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.
Diane Williamson, Operations Manager, Latin America.
Before joining our operations department, Scottish born Diane lived in
Argentina for five years. Fluent in Spanish, Diane has travelled the length
and breadth of South and Central America on many occasions, and uses her
wealth of knowledge and experience gained on this continent to manage our
operations there.
For 6 years, Diane has been developing the Latin America program for
Kumuka, introducing new itineraries and destinations and ensuring our
passengers are in the safe and experienced hands of top operators and crew. Obviously biased towards Latin America, Diane counts Argentina as her
The sheer variety of the job keeps Diane motivated, and never knowing what favourite destination but has also travelled in North America, Africa, Australia,
the day has in store for her makes it like no other job in the world. New Zealand, Europe and Asia.
TOUR LEADERS
Ibi Dar, Senior Travel Consultant
Ibi has spent 14 years working in travel and is enthusiastic about his job sending clients off to new
In South and Central America, our tours
and exciting destinations. He loves travelling himself, enjoying the chance to meet different people
are run by a combination of local and
and learn about their country's culture and history.
international guides, drivers and tour Recently returned from South America, Ibi now counts the continent as his favourite destination,
leaders. Our staff have a deep love of the having also travelled in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
region and excellent knowledge of the
The history, beauty, culture, passion and friendliness of
history, culture and wildlife of this
the area all combined to give him an experience of a
fascinating part of the world.
lifetime and he is happy to pass on his experience and
knowledge to Kumuka clients.
Competently trained, with the ability to
mix well with people from all walks of life,
With children of his own, Ibi hasn't been stopped from
our staff have first class organisational
venturing a little further and has recently returned from
skills, are adept at thinking on their feet
taking his young family on a Kumuka family adventure
and relish sharing their passion for travel
tour in India.
with our clients.
Many of our tours are run by local Lee Nicholson, Product Development Manager, Latin America
operators, who in partnership with
Lee started with Kumuka working as a tour leader in Central and South America. With such
Kumuka have been delivering a quality
diverse cultures and amazing natural landscapes he instantly fell in love with this part of the
service for many years. Our partners have
world.
an excellent understanding of Kumuka’s
After a few years on-the-road it was time to hang up his backpack and take on a new challenge
style of passenger and tailor their tours
as product development manager, searching the nooks and crannies of the Latin continent for
accordingly, ensuring that you get the
exciting new destinations and tours.
very best from your time at each
destination. This relationship also means
When he is not lounging around on a Caribbean
Island, trekking through rainforests or climbing
that we have a positive, long term impact
volcanoes, you will most probably find him hanging
on the economies and livelihoods of
out at the local taco stands in Mexico, his favourite
people in the areas in which we operate -
country in Latin America.
something which we are very proud of.
"It's the people that attract me so much. They have
such a long and fascinating history which is
reflected in their culture and lifestyle. For some
reason, I feel at home here".
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