Meet Isack Msuya

The legendary Isack Msuya has been with Alika Africa longer than any of our other safari guides - 20 years! During this time he has guided thousands of guests including National Geographic photographers, wildlife biology professors, birders, multi-generational family groups, honeymooners, retirees, solo travelers, and more. He has dozens of repeat customers and some of our seasoned safari goers claim that Isack is the best safari guide in all of Africa!

Customer Testimonials

  • Our guide Isack made these days unforgottable!!!! He taught us so many very interesting things on all the animals, the nature and environment!!! He is so prepared and has amazong eyes!! He can see (and show to you) a very small bird eating a snake on the top of a tree!! Or even a group of cheetah in the yellow grass! But to us the most important thing was his GREAT RESPECT OF ALL THE CREATURES AND NATURE! And trust me is not so obvious (we saw very bad things just to obtain a good photo!). ASANTE SANA ISACK!!

    Lara - September 2024

  • Thanks to our guide Isack we discovered amazing places and saw so many animals. It was incredible to see lions, hippos, zebras, giraffes so close. Moreover he taught us a lot and he was very prepared to satisfy our curiosities.

    Ale - September 2024

  • Isack, our guide, was outstanding. His keen intuition in understanding our needs, coupled with his skill in reading wildlife behavior, made the experience unforgettable. His respect for both the animals and our safety, along with his extensive knowledge of wildlife, geology, history, and local cultures, greatly enriched our trip.

    Josie - August 2024

  • Isack has telescopic vision and encyclopedic knowledge. He was able to find and identify animals while deftly navigating the roads and paths around and through the parks. All day long we peppered him with questions about the animals, habitats, parks, and places we were seeing. Isack answered all of our questions and shared fascinating stories and information throughout the trip. He had infinite patience when we just wanted to spend time and watch an animal for a longer period of time and a knack for intuiting where the animals would be and what they would be doing. Isack made this a truly magical experience.

    Bronwyn - August 2024

  • We had the great fortune to have Isack Msuya be our guide. Isack was incredible and we could not have asked for a better person to experience our Tanzanian Safaris with. I greatly appreciated his compassion and attention to detail. He is extremely knowledgeable. I learned so much about the different species that we encountered. He made a pint to ask what we were hoping to see. Perhaps unlike many, we just wanted to see whatever we came upon and did not have our heart set on any particular animal. That being said, we saw every animal imaginable. He knows where to go to find ilusive creatures. He also has an eye that can spot the smallest animal in the bush as we were driving. He has a great respect for nature as demonstrated by the way he drove and respected the roads and animals along the way. We had such a wonderful experience with Isack that he began as our guide and by the end we consider him family. When we return, we will have Isack be our guide again as I cannot imagine having a better guide, ever.

    Chastity - June 2024

  • Our guide, Isack Msuya, has a gift for finding animals and birds that are not readily visible to the normal human being. And he always gave time to thoroughly appreciate what we were seeing. He was also very knowledgeable about animal behaviour. Our favoured routes were often blocked by the heavy rainfall but Isack always found a safe way round. We felt very safe throughout. Isack played a huge part in making our trip a success.

    Graham - April 2024

  • When we decided to go back Tanzania after 6 years the number one consideration was the availability of Isack for our guide on safari.Honestly it would never have been the same without him. Stacy organised a perfect 10 day safari of the northern circuit. The accommodation was excellent and the extra few days this time allowed us to include a most enjoyable walk on the crater rim. We were a little concerned as to whether we would see the same amount of animals but we need not have worried. The previous heavy rains meant the long grass caused the animals to be in different parks to avoid predators. They were still around and Isack was a master at locating the animals and birds away from the crowds. It was an absolute joy and privilege to spend time in this beautiful country but most of all to have been able to share the experience with a wonderful man whose love and knowledge of the environment is astonishing. We laughed together and cried on departure but as true friends we know we will meet again.

    Jessie - February 2024

  • Isack is incredible - he has 20+ years of experience leading safaris, and made us feel safe the entire time. He is an animal expert, understands how to navigate the parks, and found us thousands of animals and birds to see (the big 5, the wildebeest migration, and much more). We learned so much about Tanzania and about the animals from him. Our car was very reliable which was important given the rugged roads (next time I would consider internal flights as the drives between parks are long). I highly recommend Isack and Duma for your trip!

    Angela - September 2023

  • My guide, Isack, was amazing! He was an experienced guide and extremely knowledgeable and respectful of all of the animals and of the parks in general. He took care of everything for me and answered all my questions.

    Tim - August 2023

  • Our guide, Isaac, was incredible. His knowledge of the flora and fauna along with his incredible vision meant that we saw so much! I really liked how he was always respectful of the animals and gave them their space.

    Alice - July 2023

  • Once again our Africa trip consisted of three parts...a climb, a safari and a beach stay.... Then flights to the Serengeti where we met our guide Isack....we traveled with Isack on our last trip and could not ask for a better guide....

    Sterling - February 2023

  • cannot say enough good things about our guide, Isack. He was so knowledgable and patient and he knew exactly where to go to see the most amazing animals. He truly went the extra mile to make sure that we had an amazing experience. This was the trip of a lifetime and I would highly recommend Duma Explorer to anyone planning a trip to East Africa.

    Jim - October 2022

  • This was my third time going with Duma -- the other two times were ten and eleven years ago. As usual, Stacy offers a degree of expertise and responsiveness that simply cannot be beat! Isack, our guide, was amazing, and I cannot imagine how he spotted the things that he did. His birding skills are fantastic. We saw many things that I have only read about or seen in documentaries, such as tree-climbing lions and an elephant running a pride of lions off of a buffalo kill. It was a truly fabulous trip and I hope to do another one with Duma again!

    Paula - December 2022

  • We hit the jackpot with our driver/guide, Isack, who was absolutely phenomenal. He is a master guide, an encyclopedia of wildlife, and was able to identify every bird and animal we saw. Plus, he is a great spotter! He spotted a rhino on the horizon, and we couldn't believe it, but we take a blurry photo through the binoculars, and it confirmed it was a rhino. I also saw how all the other drivers/guides respected his leadership/expertise. He met our appetite for long days but without causing stress or over-doing it. He is a great driver and a fabulous storyteller. His passion and enthusiasm were contagious. I can't say enough good things about him and our experience.

    David - November 2022

  • Our main guide was Isack Msuya who picked us up the next day and it is safe to say he made the trip for us. Isack has over 20 years of experience as a guide and it showed in ways big and small. He knew the parks very well and we saw a ton of wildlife, he was able to spot things that we could only see through binoculars and understood animal behavior which was really helpful in seeing a crossing of wildebeests. Isack even got us a pen as we had forgotten to pack one! The roads in Tanzania are pretty rugged and we were glad to learn that Isack was a trained mechanic. While we didn’t have any car issues, he was able to assist other guides who had run into issues and even towed another car to a picnic area where they would be able to work on the fuel line. In the course of doing that, we learned that some companies limit the amount of fuel their guides use but Duma has no such restriction-the more important thing is ensuring the clients have the best possible experience. Which we certainly had!

    Christy - October 2022