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Munga Plains
mungaplains.com · Kachikau, Botswana
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Upwork lists Munga Plains at $14k in client spend.

$13,579 in published client spend across 16 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$14k
$13,579
Top category
Research & consulting
4 of 16 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
6 of 16 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
16
$4–30/hr listed
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Munga Plains
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Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Don't trust a single 'average' rate — most billed hours and spend concentrate in low-rate operational work (~$4–$11/hr) that represents the bulk of labor, while specialist tasks pay in the $22–$30/hr band but make up a minority of spend; price recurring operational scopes tightly and treat specialist requests as exceptions to negotiate separately.

Every listed hourly rate · 8 of 16 contracts
median $12/hr · avg ~$14/hr
5
3
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $12/hr avg ~$14/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 8 contracts $4–30
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 16 contracts by category. Research & consulting leads with 4 of 16 contracts.

Research & consulting 4
Finance & accounting 3
Web development 2
AI Ml Dev 2
Marketing, digital & SEO 2
Operations Admin Va 1
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 1
Data & analytics 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 6 of 16 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
2
Mar 2024
1
Jul 2024
1
Sep 2024
1
Jan 2025
2
Jun 2025
1
Nov 2025
Status
6in progress · 10completed
Contract type
8hourly · 8fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Senior Full-Stack Developer (TypeScript / Supabase / Postgres) Jul 6, 2026·More than 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 16

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Instagram engagement and follower growth$4/hr$5,395
Quickbooks reconciliation$5.5/hr$1,774
Bookkeeping for Munga Expeditions and Munga Safari Lodge$10/hr$1,511
AI-Powered WhatsApp Expense Capturing$22/hr$973
Financial consultant$30/hr$960
AI-Powered Conversational bot for barber shops$22/hr$507
Update Wix website to manage analytics and tracking$15/hr$180
Virtual Assistant$7/hr$95
Social Media market research
Social Media market researchfixed
Social Media market research
Data scraping BookRetreats
Bookretreats teachers Email, LinkedIn and IG profiles
Data collection (Yoga retreats)
WeTravel widget on websitefixed
Instagram follower growth
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

Small Botswana-based travel / retreat operator that hires a mix of low-rate long-running operational work and occasional higher-paid specialist pieces, with repeat contractors and generally positive freelancer feedback.

Reputation
Mostly uniformly high — freelancers rate the buyer 5★ in the majority of feedback, with a few sub-5★ ratings (isolated 4★ and one 3★).. Clear, timely communication and organized briefs that freelancers say made projects 'smooth' and easy to execute.
The catch — ratings are uninformative
Thierry frequently gives high (mostly 5★) ratings and often leaves brief, generic praise rather than detailed feedback, with occasional specific comments (for example, a freelancer's outbound note about 'regularity and consistency').
How they engage
Mix of short fixed-price gigs and long-running hourly engagements (several multi-month/ongoing contracts), with multiple repeat hires of the same freelancers.
Working style
Prefers clear, structured deliverables and regular check-ins; freelancers report concise direction and ongoing involvement rather than hands-off briefs.
Who wins the work
Best fit: freelancers willing to take recurring operational work or long hourly engagements (bookkeeping, social media growth, data tasks) and those who can deliver reliably on schedule; specialized consultants (AI, financial) can win occasional higher-rate pieces but those are less frequent.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 3 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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