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Booking with the right agency is perhaps the most important factor in determining the success of your trek: they are the ones who arrange everything, supply the equipment, and designate somebody to be your guide. So take your time choosing one. Climbing Kilimanjaro will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is also quite an expensive experience, so it’s important to make sure that you get it right. Continue Reading…

The two main trekking seasons for Kilimanjaro correspond with the mountain’s two dry seasons namely January to mid-March and June to October. Of course you can walk in the rainy season, but not only is there a much higher chance of walking in the rain, but the summit is likely to be wreathed in thick cloud. Curiously, however, Christmas and New Year, when the weather is far from perfect, are actually the most popular times to go. Continue Reading…

Water

Porters will collect water from the rivers and streams along the trail. Some of this they will boil for you at the start of the day to carry in your water bottles.

On the lower slopes you can collect water yourself from the many streams and purify it using a filter or tablets. Note, however, that as you climb ever higher the water becomes more scarce.

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