-minded travelers.
