Overview
Kumuka is an African word meaning “the start of a journey” or “a moment of awakening”.
Kumuka Worldwide are leading specialists in Adventure Travel and have been successfully operating exciting tours for the adventurous traveler for more than 23 years. Since their very first Trans-African trip, Kumuka has been focused on providing travelers with authentic and stimulating experiences of the destinations they travel to, while enjoying the value, quality and reliability they pride themselves on consistently delivering.
Kumuka's operation now spans six continents, where a wide range of tours focusing on culture, nature and active adventures, are globally accepted as some of the best.
With the accumulative knowledge of an enthusiastic and expert staff, Kumuka is able to map out more than 240 itineraries across 60 countries, a number that increases each year with the development of new destinations, activities and adventures for passengers.
Kumuka's growth has not taken away from their core values of low impact tourism, and all tours are conducted adhering to strict responsible travel principles. The destinations visted require a sustained commitment from staff, partners overseas and also customers to protect their fragile communities, cultures, economies and environments, and to benefit from the positive impacts of tourism.
Whether you are traveling solo, as a couple or with friends or family, Kumuka is able to offer a choice of tours to meet your needs. Passengers are generally young-at-heart, active and interested in getting to the heart of the countries and cultures they are visiting. Small, but diverse groups are usually like-minded in their ideals and find common ground in their enthusiasm, participation and what they want from their experiences. Kumuka offers age guides and in many cases grade levels to classify trips in terms of their comfort and activity levels but accept that on many occasions, suitability is not age-related. This allows you to choose the most suitable tour for your abilities and requirements, and to ensure you will be traveling with similarly focused group members.
Just the facts: - Kumuka’s first TransAfrica tour began in 1983.
- Kumuka Worldwide was established in the UK in 1984.
- Kumuka has 23 years experience in providing quality adventure travel.
- Kumuka offers overland truck based tours in Africa, The Middle East, and South America.
- Kumuka offers escorted local transport based tours in South and Central America.
- Kumuka offers small group, private transportation tours in Asia.
- Kumuka offers Trans Siberian rail journeys and Antarctic Cruises.
- Kumuka offers Family Tours in Asia, Africa, South and Central America and the Middle East.
- Kumuka offers trekking and other active holidays such as Kilimanjaro and the Inca Trails.
- Wherever possible, Kumuka uses local guides and operators, as well as local amenities and facilities like hotels and restaurants, to ensure the communities and their economies benefit from trips.
- Kumuka works with internationally recognised charities and organizations, as well as local community and environmental projects to minimize any negative impacts of tourism, and maximize the positive effects.
- Kumuka guarantees no hidden extras to clients.
- Kumuka provides English-speaking guides.
- Kumuka has more inclusions than similarly priced operators.
- Kumuka provides tour leaders and drivers who have been chosen for their personality, skills and experience. On Overland tours, Kumuka provide at least two crew members, and on local transport and specialist tours, you will be provided with at least one guide who may be Western or Local to the area. Kumuka endeavors to use local guides wherever possible as their local knowledge and experience is unsurpassed and also provides further benefits to the local economy.
- More one-on-one interaction and fantastic support in the event of the unexpected.
Affiliations
- Proud Supporters of UNICEF, the United Nations Children Fund
- Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP)
- Soft Power Education - Uganda
- Hwange Conservation Project - Zimbabwe
- Porters Progress Group - Nepal
- Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Payments Accepted
Reservation Policy
To make a booking with Kumuka Worldwide you need to complete a booking form and the deposit to confirm your booking is $300 per person per trip. Kumuka Worldwide will then invoice you for the remainder of the cost, which is due no later than 60 days before your departure date.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation must be made in writing, by the person who signed the booking form, and is not effective until such cancellation is received by the company. If the cancellation is received 60 days or more prior to departure, the deposit shall be forfeited. In the event of cancellation 59 days or less prior to departure the following charges will apply, with a minimum cancellation fee of the original deposit.
60 days or more before departure: loss of deposit.
59-31 days before departure: 50% of the tour cost.
30 days or less: 100% of the tour cost.
Travel Insurance is mandatory for all Kumuka tours.
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