JOC SCHMIECHEN
Travel Program Director
Role: Itinerary Development & Product Evaluation

Hi, just a brief introduction about myself.

Since my graduation from University I have spent much of my working and spare time in the Australian wilds. This has been a continuous learning process reading and interpreting the language of the outdoors in some of the remotest, wildest and most pristine locations in Australia.

As an educator, science and adventure expedition leader, consultant, special interest tour organizer and lecturer I have shared this passion and knowledge of the diverse Australian natural and cultural environment with countless companions of all ages and from many countries.

Pursuing these interests has taken me from the Tasmanian Wilderness to managing one of Australia's Antarctic Research Stations to joining an international team of expeditioners in completing the first canoe descent of one of the last unexplored wild rivers in the Kimberley in north west Australia.

I have worked extensively with Aboriginal people and their culture from south to north across the continent and have been privileged to share some of their perspectives on this amazing land. My special interest in Aboriginal Rock art has led to numerous expeditions surveying and recording significant finds in the Kimberley and northern Australia.

For the past six years I have worked extensively throughout the Northern Territory developing and supporting Aboriginal Tourism enterprises. My work both in the Office of Aboriginal Tourism and with the Northern Territory Tourism Commission have involved me with operators, industry and Government agencies at the cutting edge of Territory and National initiatives relating to Aboriginal cultural tourism in Australia. This has greatly enhanced my extensive overview of some of the very best Aboriginal cultural and eco tourist experiences currently available in Australia.

Good travelling,
Joc.

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