Mt
Kilimanjaro guides and porters - They will be your Friends and
family who will guide and support you on the climb to Mt Kilimanjaro
highest point on African mountain-always be friendly....
Once on
the Mountain, your well equipped guides and porters, will rank
second only to your mental determination, in terms of important
factors contributing to a successful summit attempt. For the
duration of your Kilimanjaro trek, your guide will be your advisor,
he will lead you to the summit, and he will bring down safely
again. It will be important that you work closely with him and
take note of his advice.
Mt Kilimanjaro's guides and porters.
Qualified and experienced guides
Guides are
compulsory for all routes on Kilimanjaro. All our treks up the
mountain are lead by highly trained and qualified guides, registered
with the Kilimanjaro National Parks Board. Each of our guides
has been selected over years, based on experience, safety record
and through feedback from previous clients.
The average
ratio of our support staff to climbers is 2 porters per climber,
a cook and one guide for a maximum of 4 climbers.
The porters
do not only transport your gear and the supplies up and down
the mountain. Arriving at every camp site long before you, they
will have already erected your tent on your arrival. In the
evening they will also boil drinking and washing water and the
cook will prepare dinner of a quality that has surprised many
previous clients.
Weight limits for porters
Remember that there is a weight limit of 15 kg (30 lbs)
per climber, on the gear of each climber to be portered. A soft
duffel bag (barrel type) is preferred - a rucksack is not necessary
as they prefer to porter the loads balanced on their heads and
shoulders.
Tipping
We recommend
giving the tip to the main guide who will then distribute the
tip among the mountain crew. We recommend not paying any tips
until you and all your gear have descended from the mountain.
Guide US$
70 - 80
Assistant Guide US$ 50
Cook US$ 40
Porters US$ 25 - 30
It is recommended
not to pay your porters any tips until you and all your gear
have descended from the mountain.
