African Environments
For more than 30 years we have pioneered the finest travel adventures to be had in Tanzania. We were the first to offer the remote Western Breach Route up Kilimanjaro and we have found the best corners in the Tanzanian National Parks. We are now pioneering walking in the Serengeti which is a recent expansion of our 10 year old Walking Safari Program.
We are proud to have put together a team of the most highly trained and experienced Tanzanian guides who enthusiastically share their country with you. Because of our love for Tanzania and its people we are only satisfied offering trips that benefit the local economy and are sensitive to the environment. A percentage of our profits go to the development of schools in northern Tanzania.
Tanzania will offer you one of the greatest adventures on earth and we will take care of all the details so you can be free to embrace the experience of a lifetime.
We are proud to have put together a team of the most highly trained and experienced Tanzanian guides who enthusiastically share their country with you. Because of our love for Tanzania and its people we are only satisfied offering trips that benefit the local economy and are sensitive to the environment. A percentage of our profits go to the development of schools in northern Tanzania.
Tanzania will offer you one of the greatest adventures on earth and we will take care of all the details so you can be free to embrace the experience of a lifetime.
Janam Peace Building Foundation
The mission of Janam Peace Building (JPB) Foundation is “to provide wilderness experiences designed to resolve conflict and create reconciliation, peace and security”. By creating a powerful network of committed peace builders, JPB and its partners, will endeavor to heal our youth, eliminate the destructive aspects of tribalism and create a stable future, full of hope, for the youth of Africa.
Janam comes from the Luo tribe in Kenya and loosely translates as “People of the River/Wilderness”. It is symbolic to the Luo and to our mission in that it serves as a reminder that we can always turn to nature to soothe our pain and hunger – both physically and spiritually.
On a JPB course, notebooks and pencils are as vital as maps and hiking boots. Every course covers a core curriculum, which is outlined in the following paragraphs. We teach our students to be safe and knowledgeable visitors of the wilderness and use the skills learned to develop hands-on experience.
“What I hear, I forget; what I see, I remember; what I do, I know.”
This Chinese proverb mirrors JPB teaching philosophy. We believe that the best wilderness education comes through experienctial learning. We explain, demonstrate and immediately practice new skills. We give our students responsibility in the wilderness; the relationship between action and result is vivid and gratifying. Student successes and mistakes are equally important to learning.
Janam comes from the Luo tribe in Kenya and loosely translates as “People of the River/Wilderness”. It is symbolic to the Luo and to our mission in that it serves as a reminder that we can always turn to nature to soothe our pain and hunger – both physically and spiritually.
On a JPB course, notebooks and pencils are as vital as maps and hiking boots. Every course covers a core curriculum, which is outlined in the following paragraphs. We teach our students to be safe and knowledgeable visitors of the wilderness and use the skills learned to develop hands-on experience.
“What I hear, I forget; what I see, I remember; what I do, I know.”
This Chinese proverb mirrors JPB teaching philosophy. We believe that the best wilderness education comes through experienctial learning. We explain, demonstrate and immediately practice new skills. We give our students responsibility in the wilderness; the relationship between action and result is vivid and gratifying. Student successes and mistakes are equally important to learning.
To Return
To Return is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of individuals working in the tourism industry in Tanzania on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Our mission and our name come from the idea that as tourists in Tanzania, we would like to give back to the communities that welcome us into their country. To Return allows for us to return the kindness bestowed upon us during Kilimanjaro climbs and safaris in Tanzania.
Specifically, To Return supports porters and guides by improving working conditions and increasing access to education. By distributing new and used mountain equipment, To Return easily and yet drastically improves the lives or porters and guides, providing them with the necessary clothing and gear to carry out their professions safely and comfortably. Through scholarships, To Return gives porters and guides the opportunity for continuing education through scholarships for Sentinel Outdoor Institute courses which will help improve their safety and that of their teammates on Mt. Kilimanjaro and in the broader community. Finally, To Return provides scholarships for the children of porters and guides on Mt. Kilimanjaro to attend local, private schools, giving them the opportunity to the future leaders in their communities.
Sponsor a deserving SOI student through the partnership with To Return: To Return.
