7-Day Private Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via Machame from Arusha

The whole trip, the small details, the people. It was fantastic and I I would not want to change anything.

Having experienced the impeccable organiazation by Duma on a Tanzania family trip 2014 (one week safari and one week on Zanzibar for me, my wife and our five kids) it was a no-brainer to choose Duma when I, my wife and one of our youngest cubs (now 17 years) decided to hike/climb Kilimanjaro. In spite of our previous excellent experience Duma managed to exceed our expectations! Our head guide (Emmanuel), assistant guide (Colman) and waiter (Dickson) proved to be an absolute dream-team together with Jamal (cook) and the remaining 12 persons in our support crew. Emmanuel, Colman and Dickson were very professional with a high level of security as well as supportive, encouraging - and not least fun and easy to be around. The tent-crew kept our tents (a small 3-person sleeping tent and a larger mess-tent for meals and storage of equipment) in excellent condition and the toilet-tent was always nice and clean (very important!). Jamal prepared very nice rich meals that we ate with good apetite during the entire trip (nope, no AMS). We were actually talking about how we probably were putting on weight climbing Kibo... :-) The hike was challanging, no doubt about that, but with the excellent support by primarily Emmanuel, Colman and Dickson (called the Goon Squad by our son) there was never any question whether we'd all make it. Summit night was the most challanging day starting at midnight under a crispy starry clear sky. Reaching the crater rim at dawn and finally standing at Uhuru point just before nine am under a sunny clear sky was absolutely fantastic! If you have any thoughts what so ever of climbing Kilimanjaro - go for it! You will not regret it! And if you decide to do it, I couldn't recommend Duma stronger. This company is amazing - and when hearing from the employers during the hike that this is the company basically everybody in the business want to work for, well, choosing Duma is an absolute no-brainer. /Richard Birgander

Our trek with Duma was absolutely incredible!!! It's crazy how much thought, effort, and supplies goes into a Kilimanjaro trek (especially for a family of 8), but Duma takes care of it all. Our mountain guides were incredible - friendly, encouraging, patient, experienced, and safe. The porters were cheerful, hardworking, and really fun to talk with. Duma is a founding member of the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project, meaning all of their porters are paid fairly, have a manageable load and good sleeping conditions, and eat three meals a day. This is NOT the case with other companies. Every effort was taken to make sure our trek was as comfortable and successful as possible. Absolutely loved it! Book with Duma!