Overview
We have a guesthouse and campsite and office based in Moshi, and a full time quote of mountain staff
under the management of Castro Kapela.
Our guesthouse in Moshi has huge grounds for many tents and the house has a cooking area, resting and eating area with clean toilets and wifi.
The company owns a 4x4 safari vehicle which we use for trips into the national parks.
We also have a large number of high quality mountain tents which we use on Kilimanjaro.
Castro Kapela
Castro has been the Director of AA Tanzania for over ten years now and is well known and respected in Moshi. From Zulu descent, his infectious laugh and calm manner has been a big help to many hundreds of our clients over the years. He also understands the company ethos of looking after the staff well and is a popular employer in the town. With our support he is able to pay excellent salaries, provide training in first aid and altitude, and ensure that everyone is happy in their job.
Castro was once a porter himself when Gavin first met him, he set up the company with our injection of capital support. He now has a guesthouse in the town and has made a good living from the mountain. He has also been to Ireland several times on travel shows and has expanded his operations to our school trips on the slopes of the mountain.
Kamander Kisamu
Kamander has worked with Adventure Alternative Tanzania since it's inception many years ago and alongside Lipman Mtui he guides all of our Kilimanjaro climbs.
Kamander is a popular member of our team and works on all our climbs of Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru and also with all our university and school groups. He lives close to the village of Marangu and is also involved with the projects our charity, Moving Mountains also undertakes in the region.
As a young man Kamander worked hard on the mountain initially as a porter, before climbing the ranks to a guide. He has climbed the mountain hundreds of times and is an excellent guide who really looks after you as if you were his own son or daughter. He's a funny guy and whether in a snow storm on Kilimanjaro or running a school camp in the Tanzanian heat he'll manage everything smoothly, safely and with humour.
Lipman Mtui
Lipman, like Kamander has worked with Adventure Alternative Tanzania since it's inception many years ago and he guides all of our Kilimanjaro climbs.
He is a very popular member of our team and works on all our climbs of Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru and also with all our university and school groups. He lives close to the village of Marangu and is also involved with the projects our charity, Moving Mountains also undertakes in the region. He is also the chairman of the Ng'aroni school which we support.
Lipman grew up on the slopes of Kilimanjaro where he worked initially as a porter, before climbing the ranks to a guide. He has climbed the mountain hundreds of times and is an excellent and very experienced guide who really looks after you as if you were his own son or daughter. He's a funny guy with a calming approach to everything he does and whether in a snow storm on Kilimanjaro or running a school camp in the Tanzanian heat he'll manage everything smoothly and safely.
He's also a great singer and dancer!
Romilly
Romilly is the chief guide for AA Tanzania and a very experienced mountain guide on Kilimanjaro. Excellent English, highly respected by the staff and always very popular, with a gentle manner that is a great example of leadership.
Deo
Deo is our chief cook on Kilimanjaro, and used to work as a chef in a number of hotels before becoming employed by us. He can certainly cook very good food in quite demanding circumstances and enjoys the challenge of keeping everyone well fed.
