With the year fast drawing to an end, many of us are already thinking about our 2019 holidays, and if next year is the year when you are finally going to cross ‘Climb Kilimanjaro’ off your Bucket List, now is the perfect time to start coordinating your plans. Kilimanjaro Expeditions are in big demand, and…
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The Real Cost of Climbing Kilimanjaro
There are no shortage of tour operators offering Kilimanjaro Expeditions, but with prices ranging from $1000 to over $4000 per person, how are you supposed to know which company to go with? We all love a bargain, and if you are travelling on a very tight budget, you may be tempted to go for the…
Kilimanjaro Flights: Bargain Deals for Every Month of the Year
Climbing Kilimanjaro is not what one would call a cheap holiday, and understandably so. Taking you up Africa’s highest mountain takes a whole lot of planning and a whole lot of mountain crew, and while it can be tempting to cut corners and go with a budget operator offering cut-price climbs, Africa’s highest mountain is…
New Tanzanian VAT Charges to Hike Up the Price of Kilimanjaro Expeditions & Serengeti Safaris
Climbing Kilimanjaro is not the cheapest holiday in world, but when you consider what is involved in your trek to the Roof of Africa, it is easy to understand where all your hard-earned cash goes. There are mountain guides, chefs and porters to pay, there are tents and cooking equipment to rent, there’s food supplies…
Climb Kilimanjaro for Charity – An Adventure Tour with a Good Cause
There are many reasons to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, it could be a ‘bucket list’ dream you have had for many years, or it could be to test your own mental and physical strength, but many people climb Kilimanjaro for charity and try to raise funds for those less fortunate than themselves. If you know of…
The Real Cost of Climbing Kilimanjaro – What You Need to Budget
The first question people ask when we tell them we climbed Kilimanjaro is, “was it hard”, and the second question is always, “how much did it cost”. We think we have answered our first question in our previous posts about Kili (in case you missed it, the answer is “yes, but do-able”), but we haven’t…
What to Look for When Choosing a Company to Climb Kilimanjaro
Out of all the seven Summits, Kilimanjaro is probably the cheapest mountain to climb, but as with any major ‘tourist’ attraction, it is surrounded by some companies that do it right, and some that do not. As we try our best to be “responsible travellers” we decided that we wanted to climb Kilimanjaro with a…
