Finally, you have decided to go for the trekking to Kilimanjaro, Right! For a successful summit at Uhuru peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the freestanding highest peak on the earth, we have come with some new ideas from the trekkers and our practical experiences as Climb Kilimanjaro Guide.

As the highest peak of Africa, Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is the dream for both old and new trekkers. You will face five ecosystems such as cultivation zone, rainforest, Heather-Moorland, Alpine Desert and summit-climate zone from bottom to top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. It’s not just about the physical fitness; a successful summit needs a strong mind with mentally preparation.

The higher you go; you may feel breathlessness and other altitude sicknesses such as nausea, headache, fatigue, dizziness, dehydration, etc. which may lead to frustration ended-up with a worst memory and experience.

Choose the Route as Per Your Suitability

Before climbing, you should check the specification of different routes from our Climb Kilimanjaro Guide or Kilimanjaro Tour Operator. There are seven different routes for Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Choose your route wisely according to your health and stamina not as encouragement of others’. These routes are Machame, Marangu, Lemosho, Rongai, Shira, Umbwe and Northern circuit route.

The Machame Route or “whiskey” route is the most famous route with a higher traffic. Located on the south-west of Kilimanjaro, it is the longest and full of scenic view for trekkers. It takes 6 to 7 days to the summit with a higher rate of success.

The “Coca-Cola” route or Marangu Route approaches from south-east of Kilimanjaro and takes 5 to 6 days. Famous as “Tourist route”, it is the only route which offers hut-accommodations facilities. It is the quickest, cheapest, busiest and most comfortable among all other routes and has a lower rate of success. Marangu route is perfect for the new climber.

Lemosho Route is the longer routes so before climbing through this route you need to be physically fit. It approaches from the west of Mt. Kilimanjaro and is the most beautiful route. It takes 7 to 8 days and as a longer route it offers more time for acclimatization. This route gives highest success rate.

Rongai Route starts from the north of Kilimanjaro and an easier route from the southern routes. It offers camping trip and recommended to 7 days to reach the summit. It receives lower traffic with high rate of success.

Shira Route is the old route of New Lemosho route and is not for the new or inexperienced hikers. With having a low traffic this route gives altitude sickness on the first day.

Umbwe Route is the steepest and most difficult route having a straight path with lowest traffic. It has lower success rate as the vertical ascending makes the trekking more challenging. The Alpine desert before the Uhuru summit gives the worst climate condition and takes 8 days for summit.

Northern Circuit Route is the longest and newest route for climbing Kilimanjaro. Having a highest success rate, it takes 8 to 9 days for summit.

Though you have a self confidence on your performance in high altitude, booking a long route gives time to acclimatize.

Go Slow and Steady, Don’t Race

“Slow and steady wins the race” Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is neither a competition nor a race, so taking the slow steps is a wise decision. The guide during trekking always says “Pole Pole” which is pronounced as po-lay po-lay, in Swahili, it means “slowly slowly”. In hiking, if you climb quickly, you will be exhausted because of low oxygen pressure. Climbing quickly may lead to other altitude sicknesses such as breathlessness, nausea, etc. Risking your health may turn your happier journey to a worst journey. Two types of Acute Mountain Sickness are there. One is High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) can make you bleed which ended up in death.

Bring Required Medication

When climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, safety should always come first. The bottom of Mt. Kilimanjaro or the starting point is the tropical rain forests which are filling up with mosquitoes and bacteria that can harm your immune system. Ask our Kilimanjaro Tour Operator about the bacteria and bring bug-repellent and anti-malaria medicines. Bring medicines those are related to Diarrhea and dehydration. To reduce the effect of high altitude on your body, do not forget to bring Dramamine and ibuprofen. Take some high-SPF sunscreen to protect the skin from the sun burn.

Bring Clothing and Hiking Gears

Dreaming and planning for Climbing Kilimanjaro trips for a long time may be go into the water, if you miss or forget to bring any Climbing gears. Yes, this is true by many experienced trekkers. The clothes and hiking gears are the needs for a successful summit. Carrying the water and the chocolate can give you the energy and protect you from the dehydration. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is the most challenging situation you can face, if you miss one of the clothing gears for the climbing.

Climbing clothes such as rain cover, sleeping bags, mountain guitars, Ski jacket, Ski trousers, rain jackets and trousers are the needs before the climbing. Hiking gears such as traction shoes, toe warmers, Gear bag, Duffle bag, Ski Goggles, sunglasses, binoculars, battery, head lamp, hiking poles, plastic bin liners, hydration pack, hand warmers and rucksack covers are mostly important.
Book a local tour company. A pair of hiking boots of good quality and a pair of warmer shocks for every day can make your climbing successful.

Give the Time for your Body

Taking extra time of one or two days for physical and mental adjustment is a wise decision rather than rushing up for the mountain which may lead to failure. The human body needs an adjustment before going to other climate zone. May be the bottom of Kilimanjaro is warm, but the top of mountain is bitter cold. So the body needs some rest for the acclimatization. The higher you go, the lower is oxygen pressure which leads to exhaustion if you climb quickly. A mountain guide always recommends you to take more time. So there is no need to take action under the influence of others.

Include Sweet in your Diet

When you are on a high altitude, it is very difficult to eat. Most of the people do not like to eat food when on altitude, due to physical exertion. Always carry sweets or chocolate with you to energize yourself on the way. To give a treat after summiting at Uhuru peak, carrying sweet is necessary. When hiking, you are burning tons of calories and these can be replenished by eating the chocolates and sweets. Don’t worry about the extra calories as these are going to burn during the hiking. Always stay in joy and relaxed by listening the songs.

Keep a Strong Willpower

Always be happy and relax during your hiking as the happiness is the key of releasing the positive hormones like endorphine, melatonin, and serotonin. Listen to your favourite music which releases the relaxing and joyful hormones. Make new friends, (if you haven’t) during the hiking, that they will keep you amaze all the time. Keeping up a positive vibe, even in failure, can lead your group to the success. Stay positive and always take wise decision and listen to your guide will give you success.

Making Friend is Necessary

During the trekking, being alone or lonely, may lead to unclear decisions because of over thinking. During your Kilimanjaro Climbing trips, always make new friends and spend times with them. It will make your group co-operative. Staying in silence can’t keep you motivated as because of the blocked hormones that releases naturally. Be friendly with the porters as they have high luggage on their back and they cook for you. Make the guides and porters as your friends.

Treat Guide as your Own

Cherish your guide always. As they are taking care of everyone each and every day, keeping them motivated is must. The porters are carrying your luggage with their own. They cook for you both lunch and dinner and leaves after you. So you need to give the tip for encouraging them. Treat the guides and porters as your friends, so that they can help you in every situation.

