Duma Explorer

Duma Explorer, a socially responsible adventure travel company, offers comprehensive travel packages It can be spotted year-round in Tanzania.
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OUR INSPIRATION
Duma is Swahili for Cheetah, the lightning fast and agile predator that inspired Duma Explorer founder, Stacy Readal. While the lion is regarded as the king of the African savannah, the graceful, fleet-footed cheetah is the fastest land animal. SAFARI GUIDES
Each of our guides has at least seven years experience as a safari guide in Northern Tanzania, meaning you will be guided by

knowledgeable and skilled tourism professionals throughout your trip. We offer many kinds of guides and support staff during our mountain climbs and safaris. During a standard or luxury safari, explore Tanzania's parks with a Duma Explorer driver-guide; or during a budget camping safari, travel with both a driver-guide and chef. MOUNTAIN CREW
Our passionate and highly trained mountain crew totals about 150 people, including guides, assistant guides, cooks and porters. Many of our guides and cooks began their careers with us as porters and have been part of Duma Explorer since we started in 2004. Our mountain guides each have a minimum seven years experience hiking Kilimanjaro, while most of our porters, assistant guides and cooks have been climbing for at least five years. Duma's chief guides and most assistant guides are Wilderness First Responder certified. Many of our cooks and porters have first-aid training. During a Kilimanjaro climb, hike with at least one head guide, an assistant guide, cook and several porters.

08/15/2024

This week we hosted Sarah de Lagarde on Mount Kilimanjaro. Sarah first climbed Kilimanjaro with us in 2022. A month later, Sarah was involved in a London Tube accident which resulted in the amputation of her right arm and leg.

This week, Sarah made history by becoming the first female double amputee to summit Kilimanjaro. We are very proud to have helped Sarah on her journey to the top of Kilimanjaro! Read Sarah's inspiring story on the BBC link below. Thanks to Wayfairer Travel Agency for coordinating Sarah's two climbs with us! Dickson Sumary Emma Mungure Stand: We Walk Together

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99wxrp4eg7o

07/24/2024

Cape buffalo in the morning fog at Ngorongoro Crater Rim.

07/14/2024

Our camp on Kilimanjaro tonight! Shira Plateau, Lemosho Route, Kilimanjaro National Park. Only a few days until summit! .sumary.10

07/12/2024

With the Maasai in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

07/10/2024

Hippos of Western Serengeti.

07/09/2024

Hippos on the bank of Grumeti River, Serengeti.

07/02/2024

Our longtime Kilimanjaro guide Ema Mungure taking pulse oximeter readings at Mti Mkubwa Camp, Lemosho Route. Our guides record pulse ox readings every day to ensure you are acclimating well to altitude changes on the mountain.

06/21/2024

Zebras playing around in the Serengeti! Migration, 2024.

06/09/2024

Check out this cat on a CAT in Ngorongoro Crater! With the end of the rains the parks are grading game drive roads and it looks like this lion decided to nap on this Caterpillar road grader. Thanks to our guide, Justin Mushi, for sharing this photo!

05/29/2024

The Serengeti is drying out and the migration is on the move. Here is a video from today in Serengeti National Park taken by our guide, Halifa Msangi. Thanks for sharing!

05/22/2024

After a break for a very rainy low season our Kilimanjaro team is back at it! The streams are flowing with water and the scenery is green and beautiful.

05/21/2024

Wondering what the Mto wa Mbu Village Tour is like? Janet, a 2023 guest, has shared a video of the experience with us. When transferring from Tarangire to Ngorongoro, we often add a stop in Mto wa Mbu for a village tour. Learn about farming, banana beer making, tinga tinga art, and much more! Thanks to Janet for sharing.

Body: Sony A1Lens: Sony SEL14F18GMShot on Sept 11, 2023 with Alika Africa // Duma ExplorerMto Wa Mbu, located at the foothills of the breathtaking Great Rift...

