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Cuan McLaren
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Areas of Expertise: East Africa: Northern Tanzania safari circuit, Zanzibar, Masai Mara, Kenya safari circuit.
Qualifications: BComm.
Career Highlights: Guiding overland safaris in Southern Africa; driving the desert road into the Ngorongoro Crater for the first time.
Travel: USA, Canada, Europe, Southern and East Africa, Australia.
Dream destinations: Congo, Uganda, Lake Malawi
What I love about Africa: It is still packed full of wild places and adventures! I also like the idea that it hasn't conformed to world demands – it remains proudly African.
Passions: The bush! Travelling anywhere for the first time.
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Diederik Van Den Hoeke
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: Belgium
Area of expertise: Eastern & Southern Africa.
Proficient in: English, Dutch, French, Swahili.
Qualifications: Marketing Diploma; International & Intercultural Management Diploma.
Career Highlights: Running and marketing a lodge on the South Coast of Mombasa.
Travel: South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Mozambique.
Dream destination: Quite unconventional: Ethiopia & Democratic Republic of Congo.
What I love about Africa: I have a passion for this colourful continent. Its people, its different cultures and its wildlife. I have had the priviledge to live in different parts of Africa for over 15 years and feel absolutely at home here. I respect all sorts of different norms and values which does not neccessarily mean I would make them my own. But one thing I am sure of is that we can learn many things from each other.
Passion: It has always been a challenge for me to try and make visitors experience Africa in its most authentic form. Sharing the warmth of this continent with motivated travelers by advising them on their exploration trips through Southern or eastern Africa.
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Landy Kent
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: East London
Area of expertise: East African scheduled & adventure safaris, Overland tours.
Qualifications: Degree in Marketing
Career Highlights: Everything has been brilliant since I joined the travel industry. I love the fact that I can be a part of someone's travels and knowing that they are going to have the time of their lives in Africa.
Travel: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Thailand, England, Wales, Ireland, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel.
Dream destination: To climb to the top of Kilimanjaro, Malawi and Mozambique.
What I love about Africa: Africa is alive, green, real, vibrant. Everyone who comes to Africa leaves with a richer soul.
Passion: Travelling, being outdoors and enjoying life.
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Lauren Johansson
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
Areas of Expertise: East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater,, Tsavo, Amboseli, East African coast.
Qualifications: Jill of all trades; mistress of all!
Career Highlights: My travelling years as an air hostess took me all over the world; Go2Africa has been a fab adventure so far!
Travel: South Africa, East Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean Islands.
Dream destinations: Gabon, Malaysia, Transkei, Maldives…the list is endless!
What I love about Africa: Africa has it all: the soft light at dusk, smiling faces, stunning scenery – I would not want to be anywhere else.
Passions: Deep sea fishing, watersports, cooking, reading, travel, the outdoor life, Art, adventure…everything and anything!
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Maureen Stover
East Africa Team Leader
Originally from: George
Areas of expertise: East Africa & Southern Africa.
Qualifications: National Tourism Diploma
Career: Reservations Manager at Beach Resort and Operations Manager for a well-known American Tour Operator.
Travel: Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar (from top to bottom!), South Africa, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Botswana.
Dream destinations: The Seychelles & Pemba Island.
What I love about Africa: East Africa has some of the most friendly people in the world,
they always have a BIG smile on their faces. I also love the African sunsets and the sounds you can
hear at night while sitting around a boma fire.
Passions: Putting a perfect trip together for people who would like an African Dream Vacation,
telling people more about our wonderful continent, hard rock music and shopping.
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Naz Tilley
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: East London
Area of expertise: East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Uganda & Rwanda.
Proficient in: English and German.
Qualifications: Hotel Management, Marketing Diploma and Personnel Recruitment
Career highlights: After working in the hotel industry in South Africa. I moved to Europe and worked in the UK in marketing. After that, I worked in Kenya as Sales and Marketing Manager for a hotel group.
Travel: I have lived in six countries in the last 14 years! Including Kenya for 6 years, UK and Germany. My highlights has been Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar, I have travelled through these countries extensively.
Dream destination: Doing the gorilla trails and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!
What I love about Africa: Most definitely the people in East Africa, specifically the Kenyans. They are the warmest, most giving and welcoming people that I have ever experienced in my travels. Living and working in Kenya taught me humility in a way that I could never have experienced living in London!
Passion: Golf, golf and golf!
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Nicky Human
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: East London
Areas of Expertise: East Africa: Zanzibar, Serengeti, Masai mara, Ngorongoro Crater, Amboseli, Samburu, Lake Naivasha and Nakuru.
Qualifications: Degree in Tourism management.
Career Highlights: Guiding overland safaris through 9 countries.
Travel: Southern and East Africa, UK.
Dream destinations: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Indian Ocean Islands, the Mediterranean and Egypt. Oh, and Croatia!
What I love about Africa: That Europe holds the clock but Africa has the time.
Passions: Being outdoors: the beach, the ocean, diving, mountains and travelling; curling up with a good book and great chocolate!
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Nomveliso Ntunja
Specialist Vacation Consultant
Originally from: East London
Area of expertise: Kenya, Tanzania, Golf, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.
Qualifications: National Diploma in Travel and Tourism, certificate in computers and administration.
Career Highlights: My first trip to East Africa!
Travel: Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa extensively.
Dream destination: The Indian Ocean Islands, Malawi and Egypt.
What I love about Africa: Cultural diversity, history, wildlife and mostly the unspoilt beauty of the land.
Passion: Travelling and sharing my travel experiences.
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Stella Kariuki
Team Assistant
Originally from: Nairobi
Area of expertise: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Qualifications: Diploma in Hotel Management. I am also studying for my diploma in Tourism Management.
Career Highlights: I have been lucky enough to have quite a bit of travel experience in Kenya and Tanzania.
Travel: Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Dream destination: Zanzibar, Namibia, Vancouver and Mauritius.
What I love about Africa: The unspoilt nature, the beauty, the landscapes, and most of all, the fact that Africa is where I belong!
Passion: Travelling, camping, and sharing my beloved country, Kenya, with other travellers.
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