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Meet the Team

Meet the creative, travel-loving team behind Diallo Destinations, dedicated to making every trip unforgettable through camera, culture, and connection.

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Founder

Ibrahima Diallo

Ibrahima is the heart behind Diallo Destinations: a licensed NYC tour guide, professional photographer, storyteller and poet with a deep love of culture, travel and connection. Born and raised in Senegal, for over 20 years, he’s been leading inspiring tours and photography experiences that capture the soul of every place.

Blending his love for people, history, and visual storytelling, Ibrahima creates trips that are rich, authentic, and full of memorable moments. (Read more about his journey on our Our Story page!)

Ask me about: Senegal, photography, running the New York City Marathon twice, or my book NYC Passion: The Manhattan Picks.

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Director of Global Operations

Leslie Alvarado

Leslie is a dedicated educator with 20+ years of experience teaching and empowering students of all ages across the world. Born in Mexico and raised in the U.S., she blends her love of travel, culture, and language to create meaningful learning experiences.
Owner of Speak Up, her own English school, Leslie is always finding ways to connect people through education and culture. When she's not teaching, you'll find her traveling, reading, painting, baking, or enjoying the beach, always ready for her next adventure!
Ask me about: reading, painting, baking, or the best beach I've found on my travels.

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Director of Business Development & Finance

Ramnit Bassi

Born in India and raised in the UK, Ramnit built a career in the UK public sector and has brought that experience to Diallo Destinations, where she now leads business development and finance. She shapes the company's growth, partnerships and planning so every experience is built to last.
A keen traveller who has explored Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia, Ramnit believes travel opens the mind, brings people closer together and shows us that we have far more in common than what divides us. When she's not planning the next adventure, you'll find her reading, singing, socialising and building connections with new people wherever she goes.
Ask me about: solo travel, travelling with a disability, or building partnerships across the UK and US.

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