About Us

SIMON PETER MTUY was born and raised on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. In 1998 he founded Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience, a high quality locally-owned Tanzania adventure travel company to help create jobs in his home village of Mbahe. At the time, Simon was already an expert mountain guide with hundreds of Kilimanjaro ascents and an accomplished ultra-runner who would, in 2006, go on to break the world record for the fastest unsupported ascent-descent of Mount Kilimanjaro (9h22m). Simon continues his commitment to improving the livelihood of his community while helping preserve the mountain environment through responsible tourism.

Our mountain guides have three priorities: 1) Your health and safety; 2) Your goal attainment… the summit of Kilimanjaro; 3) Your enjoyment of the trek. They understand that all three are inextricably linked and vitally important to a successful climb. All our guides are highly skilled professionals with the proper training, knowledge and attitude to fulfill all three priorities and more. They are trained in mountain safety and know how to respond appropriately if emergencies arise. Still, no Kilimanjaro expedition can succeed without a dedicated support crew of cooks, porters, and others working to make your trek comfortable, safe, and pleasurable. Our crew are treated very well and in turn they treat you very well. From hot tea or coffee in your tent in the morning to a joyous greeting with singing and dancing at the end of each day’s climb, you will find no better service and no more fun crew on the mountain than SENE's.

When you are on safari you don’t want a driver who finds animals by looking for the traffic jams of other vehicles. You want a guide and naturalist who knows wildlife habits and locations from training and experience. Our safari guides have what it takes to give you the type of wildlife safari you want in the uncluttered wilderness of Tanzania’s beautiful national parks.

The crew at SENE's Mbahe Village Farm cottages treat you as if you are part of the Mtuy family and work hard to ensure that your stay is as comfortable as possible. From morning wake up calls with fresh coffee to delicious meals and guided walks around the farm and village, our Mbahe team are there to provide you an unforgettable experience in this bucolic mountain setting.

Our home office in Moshi, Tanzania, at the foot of Kilimanjaro, contains our logistics, reservations and accounting teams, along with all our vehicles, bicycles, camping equipment, and other gear. You are welcome to visit our office while you are in Tanzania. We also have full-time staffed satellite offices in North Carolina in the United States and Le Bourget du Lac in France. These provide convenient communication by phone or email and expert professional responses to your queries about Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, and all our SENE adventures.