Articles tagged ‘Prices’
Cheap Air Tickets to Tanzania
By Jessica | August 16th, 2007 |
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Lots of people are planning climbing trips up Kilimanjaro these days, so it’s no surprise that there are some cheap air tickets to Tanzania right now. The allure of the mountain is strong, apparently, and more and more people are making their way to the top every year.
BootsnAll has a fantastic adventure trip up Mt. [...]
REI Adventure in Tanzania
By Donovan | January 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Flights into Kenya
By Donovan | December 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you are looking for a cheap flight to East Africa, you might want to consider going into Nairobi, Kenya, instead of Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA). In the past, the cheapest airlines were Kenya Airways, which had departures from London, and Ethiopian Airways which stopped in Addis Ababa and continued to KIA.
With tourism remaining [...]
Cheaper Safaris, Cheaper Climbing on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | November 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As the cost of going on safari and climbing on Kilimanjaro continue to skyrocket, more and more people - especially independent travelers and backpackers - are looking for ways to get a cheaper safaris or a cheaper rate up Mount Kilimanjaro. Unfortunately, you can’t do either of these anymore “for cheap.” Even if you show [...]
Airline Ticket Deals Kenya and Tanzania
By Donovan | November 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I have mentioned this a few times, but the cheapest way to get to Tanzania and climb Kilimanjaro is via Nairobi, and typically through Kenya Airways, which has cheap flights from London. If you are coming from the US, find the cheapest flight to London, and then check with Kenya Airways. Also, check out BootsnAll [...]
Rising Cost of Safaris
By Donovan | October 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Anybody notice how the once coveted “affordable” safaris in Tanzania has now becoming downright expensive for the average person.
On July 2006, the camping and entrance fees to all Tanzania National Parks was raised for Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park as well the Arusha National Park. It was $20 camp fee, now is $30. [...]
Tipping Your Crew - Another Lesson on Tipping on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | August 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It always seems like people are more worried about tipping on the mountain, than actually the experience of climbing Mount Klimanjaro. Let’s not worry about our gear, or the weather, or our tents, but let’s worry about how much to tip. I think it’s just an American concern.
Since I have covered this question on [...]
How and When To Tip - Mount Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | August 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the biggest concerns - and question that I receive the most - are when and how to tip on Mount Kilimanjaro.
The best method for tipping is to discuss with your group - maybe after your summit day - how much you are going to tip each person. You should tip based on their [...]
$15,000,000 in Park Fees
By Donovan | July 26th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Think about it. An average of 25,000 people climb Kilimanjaro each year. Each person will pay ON AVERAGE about $600 toward park fees. These are the fees that go to the Tanzanian government/park authorities. 25,000 multiplied by $600 = $15 million dollars.
I know they have some expenses on the mountain, but if they can’t even [...]
Price to Climb Kilimanjaro?
By Donovan | July 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I receive numerous emails and phone calls about climbing Kilimanjaro - and quite often people want to know “the price” to climb the mountain. Each situation is different, as you have to take in a number of different factors to determine the cost.
Before you contact anyone about climbing Africa’s highest mountain, make sure you can [...]
