Wilderness Trails Afrika

In the stillness of the wilderness, you can slow down and reconnect with what truly matters.

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FNL offers breathtaking destinations in Botswana, South Africa and Rwanda. Experience the vast African wilderness, sleep under the stars in the heart of the animal kingdom and feel at one with nature.

New insights emerge when you step away from your everyday environment. Nature becomes a source of inspiration, helping you realise what truly matters to you. Powerful moments help you become more aware of your place within the bigger picture. This, in turn, helps you make choices that are important to you.

This Natural Leadership programme is a journey of discovery. It is about becoming aware of what has shaped you, where you are in life and what drives you. It is also about recognising that your mind, your feelings and your heart are inseparably connected.

Click here to read about one of our participants’ experiences.

The program consists of the following components:

Intake interview
Foundation workshop
Wilderness trail
Integration workshop
Coaching session
Member of the FNL Community

What can you expect?

Participants come from a wide range of organisations, including the private sector, government and non-profit organisations. Each programme brings together a diverse group of 6–8 leaders, senior professionals and entrepreneurs.

The programme takes place largely outdoors, in the pristine African wilderness. Far removed from the familiar and from our daily routines, we simplify and slow down: seven days without watches, phones or computers.

A quest differs from a trail because it includes a solo component during the journey—a period where you are entirely on your own.

After your intake with one of FNL’s facilitators, you will get to know your fellow participants during the Foundation Workshop. This is where your personal journey really begins. The trail in Africa is the highlight of the programme, where your personal path continues to take shape. A few weeks after returning home, the group comes together again, and the programme concludes with a landing conversation to help you further anchor your intentions.

Impact:

Increased self-awareness
Clarity in goals
Personal transformation
Better work-life balance
Greater connection with nature and our planet

Wilderness Trail Umfolozi, South Africa

‘So many magical moments during the trail. The sense of space, the silence, the awe-inspiring African wilderness, and the beautiful, vulnerable conversations around the campfire.’