So friends, we hope theaboveKilimanjaro Climbing Tips and guides will lead to you a successful and memorable summit.

Apart from the tips, every climber needs to choose a perfect trekking partner. For having a successful trek to Kilimanjaro choose “Kilele Climb Tours”; Visit us at Kileleclimb.com to know why we claim ourselves one of the best Kilimanjaro tour operators.

Kilimanjaro got the name from Swahili word “Kilima”, and the Chagga word “Njaro”. Kilima means the mountain where Njaro means the whiteness. Known as the only freestanding tallest Mountain of the world in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro has an altitude of 19, 340 ft (5895 m).

Mt. Kilimanjaro has got the 7 trekking routes from easiest to hardest to reach the summit point at Uhuru peak. Every year, Mt. Kilimanjaro gets 50,000 hikers among which 66% hikers get success. Those peoples who have failed to reach at the summit, failed not for the routes but for not choosing the suitable route.

Mt. Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes are: Marangu route (Coca-cola route), Machame route (Whiskey route), Lemosho route, Shira route, Rongai route, Umbwe route, and Northern circuit route. Are you worrying about which Kilimanjaro Routes to choose for your trek?

We are here to give you some essential information regarding the Kilimanjaro Trekking Route as one of the Kilimanjaro Trekking Guides.

Marangu Route

Accommodation: The Marangu Route or “Coca-cola” Route is the only route which is famous for offering hut and lodge accommodations. During your trekking tours you can avail any one of Mandara huts, Horombo huts, and Kibo huts. You can also take accommodation of Babylone lodge on the Marangu Route.

Success Rate: This route offers gradual slope for a steady and comfortable walk. It is the busiest and easy route, famous as “Tourist route”. The success rate is 65% because of acclimatization time and altitude sickness. This is the shortest Kilimanjaro route and has a poor acclimatization profile. It takes 5 to 6 days to reach at the summit, but it is recommended to take 7 days for a successful summit, due to acclimatization.

Difficulty: It is an easy route and even new unprepared tourists attempts to hike for the summit. The route is sloppy and easy to hike. As the only route to go and return on the same path, the route remains crowded.

Acclimatization: The path of last days gives a distance of more than 1000 m, which results the lack of time needed for acclimatization in the next day walk. With a moderate elevation this route doesn’t give opportunities for “Climb high and sleep low”.

Known for: Marangu is also known as a “tourist route”, because, the only route that provides huts with basic amenities and budget friendly.

Machame Route

Accommodation: The Machame Route or “Whiskey” Route offers only fully catered camping or tent. It approaches from south-west to the peak.

Success Rate: Though some portion of the routes contains valleys and ridges, it has the best profile for acclimatization, which gives more time to recover and chances for “climb high and sleep low”. So the success rate is 85%.

Difficulty: The hiking on Machame Route is not difficult, but strenuous. This is the steeper and more challenging route than Marangu and Rongai route. The level of difficulty is medium. It takes 6 to 7 days to reach at Uhuru peak.

Acclimatization: With a best acclimatization profile, the 7 days is recommended for a successful summit. During 7 days, your body gets enough time to acclimatize and recovery.

Known for: known as the Whiskey route which offers most beautiful & varied Scenery which includes, rain forests, the Shira Plateau, the Lava Tower, and the Barranco Wall. On returning, you can watch the circle Kibo and descending on Mweka route gives a spectacular view of natural scenery.

Lemosho Route

Accommodation: The Lemosho Route approaches from the west and joins the Machame route. It offers only fully catered camping.

Success Rate: The route is longer route, so the trekkers are needed to be physically feet. Due to longer route, the hikers can get plenty of time for acclimatization. It is recommended to take 8 days for a successful summit. The success rate is 80%.

Difficulty: As a longer route, the Lemosho Route offers the medium level of difficulty. Due to good profile for acclimatization, the difficulty level is medium.

Acclimatization: Acclimatization profile is good as the route offers plenty of time for recovery. Long term Itineraries can provide you a most positive result.

Known for: – the most scenic trail on Kilimanjaro, granting panoramic vistas on various sides of the mountain. On this route, you have to go through beautiful and very remote rainforest. You can enjoy the scenic view of large wildlife and dramatic gorges of western side of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Shira Route

Accommodation: Shira route is the old route of new Lemosho route. You can get full catered camping tents as accommodation.

Success Rate: It offers higher starting points, so there is a little problem for acclimatization. But the success rate is 80% because of the higher operators. If you add extra one day before summit, the chance of success can increase more. This is not the route for inexperienced or new trekkers.

Difficulty: The rate of difficulty is medium as Machame route. After the first day of climb, you will have to climb over 3600 m. On first day, you may face altitude related problems as you skipped the first stage of hiking. This one makes the route little difficult because you doesn’t have the time for acclimatize. It is recommended to take Lemosho route rather than Shira Route.

Acclimatization: Due to the steeper and higher starting point, your body may face poor acclimatization.

Known for: Approaching from the west offers trekkers the experience of hiking across the Shira Plateau, which is one of the largest high-altitude plateaus in the world. Shira route offers most scenic and most fascinating views of Kilimanjaro. This route is not for the new climbers.

Rongai Route

Accommodation: Rongai Route is the only route that approaches from the north of Kilimanjaro. You can avail camp accommodations like Sekimba camp, Kikelewe camp, Mawenzi tarn camp, etc.

Success Rate: As a gradual sloppy path, the success rate is 85% as the Marangu route. Further the northern side of Kilimanjaro is drier than other side, which makes it easier for summit.

Difficulty: The difficulty of Rongai Route is easier as the dried and sloppy path offers you a steady walk. The perfect staggering of camp according to the distance makes it easy for the summit.

Acclimatization: Acclimatization is easy because of the perfectly staggered camp are differed by only hundred meters from low altitude to the high altitude.

Known for: Rongai route approaches from the North, the route is known for the less traffic and highly recommended for those who have less bag pack experience.

Northern Circuit Route

Accommodation: Camping with basic amenities is the only accommodation you will get in this longest and newest route on Kilimanjaro

Success Rate: As a longest route has the most acclimatization time with 95% success rate.

Difficulty: Having a highest success rate, the route is easier than any other route. The longest path gives time for acclimatization and “Climb high and sleep low” opportunities.

Acclimatization: As a longest route, this route offers plenty of time to the body for acclimatization. The acclimatization profile is excellent.

Known for: Northern Circuit Route is known for the newest and longest route. This route offers 360 degree most beautiful scenery and wildlife of tropical rain forest. Longest Route & Know For the great view of mountain

Umbwe Route

Accommodation: You will get tent for camping as accommodation on the Umbwe Route, the steepest and shortest route among all the Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes.

