About ZARA
Zainab Ansell
We, ZARA Tours, are a tour operator from Tanzania specialised in Kilimanjaro trekking and wildlife safaris in all Tanzanian National Parks and Game Reserves. Magnificently owned and managed by Zainab Ansell, since 1987 we have guided thousands of tourists anywhere in Tanzania, from the plains of the Serengeti to the summits of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Our current standard itineraries with daily departures include climbs, hikes and game drive safaris at the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Lake Eyasi, Lake Manyara, Selous Game Reserve, Lake Natron, Oldoinyo Lengai, Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Saadani National Park and Usambara Mountains. Upon request we can guide groups in Ruaha National Park, Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Gombe Stream and Mahale Mountains. Please check our website for details.
We also operate two hotels, the Highview Hotel in Karatu, next to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Springlands Hotel in Moshi as a base for Kilimanjaro climbs. Our high quality tented camps include the Serengeti Wildcamp, the Ikoma Wildcamp and the Selous Wildcamp.
On this blog we will communicate you many interesting stories about things to do in Tanzania and news about our offers.
Sustainable tourism development in Tanzania is our concern. We try to arrange tourism products from which the environment and the society of Tanzania can benefit, rather than suffer. Therefore we have launched and implemented extensive environmental and social programs. In this blog we have the intention to inform you as a traveller about critical issues for sustainable development. For instance, our conservation biologist Ahmed Attas will write about environmental issues crucial to Tanzania’s National Parks.
Conservation biologist Ahmed Attas training ZARA guides and drivers:
ZARA also supports several local charitable NGOs such as the Mount Kilimanjaro Porter Society (MKPS), the Kilimanjaro English Nursery School, The Hurama Woman Project, The Karatu Orphanage, the Amani Street Children Project and the Montessori Usambara School. On this blog we want to give a platform to these organisations to inform about their work.
We are a premium member of Sustainable Travel International:
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Karen Harris | June 15, 2008 at 7:11 pm
My friends and I were with Zara guides when we climbed Kilimanjaro in Sept 2001. I am thrilled to see Zara’s involvement with the Ngorongoro marathon. I ran my first marathon in 2005 and have raised funds for each of my marathons to help the families of the porters and guides that supported us up Kili. I am looking forward to supporting Zara’s efforts with the Ngorongoro Marathon. K.
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Jacinta Jones | April 26, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I and my friends climbed Kili with Zara in March 2009. The whole trip was brilliantly organised. All 9 of us had an amazing experience and had nothing but praise for our wonderful guides and porters. Nothing was too much for them – I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Asante sana, Mndeme, Abu, August and others.
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Barbara Dougan | October 29, 2009 at 2:00 am
In September, 2009, my daughter, granddaughter and myself climbed Kili and we had a wonderful trip thanks to our guide, Faustine, assistant guide,Justine. Also, thanks to David and Jacob and the rest of the porters who took very good care of us.
They were all excellent and we appreciated their efforts. They did everything for us.
We had such a good time. Thanks, everyone. Asante sana.