{"id":2363,"date":"2020-07-28T11:50:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/?page_id=2363"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:45:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill tw-mb-0 tw-content-narrow is-style-tw-overlap has-background tw-stack-md\" style=\"background-color:#ffcb03;grid-template-columns:auto 31%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For an authentic and responsible tourism&nbsp;!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Il Maasai Hero Tours<\/strong> is a local agency based in Arusha, Tanzania. The agency is managed by a Tanzanian and a Swiss woman Edgar &amp; Laure.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15-829x1030.png);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"829\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15-829x1030.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5100 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15-829x1030.png 829w, https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15-768x954.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maasaiherosafaris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Capture-decran-2023-08-19-a-20.21.15.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar worked as a guide for several agencies for more than ten years before opening his own agency to be personally involved in customer relationships and satisfaction. He wishes to share with his customers his passionate convictions regarding protecting nature and&nbsp; animals that inhabit it and preserving the Maasai lands and&nbsp; heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guides on his team share this knowledge of the nature, animals and life of the Maasai people. They are also convinced of the need to protect this special culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laure has been living between Tanzania and Switzerland for several years, and knows the culture and people of the country well. She is responsible for the administrative part of the trip: she is in charge of elaborating with the clients the trip of their dreams, of the flight and hotels reservations, and provides for communication with the French, German or English speaking customers so that everything goes smoothly during their time in Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Il Maasai Hero Tours<\/strong> proposes different destinations (see under <em>destinations<\/em>) and different tours (see under <em>safaris<\/em>). You can travel with your family, your friends, your professional colleagues or for your honeymoon to observe wildlife and flora. You may choose to sleep in a tent in the middle of the Serengeti or in a 5* lodge. We strive to offer you the trip you\u2019ll never forget! This trip can be custom made or correspond to one of our ready-made solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency, concerned about the environment and the well-being of local people, has chosen to get involved in a concrete project that is close to the inhabitants. Thanks to our clients, we are supporting a school on the shores of Lake Natron. Every day, this official government school welcomes over 600 pupils in just 6 classes and 6 teachers. 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