Success Rate: The success rate is 75% as it is the steepest and toughest among the entire route. The alpine desert with worst climate condition before the summit makes most failure.

Difficulty: The steepest path, worst climate condition and acclimatization due to high attitude make this route as the toughest route of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Altitude sickness and dehydration are also the major reasons behind the failure.

Acclimatization: Due to the steepest path with high altitude, you can’t get enough time for acclimatization. So, it is recommended to take 9 days for a successful summit.

Known for: With a least traffic, this route is very well known for the shortest, steepest and toughest route among other Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes.

If you want to go for the trekking to sense an achievement on the top of Roof of Africa, then choose the route which is most suitable for you. Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Season are January to March and June to October. Though January- March is colder than June-October, you will face less traffic in January to March.

As one of the best Kilimanjaro Tour Operator, we will recommend you to trekking in between the June to October month and choose the longest route, if you are a new climber.

The success rate of Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro differs due to a lot of reasons and the prime one is choosing wrong route and wrong trekking partner. Visit us at kileleclimb.com to know why we claim ourselves one of the best Kilimanjaro trek operators.

Mount Kilimanjaro is not only famous as the highest freestanding mountain of Africa, but also famous for its five ecological zones, tropical rain forests, wildlife in rainforests, and a spectacular view of stunning natural sights.

Every year, around 30,000 travellers and trekkers attempt for a successful summit, to get a taste of adventurous achievement for a lifetime. If you want to reach one of the 7 Summits without any technical climbing or mountaineering required, then a Mt. Kilimanjaro climb is one to put on your list. The entire trek up Kili is filled with unforgettable sights.

Here we discuss most fascinated things you are going to explore in your Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Tours.

Waterfalls in the Foothills

Enjoy the Ndoro waterfall which is situated in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. The water actually comes from the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro. You should enjoy the waterfall with the impressive green areas and exotic plants in your Kilimanjaro Hiking Tours. You can find it on the tropical rainforest zone of Marangu area.

Rainforest

As you know, the Kilimanjaro Routes start with the tropical lush rain forest. The amazing fact is it gets 80 inches of rain every year. From April to November is the best Kilimanjaro Trekking Season, if want to see the reality of rain in this forest.

Kilimanjari Plants

Dendrosenecio is a plant of rare flower species, popularly known as “Kilimanjaro plant”. To survive this plant adapted itself into the weather and unique ecology of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Colobus Monkeys

The never-ending beauty of rain forest is also the home for Colubus Monkeys. The name “Colubus” comes from the Greek words referring to the stumps on its hand. You can see them on the tree top of rainforests.

White Necked Ravens

In your trekking, whether you are living inside the hut or a camp, you can see white necked Ravens, a bird species, searching for the leftover food. They got the name because of their white patch back on their neck.

Shira Plateau

There is a plateau you are going to explore if you have a plan to start trekking through Lemosho or Shira route. This plateau is actually a caldera which is located on the western side of Mt. Kilimanjaro. This plateau was created from a collapsed volcanic crater 500, 000 year ago.

Mawenzi

As you have known about the three volcanic cones of Mt. Kilimanjaro named as Mawenzi, Shira and Kibo. Mawenzi peak is one of the three peaks and also older than Kibo peak. Due to its perfect sloppy structure, the glaciers are unable to stay on it.

Glaciers

The legendary glaciers, one of key tourist’s ecstasy, on Tanzania’s magnificent Kilimanjaro Mountain. Due to global warming and pollution, the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro reduced to the 85% over last 100 years. These glaciers were 10,000 years old.

Kilimanjaro Sunrise

Enjoy the stunning mesmerizing view of sunrise while heading to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Take a photo of the spectacular view of Snow top along with the clouds and sun rays is a great experience.

Zebra Rock

If you are trekking through the Marangu Route, don’t forget to take a picture of Zebra rock. The black-white stripe on the rock wall formed by the rich mineral water flowing over the black lava.

Lava Tower

You can see Lava Tower with an altitude of 15,900 ft. It was formed by a volcanic eruption in between 1, 50,000- 2, 00,000 years before. Some people climb the tower to get the feeling of excitement.

The Breach and the Great Barranco Wall

You should explore this wall as it is much more impressive and dangerous with a height of 843 ft above the Barranco valley. It is formed by land-slide after a collapse of the volcanic eruption around 100,000 year ago. On Machame, Lemosho, Umbwe andShira route, you can see this site.

Karanga Valley

This valley gives an amazing view of glaciers to the tired hikers. It also means you are close to the Uhuru peak for summit.

Stella Point

With an altitude of 18,000 ft, Stella point is a tough point with a great amazing view from the top of the Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Uhuru Peak

It is the highest point also known as “summit point” of Mt. Kilimanjaro. With an elevation of 19,341 ft, Uhuru in Swahili language means “freedom”.

So, are you ready to explore these incredible places during your Kilimanjaro Tour? Then, do not waste the time and book with us.

If you are planning to Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; the unique and unmatched beautiful peak of the African continent, prepare yourself with proper knowledge and information first which will help you Climbing Kilimanjaro successfully.

If you are done with your primary research and looking for further information from a pro trekking company then Kilele Climb Tours is just a click away.

Our trekking guides, porters, chefs and other staffs are well learned, skilled, and experienced to help you reach the summit successfully.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain of Africa with an elevation of 5895 m. Every year more than 30,000 trekkers and visitors attempt for a successful summit at the Uhuru peak in their Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Tours.

You don’t need to be a professional mountaineer, a marathon runner or have access to the fountain of youth to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro – all you need is a positive attitude and an excellent training program.

Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

The training programs for Kilimanjaro Trekking Fitness not only increases your physical stamina but also boost your confidence and also enhance your mental perseverance.

As it is a hiking tours, you need to know the type of fitness requires for a successful summit. There are some exercises that you need to enhance your fitness only to prevent altitude sickness, breathlessness, Foot pain, Knee pain and dehydration.

Why it’s Important to Train for Your Kilimanjaro Climb

In order to prepare yourself for the physical rigors of your trek to the roof of Africa, Embark has developed a simple, four-month physical training calendar designed to help you improve your overall levels of fitness by focusing on four main areas:

1. Improving your overall aerobic ability
2. Strengthening your core
3. Improving your balance and flexibility
4. Building strength in your lower as well as upper body

The types of exercises required for Kilimanjaro Trekking Fitness are:

1. Aerobic Training (to increase the usefulness of oxygen to meet the energy demands)
2. Strength Training (to enhance the strength of knee, legs and shoulders. Example: squats, step aerobics, and lunges)
3. Stretching (for joints and muscles)
4. Walking “up and down” hills (for adapting to the hiking activities)

As one of the best Kilimanjaro Trekking Guide, Kilele Climb Tours gives you the perfect guidelines before taking part in the Kilimanjaro trekking fitness program.