05/13/2024

Read this article for an account of the Maasai evictions from their homelands in Tanzania. Experiencing Maasai life is one of the highlights of any trip to Tanzania. We proudly support camps that have had a long relationship with and support for local communities such as Isoitok Camp, Kisima Ngeda, Mysigio Camp, and Lake Natron Camp. One of our all-time favorite trips in Tanzania is hiking with the Maasai along the Great Rift Valley from Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Lake Natron. It is an eye-opening experience for anyone who does it. Isoitok Camp Manyara

How Gulf princes, the safari industry, and conservation groups are displacing the Maasai from the last of their Serengeti homeland

03/26/2024

Check out our post about Mkomazi National Park and Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat. This park and camp are perfect for the seasoned safari traveler. Off the beaten path, you will be virtually alone in the park with loads of wildlife and up-close interactions with Black rhino. We visited in June of 2023 and did not see a single other safari vehicle during our time there. Unique to Mkomazi, you fall asleep to the sound of trumpeting elephants instead of roaring lions or laughing hyenas which is more common in Northern Tanzania. Karibuni sana Mkomazi!

Mkomazi National Park is an off-the-beaten-path destination in Northern Tanzania. See large herds of elephant and eland in this park as well as wildlife not seen in other Tanzanian parks including gerenuk, lesser kudu, and oryx. Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat is a beautiful luxury camp overlooking a lar

03/14/2024

Two lions at Ndutu’s Big Marsh this month.

02/14/2024

More updates from migration season in Ndutu. Here are some images of a baby wildebeest being born and learning how to stand! Thanks to Halifa Msangi for sending these photos!

02/13/2024

Lions of Ndutu! There are plenty of predators in Ndutu at the moment! This is the busy season for Ndutu as the wildebeest give birth to up to 8000 babies a day! Thanks to our safari guide, Halifa Msangi, for sharing these photos.

01/08/2024

While a safari is often wild, fast-paced, and exhilarating, which makes for a thrilling adventure, there is something quite rejuvenating about slowing the pace.
The stillness and refreshing energy of the bush offer the best setting to reflect and reconnect with nature.

With our client Badri & Hema.

12/30/2023

Cats of the Serengeti! The Central Serengeti is considered to be one of the best places in Africa to view large cats and kills. Check out these photos from our guide Halifa Msangi's trip in Serengeti this week.

12/20/2023

Welcome to our Kilimanjaro camp at Barranco Campsite on the Lemosho Route. This gorgeous night shot with Kilimanjaro's summit in the background shows our mountain mess tent, the Big Agnes Guard Station, and our guest tent, the Mountain Hardwear Trango 3. Stay warm on Kilimanjaro in these mountaineering tents meant for harsh conditions!

Big Agnes Mountain Hardwear Dickson Sumary

12/12/2023

Another beautiful green season safari shot from Tarangire National Park. Thank you, Msangi!

12/11/2023

Today’s safari in Tarangire National Park with guides Halifa Msangi and Ebenezer Emanuel. The rains have started in Tanzania and the parks are now green. It’s a big change from just 6 weeks ago. Thanks to Msangi for sharing.

11/29/2023

Kilimanjaro's Marangu Route has some new facilities! There are brand new huts at both Mandara and Horombo Huts. The units take 4 people each and have new bathrooms with hot showers! It is more expensive - a surcharge of USD 47.20 per person per night - but for those who want a bit more luxury this is a great option!

11/24/2023

With so many incredible wild spaces to explore, choosing an East African safari that's just right for you may not be easy.

This carefully curated list of itineraries offers the perfect starting point for your planning, showing you how various camps and regions can be combined into a seamless journey.

Our team of safari experts will help tailor your African adventure to ensure it captures some of the best locations and experiences in Tanzania, and create the safari holiday you've been dreaming of.

We are very happy to share with you some of the photos from out trip to Tarangire national park,Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro Crater with our recent client Badri &Hema🤗🤗
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11/16/2023

Memories are the cúrrencies to our Hearts. Tarangire national park with our client Hal & Donna.

11/09/2023

We're not done yet,here's Akagera national park photo dump we spend two nights here and this place is absolutely beautiful,well organized and controlled area lots of wildlife like rhinos,elephants,antelopes,lions,leopards,giraffes many more. It's really nice seen how much the government gives back to the community close to the park and the whole country from the money they get from tourism and made peace with everyone especially those who live to the border of the parks. We have an amazing tour guide who knows everything about this country and the history and culture and the people around which makes our trip so memorable and worthy.

11/07/2023

After a very successful morning at the gorilla trekking we went back to the hotel for lunch and then went out again to visit the gorilla guardians village,this village has some interesting history because most of the people in here used to be poachers and the government thought of a way to help them stop poaching by giving them a chance to work as the guardians instead of putting them to jail and protect the wildlife and change their ways around. They are doing a great job and it worth visiting them.

