Charles & Netti Dobie
Director
Charles moved to Tanzania in 1985 after growing up in Nairobi and being schooled in both England and USA. His entrepreneurial spirit led him into various ventures including running companies in the motor trade, aviation, leasing and property. However his childhood in Kenya and his passion for conservation led him into tourism and in 1988 he opened his first camp in Selous Game Reserve at the age of 28. The success of the flagship camp encouraged him to develop two more camps on the Southern Circuit – inspired by the virgin, deserted beauty of this forgotten land – please go to our history section to read more of the tales of the camps. To join him on this journey, Charles married Netti in a beautiful ceremony in Selous Game Reserve in 1996. Austrian born and bred, Netti was no stranger to East Africa after spending significant lengths of time in Kenya in her 20s. As well as raising Lara, their daughter, Netti advises as a director in the company, with special attention to decor, sourcing and all those wonderful details which make our camps so special. Guests will often meet them in our camps, but they may also bump into Charles in the air, as he is a pilot for Coastal Aviation.