Summit Kilimanjaro
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- Climb Kilimanjaro with the summiting experts—we have a 98% summiting rate, the highest on the mountain
- Take our exclusive trek along the little-used Great Barranco Valley/Western Breach, the most scenic route on the mountain, made famous by the IMAX film Kilimanjaro
- Get an extra full day to acclimatize at the mountain’s highest-elevation camp at Arrow Glacier
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- Expert leadership
- Accommodations as noted in itinerary (or similar)
- If applicable, tent or safari accommodations and all arrangements in the field, including camp and cook staffs,
- Comfortable and roomy two-person tents, kitchen and dining tents, and other community equipment
- Meals as noted in the itinerary
- Airport transfers
- Sightseeing as noted in the itinerary
- Ground transportation
- Additional guides and porters where necessary
- Tips for lodge, hotel, or camp staff
- Entrance fees and permits, unless noted separately in costs
- Basic medical and evacuation insurance
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Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Deluxe Camp — Itikoni Camp
Your trip leader (or a Mountain Travel Sobek representative) will meet you outside the customs and immigration area at the airport. Transfer 1½ hours to Arusha National Park, and then another 30...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Deluxe Camp — Itikoni Camp
Today we’ll have a chance to recuperate from the long flight, check our equipment, and have a thorough trip briefing on what to expect on the climb. There will also be time ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
In the morning, we'll drive 2½ hours to the starting point of the Machame Route, four miles past the village of Machame on the southeast side of Kilimanjaro (the trailhead varies fr...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
Today we climb up to our destination above the Shira Plateau at 12,650'. A steep trail leads out of the giant heather and onto a ridge that commands wide vistas of both the Shira Pl...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
Trekking east toward the Kibo Massif, we follow a ridge and climb toward the large rock outcrop of Lava Tower (15,100') before veering off and down toward camp. Our destination is t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
Today we leave the normal Machame Route and begin the climb toward the Western Breach ascent route. Rather than traversing farther around the southern slopes of the mountain we asce...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
Today will be spent mostly resting and rebuilding our strength for the rest of the climb, but there will also be an acclimatization hike along a portion of the next day's ascent rou...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
All the preparation, acclimatization, and hiking we’ve done to prepare for the Kilimanjaro climb will be put to the test today as we ascend the Great Western Breach, an imposing, st...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro
Rise with the sun for our 1,000-foot summit bid (we should be at the summit by 9:00 a.m.). The rewards of seeing the summit crater glaciers and surreal views of the African plains n...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Moivaro Lodge
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Adventure travel works best with a small group of people. In order to operate these small groups, our trips are priced according to the number of full-price passengers on the trip. (Mountain Travel Sobek staff, trip doctors, and other discounted travelers are excluded from the count for this purpose.) We initially invoice you at the highest tier level price (the smallest group size we can operate). If the price drops due to an increase in group size, you will be refunded the difference.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- International airfare
- Meals not noted on itinerary
- Insurance other than basic medical and evacuation insurance
- Optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff
- Excess baggage charges
- Airport taxes (international—varies by location)
- Cost of medical immunizations
- Items of a personal nature (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.).
Accommodation
MTS Camp — Kilimanjaro — Kilimanjaro
Guests on our epic Kilimanjaro summit bid sleep in comfortable four-season Mountain Hardwear dome tents. We sleep a maximum of two guests per tent, though each is roomy enough for three—allowing space to spread out when sharing. Our custom-designed mess tent gives our guests the chance to enjoy delicious and hearty meals together, while sharing stories of the day in comfort and away from the elements. To help maintain clean standards on the mountain, we also bring our own chemical toilet tents. Each camp (Machame, Shira, Barranco, Arrow Glacier, Crater, and Mweka) commands exceptional views of rugged plateaus or verdant valleys, often amidst afro-alpine scenery well above cloud level.
MTS Deluxe Camp — Itikoni Camp — Arusha
Our exclusive acclimatization camp sits at 6,500 feet and is nestled at the base of Mount Meru in the heart of Arusha National Park. The camp features luxury-style canvas tents, complete with wooden beds, linens, down comforters, pillows, and an en-suite toilet and shower tent. Feast on wonderful food prepared in the bush kitchen and enjoy the atmosphere of the dining tent or our cozy lounge tent, with its wood-burning stove and small library. Day hikes from camp will lead you to enchanting forests, lovely waterfalls, and mountain views—with chances to see resident colobus monkeys, red duiker, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, and flamingos along the way. Two nights here means our travelers can acclimatize better, receive a full gear and equipment check, and stretch their legs on a warm up hike after long hours in plans before the Kilimanjaro climb.
Moivaro Lodge — Arusha
At the charming Moivaro Lodge you'll find a relaxing and atmospheric retreat, surrounded by an impressive array of flora and fauna. The rooms are spacious thatched brick cottages set in a lovely tropical garden, and feature a private veranda, fireplace, and en-suite bathroom. The lodge's staff will ensure that you are looked after in this unique environment, helping you to prepare for your safaris and assuring peace upon your return in the evening. Enjoy the beautiful East African scenery and vistas of Mount Meru from the comfortable porch, or perhaps to laze at the pool nestling in the midst of tropical trees and coffee plants.
Transportation & flights
- If written cancellation is received 90 days prior to departure, Cancellation fee will be $150
- If written cancellation is received 89 to 60 days prior to departure, Cancellation fee will be $400
- If written cancellation is received 59 to 30 days prior to departure, Cancellation fee will be 50% of Land Cost
- If written cancellation is received 29 days or fewer prior to departure, Cancellation fee will be 100% of Land Cost
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