POA-10 · Places of Africa Safaris
We hire Tanzanians, we pay salaries rather than day rates, and we promote from the workshop and the mountain crew upward.
How we hire
Guiding in Tanzania is commonly seasonal day-hire, which is why quality is so uneven and why good guides leave. We employ ours on permanent contracts, and we would rather train a promising assistant for two years than rent an experienced guide for a fortnight.
Formal qualifications matter for guiding — a TANAPA licence is not optional, and Mweka training counts — but for every other role we care more about attitude than paperwork.
Confirm which roles are genuinely open before publishing; the four below are examples of the format.
Leading private and joining safaris across the northern circuit, from arrival to departure.
Leading group and private climbs, with responsibility for the health of every climber on the mountain.
Building itineraries, booking camps, holding seats and keeping departures on the road.
Keeping the Land Cruiser fleet on the road, including pre-departure inspections and field recovery.
Speculative applications are welcome even when nothing is listed. Write to info@placesofafricasafaris.com with a CV and a paragraph about why this work rather than any other.
Send us your CV anyway. Most of our current guides started as assistants or in the workshop, and we would rather know who you are before we need you.
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