During primary school is when I first realized I want to become a guide. Our school was built adjacent to Kilimanjaro, so I had the chance to see many visitors who were going up and down the mountain with their guides. I was always curious about how the guides dressed and the way they were explaining to the tourists about Tanzania’s nature and culture. From there, I developed an interest in becoming a guide so that I could lead clients too.

In 2000, I joined Mount Meru college where I took the wildlife course for two years and achieved my advanced certificate. I learned about animal behavior, birds, plants, insects, reptiles, ecosystems, guiding ethics, first aid, and customer care. I did my field study at Tarangire National Park for a year to convert my theoretical knowledge into practical understanding. After I completed all of this in 2003, I joined a language college and learned Spanish for the next year. After that, I earned my driver’s license. I truly started my career as a driver guide, speaking both Spanish and English in 2006. I am lucky to still be learning many things I didn’t know about our wonderful country.

My favorite thing about being a driver guide is seeing my clients’ reactions and explaining animal behavior and facts to my clients. I love that I can educate my clients during a game drive. The most difficult thing about being a guide is that everyone shows up with different expectations for what will happen on a game drive. Some people want to see specific animal that is very rare to see, even in Tanzania, like the Black Rhinoceros. I will always put all my effort into making these expectations come true, though.

I always wanted to work with Easy Travel ever since I started working. I got a chance to interact with other guides who worked with them in my years starting out in the safari industry, and their company always stood out to me. I could clearly see how happy their team was, and they spoke often about how Easy Travel prioritized their guides and trained them to improve their education. They also always had great vehicles that got serviced regularly, meaning I wouldn’t have to worry about that on safaris.

People in my community tend to describe me as a peaceful and co-operative person. I try to be as friendly and open as possible, and I am always keen to help out people in need. I got married in 2019 to my wife Angel and we are blessed to have a one-year-old baby boy. My wife is a teacher, and we live in Arusha.