11/07/2023

Read this article about Kigali's thriving food and art scene.

These Kigali-based artists are melding their world-class skills with their home-grown inspirations in the Rwandan capital.

11/06/2023

Another excellent day,today we did the gorilla trekking and this is the best thing we've done so far,before the trekking day they give you some options to choose which hiking trail you want,we got lucky and had a great time with the gorilla family very close to the village after sometimes on the hiking we saw a family of 34 gorillas and made our day very special. I will say this country and the people are very organized so it very safe for us and anyone who visits and we spend more than hour with them. Every moment you spend with this amazing creature is priceless.🦍🦍we really enjoyed our time together with the wonderful gorilla family and later we went to visit the gorillas guardians village.

11/05/2023

The day wasn't over yet we came back from the chimpanzee trekking back to where we started for canopy activity. Again it was an awesome experience to see the jungle from above the mountains ⛰️ and the view is beautiful. We did another hike with our female guide and she's absolutely amazing,there's so many different trails you can choose to hike and explore. Highly recommend this place if you visit Rwanda 🇷🇼. for day 3 to 9

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Videos

Kilimanjaro climbs usually involve up-close views of the beautiful Black-and-white colobus. This video was shot close to Londorosi Gate on the Lemosho Route. They are found in the forests of Kilimanjaro where they feed on leaves, flowers and fruit. #colobus #lemosho #kilimanjaro

The wildebeest are crossing the Mara River! Thanks to safari guide George Mushi for sharing this video from Northern Serengeti! #wildebeestmigration #serengeti #mararivercrossing #tanzania

Zebras playing around in the Serengeti! Migration, 2024. #serengeti #wildebeestmigration #zebra

The Serengeti is drying out and the migration is on the move. Here is a video from today in Serengeti National Park taken by our guide, Halifa Msangi. Thanks for sharing! #wildebeestmigration #serengeti #tanzania

Flamingos galore in Ngorongoro Crater! See all this and more on a Tanzanian safari!

Did you know that Lions lick one another and rub heads together to reinforce social bonds. These behaviours help lions create and maintain social bonds!! On a trip with our client Mladen Iliev and Slava Pavlova in Ngorongoro ndutu area🤗

Watch two silverback gorillas battle for dominance in Rwanda! Thanks to Deb S for sharing this amazing video!

Welcome to Serengeti Tanzania "the endless plain" home of cats🦁🦁

There is something about safari 🦁life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne 🍾- bubbling 🥂over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive.😊 On a safari with our client a familiy of 8 Erikci and Burak Cetin from Manyara national park to ngorongoro Crater to southern serengeti (ndutu). #serengetinationalpark #serengeti #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #wildlife #safari #safarilife #lion #lionking #lions

Unforgetable moment 🤗🤗when we came across this beautful leopard🐆 in Tarangire national park with our client Kris Wilson & @kelly brock 🤗

Today above Barranco Camp, Lemosho Route, Kilimanjaro. Thanks to Dickson Sumary for sending this through!

Just in from Serengeti National Park! A lion rubbing its head on our spare tire. #lion #Serengeti

Watch the lava dribbling from the cone on the right!

Maasai jumping in front of Oldoinyo Lengai. Day two of the Ngorongoro - Lake Natron trek. Empakai to Acacia Campsite via Naiyobi Village.

Stacy, Adele and Carla (our sales team) have just returned from an extended trip through Northern Tanzania. During our visit to Northern Serengeti we flew with Serengeti Balloon Safaris over the Mara River. It was a peaceful and wonderful experience. We saw lions, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeest, zebra, impala, elephant and many other antelopes. We highly recommend the balloon safari for a different experience of the Serengeti. The flight is followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush. #serengetiballoonsafari #serengeti #marariver #hippo

An elephant from green Ngorongoro. #GreenSeasonSafari #ngorongorocrater #elephant

Our guide George was in a recent trip with couple Alison and Russell. They had their amazing time during their 5 days safari with us 19-23 Feb 2023. They went to Tarangire/Serengeti and Ngorongoro. In Serengeti they were lucky to spot mama Cheetah with the two cubs having their lunch.