Medical Check-up

Before joining to the fitness program for Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, you need the advice of a medical doctor. Share the details of fitness program with your doctor and check up your health. It will help you to find the required exercise in Kilimanjaro Trekking Fitness Programme.

Progressive Resistance Strength Training

It helps you to choose the gym section of the fitness program as per your level of resistivity. Generally, a gymnasium means exercising through free weights and free weight machines to progress of your resistance as well as muscles. In this level, you need to plan the gym exercises toenhance your resistance as per the age, physical condition and strength, to meet the demand of upper level resistance.

Our fitness programme offers progressive resistance exercises through weight lifting, free weight machines given by our experienced professional gymnastic trainer.

Safety Factors In Fitness Training

For progressive resistance movements, safety becomes an important factor where the progressive resistance can be modified as per the individual level of strength and fitness. It is very important to check the exercise performed correctly or not and should follow the basic safety procedures.

It is recommended to read the guides on physical fitness and consult our fitness instructor in any doubt about the exercise.

Sets and Repetitions Of Exercise

Do not forget to practice repetitions and sets. One repetition means to do a single exercise once whereas, the sets means the regular repetitions of exercises.

Examples for reps and sets exercises are Squats, Jump squats, Hip Roll exercise, Step up & down exercise OR walking “up and down” hills, and Squat Curl Overhead Press exercise.

These kinds of exercises are very important as these activities make you adapted for the hiking. On hills, you have to hike or walk through many ups and downs.

To develop the strong muscles for hiking, you need to practice itregularly on local hills. You may practice walking or hiking “up and down” on the stair case in your home. As the day increases, the time duration of your walking “up and down” should increase.

Warm Up and Stretch

To strengthen, warm up and improve the flexibility of tendons, ligaments, joints, and muscles, you need to do stretching movements. There are varieties of stretching exercises to warm up; you need to learn from your instructor.

Stretching should be done for warm up before doing any kind of exercises. This is a very important exercise that matters most for successful Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Essential Kilimanjaro Training Tips

1. Try your best but don’t push yourself.
2. Relax yourself for 48 hours after resistance training.
3. Increase your weights for steady muscle development, if required.
4. Stay hydrated during your work out.
5. Make your training program enjoyable with your friend and have fun.
6. You should complete the fitness program successfully at least four days before you begin your journey to the summit.
7. Use Stair for the practice for hiking “up & down”.
8. Document your progress in a logbook or a vision board.

With these tips and some good preparation, you can Climb Kilimanjaro, regardless of your age or starting physical condition. Happy training!

If you read the guidelines and practice the exercises as per your age, strength, and fitness, then you can easily make your trekking successful. The training program not only boosts your fitness, but also boosts your mental and physical preparedness.

As one of the best Kilimanjaro Trekking Guides, Kilele Climb Tours providing the excellent training programmes through our experienced professional trainer.

Our trekking guides, porters and other staffs are well-mannered, learned, highly-skilled, and well-experienced to tackle any kind of situation to make your trekking successful. To know more visit us @ kileleclimb.com

A little negligence can ruin entire your well-made plan for a successful summit at Uhuru peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. It may be less idea about ecological environment of Kilimanjaro or the trekking and clothing

gear to protect yourself from the harsh condition on high altitude.

Known as the “roof of Africa”, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain of Africa with an altitude of 5895 m. Every year more than 70, 000 experienced and new trekkers attempt for a successful summit at Uhuru peak. Among them, only 65 % people get success.

The major reason behind the failure is altitude sickness which is backed by lack of time for acclimatization, choosing the suitable route, lack of essential equipments or trekking gear, physical and mental fitness.

Essential Kilimanjaro Trekking Gears are the most crucial for a successful summit as well as Kilimanjaro trekking fitness. The quality of gears and equipments is also important for a successful summit.

As a Kilimanjaro trekking guide, we will give you all the information about hiking gears for Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

What Do You Need To Climb Kilimanjaro?

Hats & Caps

Hats and caps are the extremely important hiking gears to prevent sunlight. At a certain height, the sunlight can be intense which may affect your vision while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. It can protect you from harmful sun rays. For better fillings, you should wear hats and caps made from canvas.

Sunglasses

To prevent UV rays and snow blindness, Sunglasses are the main Trekking and camping gear. While Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the sunglasses can prevent air on the alpine desert zone of Kilimanjaro.

Shirts & Base Layers

Take breathable and sweat absorbent shirts layered with base layers, ski jacket and fleece jacket while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. To make your body free from bacteria and comfortable for any temperature shirts are important. Climbing on a high altitude may cold your body, but the base layer or thermal bottoms can maintain your body temperature by not letting the temperature out. The base layer dries up the sweat and best for free movement of body.

Soft Shell & Down Jackets

Using soft shell in hiking, touring and climbing can make your body free from sweat. In trekking, down jackets can provide protection and keep you warm and give you the comfort in bitter cold. It is the most essential clothing gear for hiking.

Hard Shell & Waterproof Jackets

Hard shell jackets are the important clothing item you need in the trekking especially in Alpine desert zone. It is designed for adverse environment condition. These jackets are breathable, windproof and waterproof. Hard shell trousers can protect you from the cold element as these are highly waterproof and windproof.

Gloves

Both lightweight gloves and warm gloves are important for Kilimanjaro Climbing. Lightweight gloves are for lower slopes whereas the warm gloves are used on high altitude.

Pants, Tights & Underwear

Ski trousers, rain trousers, and fleece trousers are used by hikers under shell trekking pants and protect lower part of body from bitter cold. As Kilimanjaro has different climatic zones, these clothing gears can help you out.

Gaiters

To keep you shows clean and prevent dust, snow, and water, Gaiters are highly recommended to make your hiking smooth and safe.

Socks & Sock Liners

To keep your feet warm and dry on the high elevation socks and sock liners are the most important gears you need. Sock liners are used under the socks to not letting out the temperature generated by the body while climbing.

Shoes

After trekking, while relaxing or walking around the camp, the shoes are needed to not to expose your feet to the cold.

Boots

Hiking boots protects your feet and very comfortable for hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro. For climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, use medium weight boots.

Microspikes

Microspikes are designed for the trekking on ice layers. The traction helps to maintain balance and prevents you from slipping while trekking.

Day Packs

For carry your own personal things, you need to carry day pack with a capacity between 30 to 40 litres. The comfortable and sturdy straps can help you to keep your thing safe. These are waterproof and lightweight.

Trekking Poles

To keep yourself safe and to reduce the pressure on your knee joints, trekking poles are the most important things to carry.

Duffel Bags

For carrying most of the mountaineering gear and belongings, Duffle bags should be your essential part of your hiking. The duffle bag should be lightweight, water resistance and has a capacity of 100 litres.

