Meet The Team
Hailing from settlements bordering the national reserves, most of our team are Samburu nomads. Many arrived in Camp looking for work after days walking through the bush, living off the land with only the few supplies they carried. Some have been to school and speak English, but the majority speak only Maa or Kiswahili and came to us directly from a life of herding livestock. ​
No matter how, when or why they came, all are experts in their field - both highly observant naturalists as well as walking encyclopaedias on everything to do with the wilds of Samburu. Their vast reservoirs of traditional knowledge and diverse experience enhance our understanding with a special kind of magic. By combining this with the best of what we know from behavioural science we are coming up with lots of new ideas of how to better protect elephants and wild life through conservation-led tourism.
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Behind the Scenes
While the guides, waiters, room staff and hosts are sure to be a regular part of your day, there are many more people behind the scenes that you might not meet that are working hard to make your stay in Samburu as special as possible. In total, a team of about 40+ people take care of the day-to-day running of Camp - pumping water by hand from the well and carrying it to the rooms, cleaning the solar panels and servicing the electrics, hand-washing and ironing all the bed linen, patrolling the perimeter, baking delicious treats, collecting firewood, removing thorns, pruning bushes and so much more. With boundless energy, the athleticism of Olympians, and an infinite sense of fun, we adore our dynamic team at Elephant Watch. So we'd like to introduce you to a few of them below ...
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