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Wilderness Trails and Quests Africa

The FNL offers breathtaking destinations in Botswana, Umfolozi & Marataba (South Africa) and Rwanda. Experience the African wilderness, sleep outside among the animals and feel at one with nature.

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Year Program of Natural Leadership

The Year Program Natural Leadership in the Rhythm of the Seasons is a program in the Dutch countryside where each season has a conscious focus on your personal development and…

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”Ideal next step after a trail! From ‘being’ through ‘knowing’ to ‘doing’. Strengthened by an inspiring framework, you learn to act from your own compass, energy and passion. Big present!’

Remco about Create your Vision

“I was impressed by the purity of nature, but also had the feeling of being absorbed into the whole and the sense of being a part of it.”

Victor about the Wilderness Quest in Botswana

“I thought it was such a fantastic experience, for me the program is in my ‘top 5 experiences’.”

Kim about the Wilderness Trail in the Swiss alps

“Beforehand, I was quite reluctant to spend 36 hours on myself, the solo. But it is precisely this experience that I think back on now with a great deal of gratitude.”

Ellen about the Wilderness Quest in Norway

“Pine forests with the sound of crunching needles. Sleeping under the stars. An unforgettable experience.”

Marlies about the Wilderness Trail in Mazico de Ayllón, Spain

“I found it very positive and energizing! It really gave me a self-confidence boost. And inspiring to meet others in a beautiful environment.”

Simone about Reboot your Life!

“You experience your own insignificance and it made me humble. I thought it was so incredibly beautiful, it really came through.”

John about the Wilderness Trail in Rwanda

“The annual was awesome. Within no time, there was a huge connection and deepening between the mixed group of participants.”

Lenoor about the Natural Leadership Annual, The Netherlands

“The impact on self-development is greatest when it happens in a different way than you are used to. In that respect I would recommend a trail to everyone’.”

Ben about the Wilderness Trail to the Swiss alps

“A stunning and beautifully rugged area. We saw wolf and bear tracks, but I felt so confident there. I felt part of nature.”

Marieke about the Wilderness Trail in Ambruzzo, Italy

“Africa brought me back to my roots. It felt like coming home.”

Paul about the Wilderness Quest in Maratabe, South Africa

“The nature was overwhelming and at the same time felt peaceful. It also brought me back to my own origins.”

Marie-José about the Wilderness Trail in Umfolozi, South Africa

This program for former trail participants has inspired me to stick to my choices and not to be tempted to follow my old pattern.

Angela about Create your Vision

“So many magical moments during the trail. Space, silence, the overwhelming African nature and beautiful vulnerable conversations around the campfire.”

Armand about the Wilderness Trail in Umfolozi, South Africa

‘Create your Vision’ is about what really matters; it challenges you, guides you on untrodden paths, and lays claim to an enormous power within yourself.’

Edmond about Create your Vision

Participant experiences

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Kim Potters – Turtmanntal, Swiss Alps

For Kim, the Alpentrail was a fantastic experience. Afterwards, things in her life changed for the better. For her, the program is in her ‘top 5 experiences’.

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Marie-José van Hoof – Umfolozi, South Africa

Nature in Umfulozi felt overwhelming and at the same time peaceful to Marie-José. She realized there that it must have always been like this.

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John Boon – Rwanda

John did not expect in advance that the trail to Rwanda would have such a positive impact, something that would normally take three or four years.