Specifically, To Return supports porters and guides by improving working conditions and increasing access to education. By distributing new and used mountain equipment, To Return easily and yet drastically improves the lives or porters and guides, providing them with the necessary clothing and gear to carry out their professions safely and comfortably. Through scholarships, To Return gives porters and guides the opportunity for continuing education through scholarships for Sentinel Outdoor Institute courses which will help improve their safety and that of their teammates on Mt. Kilimanjaro and in the broader community. Finally, To Return provides scholarships for the children of porters and guides on Mt. Kilimanjaro to attend local, private schools, giving them the opportunity to the future leaders in their communities.
Sponsor a deserving SOI student through the partnership with To Return: To Return.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. We address the most pressing conservation threats at the largest scale.
We’ve protected more than 119 million acres of land and thousands of miles of rivers worldwide and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. We work in all 50 states in the US and more than 35 countries protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia. We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fresh water, oceans, and conservation lands.
It’s who we are and how we work that has made the Conservancy so successful and makes us optimistic that we can expand that great conservation work to meet the challenges ahead. Everything we do is rooted in good science aided by our hundreds of staff scientists. We pursue non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. We partner with indigenous communities, businesses, governments, multilateral institutions, and other non-profits. We have the support of more than 1 million members who enable us to continue working on a scale that matters and implement solutions that endure.
We’ve protected more than 119 million acres of land and thousands of miles of rivers worldwide and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. We work in all 50 states in the US and more than 35 countries protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia. We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fresh water, oceans, and conservation lands.
It’s who we are and how we work that has made the Conservancy so successful and makes us optimistic that we can expand that great conservation work to meet the challenges ahead. Everything we do is rooted in good science aided by our hundreds of staff scientists. We pursue non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. We partner with indigenous communities, businesses, governments, multilateral institutions, and other non-profits. We have the support of more than 1 million members who enable us to continue working on a scale that matters and implement solutions that endure.
Carbon Tanzania
Carbon Tanzania works with local villages, community-based organizations, and rural extension and conservation organizations to produce sustainable, transparent and scientifically sound carbon offsets. We work with people who demonstrate a commitment to sustainable, long-term forest management, equitable local benefit sharing and transparent governance.
We sell certified carbon credits to entities committed to reducing emissions where possible and offsetting emissions that they otherwise cannot avoid.
Carbon Tanzania connects local offset producers to global markets for offsets generated from local forest conservation and management projects, as well as other offset generation projects. We only select and broker offsets that are real, additional and validated using the highest of standards.
We sell certified carbon credits to entities committed to reducing emissions where possible and offsetting emissions that they otherwise cannot avoid.
Carbon Tanzania connects local offset producers to global markets for offsets generated from local forest conservation and management projects, as well as other offset generation projects. We only select and broker offsets that are real, additional and validated using the highest of standards.
Honeyguide Foundation
Honeyguide is a grass roots, non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Tanzania dedicated to support communities and the conservation of wildlife and natural resources through long-term community partnerships.
We strive in steadfast support of communities to manage their natural resources, to strengthen their livelihoods, and to conserve wildlife across vast landscapes through partnerships and long-term commitment.
Supporting over 130 Anti-poaching rangers and over 200 human wildlife conflict officers covering 1.2 million acres of stunning wildlife and natural areas, Honeyguide have an impressive positive impact on conservation and the communities they’re working with in Northern Tanzania.
We strive in steadfast support of communities to manage their natural resources, to strengthen their livelihoods, and to conserve wildlife across vast landscapes through partnerships and long-term commitment.
Supporting over 130 Anti-poaching rangers and over 200 human wildlife conflict officers covering 1.2 million acres of stunning wildlife and natural areas, Honeyguide have an impressive positive impact on conservation and the communities they’re working with in Northern Tanzania.
International Mountain Guides
International Mountain Guides directors Phil Ershler, George Dunn, Eric Simonson, and Paul Baugher, along with their amazing guide staff, organize and lead climbing, trekking and mountaineering expeditions around the world, from the classic climbs of the Alps and Andes to the 8,000m peaks of the Himalayas. We continue to be one of the most respected and active guiding companies in the world. Since 1986 we have conducted hundreds of expeditions to destinations around the globe, and the fact that most of our customers climb with us again and again tells us we’re doing things right!
Leave No Trace
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics teaches people of all ages how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly, and is the most widely accepted outdoor ethics program used on public lands. Through targeted education, research and outreach, the Center ensures the long-term health of our natural world. In its simplest form, Leave No Trace is about making good decisions to protect the world around you — the world we all enjoy.