NOMAD TANZANIA - WHO WE ARE
In the beginning there were four great independent adventurers who set off into the wilds of Tanzania in search of paradise. Whilst Mark & Milly Houldsworth found it in the great plains of the Serengeti, Roland Purcell - soon to be joined by Zoe - sat in a deep aquarium green forest in the Mahale Mountains, and realised that this was the only place for him. Richard Bonham, meanwhile, was leading trips with 20 porters and a few brave souls into the largely unexplored interior of the Selous.
They all established their base camps - Richard picked a wide bend on the Rufiji River, Roland a long white beach on the edge of Lake Tanganyika, and Mark and Milly decided the best way was just to keep on roaming around, camps and kit packed in four by fours. Within a decade, these simple beginnings had turned into very special and unique safari destinations; a grand lodge called Sand Rivers Selous, the fantasy camp of Greystoke Mahale, with its wild brother camp Chada Katavi in Katavi National Park, and a collection of superb mobile camps traveling around northern Tanzania in the greater Serengeti eco-system.
But, no man is an island, and as demand and pressure grew it seemed a natural next step to join together. So one long weekend, over five years ago, over lashings of coffee and chilled wine as the hours grew late, these friends and comrades in Tanzania tourism decided to merge. They called the company Nomad Tanzania, and together embarked on a great new future.
They have since been joined by an eclectic team of passionate and professional travel fanatics - consummate nomads - who make sure that Nomad Tanzania always has the freedom and ability to bring you the best of wildest Tanzania. Nomad has a shared history of safari pioneering, grass roots local knowledge, and great style. Its goals and priorities are shared too; there is a serious yet irreverent love for the bush, strong conservation ethics combined with a sense of courage and leadership. The relentless quest for excitement and extraordinary adventure continues.
