All the planning and preparations we have done are important if you are to have a successful safari. However, once you have arrived in Africa, the single most important factor that will ensure we meet your expectations is the selection of our guides. Having worked together for 19 years, we know these safari professionals well, with each having his own unique personality and talents. We carefully match our guides' personal characteristics with your needs when we make the choice.

We are proud to feature below two of our senior guides. We have traveled extensively with each of them and have learned much from their broad knowledge of Africa's wildlife.

Albanus Matei

We have been fortunate to have Albanus serve as our personal guide during two of our most recent safaris. His 15 years of safari experience include travels throughout the top wildlife countries in Africa. Albanus' father was a hunter, and he taught him the ways of Africa's wildlife, including how to imitate the sounds of the animals we seek.

Albanus was born into the Kamba tribe in the Eastern Province and loves to share the rich history of his tribe with our travelers. He earned a diploma in Field Ornithology from the National Museums of Kenya, speaks French (as well as English, Swahili and Kamba) and is a member of the Kenya Safari Professional Guides Association. Albanus is married with four children and enjoys playing volleyball. When not on safari, he tends his family's farm.

What our travelers remember most is Albanus' untiring determination to find even the most elusive creatures while regaling them with his extensive stories of the wildlife of his homeland. When the subject of our quest eludes us, he reminds us that whatever we are seeking "is very shy today."

David Karithii Ngunyi

Over the past 18 years, we have been fortunate to have shared some our most memorable safari moments with David Karithii. Born into the agricultural heritage of the Kikuyu tribe, his extensive knowledge of the African bush is largely self-taught. David is in high demand as a guide for photographers, ready to move out well before dawn, seek and track their subject and patiently wait for that perfect photographic moment.

A member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association, David lives on his family farm in Nakuru. He is particularly proud that his oldest son, Stanley, shares his passion for wildlife and has now joined the ranks of our safari professionals with a silver-level guide certification.

Whenever we find our sought-after quarry, David's enthusiasm is no less than ours. Our travelers have often remarked that he truly seems as excited as they were, especially when we found the unexpected. We have come to learn after so many safaris that his love of sharing Africa's wildlife remains one of his biggest thrills.

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