Kilimanjaro

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"August Sebby and Livingstone-our guides to climb Mount Kilimanjaro- we kneel at their feet the MOST amazing team I have ever come across and had it not been for the 3 of them we would never have made it."
Sara, UK

"The whole team helping us climb Mount Kilimanjaro were superb. We could not have had better support staff and the whole expedition was so well organised."
Ian, UK

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Private Kilimanjaro specialises in helping you climb Mount Kilimanjaro safely and successfully. We are different from nearly all the other companies you will find on the internet offering Mount Kilimanjaro Climbs as we never sub-contract your safety and enjoyment to someone else. We are operators not agents. If you book with us you Climb Mount Kilimanjaro with us.

This allows us to control every aspect of your climb ourselves to give you the very best chance to climb Mount Kilimanjaro successfully.  This includes choosing the guide who will support you as you climb Mt Kilimanjaro, selecting the very best equipment and supervising all the food menus.

Not only do we have a great success rate but our climbers have lots fun as you climb Mount Kilimanjaro and because we sell direct with no agent adding commission we offer great prices.
We offer three choices for you to climb Mount Kilimanjaro: you can Climb Mount Kilimanjaro an open group Climb, on a private climb, or a charity challenge climb. Whichever you choose our prices for Mount Kilimanjaro climbs are pretty much inclusiveof everything you might want, except items of a personal nature and flights.

Open groups are great for those who want to climb Mt Kilimanjaro with others. Our group climbs start every Monday (June, October, December and March). These are limited to a maximum of 12, are guaranteed to run with a minimum of 2 people. Particularly popular are our open full moon Climbs which run every month.

Private Climbs are your own bespoke adventure: you climb Mount Kilimanjaro on a tailor made itinerary in your own group, have your own tailor-made itinerary and get to choose which route to take, exactly when you want to start,: we provide the team to support you every step of the way. Perfect for honeymoons, birthday celebrations, groups of friends and charity groups wanting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro together. And you can upgrade to a private climb for as little as £10 per person per day.

Mount Kilimanjaro charity climbs: we operate charity climbs in our own unique way. We have no minimum fundraising, no arbitrary rules on the amount of self funding, ultra low deposits and as well as all that we guarantee you our very best prices so more of the money you raise goes to your charity. We also donate £25 to your chosen charity for each climb who successfully summits. Finally if you have to cancel we will give you a 100% refund so you and your sponsors get all your money back.

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Best time of year to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
You can climb Mt Kilimanjaro any month of the year but you should consider four factors in choosing your Mt Kilimanjaro climb date. First is the weather, second is how busy the route will be, third is the timing of the full moon and fourth is the cost of flights. The weather on Mt Kilimanjaro can be changeable and unpredictable. Just because it is the dry season there is no guarantee that you will not see rain! Check out our Plan your climb for recommendations to climb Mount Kilimanjaro by month

Which route is the best to climb Mt Kilimanjaro
The routes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro that we recommend most highly because they have proven to give the maximum summit success on our Mt Kilimanjaro climbs are the 7 day Machame route or 8 day Lemosho route. Both these routes allow the climber to split the pre-summit ascent day up Mount Kilimanjaro into two which means better acclimatisation and also you will be well rested for your summit day. See Routes for more information

How many days are needed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
The key to successfully climbing Mt Kilimanjaro is good acclimatisation and this cannot be rushed. Although there are minimum days for each of the climbing routes, we recommend wherever possible taking an extra day to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to allow you to acclimatise. Statistics show that the more days taken to climb Mt Kilimanjaro the better the chance of success. Our primary concern is that you have a safe, enjoyable and memorable Mt Kilimanjaro climb and the most significant thing you can do to ensure you enjoy the experience is to give yourself time.

As well as improving acclimatisation, adding an extra day as you climb Mount Kilimanjaro to the Machame and Lemosho routes allows the pre-summit day to be split into two much easier days. This means you will arrive at the base camp before the tough summit night early in the afternoon and then be well rested before you start your ascent to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in the early hours of the morning.

