Wild Planets' Operations Manager - Dave Milne

Continuing the theme of meet the staff.......

Dave Milne has been actively involved in the outdoor adventure industry since 1988 from mountaineering in England, Scotland, Wales and Greenland to canyoning, scuba diving and white water rafting in Australia.  He moved to Thailand in 1998 where he has been teaching scuba diving, as well as heading up outdoor adventure activity programs and IYA programs for International Schools in the region.  Dave is a PADI IDC Staff instructor, an SSI Master Instructor, an Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer, a BCU Level 3 Inland Kayak Coach, a Swift Water Rescue Technician and has a Bsc (hons) in Environmental Science.. 

Dave is Bangkok based where he lives with his wife Ai (also a qualified Scuba Instructor) and his son Joshua. When not in Asia he is a keen skier, and thinks that the only thing missing from Thailand is snowy peaks.

White Water Raft Guides - The Wild Planet

Nutthawat Boon-you ‘Num’ – Thailand

Num is responsible for the organisation and leading of all of our freelance Thai river guides. He has extensive experience with student groups and logistics involved with multi day raft trips. He has worked with the Wild Planet for a number of years and been instrumental in developing the routes on some of our more strenuous outdoor programs. In addition to his water based skills Num is a skilled ropes facilitator and often instructs on our new staff training programs.

In the off season Num can be found on the Nam Wa in Nan running mutli day trips with his own guiding company Sabai Dee on Tour.

Witoon Boon-you ‘Noo’ – Thailand

Num's younger brother and another skilled river guide and a great campfire cook. If Num isn’t at the helm of a multi day white water trip, then Noo will be. Noo is also a skilled ropes facilitator and safety guide and also spends the off season in Nan rafting the Nam Wa with Sabai Dee on Tour.