The People Behind Every Trip

Meet Your Safari Guide

We hire slowly. Every head guide holds a minimum silver-level KPSGA certification, has spent at least a decade in the field, and has been personally vouched for by two others on this team. Ask for one by name, they will remember you.

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George Kariuki

Head Guide · Maasai Mara Specialist
KPSGA Gold 18 yrs field English, Swahili, Maa
"I've read the Mara for eighteen years. It still surprises me every week."
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Habil Ochieng

Senior Driver-Guide · Kenya Circuit
KPSGA Silver 14 yrs field English, Swahili, Luo
"The road from Nairobi to the Mara is my second office. I know every pothole and every shortcut."
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Bernard Njinu

Big-Cat Tracker · Northern Kenya
KPSGA Gold 22 yrs field English, Swahili, Samburu
"If there's a lion within 500 metres, I will find it. Twenty years of eyes on the grass, you can't fake that."
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Anthony Mwai

Family & Photography Guide
KPSGA Silver 12 yrs field English, Swahili, Kikuyu
"Pole pole, slowly, slowly. The best sightings happen when you stop rushing."
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Gideon Kimeli

Multi-Day Circuit Specialist
KPSGA Silver 16 yrs field English, Swahili, Kalenjin
"I've done the 10-day circuit hundreds of times. Every group teaches me something new about pacing."
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Ann Wanjiku

Trip Design & Concierge
KATO Consultant 9 yrs field English, Swahili, French
"Your itinerary is a first draft. My job is to make sure it becomes the trip you'll actually love."

Prefer to request a specific guide?

Repeat guests often ask for George, Habil or Bernard by name. Tell us in your enquiry and we'll match your dates to their availability.

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