Mt. Kilimanjaro News
Tourists Skip Kenya, Head to Tanzania
Given the recent outbreak of violence in Kenya from the presidential elections, thousands of tourists have canceled their safaris in Kenya, scared that the violence will escalate. Although no violence has been directed at tourists yet, a number of international tour companies are recommending to avoid Kenya until things cool off.
Many of these tourists have now turned their eye south to Tanzania - home of Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, and Zanzibar. Tanzania is receiving hundreds of
last minute inquiries from those looking for a safe alternative. While Kenya does have great safari parks, Tanzania is just as good - if not …
Date: January 4th, 2008 |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Thread for the week of October 16, 2006
Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum at BootsnAll:
Folks are discussing the unfortunate news of a dead porter on Kili. It’s certainly tragic - especially to anyone who’s been awed by how hard the porters are working - and people are wondering if the clothing they wear played a role. Stop by with your two cents; and if you’re not already a member, sign-up here - it’s free to join.
Date: October 20th, 2006 |
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Global Warming and Kilimanjaro
There has been a tremendous amount of interest in Kilimanjaro the last few weeks. Ever since Al Gore’ movie, An Inconvenient Truth, made the claim that Kilimanjaro’s glaciers are melting due to global warmings. Many pundits debate whether this is a result of global warming or something else, like deforestation. Needless to say, Kilimanjaro has been popular lately.
Scientists do not dispute whether the glaciers are melting or not, and many claim that it has 20 more years at the most. Critics cite that deforestation is actually the cause of the melting.
Regardless of who is right, or who is wrong, in …
Date: June 7th, 2006 |
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Why increase prices in Tanzania?
Although it seems like prices for Tanzania - to climb Kilimanjaro and go on safari - are already expensive, there is a long-term, sustainable reason for the increase. In the last 10 years, the number of tourists climbing the mountain have doubled, adding 25,000 on the mountain each year. The same is true for safaris.
This article, Bid To Preserve Tanzanian Heritage, on Mt. Kilimanjaro makes you understand the reasoning b