There are many opportunities for a person to become a safari tour guide. Often many of these jobs are located in Africa which is the most popular destination for safari holiday goers.
It takes a wide range of skills to become a safari guide as well as a very hard working attitude. You will need to be good with people, organised and manage your time well, like a challenge, want to work with animals and not be afraid of change as each day can be totally different. Although the pay for a safari guide is not great and the hours are often very long, the rewards and opportunities that the job offers often far outweighs these.
You can opt to do a course, such as the one ran by EcoTraning. They will teach you all the skills you need to know to do the job and will often support you in your first few months or year.