Meet the Team
Our professional and enthusiastic team will do their best to ensure you have a
safe and rewarding, not to mention fun tour. They will do their utmost to cater for
your needs and interests.
Meet Fiona Clifton, European Operations
Kenyan born Fiona grew up in the UK though she has also lived in Bahrain and
the United States before recently emigrating to Australia.
With a longstanding love of travel, she considers Europe to be her favourite
continent due to the unique variety of cultures, languages and weather, though she
has also travelled extensively throughout North America. Fiona also harbours a soft
spot for Morocco, considering it to be the most exciting and exotic destination that
she has visited to date. Another favourite is Barcelona.
Fiona Clifton
Whilst there are many reasons that she enjoys working for Kumuka, she is motivated
by the the idea of arranging tours for clients to visit their dream destinations and so
experience the trip of a lifetime.
Tour Leaders
Meet Kevin and Susan Burn, tour leader/driver Europe
Susan and Kevin met while working together on the road. Sharing a love of living out of suitcases and
travelling for a living, they married after 6 months. They are still running tours together 15 years on. For
All our tours are accompanied by a Kumuka
them, no two days are the same, and their passion for Europe its' history and people shine through.
tour leader and tour driver. Kumuka tour
leaders are fun individuals with a passion
Kevin likes the Swiss Alps, Italian cappuccinos, and
for Europe, who enjoy mixing with people
people with small cases.
from many different backgrounds and are
Susan likes the French Riviera, cheese fondue and
excellent at organisation and used to
people who know how to squeeze the juice out of life.
thinking on their feet. They have all
When not enjoying a season for Kumuka, Kevin likes to
undertaken extensive training and will help
get his hands dirty renovating houses, and Susan likes
you with the logistics - providing you with
to write about travel.
maps, information on public transport and
recommendations on the best restaurants
within your budget. Our tour drivers are
hard working and dedicated and will drive
Meet Eleni Kokkinos and Martin Ashe, tour leader/driver Europe
you safely around Europe so you can relax
Between them Eleni and Martin share more than 20 years of touring experience, covering almost all of
knowing that you are in the best possible
Europe, the Middle East and South America.
hands.
Eleni adores the effects of the seasons on the landscapes. “I love the changes we see as we pass
Whilst our crew are professionals, we through the same places illuminated with different colours and textures during each season”. Martin
realise that it is also beneficial to learn jokes that “All the history and geography we studied at school actually came to use!”. He particularly
about a destination from a local, so we enjoys working in central Europe and describes Venice as one of his favourite cities because it “feels
organise local guides who will give you like a stage setting from a movie set”.
insider information. We generally use the
They both share a passion for architecture; especially
same local guides throughout the year,
the neo-classical architecture of Vienna. Eleni is quick to
enabling them to know Kumuka's type of
add that she is also fascinated by “the history of the
passenger and tailoring their tours
crazy Hapsburgs”. After paragliding and mountain bike
accordingly, so that you get the very most
riding in Interlaken they like to sip Champagne on the
from your time at each destination.
beach in Nice and relax in the baths of Budapest.
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