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Packages to Kilimanjaro are competitively priced and professionally guided and instructed. Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive instruction in acclimatization so that clients can stay comfortable, stay healthy, and stay focused on this unique experience. Our instructors know that the total experience of ascent is what makes Kilimanjaro special, that the journey is just as important is the summit, and both are irrelevant if climbers aren't healthy enough to enjoy. Have a look at the itinerary and high altitude to curriculum to see how Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School will get you to the summit.
Cost: $3,800 per person Lead Guide: Karsten Delap Rates include guided climbing, and all logistical support for the entire trip (porters, local fees and permitting, hotels, transport, equipment, food.) The rate does not include airfare. To book or ask questions call us now on 1-888-284-8433 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
ItineraryDAY 1 DEPART FOR AFRICA - Depart for Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania, Africa. DAY 3 REST and ORIENTATION – We will relax and recover from all our travelling. During orientation, we will meet the entire Kilimanjaro team, discuss equipment and packing, and get all portage equipment ready for overland transport. We will leave all extra clothing and luggage in storage in Moshi. DAY 4 Hike to 9,000 feet - After a short drive, we arrive at the forest edge of the Umbwe Gate. There will be much flora and fauna to note as we hike to our camp just above Umbwe Cave for the night. Our tents will be set up when we arrive and we'll enjoy refreshments in the dining tent. DAY 5 BARRANCO HUT Hike to 12,500 feet - We will take our time hiking so that we can acclimatize comfortably to the increasing altitude. We will hike to the Barranco Hut. DAY 6 GREAT BARRANCO WALL Hike to 14,500 feet. Camp at 12,500 feet. - Today we will climb to over 14,500 feet in the Great Barranco Valley and then drop back to 12,500 feet. Acclimatization is our main goal for Day 6: climb high, sleep low. We'll camp again at the Barranco Hut. DAY 7 KARANGA VALLEY Hike to 14,300 feet - We will slowly hike to 14,300 feet, to the top of the Barranco Wall, spending the night at 14,300 feet. DAY 8 BARAFU HUT Hike to 15,700 feet – The Barafu Hut camp finds us pushing to higher and higher altitudes. We will ascend an extra hour to Table Top rock. We will make our camp, early dinner and rise around midnight for our summit push. DAY 9 SUMMIT DAY Hike to 19,344 feet - We will follow a back route for our final ascent. The summit leg of the journey is timed coincide with the first light of an African dawn. At midnight we climb up towards the crater rim – a non-technical climbing route to the edge of the crater floor. We will leave the crater rim and hike to the top of Uhuru Peak. From here it is just a ten-minute hike to Uhuru Summit at 19,340 feet. After a summit celebration, we will begin our descent past Barafu Hut and down to Millennium Camp. DAY 10 FINAL DESCENT and DINNER - Once we have descended the 4,500 feet to the road head, we will have our lunch and say good-bye to our mountain staff before heading off to the hotel. At the Hotel you can shower and relax. Dinner at the Hotel will complete our journey. DAY 11 TRAVEL HOME
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Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in continental Africa, one of the seven summits, and a great intro to high altitude climbing. If you are interested in spectacular venues, exotic locals on a distant continent, and climbing at high altitude, a Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School expedition is just the ticket for you. Unlike all the peaks in the US's lower 48, Kilimanjaro reaches up into the Tanzanian clouds, summiting at over 19,000 feet, a majestic inspired and continental crown. Also, Kilimanjaro is the perfect peak to prepare for other high altitude objectives, and our guides will teach climbers how to adapt their clothing, their diet, and their climbing to accommodate the strain and fatigue induced by thin air.
Dates: September 1st to 11th, 2010
