The Enchanting Africa Team
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Florian Keller, Managing Director
Working at Monitor Group, a leading strategy
consulting firm, for more than eight years,
Florian gained a wealth of experience
in a wide range of emerging markets in South
America and Africa and spent three
years managing and coordinating strategy projects
in several African countries. During this time,
he discovered that his true passion
is exploring hidden and fascinating
corners of our world and sharing
his excitement about the many beautiful places
with other people enabling them to experience
facets of our world they didn’t know exist.
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Parikshat Laxminarayan, Director
Parik has a background in finance, business
development and international tennis. Prior
to completing his MBA at INSEAD, Parik led several
consulting projects at Analysis Group, a boutique
economic litigation consulting firm in Washington,
D.C. As managing director of Enchanting-India,
Parik is very experienced in managing
a boutique travel company. An avid
international traveller himself, Parik has a
strong passion for tourism and a broad knowledge
of East Africa.
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Alexander Metzler, Director
Before joining INSEAD, where he completed his
MBA, Alex worked as a project
leader at Monitor Group, a top-tier strategy
consulting firm. He successfully led
brand upgrade, sales force effectiveness, market
expansion, pricing and customer segmentation
projects as well as turnarounds. As
managing director of Enchanting-Travels,
Alex has a lot of experience in
setting-up and running a business focusing
on high-end tailor-made travel. Alex
will go the extra mile to ensure that all customers
of Enchanting-Africa have a truly enchanting
travel experience.
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Judy Thirimu, Senior Travel Consultant
Judy has a background in teaching German. She
did her Master of Arts in German Studies at
the University of Nairobi and also trained to
teach German at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi
and Munich. Before joining Enchanting- Africa
she taught German in various institutions
in Nairobi including the University of Nairobi
and the Goethe Institut, and enjoyed
interacting with her students who came from
diverse backgrounds. She looks forward to sharing
her passion and knowledge of Kenya with the
Enchanting-Africa guests.
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Sammy Lijoodi, Guest Manager
Sammy studied Tour Guiding and Administration
at the Kenya Utalii College, one of the most
renowned tourism training centres in the world.
After graduation, he did diploma courses at
the Goethe Institut in Nairobi and worked for
six years as a professional German speaking
tour leader for various tour and travel
firms in Nairobi and Mombasa. He also worked
as a lecturer at the Kenya Utalii College and
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya’s Centre for Tourism.
A passionate traveller and nature enthusiast,
he brings his wealth of experience in tourism
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Sabine Jorke, Senior Travel Consultant
Sabine has been living in Kenya for a couple of years and wrote the travel guide "Richtig Reisen: Kenia, Tansania und Sansibar" by the German Publishing Company DuMont.
She loves travelling through her second home and likes to share her enthusiasm for East Africa: for the beautiful people, the fascinating landscape and the impressive history and cultures.
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Tina Irven, Senior Travel Consultant
Tina has a background in Business Administration, Geography and Tourism Management. Both during and following her time completing her Masters at the University of Lüneburg in Germany she has spent many months abroard working with Lodges and Tour Operators in New Zealand, Chile, South Africa and Zambia, working in a scuba diving centre in Tenerife and crewing on two transatlantic sailing trips. A passion for exploring the many beautiful places in the world and a profound love of Africa gives her the enthusiasm for her work as one of Enchanting Africas Senior Travel Consultants.
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Joan Kenda, Travel Consultant and Guest Coordinator
Joan is currently pursuing a Diploma in Business Management at Wisemen College, Nairobi. Before joining Enchanting-Africa, she worked with Kims Events, an Events Management company as an Assistant Event Coordinator and dealt with people from diverse backgrounds. This gave her a first hand experience in dealing with different people. I enjoy interacting with people, travelling, adventure and discovering new destinations.
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Omondi Amimo, Travel Consultant
Amimo holds a degree from Kenyatta University. Prior to joining the Enchanting Africa team, he worked at various institutions including The Kenya Utalii College, The German School Nairobi as well as wrote for a couple if Kenyan Magazines. He's currently pursuing advanced German Language Courses at the Goethe Institut
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Joyce Gakii Raichenah, Travel Consultant and Guest Coordinator
Gakii graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and French from Kenyatta University. Before joining Enchanting-Africa she worked as a Dance Studios Manager with Blaze Entertainment Ltd. Having traveled much within Kenya and lived outside Africa briefly, she is passionate about traveling and enjoys discovering ‘hidden gems’ throughout the world. She brings on board her enthusiasm for life, people and professionalism.
