Bonaventure Kivuyo was born into a farming family on the slopes of Mount Meru. A 1988 graduate of Arusha Technical College, he has been leading on Kilimanjaro since 1997 and has been to the summit of Kili over 200 times. He has completed National Outdoor Leadership School mountaineering training course on Mount Kenya and is also Wilderness First Responder-certified. In 2002, Bonaventure assisted in the film Killer Ants, shot in Tanzania, and also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro round trip in 18 hours! He has visited the United States and speaks fluent English.
Bona is a true leader and he handled all of us and 93 porters with aplomb. He was professional, fun, experienced, and I had complete faith in him. I joked "In Bona We Trust" because I had full faith in him as our trip leader!
I was so impressed by Bonaventure and his crew. I always felt that I was in good hands and that our safety and well being were his top priority.
Bonaventure was great! Very personable, humorous, and approachable. I found it easy to trust and respect him.
I couldn't have asked for a more outstanding individual to lead this trip.
My wife and I felt we were in very good hands with Bonaventure. We had a high level of confidence in his leadership.
Bonaventure was a natural leader. He was knowledgable, considerate, cautious, and very attuned to potential problems. He made us all feel comfortalbe and in good hands.
Bonaventure should be an ambassador for Africa! He was fantastic...we felt safe and well taken care of. Plus, he was interesting and fun!
Bonaventure is a wonderful person and awesome trip leader. He is the best of the best and truly loves what he does.
Managing this moveable village under these conditions takes tremendous knowledge, organizational ability, diplomacy, and patience. Bonaventure had all in abundance.
I don't think I have ever traveled with such a great guide as Bonaventure. We all totally trusted and respected him in every way. He paid attention to every detail and clearly had seen it all with his clients. He listened and then skillfully had us all doing exactly what we needed to do to successfully make the summit. It was perfectly paced with all of us making it in good health. Coming down we met up with many others who weren't so lucky.
We were completely impressed by Bonaventure and appreciated his complete command of all aspects of the trip, both on the climb and safari. He instilled confidence and a sense of safety at all times, and his joy and enthusiasm were infectious.
Bonaventure handled the complexities of the trip and the ever-changing client requirements with considerable skill, knowledge, and diplomacy.
Bonaventure is a great Trip Leader! Very knowledgeable on all components—culture history, preparation required for the climb. He went the extra mile to see that our needs were met.
Best trip leader of all my travels! A great organizer, motivator, guide, and mountaineer. He had great rapport with travelers and porters alike. He seemed to be everywhere, always ready to listen, lend a hand, and guide. I believe Bonaventure had a hand in my summit success.
Wonderful trip—Bonaventure was superb!
Bonaventure is A+ in my book. I felt completely secure with his knowledge and leadership. He made this trip an amazing experience with his knowledge, enthusiasm, and courteousness.
