Giving Back
Science Safaris pays all Tanzanian staff — guides, cooks, and support personnel — above market rate, with full transparency. Mike Masawe and Arnold Munishi are partners in every trip, not contractors. Further, we take care of all gratuities at external lodges to ensure their staff are compensated fairly for their help.
We partner directly with Maasai communities at Lake Natron and Mto wa Mbu, paying a local guide for the Engare Sero footprint site and Ngare Sero waterfall hike — keeping tourism revenue in local communities.
We minimize plastic use, use established campsites, adhere to TANAPA wildlife-viewing protocols, and design our safaris to minimize pressure on sensitive ecosystems like Ngorongoro Crater and the Ndutu calving grounds.
By making rigorous field ecology accessible to non-specialists, we cultivate the next generation of conservation advocates — people who have seen, understood, and fallen in love with these ecosystems firsthand.
“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy.” – Ernest Hemingway
Where Your Trip Fee Goes