Kruger, Botswana, the gorillas in Uganda. Luxury lodges or a mobile camp, early starts either way.
Africa when the light is right.
Austria when the powder falls.
GUIDING AND HOSTING
You travel with Gordy.
I am Gordy. Most of last winter on the snow, above St. Johann, Kitzbühel, Saalbach and Zell am See. Then south, the way I have gone for thirty years: safari, fishing off the Mozambique coast, diving, rugby, and the run I love most, Cape Town down the Garden Route to Knysna. Whichever one you pick, you deal with me the whole way.
When you call, it is me picking up, in Tirol or in Africa.
Gordy
Gordon Rankin · St. Johann in Tirol and Cape Town
More about meMozambique, October 2026
In October I am back on the blue water off Vilanculos. Come and take a rod.
Last October we came off that water: two boats, two of the best local skippers in the region, fresh fish and sashimi with every meal. The marlin and the sailfish hit our baits all week and never stuck. In October 2026 I am going back out to Mozambique’s waters, with all the Gordy inclusions. If you want to be in on the trip, tell me now and I will keep you posted as we finalize it.
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Two places still available
WHERE TO NEXT
Pick the trip, I plan it.
Snow in Tirol, safari and blue water in Africa, and that one big game you would not miss. Open the one you want and tell me roughly when, the dates can wait.
Kitzbühel, St. Johann, Saalbach, Zell am See. On the snow with me and my team all winter.
My annual runs: Mozambique, the Seychelles, Zambia. Big bill fish early, a slow deck after.
My signature run, Cape Town to Knysna. Cut to your wishes, with a safari on the end if you want one.
That big game, and your team on the field. Tickets, transfers, and everything I build around it.
Blow bubbles with me, anywhere warm. Resorts or a liveaboard, small groups either way.
Our Trips
Wilder Kaiser, Tirol
JanuaryDeep winter
Cold air and empty pistes before nine, then a long lunch on the mountain.
Cape Town
MarchLate summer
Table Mountain in the morning, the winelands in the afternoon.
Kruger, Lowveld
JuneSouthern winter
Dry season, thin bush, animals at the water. The best month I know.
Mozambique coast
SeptemberEarly spring
Blue water, big bill fish, and nothing on the calendar after two.
47° 26' 48" N, 12° 23' 30" E
Kitzbühel, Austria
33° 58' 17" S, 18° 36' 13" E
Cape Town, South Africa
From one home to the other
Two homes, one guide. Winter in Tirol from December, then the dry season in the Lowveld from May. I plan both ends and I am on the ground for most of it.
Flying time
11:00 HRS
Distance
9,070 KM / 5,640 MI
Seasons
Dec–Mar · May–Oct
Say when, and I will put the days together.
A day with Gordy
From first light to last.
Trips differ. The shape of a day with me does not. This is a day in Africa, and I run an Austrian one the same way.
First light
I am up before you are.
We start early, because the cool hours are the ones worth being awake for. The flasks come off the tailgate, nobody hurries, and then we go and see what the morning has.
The slow hours
The middle of a day is yours.
Eat, sleep, read, swim, or ask me for something and I will go and arrange it. I do not plan this part, and every trip I run has it: a long slow deck on the boat, a long lunch on the mountain. I am there when you want me and out of the way when you do not.
Last light
You come back to this.
Two lanterns on the frame, ice in the bucket, the first drinks already poured. This is the hour the rest of the day is built around, and I have it standing before you get back.
Want to know what a whole day looks like? Then we should talk.
AFTER THE TRIP
People who still call me.
“The Garden Route was stunning with epic coastal hikes, incredible ocean views, and plenty of local wine, gin, and seafood along the way. Every part of the trip felt thoughtfully put together, from the wildlife to the food to the winding coastal roads. We’ll be back for more with Gordy!”
David & Sam Schupp
The Garden Route, Western Cape, 2026
“Gordy goes the extra mile to create that extra experience at every step. We had unforgettable game drives in the Delta with the best safari guides, and hopped between Machaba Safaris’ magnificent camps by helicopter.”
David & Sam Schupp
Safari in the Okavango Delta, 2026
Straight answers
Before you write to me.
Asking commits you to nothing.
Tell me what you have in mind. Nothing is fixed, and no money changes hands, until you say so.
Ask once, and that is all.
Four steps, about two minutes, and I will not add you to any mailing list.
What I do not do myself.
I stay honest about which trips I guide in person and which I hand to a friend who knows the ground better than I do.
Every enquiry comes to me directly, and I answer it myself.
What comes back is not a brochure. It is a first shape for the trip, in my own words, and then we talk it through. If I am out on a drive with no signal, it can take me a few days, and it still comes from me.