THE TEAM
The Team at Old Mondoro has been carefully selected and compiled for their skill, professionalism and enthusiasm to ensure all guests get the very best of Zambezi safari experiences.
CAMP MANAGEMENT
MARK + MADELEIN
Mark and Madelein have been involved in tourism and safari industry as a couple for the past 10 years and have worked in various lodges in Tanzania, Botswana and South Africa. Mark has had a love and passion for nature from a young age and thus studied Nature Conservation. Madelein studied Hotel Management and started her career in hotels, but fell in love with the tranquility of the bush. Their diverse background makes them a great asset to the Old Mondoro Team.
THE GUIDES
“BEST IN AFRICA GUIDING”
SAMORA SAMBOKO
GUIDE
Samora is one of our home-grown pro guides, trained from the ground up at Chiawa Safaris and we are super-proud of how far he has come. His technical know-how is first class and he excelled in our most recent up training program, his experience in the Lower Zambezi and especially around Old Mondoro is unmatched and his instincts for wildlife and guests alike ensure adventures into the bush with him are a delight, every time. Samora’s favourite safari activity is game drives as this allows you to see the majority of wildlife safely and without disturbing their natural behaviour; and his favourite animal to watch is the leopard as they are difficult to spot, and when they are found it’s great when they allow us to spend time with them.
MARHSAL KARAFA
GUIDE
Marshal was born on the banks of the Zambezi River, starting off as a barman and working his way up to canoeing and game drive guide. He loves to travel and aside from being passionate about his profession, especially canoeing, he has been fortunate enough to travel around both Africa and Europe – his favourite travels to date took him tracking gorillas in Uganda.
If you are looking for a unique and remote camp with top quality guiding you will love Old Mondoro.
Mark, Madelein, Sebastian and James treated us to one of the best life experiences we've ever had. If we could ever go back, I'd be there in a heartbeat.
The team made us feel so welcome, the food was delicious and our guide Sebastian was extremely knowledgable and respectful of the environment and wildlife. The highlight was watching a Leopard hunt only to be foiled by the enthusiasm from her young cub deciding to assist.
I appreciate that the guides only use red lights at night. Sebastian helped me with my camera settings to get those nighttime shots. The guides, trackers, boat captains are all knowledgeable about the animals. Even the young man who drove us to Jeki International for our flight to Livingstone had wonderful information on zebras and the peoples who had lived in the area before the formation of the national park.
I appreciated the guides’ respect toward the wildlife. We were close to so many animals, but not so close as to disturb them. Wonderful photo opportunities with minimal interference which meant we could observe their natural habits.
