Florence is one of those people you just want to be around. She’s radiant, she’s funny and she’s got mean hyena-spotting skills. Seriously, the woman can spot a grass-coloured animal standing still in some grass a hundred metres away, and then some. She’s also a competitive tent-pitcher (by george she’s fast) and knows some pretty insane animal facts (did you know giraffes’ necks are so heavy, they’d pass out when drinking if it weren’t for a valve release mechanism? Nature is genius).<\/p>\n
So yeah, you might be able to tell Florence has no ordinary day job.<\/p>\n
Hailing from the Southern Rift Valley in Kenya, Florence\u00a0\u2013 or Flo, as she’s know to many\u00a0\u2013 has been leading small group Intrepid trips through Kenya<\/strong> <\/a>and Tanzania<\/strong><\/a> for a few years now. A typical day at the office can involve anything from fixing a bust truck tire in the Serengeti to sitting around the campfire with Maasai warriors and a motley crew of travellers from all over\u00a0the world. It’s not a common thing for a woman to be a tour leader in Africa, but Florence loves her job, and says she’s keen to motivate other girls back in her village to dream big about their futures.<\/p>\n