Michael Wilcox is a local tour guide in Cape Town, South Africa offering private tours and excursions

Here are some of Michael’s achievements over the years:

Special interest in Fynbos (indigenous vegetation of the Western Cape province)
Special interest in the indigenous seasonal flowers of the Cape West Coast and adjacent interior, Cederberg, Namaqualand and the Northern Cape
Special interest in coastal regions and intertidal zones
Special interest in KhoiKhoi and San culture
Special interest in San Rock Art (cave paintings)
Special interest in politics, colonial and apartheid history
Special interest in shipwrecks and lighthouses
A registered Regional/Provincial Cultural Tourist guide:-
(Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West provinces)
A registered National Overnight Off Trail Adventure Mountain and Wilderness Trekking guide
Certified by the Cape Wine Academy
Member of the Cape Tourist Guides Association
An experienced hiker, mountaineer and adventurer (over 40 years)
Hiked in Lesotho, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Israel, France, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Namibia, Mozambique, Australia, Bali and all over South Africa.
A trained Wilderness First Aid responder
Experienced Rescue Mountaineer
Responder at Delta Search And Rescue
Responder for the Western Cape Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR)
Volunteers alongside members of the Western Cape Department of Health
Emergency Medical Services, Helicopter Rescue, Technical Rope Rescue, Off Road Rescue,
K9 Search And Rescue, Sea Rescue and other emergency crews
Trained on the International Emergency ICS (Incident Command System)
A trained volunteer Tourism Trauma Support Worker
Certified category C freshwater and marine offshore boat skipper
Founder, co-ordinator and guide at ECO Mates Environmental Outreach Project
Volunteer Safety Patroller at Table Mountain National Park
(SANParks)
Volunteer guide at Table Mountain National Park (SANParks)
Past representative at the Table Mountain Safety Forum (SANParks)
Holder of a Professional Driving Permit (PrDP)
Representative at the Table Mountain National Park (SANParks)
– Park Forum
Ad Hoc safety officer and rescue mountaineer with Wilderness
Logistical Support Services at outdoor, hiking and trail running events
A weekly studio guest on a Cape Town Radio station talking about “The Great Outdoors”
Volunteered as a duty beach lifeguard for more than twenty five years
Past squad leader at the Cape Town Sea & Surf Helicopter Rescue
service (approx 10 years)
Past member of Western Province Lifesaving elite helicopter response team
Past Climbing Convener of Cape Province Mountain Club
Past Safety Officer at the Table Mountain Hiking Challenge
Past Chairperson of the Hikers Network
Past coordinator at the Hikers Network Rescue unit
Past manager at SafetyMountain Tracking
Past safety advisor at The President’s Award Youth Empowerment program
Past guide at The President’s Award Youth Empowerment program
Past convener for Lion’s Alert Disaster Response
(Lion’s Club of Kirstenbosch)
Past member of City of Cape Town municipality
Disaster Risk Management unit
Past Captain at Alpha Surf Lifesaving Club
Past Equipment Officer at Alpha Surf Lifesaving Club
Past competitor for Western Province Surf Lifesaving Union team
Holder of numerous competitive lifesaving and rescue awards