A family, a legacy,
a track through Africa.
Meet the Caldwells — the people behind every safari.
Respect for the wild, passed down a generation.
For the Caldwells, hunting has always been about more than the trophy — it is about fair chase, reverence for the animal, and the quiet thrill of the stalk. This is where it began, and where it is headed.
Mike Caldwell
Mike found his passion for the hunt as a boy, at his father Trevor's side in the old Eastern Transvaal — now Mpumalanga — chasing birds and small antelope across the veld. When he came of age he bought his first rifle, and a lifelong pursuit of Southern Africa's plains game began.
In 1993 he turned that passion into a profession, qualifying as a professional hunter and outfitter. Caldwell Safaris was born. He went on to hunt the great trophies of Mozambique and northern Zimbabwe in pursuit of the Big Five — and earned a name as a respected Big Five outfitter.
Mike and his wife Roz have shared a love of wildlife for over thirty years, raising their children — Jayden, Tristen and Tannah — with the same values they hold for the African wilderness: to respect it, and to protect it.
Jayden Caldwell
From the time he could walk, Jayden was on his father's hunts — usually up on Mike's shoulders, with a bird's-eye view of the veld. He took his first animal at ten, only once he truly understood what ethical hunting means. He has never forgotten it.
“Calm and compassionate in the field, Jayden is — without fail — the part of the safari our guests remember.” — Roz Caldwell
At sixteen he became an apprentice professional hunter under his father's guidance, and in time a full PH. “He taught me not just how to be effective,” Jayden says, “but how to be ethical. I've taken his mantra as my own.”
“Hunt fair, and with respect.”
Genuine free-range, fair-chase hunting on open country — conducted ethically, with reverence for the animal and the wild it belongs to. It is the heart of everything we do.