Great Walks

DARE TO DREAM

FOR Tanzanian, Eliakeney Njau, setting up the first and only all-female owned and operated company leading tours up Mount Kilimanjaro is a dream come true, but it’s been a long road to success. Co-founder of Kilimanjaro Wanderwomen Tours, Julia Mantey, takes five with Great Walks.

“I first met Eliakeney Njau, who everybody calls Ekeney (31), in August 2021 as my mountain guide when I summited Kilimanjaro. I had asked the tour company for a female guide and they

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