About Us

YOUR GUIDE

Steve Monaghan has spent the last fifteen years in Africa. He has a wealth of experience in guiding safaris and has a passion for sharing Africa with everyone. He is a member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association so you know you are in the right hands.

In December 2001 Green Leopard was born, a safari company dedicated to providing holidays to Kenya for people with disabilities.

 

THE CAMP

At the moment we do not have a lot of mobility friendly awareness, although Green Leopard is working in conjunction with SATH to promote this in Kenya. To overcome this, Green Leopard has modified a luxury, mobile, tented camp, and this works very well. Our campsites are level, and private. The tents are large and bug proof, with proper beds, and allow space for two people who use wheelchairs. There is solar powered electric lighting, your personal steward, and room service available. Bathrooms are en suite with flush toilets, and the roll-in showers have shower chairs. A laundry service is included while in camp. There is a mess tent for meals, and a well stocked bar.

If you use a wheelchair, but don't want to camp in the old fashioned, traditional, luxurious way, please tell us. We will find a hotel or lodge that will be closest to your needs, and we will work hard to make your stay there as comfortable as possible, providing our own temporary modifications to make things as easy as possible for you.

 

VEHICLES

Green Leopard has three vehicles it intends to use for safari purposes. One is a safari modified Toyota Land Cruiser, with three roof hatches, winch, and differential locks. This is the standard safari vehicle used here in Kenya.

The other two are ex-ambulance Ford Ivecos from the UK. These have double rear doors with electric wheelchair lifts to facilitate easy access for people using wheelchairs. These specially adapted vehicles offer a comfortable ride. If you use a wheelchair, the adaptable seating layout offers you the option of

Photograph by Marcia Lever

traveling in you chair, or transferring into a vehicle seat. We supply full safety equipment for tie downs, and passenger seat belts adapted for wheelchair use during your journey.They have high roofs, and this also allow our safari nurse to act as a steward during game drives.

We feel this to be a good balance right now, and will allow us flexibility when dealing with guests with differing needs.