Head out in the company of Tanzania’s most knowledgeable, skillful and passionate guides. We owe so much to this talented team, who pour a lifetime of insight into ensuring Nomad guests spend their safaris utterly spellbound.

Ali Kea

Northern Guide

Ali is one of Nomad's many success stories. Having grown up near Arusha, he j...

Amos Noah

Serengeti Safari Camp, Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

Amos was born into a farming family in Arusha and developed a love for the ou...

Anaeli Makyao

Northern Guide

Anaeli was born and raised in the Kilimanjaro region of northern Tanzania. He...

Butati Nyundo

Greystoke, Mahale, Western Tanzania

Butati has a long history with Mahale National Park. Born in the area, and wi...

Chediel Mnzava

Northern Guide

Chediel, or Chedi as he's known, is one of the brightest stars of the Nomad g...

David Mboya

Northern Guide

David was born in Arusha, and is from the Maasai Tribe. He was educated in Ke...

Eddie Burra

Northern Guide

Eddie was born and raised between the city of Arusha and the town of Karatu o...

Emanuel Elias

Serengeti Safari Camp, Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

Emanuel started working for Nomad Tanzania 10 years ago, based at Sand Rivers...

Emanuel Njawa

Northern Guide

Emanuel has a very interesting background, although much of it is on a 'need ...

Emmanuel Mosha

Northern Guide

Emmanuel is from the Kilimanjaro region where he was born and brought up. His...

Ernest Onesmo

Sand Rivers, Nyerere, Southern Tanzania

Ernest was born in Pangani on the Tanzanian coast, before moving close to Kil...

Felix John

Northern Guide

Felix John joined Nomad in 2003, after spending years in the safari industry ...

Festo Msoffe

Northern Guide

Festo Msoffe was born in the shadow of the Pare Mountains close to Kilimanjar...

Gabriel Mushi

Northern Guide

A rising young star in Nomad’s elite guiding team, Gabriel is one of the reas...

Geoffrey Manangwa

Northern Guide

Geoffrey was brought up at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro (which he is proud to h...

Godfrey Jumbe

Lamai, Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

Godfrey was born in Arusha, where his family continues to live. He started gu...

Godwin Urioh

Northern Guide

Born in northern Tanzania and having attended tourism college in Arusha, Godw...

Hussein Ngaroka

Sand Rivers, Nyerere, Southern Tanzania

Hussein was born in the coastal town of Tanga. His father worked for the Tanz...

Ian Kiwelu

Northern Guide

Ian was born in the highlands of Kilimanjaro, looking at the towering mountai...

Jairo Mafiye

Lamai, Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

Jairo started his career with Nomad over ten years ago, a path he had long fo...

Joel Mfinanga

Northern Guide

Joel started with Nomad in 2008 as a waiter at Chada in Katavi National Park....

John Hipolite

Chada, Katavi, Western Tanzania

John joined Nomad over a decade ago as a carpenter in Sand Rivers Selous. His...

Lazaro George

Northern Guide

Lazaro comes from Momella village where he was born in 1969. He originally jo...

Masaa John

Northern Guide

Masaa's story is simple. A Kilimanjaro boy from Masaailand, Masaa always knew...

Matius Nelson

Greystoke, Mahale, Western Tanzania

Matius was born into a fishing family in the town of Kigoma, on the shores of...

Mussa Charles

Northern Guide

Mussa is one of our most experienced guides. He has ten years in the tourism ...

Paul Joynson Hicks

UK born and bred, Paul has spent the last 30 years living and working as a pr...

Paulo Siololo

Northern Guide

Paulo was born in northern Tanzania and grew up surrounded by wildlife and th...

Philip Pendaeli

Northern Guide

Philip is from Momella near Arusha National Park and he joined Nomad early in...

Rajabu Mbillu

Lamai, Serengeti, Northern Tanzania

Rajabu hails from Arusha in northern Tanzania and started out with Nomad as o...

Remtullah Nassary

Northern Guide

Rem, as he is known to all here, was born and grew up in Momella, on the slop...

Richard Knocker

Our specialist guide, Richard Knocker has never not been 'on safari' - at lea...

Rowland Ngowi

Northern Guide

Rowland was born on the lofty heights of Kilimanjaro where he enjoyed his chi...

Samwel Turoto

Northern Guide

Samwel (Sammy) was raised in a traditional Maasai village in the Loliondo are...

Sylvanus Mbise

Northern Guide

Sylvanus is an Arusha lad, born and raised here in northern Tanzania. His fat...

Wilfred (Kakae) Saiteu

Northern Guide

Wilfred, although most guests will know him as Kakae, has travelled from the ...

Life long learning & growth

Creating career paths

Poacher turned walking scout

Not only does his smile light up the world, but’s he’s a Nomad walking scout, on his way to becoming a guide. His incredible wilderness skills come from his previous life as a bushmeat poacher. We count ourselves very lucky indeed to have him among our Nomad herd.

Life long learning & growth

Creating career paths

From night watchman to Nomad guide

Dixon has forged his own path towards becoming a brilliant Nomad guide. It is all thanks to his effort, perseverance and determination - Nomad just provides the opportunity.

Camp managers

Keeping our guests feeling brand new – our camp managers are magicians, conjuring up complete comfort in the heart of unspoilt wilderness.

Safari game drives are commonplace on the continent, but few do them like Nomad. Its camps are not only located in some of the most far flung corners of the country, but are a mix of permanent sites, removable tents that disappear with the seasons, and mobile camps that mirror migration routes.

Built on one of the most magnificent sites in the northern Serengeti, the Kogakuria Kopje, Lamai overlooks the area’s rolling grasslands – through which the great migration pours from July to October.

In the entire park, there is not a single road, so your entire experience will be on foot. This is a wholly unique wilderness and a long way off the beaten track. But the lake, the beaches, the extraordinary forest, and of course the chimpanzees all make it a journey well worth undertaking.

Open from June to end October, it offers a changing wildlife spectacle as the Kakuma River dries up, the plains turn gold, and the remaining pools become increasingly contested by the huge numbers of hippos, while crocs hunker down in riverbank caves. 

Complete escapism awaits at newly opened Mkombe’s House, the only private house in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park.

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