Trails Wanderlust curates high-end trail experiences in Africa, and through our international trail consulting service we deliver trail standards and development guidelines to ecotourism destinations around the world supporting government departments for tourism, conservation and environment.

We have served clients and partners in Nepal, Japan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Lebanon and South Africa amongst others.

Trails Wanderlust partners with hand-picked experts for each assignment and is led by CEO and founder Galeo Saintz, who brings two decades of experience in trails development and conservation initiatives to each project. He also served for 10 years as the Founding Chair of the World Trails Network. In 2025 he established the global Biosphere Trails initiative.

Trails Wanderlust brings a comprehensive suite of skills and services to a broad range of clients from ministries of environment and tourism, development agencies, regional conservation agencies, tourism destination developers, municipalities, NGOs, and to private landowners.

Trail Development and Assessment Expertise

• Development of national trail standards and classification systems

• Accreditation, auditing and verification of trails for app listings

• Conceptualisation, design and master planning for trail networks

• Destination development through trails and trail tourism

Specialist Services

• Trail signage systems and communication strategies
• Consulting on trail corridors for conservation and ecological connectivity
• Integration of trails in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
• Curation of bespoke trail experiences and high-end narrative journeys

Leadership and Global Networks

• Founder – Biosphere Trails Initiative

• Coordinator – Trails of Africa Network

• Chair – Trails and Conservation Task Team, World Trails Network

• Member – Trails and Conservation Task Force, IUCN

• Founding Chair – World Trails Network (2012-2022)
• Keynote and conference speaker at various trail conferences from Japan, Australia to USA and Nepal amongst others.

A Selection of Projects Completed

• Cambodia – National Trail Standards Development and Training Courses
• Armenia – Trail Expedition and Trail Narrative Development
• Sri Lanka – Pekoe Trail Assessment and Market Analysis
• South Africa – Development of Plett Trails App and Assessment of all the region’s trails, coordination of multi-stakeholder trails working group
• Green Flag Trails – International training courses development, consulting to founder
• Nepal – Development of National Trail Standards

• South Africa – Rim of Africa Traverse (Co-Founder, Brand Development, Marketing)

• Lebanon – Trail Standards Research and Recommendations Report

• South Africa – Eden to Addo Great Corridor Hike (Co-Founder, Route and Trail Experience Development)

• South Africa – Garden Route Walking Festival (Founder, Conceptualisation, Sponsorship and Coordination of 50+ day walks)