David Lyimo

About

I'm David Ayumwi Lyimo. I was

Born in 1981 in Mbahe, a rural village near Marangu, I grew up right on the foot of Kilimanjaro near to the wonderful kilimanjaro National Parks. At the age of 13, for a first time I visited a National Park, and two years later I started to trek. Since then I always knew that safaris and expeditions would by may way to contribute to my familiy's livehood. I was very fortunate, because already on my first trek, which I attended as a porter, I got invited by clients for a visit to the United States.

Over the last two decades, I companied more than 50 safaris and was over 70 times on the top of Kilimanjaro. In 2012 I founded my own company, which I run with the attitude I learned to be right since my very early days: honesty and love to every detail.

At the same time I care for the development of my home region, the life quality of the people in the villages in and around Mbahe. That's why together with friends we started the Longochi Water Supply project. It will supply 3400 people with clean water.

Languages

Afrikaans
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Swahili

Skills

Rescuer
Cameraman
Physician

Achievements

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Peponi Expeditions and Safari offers the highest level of safari tours, Kilimanjaro trekking and Zanzibar dream trips. We are an organisation that ensures the best safety attention and care, equipment of high quality, fantastic cuisine, medical services, facilities and highly and experienced trained personnel. We reinvest in the the local community and we pay extra attention to the needs of our fellow people in the area. We are committed to provide safaris that bring you closer to mother earth and its breathtaking wildlife, treks kind to the environment, and luxurious trips to the subtropical paradise of Zanzibar. We are keen to preserve and improve the environment as we are built on ethically, ecologically and socially even terms. The company is based and locally owned in Tanzania. We are a registered company with the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency as well as the Tanzanian Revenue Authority. To manage the Kilimanjaro hikes, we hold a TALA license. We possess new equipment of the highest quality. The safety of our clients is our first priority as we deliver our services with the highest standards and are included in a partnership with the flying doctors (AMREF) and Global Rescue. We are a member of the Tanzanian Association of Tour Operators – TATO. We leave nothing to chance in making sure that our guest’s experiences are of highest quality. We keep our equipment up to date, pay our team members a sound living wage and always meet the highest standards of safety without any form of compromising. The clients national securities regarding travelling do not apply for our expeditions in Tanzania. Our mission To arrange ethically sound safaris, expeditions to Mt. Kilimanjaro and engaging trips to Zanzibar with the reward being memories that lasts forever. To offer lasting aid to the people of Tanzania, support sustainability and to respect the elegant mountains and National Parks.