Jackson Looseiya

Jackson certainly has an extraordinary life-story; Jackson grew up in the heart of the Maasai Mara. With a hunter for a father, who spent time in jail for his poaching activities, it was through his time in the bush that Jackson was trained in the ways of the wild. In 1980, Jackson’s fate now took a dramatic turn; safari expert, Ron Beaton, offered to train Jackson as a guide. In the 1980's there were no Maasai guides working in the Mara and so this was very innovative.

With the Maasai Mara as his office, he works every day watching and following the Big Cats’ he knows every mound, bush and river. Little wonder that he was brought in to enhance the popular BBC series Big Cat Live - making him a household name.

In recent years, Jackson has once again gone above and beyond, by starting his own safari camp in the Maasai Mara. This beautiful destination is, of course, a place that Jackson loves to take all his privately guided groups.

Home location: Kenya

Guides in: across East Africa, specialising in the Maasai Mara

Languages: English

Daily rate: $$$