Richard Branson at Mahali Mzuri with Head Field Guide Dickson
It is well known that our boss Sir Richard Branson has always had a personal love for Africa. With this background the foundations for Mahali Mzuri were first laid in 2007, when in June of that year
Richard was made a Maasai Elder, a traditional honour the tribe chose to bestow on him in return for bringing prosperity to the land. The traditional ceremony, known in the Maasai language as ‘Ipayiani’, was conducted by the Maasai Elders in the presence of around 30 members of the local tribal community.
Through a relationship with Jake Grieves Cook, formerly Chair of the Kenya Tourism Federation and now operating a partner camp in the neighbouring conservancy, Richard was made aware of a severe … Read more