While the team were in the Mara, we undertook an intensive Wilderness First Aid course, gaining critical experience to ensure we can be proficient in dealing with any potential accidents that could occur in the bush.
Following some inspiring conversations with a safari guest last year, who happens to be both an experienced physician and an internationally certified Wilderness First-aid instructor, we invited him back to the Mara to run the course in my home, resulting in all ten of us achieving our Wilderness First Aid certification.
Our guests are always covered by the Flying Doctors evacuation service.
Some fascinating and wildly impressive stories from the establishment of this valiant organization can be found in Go An Extra Mile, Michael Wood’s memoir of his early days setting up the Flying Doctors in East Africa. His grandson Tarquin has continued the family’s pioneering traditions with trail-blazing conservation work here in the Mara.
Working closely with Tarquin on building sustainable wildlife conservancy models here has brought some hugely rewarding moments for us both.
