Mt. Kilimanjaro Travel Guide
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This is a somewhat interesting story from The Times Dispatch. It’s a story about Charles Macfarlane, who climbs with five blind climbers on Mt. Kilimanjaro. He was climbing with Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest. While the blind climbers get the experience of summitting the mountain, Charles [read more]
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Many people are curious on what type of money to tip their porters and guides. Do they want American Dollars or Tanzanian Shilling, or European Euros, or British Pounds, or French Francs. Here is the answer: Anything works. Pretty much any semi-mainstream currency is fine. It really doesn’t matter. Many guides and porters prefer dollars [read more]
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Most companies DO NOT carry any form of oxygen on Kilimanjaro. You will occasionally see some high-end foreign companies - those that charge $5,000 per person - bring up oxygen for their rich clients that pay HUGE money to climb the mountain. Out of the 25,000 people that climb Kilimanjaro every year, only a small [read more]
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If you have a medical emergency in Tanzania, or on the mountain, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, known as KCMC, is the best place to go if you have a serious medical emergency. They can treat most everything, including malaria. The hospital is located outside a few miles outside of Moshi on Sokoin Rd. [read more]
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One of the best piece of gear on Mt. Kilimanjaro, something that most people forget, is big durable plastic bags with a seal. Plastic bags are a great way to ensure that your clothes will stay dry on the mountain. Even though you have a great backpack or duffel bag, there is bad weather, rain [read more]
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We have available spots open for our July 24th Kilimanjaro climb this year.
It includes the following:
-2 Nights in hotels
-7 Days on the Lemosho Route up Kilimanjaro
-3 Day Camping Safari in Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater
-Lots of extras!
Total Price Per Person: $2130
There is $500 non-refundable deposit that applys to the total cost of this trip. This Kili [read more]
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Some men go to Thailand in search of small, beautiful Thai woman, some woman go to Australia is search of the rugged Australian with the great accent. Whatever floats your boat is up to you. But, just like anywhere else in the world, there are a huge number of Tanzanian safari guides, porters and mountain [read more]
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You need visas for both Kenya and Tanzania. You can purchase a visa for Tanzania at the border town, Namanga, on arrival from Kenya. You can get a 7-day transit visa in Kenya if you are coming from Nairobi airport - cost is $20 - and going into Tanzania. Tourist visas are also avaiable [read more]
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Here is the new updated packing list for climbing Kilimanjaro. Obviously you can make changes on this packing list to suite your needs, but this is general overview of most everything you should have.
Clothing
- 2 synthetic shirts, long sleeve
- 2 synthetic t-shirts
- 2 pairs of synthetic hiking shorts
- 1 pair of synthetic trekking pants
- [read more]
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Check out the view from this picture at Karanga Camp, which sits at about 13,000 ft/3963 mt. This is usually day four on the Machame Route. You will have just come from Barranco Camp. The following day after Karanga Camp, you usually head to Ba [read more]
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