To further enhance a safari, some guests request the services of a private guide (who can be an expert naturalist / photographer / birder) to accompany the group for all or part of a customized safari. The privately guided safaris are our finest safaris, with each itinerary being tailor-made to suit each group's interests. These superb guides can turn a good safari into a great safari through their exceptional all-round skills.
Top quality guides are rare breeds who are committed and dedicated professionals. The enthusiasm they generate is a natural spin-off of their way of life, which rubs off onto their guests' experiences in Africa. The real benefit of this service is that with our help, you plan your own itinerary and we match you up with one of these fabulous guides. Once on safari, your guide soon gets to know what your interests and needs are and can build on them as you move from area to area.
Mkenda, as he is known, was born in Iringa, Tanzania between Ruaha and Selous Game Reserves. After finishing high school, he attended Mbegani Fisheries College where he obtained his fisheries diploma. He worked as the Coordinator of Fish Farming fo...view profile
Stanley, who is from the Kikuyu tribe, grew up with safari guiding in his blood (his father is a tour guide in Kenya). Working his way up, Stanley is now one of Kenya’s top guides, silver member (the highest certificate to date) of the Kenya Profes...view profile
Clemence was born in Arusha and attended Arusha Primary School and Ilboru Secondary School. He entered 3 years at Tukuyu Teachers College graduating with a Teacher's certificate. He continued with education and went onto Mt Meru Tour Guide School for...view profile
Hillary was born in Moshi, in 1970, on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro. He was educated in Moshi, Mbeya and Arusha and after completion of high school joined Mweka Wildlife College, where he spent 2 years. During his time at Mweka, Hillary got the chanc...view profile
Edward was born in the Hoima District in Western Uganda and is of the Munyoro tribe. He is happily married with three children....view profile
Mohamed Rassul (known as Rassul) was born in 1958. Before joining Ranger Safaris in 1986, when the mobile tenting department was started, he was working for the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam....view profile
Ephata was born in 1969 in Arusha and after his completing both his primary and secondary education in Arusha he went to University in Iringa. Ephata joined Mweka Wildlife Management College in August 1993. He was the Africa Adventure Company Guide o...view profile
Desderius (Roman) is one of our most popular guides. A chagga from Rombo, one of the last of the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Roman remembers the first ever safari to pass through his village when aged four....view profile
Daniel was born in Tanzania in 1973 and has been guiding since 1997. He earned his Ranger Training Certificate and his First Aid Certificate in the 1990's while he was also guiding. In 2001 he passed his Ranger Training – level 2 and went on that y...view profile
Ethan Kinsey is a 3rd generation Tanzanian, born and raised in a small village close to Arusha. His passion for nature started at an early age playing in rivers and forests behind his home, and traveling with his parents to remote parts of Tanzania, ...view profile
Omar Seiff earned his Tour Guide Certificate from the Mount Meru Tour Guiding School. Seiff has been guiding for 14 years. Seiff’s hobbies include traveling, wildlife and Nature Conservation. He received our Guide of the Year award for 2008....view profile
Squack Evans was born and brought up on a large cattle ranch in south-eastern Zimbabwe. Born into a family that has been in Africa for 4 generations, his great grandfather hunted for ivory from Northern Rhodesia to Kenya, and his grandfather, Jasper ...view profile
Benjamin was raised in Mukono district, and completed his formal education in Kampala. Through his 18 years in tourism, Ben has developed a comprehensive knowledge of Uganda's National Parks and the Mountain Gorilla Parks in neighbouring Congo and Rwanda....view profile
Ivan Carter, born in Zimbabwe, began his wildlife career at a wildlife orphanage where he gained hands-on experience in the rearing of sick and injured orphaned wild animals. He then joined a safari lodge where he began his guiding career learning al...view profile
Born in South Africa in1977, and after having an early exposure to nature, I realized that this was where my passion lied. I completed my first game ranger course at the age of sixteen, the start of my career as a guide. From then on my school holida...view profile
From a young age Thuto had the privilege of enjoying the superb wildlife areas of Botswana as his father was directly involved with tourism and conservation. This led to a childhood interest and exposure to the secrets of the wild....view profile
The Africa Adventure Company under special arrangement has exclusive access to one of the best local guides in Victoria Falls, Esther Gwekwerere. For a variety of reasons we feel Esther is the perfect ambassador for Victoria Falls and is the ideal pe...view profile
Mark McAdam is a registered Professional Guide and River Guide with the Zimbabwean National Parks Authority and has 15 years of guiding experience under his belt. He started off with canoeing on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. Mark has now guided in Z...view profile
Graham Cooke has been living and working in the bush for many years. Graham has been involved in training as well as operating as a private guide, working in various locations (from Zambia, Botswana, Swaziland, through to Northern KwaZulu-Natal) for ...view profile
Nick is a 35-year-old Professional Guide from Zimbabwe. He attended high school in Zimbabwe and university in South Africa where he graduated with a Bsc. in Zoology. He has guided through out Zimbabwe and has toured in Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, N...view profile
Nic was born in Zimbabwe and lived in Bulawayo where his junior education was obtained. From 1990-1995 he worked on a rhino conservancy. Here he did an extensive study of black rhino and was also involved in the anti-poaching, tracking, darting and t...view profile
Festus grew up in Otjinene, a village in the Kalahari Desert in eastern Namibia. Festus was raised in the bush where tending his families free-ranging cattle herds was an important full-time occupation from early on. Growing up side by side with Kala...view profile
Richard Coke was born in South Africa. Later he spent 9 years schooling in the UK where he attended Shuttleworth Agricultural College, then after spending some time farming he then returned to South Africa....view profile
"I was really born in the bush" states Brooks. This rings true considering he grew up in the small village of Motopi, on the banks of the then flowing Boteti River and one of the main channels of the Okavango Delta....view profile
Dave Carson has been in the safari industry since 1990 and after completing a four year apprenticeship and passing the stringent Zimbabwean Professional Guides exam in 1995, has been guiding all over Zimbabwe....view profile