Tour Guide Profile: Luis Segura
Luis Segura’s homeland is Argentine Patagonia. With a background in nature conservation, Luis has been a nature tour leader since 1982, leading tours throughout South America and Africa. He co-founded Suricato Safaris with Adam Riley, a wildlife tour company for Spanish speaking naturalists.
Of Spanish and Scottish descent, Luis’ home land is Patagonia, where he has spent most of his life. At the tender age of 20 Luis led his first group of foreign birders to Argentina and has been a tour leader ever since, taking groups throughout Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Luis has also been involved in many wildlife conservation projects, mainly for Shorebirds and Seabirds. He also helped in the founding of the Austral Ornithological Society, of which he became the first president. Ever since, Luis has been organizing bird watching courses in Patagonia, encouraging other tour guides and the general public to start birding, and so helping to create in the local community a bird sensitive conscience. Luis lives in Puerto Madryn with his wife Nancy.