Sleeping Bags

To get a best goodnight sleep on the high altitude with low temperature, sleeping bag is an essential thing to carry. It is waterproof and do not let your body temperature out of your body.

Snacks

Before starting a trekking, you should carry snacks with you. It not only gives you the energy but the digestive system generates heat which maintains your body temperature on high altitude.

Water Bottles & Bladders

Carry water bottle with you to keep yourself hydrated on the high altitude. It makes your bladders work properly.

Pee Bottle

While trekking or near the camp on high altitude, for emergency use it is very necessary for toilet.

Make the most essential things packed and ready for a successful summit!

We hope this information will help you while trekking to the Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilele Climb Tours will help you to make your summit success with a pleasurable experience.

Our trekking guides and porters are experienced, friendly and professional to give you the best services in a most comfortable way. To know more about us, visit @ kileleclimb.com

Make the most essential things packed and ready for a successful summit!

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freestanding mountain of Africa located in Tanzania with an elevation of 5895 m. Every year, more than 10, 000 experienced and new trekkers attempt to make a successful summit at Uhuru peak to taste the adventure, achievement or to get the fun and excitement.

To make Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Tour hassle free, you need to give some time to analyse the Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro cost it will need. You need to go thoroughly the travel, medication, visa, trekking equipments, and Kilimanjaro Guiding costs to make yourself free from the financial headache for your upcoming Kilimanjaro Trekking Tours.

As one of the best Kilimanjaro Trekking Guides, we are dedicated to make the dream successful of every trekker in a most comfortable and affordable way. As there may be Kilimanjaro trekking costs as packages available in different website.

Here we are going to show you the real picture and structure of the budget as the Kilimanjaro guide cost before your Kilimanjaro Tours.

Getting To Kilimanjaro – Flights

Before travelling for Kilimanjaro trekking tours, you need to find the perfect route and the cost it will take from your country to Kilimanjaro International Airport. If there is no direct flight to the Kilimanjaro International Airport from your local airport or you have shortage of time, then you should ask your Kilimanjaro Tour Operator to settle the flight and date for the journey. You should include the costs of travelling in Kilimanjaro trekking tours.

Estimated Cost: $ 1300- $ 1500

Climbing Travel Packages

Before travelling for trekking to Mt. Kilimanjaro, most of the trekkers discussed through their trekking operators for the cost of entire packages. The tour operator also offers the packages to its new or old clients like, airport transfers, spending night in the hotel before and after trekking, and all the expenses on the mountains for food, tips to guide, tips for porters, etc.

Kilimanjaro Park Fees

Hiking through the Kilimanjaro National Park will cost you $60 for the entry of one person. For guide and porters, it is $2 per person per trip.

Rescue fee is $20 per person whereas the camping fee is $50 per night. For hut accommodation in Marangu Route, it will cost you $50 per person with Value Added Tax(VAT) -18% of the service.

Your Kilimanjaro Route

The cost depends upon the route you have chosen for trekking. For example, Northern circuit is most expensive route as it is the longest route for Uhuru peak.

But, if you give all priorities to the budget, then the shorter route can also be a bad idea that can ruin your trekking because of lack of acclimatization. So, we recommend choosing the route that is most suitable for you and choose at least 6 or 7 days for a successful and comfortable trekking. However taking 8 days for the trekking is the best option to make your summit successful. Including the budget is necessary but you should not give top priority when it comes to health and success.

It will cost you $60 per person for hut accommodation in Marangu Route. You need around $2500 to $2800 for the 7 or 8 days trekking including the tips.

Tanzanian Visa

You will need $50, for visa, when you arrive on the Kilimajaro International Airport. If you want to avoid the standing in the queues at Kilimanjaro airport, we will recommend you to get the visa before your departure.

Vaccinations and Medications

In your planning for Kilimanjaro Trekking Tours, you should include the cost of medications and vaccinations in your budget to keep yourself away from the infected diseases, malaria, etc. When entering Tanzania, you need Yellow Fever vaccination card and the cost for Yellow Fever vaccination is within $100. If you want to get a HEP-A vaccination and Polio Tetanus Diptheria booster, then you can include the cost of it in your budget list.

As mosquitoes can only be found in lower altitudes, you need to keep malaria tablets with you before and after your hike.

The estimated budget for medication and vaccination is $150.

Miscellaneous Expenses

You need to calculate miscellaneous budget such as travelling in local region, tipping to the hotel staffs before and after the trekking, buying interested things, etc.

Equipment and Kit

For a successful and trekking, you should not compromise the cost for camping gears, clothing gears and trekking gears. These are the most important things or can be seen as the main weapons for successful trekking. These are layered clothing, hiking boots, sleeping bag, hiking poles, duffel bag, water bottles, head light, warm clothes, etc.

The cost for the equipments and kits varies according to the quality and the source you want take from as in rent. Estimated price is $800 to $900.

Tipping Guides and Porters

As the guide, porters, chefs and other staffs are the people who support you on your trekking through guiding, cooking food for you, camping and holding things for you, they deserve the tips. On trekking, you should give small amount of money to everyone for everyday as their award.

The total amount also depends upon the quality and speciality of their services during the Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

All - in All

When budgeting for the trekking, add some extra amount of money with your total budget excluding the cost of the package that you are paying for.

It will make you free and help you in case of any emergency.

Estimated Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Cost is $5000.

Conclusion

We hope the list of cost, excluding the package cost, will clear all doubts about “what to include or what not to include” in your budget list of Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Cost.

Kilele Climb Tours is one of the best Kilimanjaro Trekking Guides In Tanzania for its excellent service and dedication. We are also providing safari and tours services through our well organised and dynamic professionals.

It will be our immense pleasure, if you choose us as your trekking guides. Our trekking guides and other staffs are well-trained, practical, dedicated and well-experienced to handle any kind of awkward situation in your trekking tour. Our staffs will interact with you as your friend and you will receive great hospitality from our staffs. To know more about us, visit @ kileleclimb.com

Kilimanjaro Climate Zones is the most amazing facts you should consider before hiking for the summit at Uhuru Peak or the “freedom peak”.

Located in the northern part of Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain in the world with an altitude of 5895 meters. New and experienced hikers attempt for the summit, to get achievement, experience the thrilling adventure or to spot the large diversity of fauna.

According to the climate, flora, and landscapes, there are five ecological or climate zones you are going to face while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. This gives you a very rough indication on the five different climate zones.

“Mount Kilimanjaro ecology is made up of five distinct Climate Zones which are Cultivation, Forest, Heather-Moorland, Alpine Desert and Summit climate zones. Have a look at the specifications of each zone”

Climate Zones of Mount Kilimanjaro

Cultivation Zone (800m – 1800m)

Made up of farmland and small villages, the Cultivation zone between 800m to 1800m is the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. With a high fertility plain, this zone is best for agriculture, farming, and plantations.

