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on Kilimanjaro
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Remember
to tell your agency if you have any special dietary requirements
– because both meat and nuts form a substantial part of
the food on Kilimanjaro. A typical Kilimanjaro breakfast will
involve eggs (boiled or fried), porridge, a saveloy (possibly
with some tomatoes too), a piece of fruit such as a banana or
orange, some bread with jam, honey or peanut butter and a mug
or two of tea, hot chocolate or coffee.
Lunch on
Kilimanjaro is usually prepared at breakfast and carried by
the trekker in his or her daypack. This packed lunch often consists
of a boiled egg, some sandwiches, a banana or orange, and some
tea kept warm in a flask and carried by your guide.
At the end
of the day’s walking, afternoon tea is served with biscuits,
peanuts and, best of all, salted popcorn. The final and biggest
meal of the day, dinner usually begins with soup, followed by
a main course including chicken or meat, a vegetable sauce,
some cabbage, and rice or pasta; if your porters have brought
up some potatoes, these will usually be eaten on the first night
as they are so heavy.
Meals on Mt. Kilimanjaro
When you
climb Kilimanjaro with an outfitter, you will typically receive
three meals per day. The meals are what you would expect on
the mountain – high in carbs, with wonderful vegetables
and fruit. There is not loads of protein available, except the
first few days when you have fresh meat fresh from the butcher
at the entrance to the park.
generally
expect the following for each meal:
Breakfast
When you wake up, you will receive tea or coffee brought
to your tent. The coffee is typically an instant coffee blend,
and is not French Press unless you are with a high end company.
Breakfast is usually fresh fruits, oatmeal, friends eggs, toast
and sometimes a hot dog type sausage. It’s good to get
something in stomach early in the morning, as you will be hiking
early in the morning, and need energy.
Lunch
There are two different ways that lunch is served. Sometimes
the porters hike a few hours ahead and prepare a hot meal, while
other times they give you a sack lunch in the morning. This
typically depends if you are with a high-end operator, or where
you are on the mountain. If the lunch is prepared in advance,
it’s typically a sandwich or fried chicken, a muffin, some
fruit, an egg, and a juice box.
Dinner
Dinners always taste the best on Kilimanjaro as you have typically
been hiking all days, eating nuts and fruits, and drinking loads
and loads of water, and therefore any hot meal is wonderful.
Hot meals typically begin with a soup, and then is followed
by a variety of options, which could included: pasta/spaghetti,
rice & chicken, steak, bread, stews and grilled vegetables.
It’s safe to say that food on Kilimanjaro starts out good
and by the end can be a bit tiresome. There are only so many
ways to cook pasta, soup, and given that there is no/little
refrigeration, the meals can be boring toward the end of the
week.
The one
thing I recommend is packing your own snacks, as it’s always
good to be able to eat your own food when you are hungry. With
big groups, it can sometimes take a long time before you receive
the meal, so having some back up food is always
