Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro With TIN TIN TOURS

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Tin Tin Tours is one of many companies specialising in guiding services for safaris to Tanzania and climbing Kilimanjaro (see also Tourism Companies in Tanzania). Why choose us? Because we provide one of the only eco-friendly touring and climbing experiences. We support not only environmental ecosystems through careful selection of tours but we also support many community development initiatives, such as Children's Aid Tanzania, orphanages and schools as well as many volunteer-oriented activities within the community.


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Tanzania is the land of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti plains. Tanzania has a tropical climate but has regional variations due to topography. In the highlands, temperatures range from 10 to 20 °C (50 and 68 °F) during cold and hot seasons respectively. The rest of the country has temperatures rarely falling lower than 20 °C (68 °F). The hottest period extends between November and February (25–31 °C or 77.0–87.8 °F) while the coldest period occurs from May to August (15–20 °C or 59–68 °F).

About Us


Rising to an altitude of 5895 meters/19340 feet above sea level, snow-capped Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest and the world's tallest free-standing mountain. Mount Kilimanjaro consists of three peaks - Shira (4160m/13648ft) in the West, Mawenzi (5280m/17322ft/19340ft) in the East and Kibo (5895m/19340ft) in the center although Kibo is now normally thought of as the one Kilimanjaro.

Trekking


If you arrive at the Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. We recommend at least one rest day before starting your trek. If you are transferring from Nairobi, this can act as your rest day. If you have time, enjoy a guided walk through the local rice fields and rainforest, do a little shopping in the town of Moshi.

Travel Information


A local guide is required to hike Kilimanjaro. The guides from Kilimanjaro Guides Association speak English. Porters will also go on the trip to carry your luggage, food, and other equipment. You will only have to carry a day pack with your daily essentials.

Guide(s)


• 2 porters per hiker on the 5-day Marangu Route• 3 porters per hiker on a 6 or 7-day trek• 4 porters per hiker on the 8-day Lemosho Route• Sometimes extra porters are required based on the weight of the

luggage.

Tips For guides and porters on Kilimanjaro


• You will want to hand out tips at camp the morning of the last day of the trek. You can use U.S. dollars, Euros, TZ shillings, or a combination of these. It helps if you have small bills to tip everyone individually.

• The typical tip per day is $15 for guides, $10 for assistant guides and cooks, $7 for porters. This is from the whole group, not per hiker. These are standard rates for a typical climb.


• Expect 4 guides per 8 hikers (2 hikers per guide), 2 assistant guides per 8 hikers (one to four), 1 cook and 2 porters per person for 8 hikers (16 porters).

• On a typical trek of 5 days you should budget approximately $200 per hiker.

• Gifts: Guides and porters also appreciate your warm clothing, shoes, and packs. You may want to bring some older clothing items just for this purpose.


Tips should not be dependent on whether you summit or not, but rather whether they were professional and had your best interests in mind.

Expectations


Mount Kilimanjaro is located three degrees south of the equator in Northeastern Tanzania. It is the tallest mountain in Africa and is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Of the famous highest seven peaks in the world, this is the easiest to get to and the easiest to climb. It requires no technical climbing experience, and any moderately fit person can summit the mountain.

Destination Location


The exception of airfare, all Tin Tin Tours trips include all transportation costs and arrangements within the destination country. This includes all transfers and the equipment for all activities listed.

Transportation


Groups are a maximum of 8 people. We will combine groups up to this limit if they are starting the same route on the same day. However, we can also arrange for private groups at no extra cost. We will try to add single travelers to a group if at all possible, but we cannot guarantee it. We can accommodate large groups of any size.

Travel Companions


• Kilimanjaro Climber Packing List Notes• The pack that the porters carry is limited to 15 kg (35 pounds)• Overweight or extra luggage will require an extra porter at $8 per

day• Store electronics in sealed water-proof bags (double sealed if

possible)

Recommended Gear List


• Wrap clothing in plastic bags. In the day pack; take along water, sunglasses, camera, binoculars, rain pants, and jacket at a minimum.

• You may want to bring some older items of warm clothing as gifts for your guides and porters or donations to the Mount Kilimanjaro Porters Association.

• You can leave extra luggage in a locked storage room at our office for no charge.

Recommended Gear List


Tin Tin ToursAddress: Viwanda Street,Moshi,KilimanjaroPhone: +255788025306Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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