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No anonymous guide pool. No subcontracted drivers. Every trip we sell is run by one of these 9people. If you book with us, you'll meet them.
PHOTO ⟶ EMMANUEL MOLLEL · ARUSHA OFFICEEM“If you book with us, you'll either meet me at the airport or get a personal hand-off note from me explaining why one of the team is better matched to your trip.”
Born in Engaresero on the shore of Lake Natron. Started as a porter at sixteen, certified as a guide at twenty-one, has driven the Serengeti circuit for eighteen years.
PHOTO ⟶ JOSEPH MBWANA · ARUSHA OFFICEJM“I plan the trip, I drive the trip, I follow up after the trip. Same person, beginning to end. If something goes wrong, it goes wrong with me.”
Grew up in Karatu on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. Specialises in family safaris and bird-led trips — every Savunda family has Joseph's number in their bag.
NSOne of the few certified women guides working in the Northern Circuit. Patient with first-time guests; quietly brilliant on hornbills and rollers.
JKBuilt the Southern Circuit side of the business. Walking-safari specialist with eleven years on the Rufiji and the sand rivers of Ruaha.
FHOur youngest senior guide. Brought up in a Tarangire-edge village, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the elephant family groups in the Silale swamp.
SHSummited Uhuru Peak over 300 times. KPAP-certified. The guide we put first-time climbers with — quiet, patient, deeply calm on summit night.
HKGrew up in Marangu. Speaks Chagga, the mountain's local language. Specialises in 8 and 9-day acclimatization itineraries.
GMRuns the office. Handles every booking from inquiry to invoice, replies within 24 hours, knows every camp by first-name basis with the manager.
NKWrites the trip-brief PDFs and runs the post-trip review process. Italian-speaking; co-ordinates with our European clients in their language when needed.