Kilimanjaro Budget

Visa: $50

Flights: the cost of flights will depend where you are flying from, when you fly, and when you book your tickets. My recommendation would be to set up a SkyScanner alert for a given month.

Tour Operator: $ 1,200 to $ 4,000+ (depends on which tour operator you take, the length of your journey, and travel style). Included in the cost:

• Hotel & meal for the night before & the night after the climb (check to make sure this is the case)

• Kilimanjaro Park entrance fees (for a 6-day/5-night camping trek fees are about $800)

• Tent

• Meals during Kilimanjaro trek

Recommended tips for the team:

• Main Guide(s): $20 per day per person

• Assistant Guide(s): $18 per day per person

• Cook(s): $15 per day per person

• Porter(s): $8 $10 per day per person

• This is split between the whole group, not per individual climber

• At the end of your trek, your guide will give you an envelop where you will put the cash and write who gets what

• Example: I did the Machame 6-day/5-night trek with 5 additional people (group of 6). Our team included 16 staff total: 1 main guide, 2 assistant guides, 2 cooks, 11 porters.

  • • Main guide: $20 x 6 days x 1 guide = $120

    • Assistant guides: $18 x 6 days x 2 assistant guides = $216

    • Cooks: $15 x 6 days x 2 cooks = $180

    • Porters: $8 or $10 x 6 days x 11 guides = $528 or $660

    • Group Total: $1,044 or $ 1,776 // Per person total: $174 or $296