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Wilderness Legends Africa

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    • Northern Tanzania Destinations
      • Arusha National Park
      • Kilimanjaro National Park
      • Lake Manyara National Park
      • Ngorongoro Crater
      • Olduvai Gorge
      • Serengeti National Park
      • Tarangire National Park
    • Southern Tanzania Destinations
      • Mikumi National Park
      • Ruaha National Park
      • Selous Game Reserve
      • Udzungwa Mountains National Park
    • Western Tanzania Destinations
      • Gombe Stream National Park
      • Katavi National Park
      • Lake Tanganyika
      • Mahale Mountains National Park
    • Uganda (Gorilla Tracking)
    • Zanzibar Island
  • Itineraries
    • Northern Safari Sample Itineraries
    • Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
    • Southern Safari Sample Itinerary
    • Western Safari Sample Itineraries
    • Gorilla Tracking Itinerary
    • Zanzibar Excursions
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About Us

Wilderness Legends Africa is a safari tour company based in Arusha, Tanzania. Our mission is to deliver safari services which exceed the expectations of travelers, care for their safety, and guarantee they have the safari of a lifetime! The company offers tailor-made travel to many of Tanzania’s natural wonders, including the Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, and Ruaha National Park. We own the latest fleet of Safari Land Cruisers and maintain them to the highest standards, assuring that you can enjoy unlimited game viewing activities during your safari. You can find us represented on the website, safaribookings.com.

Meet our amazing team.

Our guides are the best in the business. They are well-educated through extensive coursework and personal research on the flora, fauna and ecology of Tanzania’s parks. They are expert game trackers with an encyclopedic knowledge of East Africa. With a combined experience of 80+ years, they are highly trained in safari and tour operations, hospitality principles, safety & first aid, rough road driving, wildlife identification and wilderness ethics. They are all multi-lingual, at a minimum speaking English, Swahili, and a tribal language, often with one or more other world languages.

Donatus Gadiye, founder and co-owner, was encouraged to take up guiding by friends and tourists on safari who came to appreciate his confident leadership style and unbounded knowledge of East Africa. Donatus completed outdoor leadership and wilderness skills coursework by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Lander, Wyoming, USA and Wilderness Inquiry (WI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. NOLS and WI provided instrumental training in outdoor skills like rock climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, and safari transport. They also imparted the philosophy of “Leave No Trace” wilderness ethics as well as addressing the many dimensions of ecotourism. Donatus passed these courses with distinction, acquiring the necessary skills to become a superior guide and tour operator.

In addition to his outdoor leadership training, Donatus has a Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management from Egerton University in Kenya. As the Senior Conservation Officer in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), he coordinates population monitoring for elephants and all other wildlife in the NCA. During his career as a park warden, Donatus has worked for the protection of the Northern Highland Forest Reserve as well as monitoring and protection of black rhinos on the Ngorongoro Crater floor.

Deborah Cash, U.S. Liaison, is a naturalist and event planner in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She has bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Studies and Secondary Science Education, as well as training in wilderness skills, nature interpretation and outdoor education. Her love of natural history and traditional cultures led her to explore the compelling wildlife, landscapes and charismatic peoples of Tanzania. Her role with the company will be to act as a stateside, English language contact for answering trip inquiries, communicating with tour operators, and assisting with promotions and marketing efforts in the U.S.

Elia Chonjo, guide

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Mount Kilimanjaro Climb

Gorilla Tracking Itinerary

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Phone: +255 754 858 682, +255 754 270 094

Email: [email protected]

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