Maningo is an excellent guide. We had so many questions. He had all the answers and he knows everybody to find out where to be when.

Maningo made us feel at ease from the moment he picked us up at JRO airport. Very professional. Exceeded expectations. Felt in good hands and he gave us a wonderful experience. Our days with Maningo were great!

Maningo had immense depth of knowledge having been a guide for over 25 years. Even with all that time doing the job, he was as eager as we were to get out and watch animals live their lives. He answered most questions from his own experience but also paid attention to what other guides and youtube videos said about possible animal behaviors. He knew many many guides and they all help each other to optimize the viewing for their clients. Even with just an iPhone camera that has only a 10x telephoto lens, I got great photos, thanks to Maningo knowing how to work with those limitations. He showed us not only the big charismatic animals but also the lesser known but fascinating ones e.g. rock hyraxes which are elephants’ closest living relatives but are the size of bunnies. He was very knowledgeable about birds too. He also identified plants, such as a date tree growing wild. He anticipated road conditions affected by the weather and worked around it.

Maningo did great and went the extra mile to make sure we saw as many animals as possible.

Maningo was very personable and genuinely seemed to enjoy serving as our guide in all facets of the trip. He joined us for dinner on two evenings and knew the topography of every area we toured intimitely. Always willing to stop when asked, he was very knowledgeable about the wildlife as we spotted many species of animals, birds and flora.

Maningo was the absolute best! From taking us shopping as soon as we landed at JRO, to driving us to Daddy Kahn’s Chicken on the Bonnet for dinner, to always knowing where the action is. It was fascinating that he knew so many of the guides. They seemed to be genuinely happy to see him and say hi.

Couldn’t be better. Maningo is knowledgeable, tireless, kind, careful, responsive, and fun to be with (important given our 10-12 hour days over the course of a week). He intuitively knew when to linger to let us see/photo animals or just take it all in. Although we don’t understand Swahili, we could tell people were happy to see and talk to him by the smiles on their faces. He seemed to make everyone around him happier—a remarkable trait.

Maningo was great! He was super knowledgeable about the animals and birds we saw. I know he has been doing this for years, but he still got excited about spotting an animal and would always mix in some cultural or historical info for us too. I felt very safe with him at the wheel and I have no idea how he navigated all those unmarked, bumpy dirt roads so well.

Maningo did a fantastic job. He was very personable and knowledgeable.

Maningo was very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Did not rush us and was understanding. Kids loved him too and still remember him!