This is the amount you should expect to pay to participate in a safe expedition with comfortable amenities and a professional guiding team. The costs of the climb can be roughly divided into park fees βmandatory payments to the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority for climbing Kilimanjaroβand the organization of the trip itself.
This includes team wages, equipment depreciation, purchasing food and medicine, transportation, fuel, and more. This tax is dodged only by small companies that open for one season and avoid registering with the tax office and the Ministry of Tourism. Kilimanjaro park fees are included in the overall cost of an expedition. Additional fees are charged for professional filming on Kilimanjaro and for using the Kilema bicycle route.
Rescue fees are not a substitute for insurance. They do not cover helicopter evacuation or examination and treatment in a hospital, only evacuation by a rescue vehicle from some lower camps. The shillings fee is for the entire expedition, not per day. Starting July 1, , park fees are paid in shillings, but since they are still tied to the dollar, prices are shown in this currency. As noted above, under the classic tariff, travelers stay in comfortable 3-star hotels before and after the climb.
The premium tariff involves staying in 5-star hotels. This significantly affects the final cost of the expedition. According to Kilimanjaro National Park rules, each expedition to climb Kilimanjaro must be accompanied by a mountain team. The team is quite large: for each traveler, there are staff members, and in premium expeditionsβ This number of people is necessary to organize a safe and comfortable climb.
Guides conduct medical checks and lead travelers to the summit, porters carry tents, equipment, oxygen tanks, and food supplies, camp masters set up camp, and cooks prepare meals.
