Professional Guides
A portrait series of the full thirteen-guide team is in the works. Until then, the words of our guests introduce them better than any photograph could.
Simon
“Simon could not have been a better guide: kind, knowledgeable, patient and easy-going. He certainly was significant in making our trip what it was.”
Sue & Tom Omstead
Douglas
“Douglas was a superb guide: a great person and an excellent birder. We saw 305 species of birds thanks to Douglas.”
Dona Aitken
Daudi
“He's a remarkable man, and we feel privileged to have had time with him.”
Wayne Martin
Mika
“Special thanks to Mika and Joshua for being such great guides on our walking safari. Their resourcefulness, care and knowledge of the flora and fauna made it a fantastic experience.”
Steve & Ruth Sweetser
Joshua
“Their resourcefulness, care and knowledge of the flora and fauna made it such a fantastic experience. We always felt safe.”
Steve & Ruth Sweetser
Killerai
“Killerai was the best guide anyone could ever imagine. His boundless enthusiasm was contagious. He is a true gem.”
Janet Talley
Alex
Allen
Kisana
Maggie
Mike
Thad
Daudi S.
The guiding philosophy
“Almost from the moment of our first ‘shortcut’ with Douglas, which by the way was within the first ten minutes of pickup at Arusha airport, we felt confidence in our choice of Dorobo. But it wasn't until the end of the first full day that Douglas had indelibly sealed a place in our hearts.”
Guest Mandy Murphy
A Dorobo guide decides when to drive and when to walk, when to approach and when to sit still and let the bush come to you. They grew up here: their knowledge is born from experience that goes beyond what one can read in a book, from bird calls and spoor to the politics and history of the land itself.
It is why guests write home naming Simon, Douglas, Daudi, Mika, Joshua and Killerai, and why so many return to travel with the same guide again.
Behind the scenes
A mobile camp that appears in the wilderness before you arrive for lunch is not magic. It is a small army of people most guests never fully see.
Camp Crews
The hands that break camp at dawn and have it standing again by lunch, tents up, beds made, water hot.
Kitchens
Cooks who produce fresh bread and full meals from a field kitchen, days from the nearest shop.
Drivers & Trackers
The people who read the road, the river crossings and the tracks, and get everyone home safe.
Logistics & Mechanics
The quiet machinery of spare parts, radios and planning that keeps remote travel remote, and safe.
