We're headquartered in Moshi, at the foot of Kilimanjaro — a registered Tanzanian local tour operator running our own vehicles, guides, and mountain crew, not reselling someone else's itinerary. Eighteen-plus years in, that's still how we work.
Africa Natural Tours started in Moshi in 2008, in the shadow of the mountain most of our clients come here to climb. We're a registered Tanzanian local tour operator — Tourism Licensing Authority (TALA) License No. 034406, BRELA registration No. 531295 — which means we're not a booking agency reselling other companies' trips. We own our vehicles, employ our local guides directly, and run our own gear stores in every branch city.
Nearly two decades on, we're a team of 200-plus people with seven branch offices inside Tanzania and sister offices in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, supported by a wider international network that helps travelers plan from wherever they're booking. We've served more than 25,000 clients, and our guides and mountain crew have supported enough Kilimanjaro climbs and safaris to build up a genuine, on-the-ground understanding of these routes and parks — not just a catalog of them.
Each of these means something specific: TANAPA licensing is what allows us to operate legally inside Tanzania's national parks, and TATO membership ties us to the national tour operators' association's code of conduct.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators with large inventory of carefully crafted African tour packages showcased through its own platforms and trusted travel marketplaces across Africa and beyond.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators which offers the very carefully crafted African tour packages across many tour destinations and attractions across Africa.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators which offers the very carefully crafted African tours departing from the more than 17+ multiple starting hubs in Africa.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators which offers the highest number of tour types across Africa.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators which offers the highest number of employees including the local mountain and safari guides, drivers, office staffs etc.
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Africa Natural Tours is one of Tanzania’s biggest and leading tour operators in Africa with serve the travelers globally through the different offices in the world for African Tours.
Find Your StartAll established routes — Lemosho, Machame, Northern Circuit, Rongai, Umbwe, Marangu, Shira — in durations built around acclimatization.
Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Nyerere (Selous), Mikumi, and Ruaha — tailor-made or scheduled group departures.
Stone Town, Nungwi, and Kendwa beach stays, paired with a mainland trip or booked on their own.
Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo, Lake Nakuru, and Samburu, run through our Nairobi and Mombasa offices.
Gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, and cultural tours through our Entebbe, Kampala, and Kigali teams.
Combined itineraries across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, coordinated by a single planning team.
Small-group departures, fully private tours, and family, honeymoon, and special-interest itineraries.
Packages from camping safaris to lodge-and-camp luxury circuits, priced transparently either way.
The difference between an operator and a reseller shows up in what's actually on the ground. Here's what we run directly:
A large private fleet of 4x4 safari vehicles across our East African branches, maintained and dispatched from our own offices rather than hired per trip.
2,000+ trained mountain and safari crew — cooks, porters, and support staff — employed across our Kilimanjaro and safari operations.
Equipment stores in our branch cities, with a full gear check run before every Kilimanjaro expedition leaves.
Every local guide on our Kilimanjaro and safari teams holds Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification, which covers recognizing and responding to altitude sickness, injuries, and medical emergencies in remote settings — not just route knowledge. Combined with our KINAPA certifications, this is the backbone of how we manage safety on the mountain specifically.
See our guide certificationsEvery regional office below is staffed by our own team, specializing in the destinations closest to it — not a single call center routing every enquiry through one time zone.
We directly fund and support community development initiatives through our partner charity, Godson Charity Tanzania.
200+ local jobs supported, with a stated commitment to 50/50 gender balance across our teams.
Our team took part in Mount Kilimanjaro firefighting efforts during the October 2022 and September 2023 wildfires.
We're recognized as one of the larger taxpayers supporting public services in our operating regions.
Nominated and voted for in consecutive years in the World Travel Awards program.
Highly rated on Google, with reviews from travelers across our Kilimanjaro, safari, and Zanzibar trips.
Listed as a trusted tour operator partner on TourRadar since our founding year.
Direct bank payment for confirmed bookings.
Card and online payment support from anywhere in the world.
International wire transfer for cross-border payments.
Bookings are confirmed with a minimum deposit and no hidden fees — the price quoted is the price you pay, with the balance settled ahead of travel.
Itineraries are built around your dates, budget, and priorities — not assembled from a fixed catalog.
We own the vehicles, employ the local guides, and run the gear stores directly — there's no second agency between you and the ground team.
The people who plan your route stay reachable through the trip, with 24/7 support during travel.
TANAPA and KINAPA licensing, and 100% WFR-certified guides.
To be the tour operator Tanzania travelers trust to get the details right — timing, logistics, and follow-through — on every trip we run.
Deliver well-run, well-guided adventures across Tanzania and East Africa at a fair price, while supporting the communities and landscapes we operate in.
Client satisfaction first, backed by real attention to the safety, social, and environmental footprint of every trip.
Yes. We hold a Tanzania Tourism Licensing Authority (TALA) license, No. 034406, and are registered with BRELA under registration No. 531295. We're also TANAPA-licensed to operate inside Tanzania's national parks and are members of TATO.
No. We own our vehicle fleet, employ our guides and mountain crew directly, and run our own gear stores in each branch city, so your trip is run by our team rather than passed to a third-party reseller.
All of our guides hold Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification, and we operate under KINAPA certification, which covers porter treatment, wages, and safety standards on the mountain.
We were founded in Moshi in 2008 and have operated continuously since, growing to a team of 200-plus people and more than 25,000 clients served.
We run trips directly in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda through our own branch offices, and support planning for travelers worldwide through our international office network.
Tell us your dates and priorities — our Moshi-based team will put together an itinerary.