Africa Adventure Consultants - Safari Adventures

Everything you need to know about our Kilimanjaro treks

All of our Kilimanjaro Climbs are expertly guided and fully outfitted with modern equipment. Above all else, safety is our highest concern on the mountain.

Safety equipment:
• Hyperbaric Chamber
• Oxygen for emergency use only.
• AED heart-saving device (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Pulse-oximeter (to allow climbers to check their blood oxygen levels)
• Mobile phones for daily communications with our base in Arusha (all guides, including assistant guides carry phones). All guides carry extra batteries for their phones.
• VHF 2-way handheld radios carried for quick communication between head & assistant guides
• Satellite phone – carried by the head guide for emergencies.
• Stretcher (and convertible litter)
• Ice Axe & mountain rope
• Comprehensive medical/first aid kits (as per WFR/NOLS USA guidelines)

Staff:
• Professional Mountain Guides, all certified by NOLS USA as WFR or WAFA. Ratio of one guide for every three guests to ensure personalized attention.
• Porters – porter teams are not assembled at the gate, they are preset based on years of experience working together with the same guide. All of the porters are from Marangu Village. We pay our staff the best wages on the mountain, period. We also guarantee that our porters have proper boots, gloves, hat, warm weather gear, and we even supply them all with a heavy-duty rain poncho and a cold weather sleeping pad at the beginning of each trek.
• Cooks - trained meticulously on a set menu & set recipe book

Camping equipment and other gear:
• Mountain Hardwear Trango sleeping tents each with ground sheets covering the vestibule(s), to allow clean & dry storage of gear in vestibules, and keeping water, mud, or dust from entering the tent.
• Large cold-weather sleeping mats (closed cell foam) for each climber
• Large weatherproof dining tent with windows, floors, and removable sides to take down in warm & pleasant weather. At night, the tent is lit with candle light.
• Aluminum dining tables and large aluminum chairs with backs and arm rests.
• Wash stands provided for washing hands before each meal. Wash basins provided for each guest. Fresh hand towels are provided before each meal.
• Large private toilet tents only for guests, with portable flush toilets on a stable base. For eight-plus climbers, two toilet tents are provided.
• Hot water prepared for climber’s bottles at night
• We offer high quality rental gear/ trekking clothing like synthetic sleeping bags, Gore-Tex outer wear, warm layers, trekking poles, etc… call for pricing.

Tipping guidelines:
See the chart below for number of staff on a trek (in addition to the head guide). Amounts suggested are from the GROUP. These amounts equate to a 20% tip at a restaurant.• Head guide: $15 or more per day
• Assistant trekking guides: $10 - $15 per day per assistant
• Porters: $3 - $5 per day per porters

# Climbers

Porters

Ass. Guides

Mountain cuisine:
• Three hearty meals a day snacks upon arrival in camp. Our menus have been developed by a professional cook who has trained staff in up-market safari bush camps where equipment and resources are minimal. We produce and prepare a majority of our food in our base kitchen, for delicious and energizing meals necessary for high altitude mountain trekking.
• We have designed our own mountain cool boxes to keep foods fresh.
• Specialty food like dried fruits, chocolates and cheeses.
• Homemade cookies and breads, produced in our own kitchen.
• Menu training is constant, and each climb travels with a set recipe book written in kiswahili, laminated with photos of each dish of each meal. These measures ensure that standards stay high, and we always are constantly monitoring for quality of produce and consistency.

Mountain fees:
• Park Fees
• Campsite fees
• Emergency Rescue Fees
• Forest fees

Other assurances:
• Mountain operators license
• G.O. is an active member of Tato, the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
• Comprehensive climb briefing before the trek, upon arrival in Tanzania

Not included:
Emergency transport costs, tips, personal expenses, personal medical kit, travel insurance, bottled mineral water, sleeping bags, or other personal trekking gear.