Christophe Bouchoux

Originally from France, Christophe Bouchoux has spent sixteen years backpacking across five continents, with nature as his guide. A lifelong lover of the natural world, he has a deep passion for our planet’s wildlife and wild places.

Christophe has worked as a wildlife guide for the past twenty years, gaining extensive experience from destinations around the world. His travels have taken him from India and Nepal to Finnish Lapland, where he has guided among reindeer herders, frozen lakes and rivers, northern lights and snowy landscapes. He has also travelled to Norway in search of whales, moose and musk oxen, and to Kamchatka to encounter brown bears.

Christophe specialises in the polar regions and has been guiding in the Arctic since 2012, including in Svalbard, Greenland and Russia. His experience also extends to the Southern Hemisphere, where he has guided expeditions to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula.

One of Christophe’s main areas of interest is the history of early polar expeditions, a subject he enjoys sharing with guests. He is also a keen kayaker and chess player, so don’t hesitate to challenge him to a game on board!

When he is not exploring the polar regions, Christophe spends his time at his jungle safari lodge in southern Nepal, near Bardia National Park – home to the Bengal tiger.