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MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

Tanzania is just as famous for its mountain climbing as for its safaris. We give clients the opportunity to trek and reach the summits of Mt Kilimanjaro (Kili) and its close sister, Mt. Meru thanks to our specialised climbing itineraries.

All our guides, as well as being game drive experts, are fully-qualified mountain guides. One guide and one porter, however, have been labelled as our “mountain specialists” having climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro over 500 times between them!

Meru and Kili are entirely different ascends, each appealing to different sorts of visitors, with many climbing enthusiasts reaching both summits on their Tanzanian trip. For an excursion to the summit of Kili you should allow between 6 to 8 days (depending on your chosen route), and 4 to 5 days for Meru.

Click on the left side menu or scroll down to find out a little more about each peak, then make your way over to our itineraries and rates section to see the full itineraries and prices. Please also read the important notes on mountain climbing rates.

Mount Kilimanjaro

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By name, Kilimanjaro is a metaphor for the undeniable beauty of Tanzania and East Africa. Not only is it this the highest peak on the entire African continent, but also the highest free-standing mountain on earth. It rises in dramatic isolation from the surrounding scrubland from 900 metres to 5,895 metres above sea level providing a breathtaking view of the surrounding plains.

Kilimanjaro is considered to be a relatively easy climb. However, it should not be underestimated. Not everyone reaches the summit due to altitude sickness or loss of breath. Still, most healthy climbers can reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination.

There is so much more to Kili than her summit. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic. Due to the mountain's equatorial location as well as its high elevation, climbers can experience almost every climate type on earth during the journey to the top. The slopes are also covered in mountain forest inhabited by elusive elephant, leopard, buffalo, the endangered Abbot’s duiker, and other small antelope and primates. Our guides can provide you with climbs at your desired level of difficulty or interest.

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Mount Meru

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Meru, situated 70 Km from Kilimanjaro and rising 4,566 metres high, is Tanzania’s second highest peak and fifth highest in Africa. Meru is a spectacular volcano that is still classed as “active”. Having erupted violently some 8,000 years ago, with minor eruptions approximately every 100 years, Meru was historically than Kilimanjaro.

The crater floor and the lower slopes rise above the surrounding savannah and support a forest that hosts diverse wildlife, including nearly 400 species of birds, and also monkeys and leopards. By contrast, the upper slopes are barren expanses of black volcanic ash and occasional immense boulders of lava.

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