Owner, Nature Tourism Development / Co-Founder, MOYO Training Foundation
Netherlands
After twenty years of tourism experience, Simon Collier launched Nature Tourism Development. Recognising the need for supporting nature tourism businesses across Europe, and Africa.
Through his career, Simon has worked in a variety of segments linked to nature tourism. Guiding professionally, developing new tourism products, sales & marketing as well as conservation linked enterprise start-ups.
Simon Collier was born in South Africa and started his safari career at &Beyond Phinda, continuing to Londolozi where he not only worked as a guide but also as a camp manager. He continued his career at Wilderness Safaris, as General Manager for Wilderness Explorations. Currently living in The Netherlands, Simon is keeping a very strong connection to eco-tourism and nature. He educated Europe on wildlife & tourism and became an expert in developing sustainable businesses in rural areas all over Europe. He founded the European Safari Company and started his own business in 2019; Nature Tourism Development.
He founded the European Safari Company, and started his own business in 2019; Nature Tourism Development. Early 2023 he co-founded MOYO Training Foundation, a non profit organisation that specialises in Nature Positive Tourism Training. Simon brings a strong combination of all of this experience to you as Co-Founder of MOYO Training Foundation, and owner of Nature Tourism Development.