Mt. Kilimanjaro Expedition Companies
Upcoming groups climbing Kilimanjaro, 2008
I have a number of groups climbing Kilimanjaro this coming summer. All of these groups are looking for other people to join. Typically the groups are composed of other independent-style travelers in small groups or alone, that are looking to share in the excitement of climbing Africa’s highest mountain.
If you are interested, you can find out more details in our Kilimanjaro climb sections.
Upcoming Adventures:
7 Day Machame Climb - June 14 (7 spots)
7 Day Machame Climb - July 6 (4 spots)
7 Day Machame Cilmb - July 12 (3 spots)
7 Day Machame Climb - August 23 (5 spots)
Both the July …
Date: March 3rd, 2008 |
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Climbers Account of Kilimanjaro Attempt
I always ask people to write about their experiences on the mountain, so I can publish them on this blog. I just received this email, from a guy who asked me loads of questions about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. As you can see, he opted to attempt Kilimanjaro with a five day climb. Out of 11 people, four made it to the summit. Companies should not sell five days climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro. It’s not smart to climb over 19,000 ft/596 meters in five days.
Steve Hansen wrote:
Dear …
Date: April 24th, 2007 |
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Kilimanjaro Company Review: Kili Treks & Safaris
Each week, I try to profile another climbing or safari company in Tanzania (despite having my own business too) to show everything Tanzania has to offer. However, given there are many “tour companies” that offer the exact same thing in Tanzania, I always ask the owners what make them unique? Sure - anyone can offer a safari or a climb on Kilimanjaro. With tons of people are looking for pesa (money) all you have to do is rent a vehicle, pay an owner of company to use his or her permit, and then get someone to drive to the …
Date: January 26th, 2007 |
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Kilimanjaro Company Review: Thomson Treks
I have to say, looking over Thomson Trek’s website, they definitely have an aura of legitimacy, professionalism and knowledge about Mount Kilimanjaro.
Owned by, I believe, an American couple, Thomson Trek’s is famous for being part of an Imax Movie: Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa, which was produced by David Breashears, a well known American mountain climbers who was at the 1996 Everest Disaster highlighted in Jon Krakauers’s Into Thin Air.
Over the years, I have always heard good reviews from other Kilimanjaro climbers, their Thompson guides who works for other companies on occasion, and from some …
Date: January 11th, 2007 |
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Pulse Oximeter
Some of the mountaineering companies in Tanzania have introduced a system of checking the climbers - throughout the day - by using a Pulse Oximeter. A Pulse Oximeter is used to check blood oxygen saturation during the climb. This allows the mountain guide to see how their body is adapting to the reduced amount of oxygen at the higher altitudes. If the climbers oxygen saturation is below an acceptable level, they have emergency oxygen for their safety.
Date: December 1st, 2006 |
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Kilimanjaro Company Review: Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris
I received this message today from a distraught person who visited Tanzania. His name is Shinko Mondori. Whether or not this is true, I don’t know, but it’s good to hear real reviews of people who have bad experiences. Marketing material and other comments on website and books can create false impressions.
“We used Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safari for our northern circuit safari in Tanzania. What a disaster! Andrew, the managing director, totally screwed up our trip, promising everything and delivering nothing. We didn’t even have blankets (which we specificially asked whether we should bring our sleeping bags) …
Date: February 6th, 2008 |
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Join Kilimanjaro Group Climb
I apologize for bringing this post to the front page again, but we have had some updates to these trips.
If you are looking to join a group to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, I will update this webpage each week, adding dates that groups have offered their climb for others to join. Generally most trips to climb Kilimanjaro are private, but from time-to-time, people open them to others. Below are some current public group options - anyone can join:
JUNE:
June 25 - Two Canadian women are looking for a few other travelers to join …
Date: April 19th, 2007 |
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Kilimanjaro Company Review: Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris
This local company in Tanzania has been spamming my Kilimanjaro blog with their links, so I thought I would do a proper review and see what they have
to offer.
Well, to be brutally honest, it looks like this company, Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris, is a standard Tanzanian company - they offer everything, but nothing that’s different from anyone else. It’s just meat and potatoes tour. They have copied a bunch of material, text and pictures from around the Internet and then posted it in no logical order with lots of strange colors, fonts and advertisements. It fact, I have even …
Date: January 16th, 2007 |
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REI Adventure in Tanzania
I stumbled across REI’s Adventures website today announcing one of their Kilimanjaro and safaris in Tanzania. See REI’s Kilimanjaro Prices. The total cost for the trip, assuming you an REI member, is $5394, because you have to pay for the park fees separately.
REI, just like many companies, is not based in Africa nor do they have an actual company there. They are partnering with another company, which I think is Tusker Trails or Abercrombie & Kent, and then selling the trip for more because they have the audience. If I calculate the total cost of this trip, …
Date: January 5th, 2007 |
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Company Profiles - Want to hear your opinions
I am going to start profiling every company that works in the Kilimanjaro region, selling trips up Kilimanjaro, or selling safari trips. I want to hear your opinions - just a paragraph or two of a company you used and why you liked them, or didn’t like them. Be honest. Please provide your name and phone number too, so I can make sure you are not a tour company disguised as a traveler.
Email me at Donovan (at) bootsnall (dot) com
Date: October 30th, 2006 |
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