This zone is the home of Africa’s best coffee farms, bananas, and local Chagga communities. In this zone, the rivers are formed from the merging streams of water from the glaciers and the temperature can rise up to 35 degrees Celsius.

Rain forest zone (1800m – 2800m)

The tropical rain forest zone starts from 1800m to 2800m and the temperature varies between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius. The rainforest receives the highest rainfall among all of the Kilimanjaro Climate Zones. The trail is edged by deep gorges of green emerald blankets. The twisted forest floor makes the ancient trees to be covered by a coat of moss. The forest in the south is much thicker than the north of Mt. Kilimanjaro which is on the Kenyan side of the mountain. The green dense vegetation combining with the cloud on the upper level of the forest makes it best for natural sights.

Heather and Moorland Zone (2800m – 4000m)

In this zone, daytime temperature can rise above 40 degrees Celsius and drops below the freezing point during the night. When the rain reduces and wind increases at an altitude above 2800m, you will see giant heathers, wild grasses, rocky trails, and also known as semi-arid grasslands. After Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for a couple of hours in heather land, the flora becomes thinner at an altitude of almost 3000m which means you are entering to the moorland. Reduced size of the floras, large fields of wildflowers, and grasses are the main feature of the moorland zone.

When you hike higher, the temperature decreases in these Kilimanjaro Climate Zones and slightly become chillier with a temperature in between 15 to 20 degree Celsius. On this altitude, you can enjoy the spectacular view of the cloud on lower slopes with an incomprehensive array of stars on the clear sky.

High Desert Zone (4000m – 5000m)

High Desert zone or Alpine zone is an arid desert environment while the temperature varies in between -10 to 15 degrees Celsius. This zone has worst weather conditions among all Kilimanjaro Climate Zones and bitter cold during the night is intolerable. As the day temperatures are hot and solar radiation is high, you have to use a lot of sunscreens.

This zone receives rainfall less than 8 inches annually and you can find the volcanic rock of all shapes and sizes. After hiking for the few hours, you can see the cone of Kibo and the vast glaciers to its steep ledges. This zone contains deep gorges and breaches in the crater rim. As a perfect volcanic zone, the landscape is fully dry and a stranger from any kind of soil. This is the ecological zone where most of the hikers fail to acclimatize and give up.

Arctic zone (5000m – 5895m)

Known as the summit zone, this zone is the home of Uhuru Peak, the summit point on Mount Kilimanjaro. This zone also contains Kibo and Mawenzi peak with high altitude arctic conditions and the temperature is -25 degree Celsius. This zone has the lowest atmospheric pressure among all Kilimanjaro Climate Zones.

The initial part of this zone is made up of loose dirt and gravel known as scree. As scree is harder to climb, the summit attempt starts at midnight when the dew has frozen and settled down the screen.

Due to high solar radiation, the lowest atmospheric pressure, and strong wind, staying in this zone for a long time can develop chronic severe altitude sickness. As you begin to hike up, ice will appear from the patches to the large fields for the summit.

Well, after crossing the diverse landscape and weather, you can reach the crater. Inside the crater you can spot the Ash Pit at the deep of 120 meters.

As a local tour operator, well established 17 years old tour and trekking operator, Kilele Climb Tours offers varieties of safari and trekking packages with well-designed itineraries.

You can make your own itinerary with us according to your demand. We offer safari trips for Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda and trekking for Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, and Mt Kenya. Start safe and successful trekking with us by visiting @ kileleclimb.com/

Are you new to hiking or going to experience hiking for the first time? Then, we have Beginner’s Guide to Kilimanjaro from different perspectives to make your Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro trip smooth and safe.

But the question is why the beginners are choosing Mt. Kilimanjaro for climbing although it’s very expensive. Well, the answer is “its impressive accessibility for the summit” which can be an inspiration and firsthand experience for their future trekking.

There are some Things To Know About Kilimanjaro climbing before planning your Kilimanjaro trip.

Overview Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Towering at an altitude of 5895m, Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano that is formed by three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. Mount Kilimanjaro is famous as the tallest mountain of Africa and the highest freestanding mountain in the world.

Located in the northern part of Tanzania and close to the Kenya-Tanzania border, Kilimanjaro is near to Arusha city and Kilimanjaro International Airport.

How Much Does A Kilimanjaro Climb Cost?

Usually, the price for Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro varies in between US$1000 and US$4000. But the cost to climb Kilimanjaro can go above US$4000, if you have chosen to climb Kilimanjaro in a luxurious way.

Apart from choosing on the level of comfort, the cost to Kilimanjaro varies according to the route you have chosen, the number of days in your itinerary, the trekking operator you’ve chosen, the season, and other factors.

Kilimanjaro Park Fee 2020/2021

The question that stuck in your mind is its expensiveness for ascending to the summit. If you read this blog post of “Beginner’s Guide To Kilimanjaro”, you will know that the fees you are paying on the Kilimanjaro trip go straight to the compulsory fees of Kilimanjaro National Park.

The fees of national parks of Tanzania are high as conservation is the most important thing to consider for Kilimanjaro National Park authorities.

In this part, you will get the common budget to consider as park fee for 2020/2021 apart from the price of flight, visa and passport, tipping, etc.

Rescue Fees

This fee is for your own good and also to make you aware of the potential risks like high altitude sickness. If anything happens while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, then Kilimanjaro National Park will operate as per your trekking guide information for the rescue operation. The rescue fees are 20 USD / 18 EUR / 16 GBP which is average if you are going to cover almost 6,000 meters high altitude.

Conservation Fees

Conservation fees are can be termed as “entry fee” for the conservation of Kilimanjaro National Park. This fee is fixed at 70 USD / 62 Euro / 56 Pound on a daily basis. So, it varies as per your chosen routes and number of days in your itinerary.

For a 6-day Machame Route, the price is 6 x 70 USD = 420 USD. These fees go to the conservation fund of conservation Kilimanjaro National Park. As the entry and conservation fee, this is the highest and important fee.

Camping Fees

Camping fees are for staying on the campsites in each route except Marangu Route. These fees are USD 50 / 44 Euro/ 40 Pound which is calculated per head on a daily basis. For the camping permit on 8-day Lemosho Route, the camping fees are 400 USD.

Fitness & Training For A Kilimanjaro Climb

According to Beginner’s Guide To Kilimanjaro, hiking on Mount Kilimanjaro for beginners is the same with experienced hikers on the basis of physical fitness. Mount Kilimanjaro test both physical and mental endurance for hiking. A better level of fitness, strength, stamina, and strong willpower are the essential matters to consider before Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Though altitude sickness cannot completely eliminate, the well functional cardiovascular system, respiratory system, muscles, and joints can make your trekking safe and successful.

