PRESS RELEASE
15 January 07

Kumuka Worldwide-2007-08 Africa & the Middle East brochure launch

Sydney, 15 Jan 07, - Kumuka Worldwide are pleased to announce the release of their new Africa & The Middle East 2007-08 brochure, out this week.

Kumuka continues to offer highly inclusive overland, specialist and lodge based tours in Africa and the Middle East aimed at the 18-55 year old traveller. Renowned for their quality and reliability, and with more than 23 years of experience, Kumuka offers the adventurous traveller a more authentic experience, with many styles and options available to suit everyone.

The new brochure features many new programmes, in addition to the outstanding range already on offer. Having listened to passenger feedback through 2006, Kumuka has also improved and updated many existing itineraries, thus continuing to offer the highest quality product on the market.

Kumuka is pleased to announce the launch of three new tours in Madagascar. The 11-Day ‘Untamed Madagascar’ tour, priced at $3165, is a fantastic introduction to this island nation, visiting national parks, beaches, rainforests and villages and offering the chance the spot lemurs and snorkel on pristine reefs.

For people with limited time, Kumuka has introduced the 14-Day ‘Gorilla Express’ tour, priced at $1150. This overland tour gives travellers the chance to taste the best of Kenya and Uganda in two weeks, and get up close to the rarest of the apes, the mountain gorilla.

Kumuka is also now offering overland tours starting and finishing in the Namibian capital of Windhoek. This country is becoming increasingly popular with visitors, and the 14-Day ‘Desert, Delta & Falls’ tour, priced at $1265, includes the highlights of this spectacular area.

Lodge Based tours have proven very popular among travellers wishing for an alternative to overland tours. Kumuka is pleased to add to our existing lodge based range, and have expanded the choice of tours to now include Southern Africa, and more remote parts of East Africa.

The 9-Day ‘Southern Wilderness’ lodge based tour, priced at $4975, offers the best of Zambia and Botswana, including exhilarating flights into the Okavango Delta, and the chance to view the prolific wildlife in Chobe National Park. Accommodation is in unique game lodges, offering that little bit of extra comfort whilst on tour.

For the more adventurous souls, the opportunity of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is now even more attractive. Kumuka has added new summit routes to its range, and climbers now have the choice between the Marangu Route, the Rongai Route and the Machame Route. The 8-day Machame route, priced at $1215 is generally accepted as being the most challenging but more scenic route to the top. Other routes are also now available upon request.

Kumuka continue to offer the highest quality overland tours in the Middle East. With itineraries ranging from 14 to 35 days in duration, visiting all the must-see sights of Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt, and including events such as Anzac Day commemorative services, a number have tours have been reduced in price, whilst still maintaining the quality and amount of inclusions.

Early bird offers accompany the release of the new brochure, and generous discounts of up to 15% apply to bookings made before the 31st January, 2007.

With many more new additions and improvements complimenting an already exciting product range, the new 07-08 brochure will certainly inspire readers to venture a little further.

For further information or to request photographs, please contact:

Toby Barker / Amy Parry
Mango Communications
Tel: 02 8260 2855 / 2854
Mob: 0424 306371
E-mail:kumuka@mangocommunications.com.au

Richard Gardner
Managing Director, Kumuka Worldwide
Aus / NZ
Tel: 02 9279 0491
email: richard@kumuka.com
website: www.kumuka.com

About Kumuka Worldwide

Kumuka is an African word meaning ‘the start of a journey’ or ‘a moment of awakening’. Kumuka Worldwide is a leading specialist in adventure travel and has been successfully operating exciting tours for the adventurous traveller for more than 23 years. Since its very first Trans-African trip, it has been focused on providing travellers with authentic and stimulating experiences of the destinations they travel to, while enjoying the value, quality and reliability Kumuka prides itself on consistently delivering. The Kumuka operation now spans six continents, where the wide range of tours focusing on culture, nature and active adventures, are globally accepted as some of the best. Kumuka is able to map out more than 240 itineraries across 60 countries, a number that increases each year with the development of new destinations, activities and adventures for our passengers.