• Winner: 2004 Facet Golden Guide Award (WA Tour Guide of the Year)
• Established in 1997, National Accreditation through Tourism Council WA
• Licensed to operate by the WA Department of Conservation & Land Management and Department of Transport
• Jeremy Perks is a qualified mechanic, an Honorary Ranger with the Department of Environment and Conservation and is experienced in first aid & bush survival.
• Pre-Departure Workshop & Pre-Departure Kit provided for all tours

Jeremy Perks and Jan Barrie established GLOBAL GYPSIES in 1997 to give travellers around the world the opportunity to share the many 4WD adventures they have experienced in Australia and Africa, their two favourite destinations.

A "Global Gypsies" safari is not just any old adventure...why? Because it's designed FOR travellers BY travellers.

Here's some background about Jan + Jeremy and their company.

Now based in Perth, Jeremy spends most of his life "on the road". Because of the vast distances in Australia, he often covers 10,000 kms in a month! He has a full range of driving licenses ranging from motor bike to 50-ton truck, and has been known to fix a broken vehicle with a rubber band and a piece of string!

But Jeremy didn't always work "in the bush". For many years he was the Managing Director of a major Johannesburg advertising agency - suit, tie, the works! After he successfully expanded the business into East Africa, he made a big decision - he decided to quit the "9 to 5" rat-race, and went off to manage a safari camp in Kenya's Rift Valley.

The camp was exquisite - a few small tents dotted around the edge of a lake in the heart of an extinct volcano, about an hour's drive from the town of Naivasha. The bush was thick and mysterious, and each day brought new sightings of exotic birds, black & white colobus monkeys, giraffe, warthog, gazelle, even the occasional leopard. From then on, he was hooked on the outdoor life, and now it's become a career.

She fell in love with Australia, and after working on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef and in Melbourne, she settled in Perth, Western Australia. She held senior positions in marketing and public relations there, but itchy feet struck again, and in 1992 she headed off to Nairobi, Kenya. She joined a multi-national advertising agency heading up their PR division and also began writing travel articles about her African adventures.

In 1994, they both quit their jobs, and bought a 20-year old Land Cruiser which they christened "Lucy". They spent over a year driving through Africa reporting on their experiences for a range of international media.

They visited Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zaire (now the Congo), and South Africa. They stayed in fabulous safari camps and lodges, rode on camels, elephants and mules, stalked rhino and elephant on foot, and met and interviewed some of Africa's most eccentric and fascinating characters.

They flew in balloons, helicopters, light aircraft, even micro-lights, seeing some of the most beautiful countryside in the world and sharing it with thousands of readers. But it wasn't all roses! They were also chased by hippo, hugged by gorillas, mugged by thieves, lost in the bush and struck down by malaria.

While they were on the road in Africa, so many people said to them - "We'd love to do what you're doing, but we wouldn't feel safe, or don't have the mechanical ability, or wouldn't know where to go," and so on. It was then that Jan and Jeremy decided to coordinate escorted convoy expeditions.

The couple moved permanently to Australia in 1996, and established Global Gypsies the following year. Since then, their trips have earned international acclaim.

The concept of five-star fully-catered 4WD safaris in the bush is different, it is exciting, and is proving to be extremely popular. The principals are enthusiastic and experienced with Jan running the administrative and marketing side of things, and Jeremy running the safaris and providing the 4WD tuition. Over the years, the company has also expanded into other areas including Tour Guide Training, caravan training, and even film production with their new DVD on caravan training.In their spare time they ride their 1200cc Harley Davidson, "Babe", and continue to explore exotic destinations all over the world.

Why not join these Global Gypsies on one of their fabulous tours or training courses? They've made their dreams come true. Now it's your turn...