A seven or eight day porter assisted climb involves a huge amount of preparation, equipment, planning, and personnel, many of whom need to be well-trained. Park Entry fees are charged each person for each day spent inside the Kilimanjaro National Park, and have to be paid for each person, including every porter. While park fees are quoted separately for climbers, the costs of the staff ‘s park fees must be included in the trip cost. Fresh food re-supplies need to be co-ordinated and portered up every 3 or 4 days.
We provide excellent and well-trained assistant guides, cooks and an experienced head guide. Furthermore all our climbs are custom climbs designed solely for your group. When calculating the climb, the estimated operational cost is divided by the number of people on your climb. Most climbs on the mountain are not custom climbs, and are sold as packages, where you join a group of others. The costs in that case are calculated based on an average group size with a margin. This generally is more economical, but you will be with other people, and the climb will be less flexible to your wishes. We sometimes change the route, or cut or add a day if it works out better for your group.
