Travel through the eyes of the people who live here
Most safaris are built around a checklist of animals. Joseph Mbise builds his around people.
The Hadzabe hunter who lets you walk with him at dawn. The Maasai family who keeps the fire going for guests. The Chagga farmer who hands you the wooden spoon and lets you roast the coffee yourself. The wildlife of East Africa is extraordinary, but it is the welcome that guests remember for the rest of their lives.
Joseph started Culture Dreamer Safaris so that travellers could meet those hosts properly: with time to sit and talk, with a guide who speaks the language and knows the families, and with fees that go straight to the communities who open their homes.
From his base in Arusha, the town where almost every northern safari begins, Joseph and his team design each journey by hand. When you send an enquiry, it is read by someone who has driven those roads, slept in those camps and sat by those fires.
A safari shows you Africa. A cultural journey lets Africa show you who it is.
Karibu sana. Joseph
