Jana is a nationally registered South African tour guide who has called Cape Town home for over two decades.She guides in six languages — Czech, Slovak, English, German, Spanish, and French — which means she can read a group's mood and tell a region's story in whichever language makes guests feel most at ease.

Her specialities are culture, wine, and the natural world.She has led overland journeys through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and knows the back roads, the right time of day to be in a particular place, and which lodge owner to call when something needs fixing on a Sunday evening.

Outside of work, Jana is an ultra-trail and marathon runner with multiple podium finishes, and a mother of three.

The same curiosity and stamina that get her through a hundred-kilometre race show up on her tours — she'll happily start at sunrise and still be telling stories long after sunset