A Private Letter

We've been arranging Tanzania journeys for over a decade. In that time, tourism has grown. Parks have become busier. Technology has made everything faster. But some things haven't changed—and we work to keep them that way.

We still believe the Serengeti deserves slow mornings. That Kilimanjaro requires longer routes regardless of client impatience. That guides should be paid fairly even when it affects margins. That porter welfare isn't negotiable even when it's inconvenient.

Tourism can extract or contribute. We've chosen contribution—through employment practices, environmental responsibility, and refusing to compromise standards for volume.

The travelers we work with understand this. They don't need convincing that quality costs more. They need confirmation that someone still operates with these principles intact.

What we feel responsible for protecting:

• The guides who trust us with their reputations
• The porters whose livelihoods depend on fair treatment
• The lodges and camps that maintain standards when easier paths exist
• The guests who arrive with high expectations and limited time
• The landscapes and wildlife that allow this work to exist at all

This work still matters to us because Tanzania still matters. When that changes, we'll stop. Until then, we continue—carefully, deliberately, and without compromise.

— The Team