In 2014, Andreas founded Mbweha Training and Trails, a specialist Kenyan-based consultancy and training organization that creates and runs bespoke courses for anyone interested in conservation, ecology and wildlife.
With the intention of providing the best courses possible, Mbweha has partnered with the pioneering nature guide training organization, Ecotraining. Founded in 1993, Ecotraining has become the leading guide training school in Southern Africa. With Ecotraining, Andreas instructs on a variety of courses in Southern Africa, from one-week ‘EcoQuests’ to 55-day FGASA Level 1 and 28-day FGASA Trails Guide courses. As Mbweha’s Managing Director, Andreas now intends to grow the Ecotraining and Mbweha products in East Africa. Courses can be catered to guiding professionals, tourists, school and university groups, corporates or anyone interested in African conservation, flora and fauna.
Ecotraining has already had a limited presence in East Africa and Andreas has instructed with them across Kenya in various capacities. This experience includes running specialist 28-day Safari Guide Courses in World-renowned reserves such as the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Borana Conservancy. These courses are custom-made to fit the requirements of the students, be they prospective professional guides or tourists seeking an intense, immersive and educational safari.
Kenya’s top lodges understand the importance of exceptional guides to the guest experience and regularly seek Ecotraining’s expertise. As an instructor and consultant, Andreas has worked with guiding teams in across the region for prestigious companies such as Great Plains Conservation. As a qualified member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association (KPSGA), Andreas tailors these courses to each team’s requirements, bringing out the best combination of his own experience with the South African and Kenyan guiding curriculums. Andreas is also a qualified member of specialist tracking schools The Tracker Academy and Cybertracker and always incorporates his passion for tracks and signs into his work.
For more information on custom courses and educational safaris, be it private, corporates, NGO or NPO's, feel free to discuss ideas with Andreas who can help design a great value experience.