James was born on the Kikuyu escarpment bordering Nairobi to the northwest. At an early age in primary school in the 80’s, he started visiting the National Museums of Kenya and Nairobi National Park as a Scout member. This is how he fell in love with nature, a love that he has nurtured throughout his life. James completed secondary school in 1992 and had no doubt about what he wanted to do in life, so he transferred his hobby into a permanent career. He spent much time in the libraries of the Museums studying Natural History between 1993 and 1997, tackling such subjects as mammalogy, entomology, botany, osteology, ornithology, anthropology and geology.

In 1997, he took his first exams in Tour Guiding, and is among the few Gold Level Guides out of thousands under the membership of Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association (KPSGA). James has conducted bird, tree and insect walks all over the country, from Mt. Kenya to the Indian Ocean.

His enthusiasm has made him a presenter where nature is the theater. James is fluent in English, French, Kiswahili and Kikuyu (his local dialect) , with an ambition to learn as many foreign languages as possible so he can interpret the natural life to all visitors from around the globe. To give back to the community, he is currently learning Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) to be able to interpret nature to the Kenyan people who are deaf.

Home location: Kenya

Guides in: across East Africa

Languages: English, French

Daily rate: $$