Kilimanjaro Climbing Information
Travel Insurance:
Your travel insurance must cover high altitude trekking up to 6000meters to be eligible for rescue.
Safety, Vaccination and Immunization
Tanzania is one of the safest country in Africa, Tanzania is one of the country in Africa which never experienced civil war. The government has put many measures to ensure the safety and protection of tourists.
If your entering Tanzania from epidemiological dangerous region no vaccine are necessary . Although we advise to get vaccination and preventive medications of Hepatitis A or Immune Globulin (IG), Hepatitis B, Malaria, Rabies, Typhoid vaccine, Yellow Fever when arriving into Tanzania from countries where Yellow Fever is Present.
Covid19
Fully vaccinated travelers will be required to present a valid, original vaccination certificate for verification upon arrival.
Unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travelers are required to present a negative Covid-19 test to enter / depart Tanzania. The test must be a PCR Test that was done within 72 hours of departure. Client's who are not vaccinated or fully vaccinated may be required to take Rapid Antigen test upon arrival.
Food on Kilimanjaro
- We serve fresh organic ingredients from Moshi town resupplied throughout the trek.
- Nutritionist designed meals include on optimal balanced of complex carbohydrates , protein and fat
- We accommodate the vegetarian, vegan, gluten- free and dairy free with advance notice.
- We provide daily unlimited purified drinking water
- Our chefs are trained in hygienic food preparation
- Custom dinning tent and comfy chairs included on every trek.
Getting to Tanzania
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is the most popular tourist gateway to Tanzania, it is the best choice since is nearby the Kilimanjaro and most popular wildlife national parks.
Different Airlines operate flights to Tanzania We recommend Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Klm and Fly Dubai.
Passports and visas for Tanzania
Visas can be obtained online at Tanzania's Electronic Visa Application System. ( https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/guidelines )
The online process takes about 20 minutes and the turn around is days. You will need a digital photo of your passport, a separate photo of your face, and a pdf of your flight confirmation email.
The cost of a Tanzanian visa for US citizens is $100, payable in US dollars. For other nationalities is $50, payable in US dollars.
Those with passports issued by the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and most of Europe can also obtain visas upon arrival at entry points including Kilimanjaro International Airport.
