A safari or tour guide is a person who is paid by a travel agency to drive tourists, assists them, and offer background and updated information about national park, cultural and historic sites on an organized tour. A quality safari guide should be able to make a tourist feel comfortable and enlightened during a safari tour.
Kenya is one of the top safari destinations in Africa well known for it’s diverse attractions that comprise over 30 national parks & wildlife reserves, marine parks, huge mountains, and enormous water bodies not to mention rich cultural heritage.
If you are planning a safari in Kenya this season and would love to be in the hands of a good tour guide, below are some qualities that will give you an indication that he/she knows what they are doing.
1- Destination Knowledge – A good safari guide is well educated about the national parks and attractions meaning he/she has to be in position to answer any query from the tourists. From park history to wildlife & attraction facts, a true safari guide knows all this through guide tests offered by safari guide schools.
2- Route Knowledge – Another good quality of a safari guide is adequate knowledge about most of the rod routes taken to get to parks, around the city or any other popular tourist destination / attraction. He/s he should be like an up-dated GPS, ready to take you anywhere using the best possible route available without getting lost or using loads of fuel.
3- Communication capabilities– This is one of the most important qualities all Kenya safari guides have to possess. The ability to speak out boldly, loud and clear helps prevents any misunderstandings. He/she has to be easily approachable and have good interpersonal skills in order to make the tourist feel right at home.
4- Good time manager – Another quality of a good safari guide is the ability to be punctual and manage time accordingly. Tourist will not have to worry about getting to a destination late as the guide has already made timings for each route and stop-over they make along the road trip.
5- Eagerness to teach – A professional safari guide is always eager to teach tourists new things , a passion driven by love for travel and hospitality. He/s he will encourage tourists to ask questions as way of ensuring they give them a whole new learning experience during the safari.
6- Flexibility – Going with the flow is not a bad thing but not exciting as changing course where needed. Depending on the situation, a good safari guide has to be able to come with a flexible solution as fast as possible to keep the safari going.
7- Well groomed – Being a professional safari guide is not all about destination & route knowledge, the way you dress and physically appear to the tourists is a good indicator that you know what you are doing. A clean uniform well tucked in plus good clean shoes prove to clients your hygienic and take care of your self .
8 – Observes COVID-19 SOPs – We are currently living in a pandemic world and as search, we need to take great care of ourselves during safaris or any other road trip of that matter. A good Kenya safari guide will observe the SOPs and wear a mask, bottle of sanitizer in the car and also maintain social distancing between passengers to help reduce on the chances of getting infected with COVID-19 virus.
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