Mia joins the YZ Marketing team with experience in the travel industry and a real interest in wildlife and sustainability.
A snapshot
Having previously worked in the travel industry, for a company specialising in coordinating events across Europe, Mia is excited to join the Yellow Zebra team! She feels she has an opportunity to combine her passion for wildlife and sustainability with her blossoming Marketing career.
African countries visited
Tanzania
Recent travel experience
Yellow Zebra recently sent Mia on her first safari to Tanzania. She spent some time in the Ngorongoro Crater, staying at The Highlands and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Activities she enjoyed here included climbing the Olmoti Crater, visiting the locals, and going on her first game drive. She also experienced a more traditional safari, camping with Alex Walker’s Serian Serengeti South. This involved bush breakfasts, off-road game drives, and getting the chance to drive the Serian vehicle herself! Mia ended her trip in the south-west sector of the park, at Mwiba Lodge. Here, she indulged in a sundowner and a morning game drive, all whilst trying to keep those pesky vervets out of her room!.
Mia's most memorable experience
“My first game drive was with The Highlands in the Ngorongoro Crater. As we travelled in March, the crater was practically empty. The grass was so green, it was the brightest and most colourful place I have ever set my eyes on. My most memorable experience was when our driver spotted two elephants in the distance, parked our vehicle, turned the engine off, and told us to keep quiet. I thought we were just watching them in the distance until eventually the two elephants crossed our path, in practically arm-reaching distance, and wrapped their trunks around each other in a loving embrace.”
Mia's biography
With a Scottish and English background, Mia spent most of her childhood going to school in Surrey and travelling up to Scotland with her father to see family during the half-terms and holidays.
Mia’s awareness of her very British background instilled in her the desire to see the world and begin her studies in travel and tourism. She soon discovered that her passion lay within the creative side of technology, which pushed her to carry out a Level 3 Digital Marketing apprenticeship through a small start-up travel agency that specialises in organising events across Europe. Since then Mia has completed a Level 6 Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing, grown an Instagram to 52k followers, and visited some popular places such as Canada, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Croatia, New York, and now Tanzania!
"Yellow Zebra are genuine specialists; they know the African bush like the back of their hand."
Brian Jackman, safari expert for The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Condé Nast, and the BBC
'Europe's Leading Safari Tour Operator' at the World Travel Awards
8 years in a row, since 2015
"I used Yellow Zebra Safaris several years ago when I planned a trip to Botswana and they were amazing! I have just started working with them to put together a trip for next year to Uganda and, once again, they are wonderful to work with! They are responsive, give me lots of options and answer a..."
Lisa Jenks
"Yellow Zebra Safaris provided a first class service. When our party were trying to work our way through all the options that surround planning a safari, YZ were on hand to provide honest reviews and assessments of the different choices. They then diligently put the package together and provided d..."
Stuart Carter
"Couldn't be happier with their coordination so far. We leave for Africa in a couple of weeks. So excited!"
Linda Bates
"As always amazing trip and degree customer service!"
Antonina Grek
"Trip went wrong for travel reasons (airline issues) and YZ were very good in helping me out in an emergency. Special shout out to Wies for sorting a number of logistical issues for me at short notice. Happy to book with YZ again! Very professional outfit."