Agnes Nashipae's life in the wild

A hippo being chased by lions in the Mara.

"That is one stupid hippo. He could have just stayed in the former dam rather than take the risk with the lions. But then animals don't think," says Nashipae.

So how did you get into driving and guiding tourists?" I ask her.

"Between 2015-16, I enrolled in Koiyaki Guiding School here in the Mara. By then my dad was dead and my brother was not amused by my choice and wanted me to change my mind. I begged to be allowed to continue. I was the best student there. We were two girls and 21 boys," she says.

Sadly, discouragement even came from those who ought to have encouraged her to continue with the guiding lessons.

"Some teacher told me the job I was training for is tough for girls. Why would teachers discourage me rather than motivate me? I had to believe in myself."

After graduation, Nashipae went for training in a local tourist camp for a year and a half. Towards the end of 2016, she applied and was accepted in Basecamp Leopard Hill, her present base.

"I am doing what I love. I never get bored of this. As you just witnessed, there is always something new in the bush every day," says Nashipae.

"I am happy that camps like (Leopard Hill) are giving Maasai women a chance to prove that they are equal to the task of driving and guiding local and international tourists."

It will take women like Nashipae to encourage young girls in and out of school that there are no jobs set aside for men in the community.

This, she says, is what will change Maasailand, when women get financially empowered and stop relying solely on men. "Unfortunately, many girls get married even after getting trained in guiding."

"Are there challenges of being a lady guide?" I ask.

"Not more challenges than the ones men encounter," she says "What bothers me is when some men refuse to get in my vehicle saying they may not feel safe in case of an animal attack. We are trained in animal behaviour. Did we not get in the middle of a pride of lions this morning?"