A qualified guide and tracker, Brad was born in South Africa in 1981. After studying agriculture, Brad decided to follow his passion for African wildlife by moving to Tanzania. 

During his time as the Managing Director of an Arusha based tour operator, Brad led numerous safaris along Tanzania's Northern Circuit. Being intimately acquainted with the region, Brad decided to ‘raise the bar’ by establishing a new company in Tanzania, Hansen Safaris Ltd, which has allowed him to pursue a full-time career as a private guide. Having lived and worked in the Serengeti and Katavi National Parks, Brad has had great opportunities to develop his bush knowledge and takes pride in sharing his intimate local knowledge of these special areas.

There are few wildlife hotspots that Brad has not explored but it is the lesser travelled ‘off the beaten track’ destinations that really excite Brad. Some of Brad’s favourite areas include the Selous Game Reserve, Katavi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Serengeti National Park and the almost moon like landscape of deep Maasai Land and it’s active volcanoes.  

In between guiding in Tanzania, Brad has been a team member on numerous expeditions run throughout Africa by a leading National Geographic film maker.