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Africa Safari - Tanzania, Kenya & Zambia
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AfricanMecca Professional Safari Guides
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The following are some of safari guides that our guests will interact with during their safari in Africa
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KENYA
John Mugo - Professional Guide:
John was born in Nakuru town, land of the great flamingoes of Africa. He brings over 15 years of professional wildlife guiding experience to our guests visiting Kenya. Apart from his knowledge of wildlife, clients have enjoyed his company because of his fun and enjoyable approach to guiding safaris, which has earned him many wonderful titles including being the funniest professional guide, and it is no surprise that clients like Kay Shannon have requested that John accompany them on their next safari with AfricanMecca in Kenya. John Mugo is a member of the Kenya Professional Guides Association where he holds a bronze level status, and is currently working on securing his silver level title.
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Rajab Kamau - Professional Guide:
Rajab was born in Kenya, in the town of Nakuru, famously known around the world for its pink flamingo fringed lake. Rajab has gained more than 10 years of professional guiding experience, much of this time with the Nairobi office. Rajab's father was a pioneering safari driver guide, when tourism in Kenya was at its infancy. Rajab's father left a legacy behind that Rajab is continuing under the family name. Rajab's love for wildlife and conservation keeps him busy throughout the year. Rajab is an active member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association (KPSGA), Kenya Museum Society and the Nairobi Arboretum. In the near future, Rajab aims to achieve the silver status of the KPSGA.
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Phanuel Obama - Professional Guide:
Born and brought up in Kenya, Phanuel has ten years experience and is one the youngest, talented and knowledgeable safari driver guides in the Nairobi office. Phanuel 's experience with wildlife stems from his childhood love for nature and conservation, during his teenage years in the Great Rift Valley where he grew up. His father was one of the pioneering safari guides in Kenya, whose legacy is well know through the industry and Phanuel takes on where his father left off. Phanuel attained the Bronze level of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association with a high grade, and is an active member of the National Museum of Kenya, the Nairobi Arboretum and several other nature oriented organizations. Dedication to preserve the rich bio-diversity and maintaining the game parks and reserves of Kenya for future generations is what he aspires to the most.
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Philip Makau - Professional Guide:
Philip was born and raised in Eastern Kenya. His traditional family name "Makau' means "Periods of Wars", to indicate when he was born. While Philip was at school as a young boy, he was introduced to wildlife and conservation through a school trip to a national park. It was after this school trip that Philip decided that he wished to participate in conserving Africa's wildlife and cultural history. Philip now has over 15 years of invaluable experience within the tourism industry, 10 of which have been with our Nairobi offices. Philip is an expert field guide, and is an active member of the Kenya Professional Guides Association and holder of the Bronze medal. Philip considers himself as a teacher and a friend, and continually aims to better his knowledge and experience by hosting guests on safaris in Kenya.
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TANZANIA
Elias Egwaga - Professional Guide:
Elias, son of a school teacher from the Mjita community of Tanzania, was born and raised in northwestern Tanzania around the great Lake Victoria region. Elias brings over 24 years of safari experience to our clients by combining his professional experience as a guide and his formal training as veterinary officer which enables him to explain and interpret wildlife behavior with incredible foresight. Elias also undertook extensive formal training in first aid, tour guiding and interpretation, environmental management, and ecology/ecosystem of the Serengeti. Elias' expertise as well as his knowledge of French gives him the ability to be one of the most requested guides by our clients.
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Jimmy Mariki - Professional Guide:
Jimmy is a Tanzanian from the Chagga community of northern Tanzania, home to the great Serengeti plains and the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. Jimmy offers his expertise to our clients by combining his: wonderful personality, over 15 years of professional guiding and formal education training provided under the auspices of Dr. Corniellios Mollel. Jimmy's specific tourism expertise includes sustainability of the wildlife and environment of Africa, cultural tourism and knowledge of French language. Guest traveling under the guidance of Jimmy are ensured a superb experience in Tanzania.
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Yuda Mkai - Professional Guide:
Yuda, a native of Tanzania, is a professional guide specializing in guiding programs for Tanzania photographic and ornithological safaris. Yuda has been with our Tanzania offices for over 16 years where he has had the ability to nurture his profession by undertaking rigorous training in tour guiding, first aid, fire fighting, and customer care. Apart from his daily trips to the national parks where he gets to visually see the wildlife behaviors being played out, Yuda's acute sense of spotting wildlife and birds makes his one of the most requested guides. Guests traveling under the guidance of Yuda are ascertained a superb Tanzania safari experience.
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ZAMBIA
Levy Banda - Professional On Camp Guide At South Luangwa
Levy started as a safari guide in 1995 and was trained by Norman Carr, Zambia's walking safari pioneer. He is an excellent spotter and has a wealth of experience and knowledge on plant, bird and animal life along with a thorough understanding of the ecology and its dynamics. On your game drives or safari walks, you can count on Levy to make your experiences a memorable and interesting one.
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Daniel Susiko - Professional On Camp Guide At Lower Zambezi:
Daniel has been guiding at Chiawa Camp since 1998. Dan is licensed to guide canoe safaris, walks and game drives. This makes him one of handful professional guides in Lower Zambezi National Park who are licensed in all disciplines. Be it a canoe trip, walk or drive, Daniel brings out the best of the bush for his guests.
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