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6th Mar 2025 - 16th Mar 2025
11 days/Tanzania /Challenging to Extreme
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Enjoy one of the world’s most iconic treks with 1625 Independent People by hiking to the summit of the highest mountain on the African continent, Mount Kilimanjaro.
This beautiful trek will take you through five distinct ecological zones, making each day a new visual feast; from the lush rainforest, to strange semi-desert landscapes and right up into the Arctic zone where you will see enormous blue-tinged glaciers and the famous Kilimanjaro summit sign!
We will take the stunning Machame Route to the top which is considered one of the most stunning on the mountain but also one of the best for acclimatisation. This incredible journey will take you up to altitudes of 5895m and while it is achievable by anyone with a good level of fitness, the Kilimanjaro challenge is not to be underestimated!
At 7 days, this trek is one day longer than most which offers you the greatest chance of reaching the summit because of the all-important acclimatisation opportunities.
Our dedication to porter welfare with KPAP
Anyone who has trekked Kilimanjaro will tell you that the hard-working porters are vital to your success in reaching the summit.
The Different Travel Company are proud to be one of a small number of UK tour operators who are official partners of the International Mountain Explorers Connection (IMEC) which works closely with the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) to improve conditions for porters and mountain crew on Kilimanjaro.
Being a partner of IMEC means that when you trek Kilimanjaro with Different Travel, you can rest assured that the staff will be provided with good meals throughout the trek, are paid well, sleep in high quality tents and have mountain-appropriate clothing and footwear to ensure their safety on the mountain – just as we would expect for our participants.
You are encouraged to learn about the importance of porter protection at http://www.kiliporters.org.
There is an option to extend your stay for a safari. See itinerary and costs tab.
NB. Bookings on this trip are now subject to availability and may be subject to flight surcharges.
A challenging to extreme trip. You will be trekking on challenging terrain which is steep at times, you will be exposed to altitudes up to 5895m and will camp in basic campsites. Each day you will trek up to 8 hours per day. The summit night could be up to 16 hours of trekking.
Each participant should arrive in Tanzania with a good level of fitness having engaged in suitable fitness training; they should be healthy, have a determined attitude and be willing to be pushed out of their comfort zone.
The minimum age is 18 (or 16-17 if accompanied by an adult) and there is no upper age limit.
This trek is accompanied by English-speaking local guides who have summited Kilimanjaro hundreds of times on various routes around the mountain and a Different Travel Company UK tour manager. They are first-aid trained and will support you throughout your journey.
You will also be supported by a huge team of assistant guides, cooks and porters who together make your journey possible.
The terrain will vary each day but in general, you will experience undulating terrain with an uphill gradient as you approach the summit, and a downhill gradient on the way down from the summit. Underfoot the terrain will vary from muddy forests, rocky and dry trails, barren gravelly tracks, scree and possibly even snow.
Halfway through the trek, you reach the Barranco wall which is a vertical rock wall with a narrow winding path and a drop on your right-hand side. No technical climbing skills are required but scrambling over large rocks is necessary. Your guides and support staff will help you every step of the way and most people say that this is a highlight of the trek.
For the majority of the trek you will ‘trek high, sleep low’. This means you trek to high elevations each day to expose your body to a higher altitude environment, then descend to a lower altitude to rest allowing your body time to recover and acclimatise. The first four nights of the trek are spent at campsites no higher than 3963m. That said the effects of high altitude exposure should not be underestimated.
You will stay in a hotel in Moshi before and after the trek and you will camp in tents during the trek.
All accommodation is on a shared basis, but single occupancy may be available subject to payment of a single supplement.
At camp, you will stay in 3-man tents (two to a tent). You will need to bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping mat, or these can be hired locally if you prefer.
Meals are cooked by your dedicated trek chef who will prepare hearty, delicious Tanzanian and Western meals. They will be taken in a mess tent where a table, chairs, plates, mugs, cutlery and other equipment are provided for you.
Commitment to physical preparation is fundamental for this challenge, to ensure your best chance of success, and enjoyment, during the trek.
Attempting to complete the trek without training will make each day more challenging than necessary, being inadequately prepared may prevent you from reaching the summit, and it may hinder the experience of your teammates.
The ascent does not require technical climbing skills but it is a huge mountain at a high altitude so you must take your training seriously and not underestimate the scale of the challenge.
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