Elly did a tremendous job of making us feel safe and at home. He’s very knowledgeable about all aspect of the safari, especially when it comes to the animals. Elly was a pleasure to be around and to spend time with. He’s the type of person we would have over for dinner and spend time with. He was patient with us and had a great demeanor. We couldn’t imagine having any other guide.

Elly was fantastic. He’s simply a marvelous human. He helped us with our Swahili, helped us negotiate language and social situations in the town where we had spent our early childhood (Shirati, Rorya District, Mara). He noticed that I was interested in trees and plants, so he made it a point to show us plants and name the trees. He stopped for every bird we wanted to see. He was tireless in helping us find lions and leopards and elephants, etc. He entered our banter and became our friend. Also, he’s an incredible driver. I should also mention Noel, who drove us around Arusha on our first day. He, too, was a marvelous guide and a great driver.

Elly had excellent English fluency – spoke in a way that we could easily understand even with his accent. He was so good with names of animals and birds. Our impression was that he knows a lot and he was willing to share this but not in an arrogant manner. He was humble and servant-like even if at times we were impatient. He always sought to park the jeep in a way that gives us the best view. – we were four senior citizens in his jeep. We had many complaints about the bumpiness of the ride, the dust, the long distances, but Elly was so patient! 🙂 And he was good in warning us of the looooong rides.