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Our team

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Lieve Declercq

Supervisory Board

Thoralf Rumswinkel

Guide

Rodney Hlatswayo

Guide

Miguel Angel Miguel López

Guide

Felix von Schoenebeck

Guide

Andre Nijhof

Supervisory Board

Dick Veerman

Facilitator

Herman Wijffels

Committee of recommendation

Fred Matser

Committee of recommendation

Fons Driessen

Committee of Recommendation

Antony Burgmans

Committee of recommendation

Yolanda Eijgenstein

Committee of recommendation

Ian Read

Guide

Sandra Schotsman

Facilitator

Robert Spieker

Facilitator

Richard Wibbelink

Facilitator

Pieter Ligthart

Facilitator

Nienke den Os

Facilitator/Facilitator committee

Mirjam van Gils

Managing Director/Facilitator

Stefan Peij

Facilitator

Doric Holmes

Guide

Wim Plaizier

Facilitator

Wiet de Bruijn

Board member/Facilitator

Theo Houterman

Facilitator

Suzanne Bontje

Facilitator

Steven Faber

Facilitator

Frans van Houten

Committee of recommendation

Jelle de Jong

Facilitator

Sonja Schasfoort

Facilitator

Alexander Lambalk

Facilitator

Hans Visser

Finance committee

Bianca Heezen

Facilitator

Jeroen Pecasse

Facilitator

Hans de Boer

Facilitator

Sven Groeneveld

Facilitator

Marie-Louise van Mourik

Facilitator

Jan Maarten Kruyt

Community committee

Paul Jordaan

Guide

Hans Bouman

Facilitator

Janneke Bok

Facilitator/Community committee

Deborah Cheng

Board member/finance committee

Elfrieke van Galen

Committee of recommendation

Rob Humphry

Guide

Boy van Droffelaar

Community committee

Joseph Jaworski

Committee of recommendation

Jane Goodall

Committtee of Recommendation

Ervin Laszio

Committee of Recommendation

Martje Fraaije

Facilitator

Sam Muller

Facilitator

Roald Droog

Facilitator

Casper Schoenmakers

Facilitator

Pim Willems

Facilitator

Connor Holdsworth

Guide

Robert Schuman

Facilitator

Michiel van Ogtrop

Facilitator

Robbert Jansen

Facilitator/Facilitator committee

Bernet Elzinga

Facilitator/Community committee

Adjan Brouwer

Facilitator

Valeria Roselli

Guide

Evelyne Rood

Facilitator

Angela Lijmbach

Facilitator

Cor van der Sluis

Facilitator

Daniel Mulock Houwer

Facilitator

Erna ter Weele

Facilitator

Eelco Dubbeling

Facilitator

Edmond Öfner

Facilitator

Dorine Wekking

Facilitator

Derk Egeler

Facilitator/Supervisory Board

Claude Carron

Guide

Robert-Jan van Ogtrop

Supervisory Board

Arjan Bleeker

Board member/Facilitator

Rokus van ‘t Riet

Facilitator

Corné Mulder

Facilitator

Jasper Folmer

Facilitator

Bé van Lotringen

Facilitator

Niek van Halteren

Facilitator

Anne-Marie van den Nieuwenhuijsen

Office management

Susan Goldsworthy

Supervisory Board/Facilitator

Brenden Pienaar

Guide

Bastiaan Mulder

Facilitator

Noud Duyzings

Facilitator

Abel Boor

Facilitator

Maaike Derksen

Facilitator

Laura Ozinga

Board member/Facilitator

Klaas Jan Smit

Facilitator

Karin Oeseburg

Facilitator

Joost Leeflang

Board member/Facilitator

Jasper Muller

Facilitator

Maarten van Dijk

Facilitator

Maarten van der Schaaf

Facilitator

Merel van Deursen

Facilitator/Facilitator committee

Martin Stam

Facilitator

Mark Jacobs

Facilitator

Marieke Storm

Facilitator

Marius Maljers

Facilitator

Marco Verhagen

Facilitator

Johan Bontje

Facilitator / Committee of Recommendation

Esther Koning

Facilitator/Community committee

Gerdien Gesink

Facilitator

Geert Graveland

Facilitator

Hans Londonck-Sluijk

Facilitator

Frans-Willem de Kloet

Facilitator

Fleur Groeneveld

Facilitator

Herman Elferink

Facilitator

Jan van Twillert

Facilitator

Jan-Willem Loman

Facilitator

Kasper Pruijsen

Facilitator

Irene Mommers

Facilitator

Hidde van der Pol

Facilitator

Lisette Vorselman

Facilitator

News

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Anne-Marie van den Nieuwenhuijsen

11 April 2022 / Blog / News

Change of Board

Recently, Erna ter Weele announced that she is to leave the FNL board. Erna has been on the board for 3.5 years. First with the portfolio ‘facilitators’ and later with…

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Anne-Marie van den Nieuwenhuijsen

8 April 2022 / Blog / News

New Managing Director

Recently Mirjam van Gils started as managing director. Mirjam went on trail to Umfolozi in 2016 and has been involved with FNL in various ways since then. She has attended…

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Anne-Marie van den Nieuwenhuijsen

4 April 2022 / Blog / News / Podcast

Leaders into the wild

‘There’s more being said in the silence than in the talking’   Inspirational words by our special guest Ian Read who has been a South African wilderness guide for the…

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