A+++++++++ Joachim is simply wonderful at his job. We spent 13 days with Joachim and we enjoyed every single day. He is a kind, funny, smart person who listened to us and shared the joy of discoveries with us. He is knowledgeable about the parks themselves as well as all of the wildlife in the area. We are still impressed by how well he knows these incredibly vast parks! He is a very safe driver. From the moment he picked us up, he took care of our every need. He made sure that the truck was clean and had every amenity. He remembered what wildlife we had seen and took us to see new things. He provided information about all things, and at a pace that we found very comfortable. We are people who are the ‘doers’ in our circles. After knowing Joachim just a few hours, we both relaxed and let him take the lead. He is so capable and reliable. It really made the trip wonderful for us. We didn’t worry about a thing – we just focused on discovering and having fun. We truly enjoyed our time with Joachim. We cannot imagine a better guide.

It was a delight to spend 12 days traveling with Joachim. He was consistently friendly, cheerful, prompt, and always trying his very best to make sure that we experienced and saw everything that it was possible to see–which he did with remarkable success. He was infinitely patient with us as we repeatedly pointed out the many birds that we saw and always stopped so that we could take pictures . He was also very good in helping us to identify them, including supplying us with a list of the birds that we had seen at the end of our trip to help us in identifying our many pictures of new, unfamiliar birds. He ensured that we saw every animal that we knew of in Tanzania, including rare leopard cubs, and also some species that we didn’t know about. He used his skills to enable us to see the wildebeast migration across the Mara River, despite our initial hesitation (fortunately all made it across safely, to our relief). Joachim truly was a friend as well as a wonderful guide and ambassador for our trip.

Joachim is special. He knows wildlife. He knows the parks. He found ways to avoid crowds. He taught us some Swahili. He navigated the awful roads (we learned about poli poli). My partner is especially interested in birds. He found and taught us about the many species in Tanzania. He handled the few glitches that occurred with calm professionalism. But mostly he is a thoroughly decent man. It was a pleasure to spend two weeks with him.

We adored Joachim. His professionalism, knowledge, humility, sense of humor, warmth, and driving skills all made the trip the success it was.

I can’t give Joachim enough stars! Friends from the start. He was so knowledgeable, friendly, funny, accommodating, kind, trustworthy, he will forever hold a place in my heart.

Joachim was GREAT! He was so knowledgeable and helpful.

My trip was split between Two guides Joachim and Nasibu. I know them both from previous trips and they are both excellent. They are able to navigate difficult roads with ease and spot wildlife and birds.

Love Joachim! Such a patient, kind, respectful, stoic guide! Handled our crazy group with kindness and made sure we got to see everything we needed to see in Tanzania!

Joachim was excellent! He was extremely helpful given my situation. He helped me get into and out of the truck, helped getting the scooter in and out of the truck, made sure I had close access to the bathrooms. More importantly, he was extremely knowledgeable of all parks that we visited, where to find the animals and the uncanny ability to know the animal’s behavior. He was very personable and a pleasure to be with during our entire safari. He, and Mike (from Access 2 Tanzania) made sure I was well taken care of. Mike purchased a shower chair for me which was very very helpful! We put it in our truck and used it at each lodge!