Therefore, we suggest you embark on a training program or practice the exercises yourself for at least two months. To strengthen the legs, you can do squats, jump squats; hip roll exercise, stepping up & down and squat curl overhead press exercise is beneficial.

To increase the intake of oxygen to meet the energy demands, aerobic exercises like brisk walking, swimming, running, or cycling are the best for the cardiovascular system. Regular hiking or mastering on “up & down” on staircases can give you the real experience of hiking.

Things You Should Avoid To Carry

On this Beginner’s Guide To Kilimanjaro, we have some points on what to carry and what not to carry on the trekking to avoid extra weights.

Before entering to Kilimanjaro National Park, your baggage weight should not exceed 15 kg (32 lbs) per duffel bag as per the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority and Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Projects (KPAP).

• Jewelry and Valuables

• Heavy Zoom Lenses For Your Camera.

• Extra Toiletries.

• Too Many Cotton Clothes.

• More Than One Pair of Jeans (As jeans are not comfortable for hiking)

Hiking Boots

• More than one pair of Hiking Boots (Wear at your home before traveling for Kilimanjaro trip).

More Than One Heavy Jacket

Other things you should not carry when traveling on international flights are explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, oxidizers/organic peroxides, toxic substances, security type cash boxes, liquid oxygen devices, firearms and replicas, electroshocks and disabling devices and others.

Things to not carry in cabin baggage are blades, explosives, baseball bats, knife, scissors, blades, toxic liquids, tools, army knives, ice skates, meat cleavers, etc.

Age-related Guidelines & Restrictions

There are certain rules and regulations as per the Climbing Kilimanjaro Policies.

If you want to go for a hike with your family and children, then don’t take children, if the age of your children is not more than 10 years.

As there is no restriction on the upper age limit for the summit, people in their 70's and 80's can go for the hiking. So, we suggest doing a medical check-up by consulting a medical professional who can ensure your safety during your trekking.

What Are The Guides Looking At? Many Things

The role of guides is most important in Kilimanjaro Climbing Adventure as your safety and comfort are on their shoulders.

As per our Beginner’s Guide to Kilimanjaro, they check your health and personality on high altitude to be assured whether you are safe or not.

Are You Finishing Meals Or Hardly Eating?

The regularly check your food intake because of the loss of appetite or no desire to eat is one of the major symptoms on high altitude.

Are You Asking For Water Refills Or Barely Drinking?

As you know, keep hydrating can reduce the possibilities of altitude sickness by making more blood cells to carry sufficient amount of oxygen to meet the energy demands of different organs. So, the guides check whether you are drinking enough water or not.

• Are you strong on the trail or laboring through?

A guide remarks whether you are forcing yourself or can make your trail usual. As the forcing or laboring enhances the possibility for the symptoms on altitude sickness, the guide stops you for better acclimatization on high altitude.

• Are you stable on your feet or losing balance?

Becoming unstable while hiking shoes you are going to develop High Altitude Pulmonary Edema or High Altitude Cerebral Edema. The guide takes the necessary steps to make you feel comfortable.

• Are you breathing normally or out of breath?

As breathing is always related to oxygen intake and the levels of oxygen in your body, the guide slows you down before you are going out of breath.

• Is your personality the same or has your behavior changed?

Yes, personality changes on the severe altitude sickness for the symptoms like headache, hallucination, and indecisiveness. It occurs specifically in the cases of High Altitude Cerebral Edema.

• Do you really need insurance?

Yes, Travel insurance that covers the rescue with risk and health treatment when climbing around an altitude of 6000m above the sea level is the most important thing you should consider.

Inclusions & exclusion of your tour of Kilimanjaro

Inclusions

1.Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International airport to the Park view in Moshi.

2.2 nights of accommodation in Park view in Moshi (before and after the climb bed and breakfast)

3.Return transportation from Moshi/from the starting/finishing point on the mountain.

4.Qualified guides with mountain crew

5.All national park fees

6.Hut/camping fees

7.4 Season mountain tents

8.Double layered Sleeping Mats

9.Mess tent (for dining) Mini camping chairs/Tables/Candles

10.Rescue fees

11.Pulse oximeters & Portable oxygen tanks

12.First aid kit

13.3 hot meals daily while on the mountain

14.Enough treated &filtered drinking water throughout the trek

15.Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators(KIATO)

16.Government taxes

17. Guides, porters, waiter, cook accommodation and entry fees on the mountain.

Exclusions

1.Meals and drinks not specified

2.Gear for your climb

3.Items of personal nature

4. Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included

5.Visas

6. A portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is available for extra charge $70 for the entire trek.

7.Flights

8.Tips for guides, porters and cook

9.Tipping on Kilimanjaro from the trekking group (not per climber)

Be free to ask about anything you have doubts about the hiking to Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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Our professional and well-experienced guides are the native people who have vast practical information on Mount Kilimanjaro. Make your Kilimanjaro safe and successful by visiting @ https://www.kileleclimb.com/

Hey nomads! Are you planning for Kilimanjaro for the next venture some destination? Then you should be aware of the Kilimanjaro Porters, who are the energy saver of all the travelers. They are the mountain crew members who help you in carrying your luggage to the Kilimanjaro Summit. They keep encouraging you throughout Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

 “Porters are the spine of every Kilimanjaro trekkers.”

What Are The Kilimanjaro Porters Do?

Kilimanjaro Porters are the residents of Africa who have come here for their livelihood. They depend for their livelihood on the money they earn from the visitors of Kilimanjaro. During your journey, you will be assigned by several Kilimanjaro Porters, depending upon the size of the group. The work responsibility of a Kilimanjaro porter is as follows.

• Trekking on Africa’s highest free-standing mountain is not easy and with all the luggage, camp equipment etc. is impossible. Porters are there to help you with this. They carry all your luggage along with the tent/camp equipment, food, portable toilet everything.
• They go with you and arrange your camp each day for the night halt. Every morning after your tent is broken, they rush to grab the next destination to make the camp for your next halt.
• Some toilet porters make a portable latrine for travelers as Kilimanjaro has no plumbing of course.
• Food porters arrange delicious African cuisine for you.
• Moreover, the constantly keep encouraging you during your trek. It is the best mental support you will get from a Kilimanjaro porter.

According to the Kilimanjaro Safety trekking along the high steeps of the Roof of Africa, Kilimanjaro is prohibited.

How Much Can Porters Carry On Kilimanjaro?