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Margaret Wambui, Travel Consultant and Guest Coordinator
Wambui has a B.A Double Major Degree in Tourism and Communications from the University of Nairobi. She formally worked with Northern Rangelands Trust, a community conservation NGO Operating in Northern Kenya with 15 Community Conservancies in over 6 Districts. She has gained Sales and Marketing experiences from working with Standard Chartered Bank as a Direct Sales Agent. Her responsibilities included prospecting for new guests as well as product promotion. Wambui carried out her internship at Kenya Airways, Corporate Communications Division. She is really passionate about Tourism, and all set to bring Tourists dreams of African expedition a memory they will treasure…..for life!
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Carolyne Karanja,Assistant Travel Consultant / Airport Representative
Carolyne pursued a Bachelor of Education in Science specialising in Botany and Zoology at Kenyatta University. She has a wealth of knowledge of wildlife and nature owing to fieldwork and travel to various national parks in Kenya. Before joining Enchanting Africa she taught Biology at Bristar Girls High School. She enjoys discovering new enchanting places and is therefore passionate about sharing this experience with Enchanting Africa and it's wonderful guests.
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Joshua Odero Aseto, Assistant Travel Consultant and Guest Coordinator
Joshua graduated with a Bachelor of Education Degree from Kenyatta and has also attended German language courses at Goethe Institute in Nairobi and Bonn. He brings to Enchanting Africa experiences from teaching and interacting with students, knowledge of East Africa and a passion for Tourism.
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Jean-Avis Makena, Assistant Travel Consultant
Jean Avis has a background in teaching German. She did her bachelor of Education in German Studies at Kenyatta University and is still pursuing diploma courses at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi. She has also taught in various institutions in Nairobi. She looks forward to sharing her Enthusiasm and knowledge of Kenya with the Enchanting-Africa guests.
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Njeri Magayu, Assistant Travel Consultant
Njeri is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Tourism and Language & Communication at the University of Nairobi. She has experienced the German culture through the numerous activities and events that she has participated in High School and at the Goethe Institut. She is excited about sharing the beauty and authenticity of Africa with the rest of the world, through Enchanting-Africa.
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Margaret Kamakey, Reservations
Margaret has a Diploma in Sales and Marketing from the Kenya Institute School of Management. On graduating from college she worked for the Kenya cooperative Creameries, one of the biggest milk processors in the country, as a Sales and Marketing representative. Later on while working for Munira Island Camp as a Reservations Executive, she developed an interest in tourism and had the opportunity to interact with both local and overseas travellers as well as tour operators. With her experience in handling reservations, she looks forward to making Enchanting Africa's guests holidays a dream come true.
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Peter Wakhu, Pricing & Business Analyst
Peter graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Sociology from Nairobi University. He has volunteered with African Touch, an NGO involved in the rehabilitation of street kids. He also worked as an assistant accountant with Bloomerg Company, a computer firm dealing with sales of Computers and computer accesories.
Before joining Enchanting Africa, he was working with AIG Insurance Company as an Underwriting travel insurance clerk. He is a team player, passionate about excursions and adventure.
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Joan Wanja, Reservations
She joined Enchanting-Africa after completing her BA Degree at the University of Nairobi. She aims to listen to Enchanting Africa guests, understand and pay attention to every little detail involved in reservations processes, in a bid to make their stay in the carefully selected Lodges and Hotels as hustle-free and memorable as possible.
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Cyrus Muraya, Finance Manager
Cyrus studied Financial Accounting at the Strathmore University and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He has a broad knowledge and experience of Accounting gained during his previous work at Broad Band Communication Networks Ltd, a leading Telecommunications and IT provider and with United International Investigative Services. He is glad to share his wealth of experience and knowledge with Enchanting guests to ensure they have a memorable experience in Africa
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Boniface Muthui, IT / Accounts Assistant
Boniface Studied Computer Maintenance & Troubleshooting at the Institute of Advanced Technology in Nairobi. He is humble, alert, and a team player who is fascinated by traveling. He enjoys going out and interacting with people from all walks of life. He believes working at Enchanting Africa has given him a promising career with a bright future. He is currently studying accounts at Strathmore University.
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Roselyne Achieng, Office Assistant
Roselyne has a background of running small business. She worked in an Indian home as a cook and a cleaner for 3 years before joining Enchanting - Africa. She enjoys working in a small team and able to work independently with little supervision, comfortable in an informal work environment. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge of Kenya with Enchanting-Africa guests.
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The Enchanting Africa Team
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