Climbers sometimes want to minimise the number of days they take to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in order to save money or because they have limited time. We will always do our best to meet these demands but if you have got the time and can afford it the cost of an additional day is well worth it. In hindsight the Mount Kilimanjaro climb that will seem the most expensive will be the one where you do not make it to the summit.
Full moon Mount Kilimanjaro climbs

Don't miss the experience of a lifetime, summiting Mt Kilimanjaro during a full moon, seeing the glaciers glittering in the moonlight... simply stunning! Many climbers choose the full moon to coincide with their Mt Kilimanjaro climb as when there are clear skies the bright full moon gives them enhanced visibility. It is a very popular time to climb and gets booked up early; plan your climb for full moon dates.

If you want to find dates for specific route please look below

Climb Program Climb start date Climb route Number of days
Climb Kilimanjaro 2011 30/07/2011 Lemosho route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 06/08/2011 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2011 13/08/2011 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 20/08/2011 Lemosho route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2011 27/08/2011 Machame route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2011 03/09/2011 Rongai route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 10/09/2011 Lemosho route 8
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 17/09/2011 Machame route 7
Hike Mount Kilimanjaro 2011 24/09/2011 Rongai route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2011 01/10/2011 Lemosho route 8
Mount Kilimanjaro Hike 2011 08/10/2011 Machame route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Hike 2011 15/10/2011 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Trek 2011 22/10/2011 Lemosho route 7
Trek Kilimanjaro 2011 29/10/2011 Machame route 7
Trek to Kilimanjaro 2011 05/11/2011 Rongai route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2011 12/11/2011 Lemosho route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 19/11/2011 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2011 26/11/2011 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 03/12/2011 Lemosho route 8
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2011 10/12/2011 Machame route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2011 17/12/2011 Rongai route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 24/12/2011 Lemosho route 8
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2011 31/12/2011 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 07/01/2012 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 14/01/2012 Lemosho route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 21/01/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 28/01/2012 Rongai route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 04/02/2012 Lemosho route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 11/02/2012 Machame route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 18/02/2012 Rongai route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 25/02/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 03/03/2012 Machame route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 10/03/2012 Rongai route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 17/03/2012 Lemosho route 8
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 24/03/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Trek 2012 31/03/2012 Rongai route 7
Trek Kilimanjaro 2012 07/04/2012 Lemosho route 7
Trek to Kilimanjaro 2012 14/04/2012 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 21/04/2012 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 28/04/2012 Lemosho route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 05/05/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 12/05/2012 Rongai route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 19/05/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 26/05/2012 Machame route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 02/06/2012 Rongai route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 09/06/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 16/06/2012 Machame route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 23/06/2012 Rongai route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Hike 2012 30/06/2012 Lemosho route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 07/07/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Trek 2012 14/07/2012 Rongai route 7
Trek Kilimanjaro 2012 21/07/2012 Lemosho route 7
Trek to Kilimanjaro 2012 28/07/2012 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 04/08/2012 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 11/08/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 18/08/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Hike 2012 25/08/2012 Rongai route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 01/09/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 08/09/2012 Machame route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 15/09/2012 Rongai route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 22/09/2012 Lemosho route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 29/09/2012 Machame route 7
Hike Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 06/10/2012 Rongai route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 13/10/2012 Lemosho route 7
Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 20/10/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Trek 2012 27/10/2012 Rongai route 7
Trek Kilimanjaro 2012 03/11/2012 Lemosho route 8
Trek to Kilimanjaro 2012 10/11/2012 Machame route 7
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 17/11/2012 Rongai route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 24/11/2012 Lemosho route 8
Climb Kilimanjaro 2012 01/12/2012 Machame route 7
Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 08/12/2012 Rongai route 7
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2012 15/12/2012 Lemosho route 7
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro 2012 22/12/2012 Machame route 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Climb 2012 29/12/2012 Rongai route 7

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Private Kilimanjaro is part of the Private Expeditions Group, a fully bonded member of ABTA, registered in England no. 7149227