Emanuel Njawa

Emanuel has a very interesting background, although much of it is on a 'need to know basis' as he is always telling us. Born in western Tanzania, after finishing his studies, Emanuel joined the Tanzanian Department of Security and Intelligence, holding down a very "interesting" 17-year career there [one we admit we know nothing about due to the aforementioned reasons].

Eventually tiring of an office life, he did a complete about-face and in 1994 embarked on a guide training course. He then spent the next few years trekking up and down Kilimanjaro as a mountain guide. The bush, and ground level, called and he moved to the Selous working as an assistant lodge manager Sand Rivers Selous. When Sand Rivers joined Greystoke, Chada and the Serengeti Safari Camps in the merger that then became Nomad Tanzania, Emanuel came along for the ride.

He is now one of our most senior guides and his infectious - and easily identifiable - laugh is a welcome sound on his visits to HQ. He loves the small things on safari, as well as the large; he is fascinated by botany, insects and birds, although watching a family of elephants or wild dogs will make his day.