• When you heard that the Kilimanjaro Porters are the persons who carry your luggage, the first question that comes to your mind is, How Much Can Porters Carry on Kilimanjaro? There is a weight limit of 15kg. They can carry 15 kg of yours and 5 kg of their own.
• If you have more luggage then you can hire more porters but no porter is allowed to carry more than 20kg on his head.
• If you are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro solo then you need a minimum of 2-3 porters, if you are in a group then according to your need you can hire several porters.

How Much Do Kilimanjaro Porters Get Paid?

Traditionally Kilimanjaro Porters are the poor African local people who depend on the tips by travelers for their livelihood.  There was no salary or compulsory tipping system, which led to porter’s exploitation. Do you ever realize How Much Do Kilimanjaro Porters Get Paid? Let’s have a look at Kilimanjaro Porter Tips.

• Keeping porters away from exploitation, an agency was created in 2003, whose name is Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) for the welfare of the porters.
• They fix a fixed amount of salary of 20000Tsh per day but it is not at all adequate for their livelihood. So they depend on tips given by travelers.
• If you gift them a tip of $6 to $10 then in total they will get 30000Tsh which is quite manageable for a family.
• The tipping of the porters is done by the hospitality they offer.

Travel With Kilele Climb Tours For A Best Kilimanjaro Trip

A friendly face in Tanzania, on a height of 6000 feet gives you the family feeling. Porters are the real backbone of the Kilimanjaro trekkers. Kilimanjaro without Porters is just impossible. We at Kilele Climb Tours have some hand-picked experienced porters who have the maximum Kilimanjaro Success Rate during a Kilimanjaro climbing.  There are some exciting offers for all intrepid travelers. So choose your Best Time to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro and pack your bags.

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Top 3 Movies About Kilimanjaro

These are some movies which are based on the people’s journey in Mount Kilimanjaro which will inspire you and motivate you in life.

• Beyond Limits this movie got 6.5/10 IMDb review. Beyond Limits is a terrific documentary that chronicles the attempt of Bonner Paddock, a man, afflicted with cerebral palsy, to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Kilimanjaro: To The Roof Of Africa, this movie got 6.7/10 IMDb review.
• The Snows Of Kilimanjaro, this movie got 6.2/10 IMDb review.

Life’s Greatest Competitor And Motivator Is The One Inside Your Head

Sometimes life’s greatest competitor and motivator is not the person next to you, but the one inside your head. If you want to get success, then, first of all, you need to fight over your fear and anxiety. Sometimes the biggest incidence in your life makes you strong and motivates you to do your job as it boosts your performance. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro will be exciting and easy if you get motivated and get some competitor in your journey. Hans Meyer is the first person who succeeded in Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, he had faced a lot of problems, difficulties, and failure but he eventually overcomes that and finally, in his third attempt he succeeds in Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

So these are some few things which will motivate you and inspire you to climb the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, but one thing you should always keep in your mind is that you and your mind is the best motivator for yourself and you can motivate yourself as well as you can boost your performance. So physically as well as mentally be prepared before Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

So if you plan to visit and Climb Mount Kilimanjaro then you must take a local guide with you or find a good travelling company like Kilele Climb, this will be safe and affordable.

Since 1861, there were so many people who tried to climb the Mount Kilimanjaro but couldn’t succeed because Kilimanjaro climbing is not that easy. In 1861, the Prussian Officer Baron Karl Klaus von Decken accompanied by English geologist R. Thornton, made a first attempt of Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro but they failed to climb the mountain they only manage to go 8,200 feet above the ground.

In December 1862, Von Der Decken tried, for the second time to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with Otto Kersten and they reached a height of 14,000 feet. Many other people tried Kilimanjaro climbing but couldn’t succeed.

Success Stories Of Climbers

For many, Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is the experience of a lifetime. It’s also a fairly big investment and you, therefore, need to understand your chances of actually reaching the summit and which routes give you the best chance at doing that.

The first people to climb and have reached the summit of the Mount Kilimanjaro were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller in 1889.

In the year 1887, Hans Meyer reached the lower edge of the smallest volcanic cone Kibo, and that was his first attempt at Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. But he failed, to go up and he had to turn back because he had lack of equipment and food to suffice the cold weather and the ice. After the failure in his first attempt, Hans Meyer planned for the second attempt with Oscar Baumann, a cartographer, but the mission was aborted after the pair were held prisoner and ransomed during the Abushiri Revolt which was an insurrection in 1888-1889 by the Arab and Swahili.

In 1889, Meyer returned to climb, Mount Kilimanjaro with the Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller and it was his third attempt. This time he succeeded in Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. After three days, on Purtscheller's 40th birthday, they reached the highest summit on the southern rim of the crater.

Some Motivating Songs For Your Playlist

Listening to good music can motivate you during adventure time. Music is a good motivator, and it can boost your performance. So what you need, are some good songs which can boost your performance. Here is the list of some songs which can boost your performance while Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro,

• Passenger – Scare Away the Dark
• Stereophonics – Long Way Round
• The Dixie Chicks – Taking a Long Way Around
• Eddie Vedder – Guaranteed
• Eli Young Band – so close now
• Israel Kamakawiwo ole – Over the rainbow/what a wonderful world
• Modest mouse – The world at large
• Sugarland – Flyaway
• U2 –  It’s a beautiful day
• Phil Collins – on my way
• Bar Luhrmann – sunscreen

Inspirational Mountain Quotes

• “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley”
• “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing”
• “The best view comes after the hardest climb”
• “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”

Top 3 Movies About Kilimanjaro

These are some movies which are based on the people’s journey in Mount Kilimanjaro which will inspire you and motivate you in life.

• Beyond Limits this movie got 6.5/10 IMDb review. Beyond Limits is a terrific documentary that chronicles the attempt of Bonner Paddock, a man, afflicted with cerebral palsy, to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Kilimanjaro: To The Roof Of Africa, this movie got 6.7/10 IMDb review.
• The Snows Of Kilimanjaro, this movie got 6.2/10 IMDb review.

Life’s Greatest Competitor And Motivator Is The One Inside Your Head

Sometimes life’s greatest competitor and motivator is not the person next to you, but the one inside your head. If you want to get success, then, first of all, you need to fight over your fear and anxiety. Sometimes the biggest incidence in your life makes you strong and motivates you to do your job as it boosts your performance. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro will be exciting and easy if you get motivated and get some competitor in your journey. Hans Meyer is the first person who succeeded in Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, he had faced a lot of problems, difficulties, and failure but he eventually overcomes that and finally, in his third attempt he succeeds in Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

So these are some few things which will motivate you and inspire you to climb the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, but one thing you should always keep in your mind is that you and your mind is the best motivator for yourself and you can motivate yourself as well as you can boost your performance. So physically as well as mentally be prepared before Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

So if you plan to visit and Climb Mount Kilimanjaro then you must take a local guide with you or find a good travelling company like Kilele Climb, this will be safe and affordable.