Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park

Pros: Great views, satisfying to achive a goal like this
Cons: Altitude sickness, expensive, a bit harder than expected

Summary In the end of September I had the pleasure of going to Tanzania to make an attempt to reach the top of Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak) at 5895 meters. Our group used the Machame route and we used Marangu hotel as our tour operator. This day by da ...

Pros: Scenery Exercise You are on vacation You are probably with someone you like
Cons: S--t happens

First and foremost, which company are you going to climb with? Buy Harry Stedman’s Trekking Guide to Africa’s Highest Mountain, Kilimanjaro. We decided to go with Shah Tours because it was highly recommended in the book, the price was very ...

Pros: Experience unlike any other, cultural insights, sense of accomplishment
Cons: Altitude sickness, expense, theft/safety risks, diminishing glaciers

Climbing Kilimanjaro easily ranks as my most memorable vacation experience. It's hard to capture in words all of the ways it affected me. I recommend it to anyone, but you need to be the type of person who:

1) Is not so spoiled by modern...

Pros: Unique experience, very physicially challenging
Cons: Expensive, the "bathrooms" and the Express Bus

Kilamanjaro was a great experience. If you are into hiking and are interested in mountain climbing, it's worth the trip. My hike was up the Machame route which is one day longer than the commonly traveled Maragu route. This is a non-technical climb -...

Pros: Climbing Kilimanjaro, not going broke in the process
Cons: Watching non-budget hikers have tea served to them when they get to camp

No getting around it, climbing Kilimanjaro is expensive. Additionally, as other epinioners have pointed out, saving money can lead to serious headaches. In general, the more money you pay the more comfortably you'll travel (and the longer the line of...

Pros: ADVENTURE
Cons: BATHROOMS-HAHAH

Kilimanjaro was by far my greatest experience(FALL99). I will never forget the strong bonds that I made with the people of Tanzania and Kenya as well as my fellow climbers. I never have really done anything like climbing ever so it was kind of scary but...

Pros: Well organized, supportive, once in a lifetime experience
Cons: -20 degree weather, must be in excellent physical condition, Altitude

Jambo! I’ve updated this due to the helpful comments I received after the first posting. We climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with Thomson Safaris in January of 2007. The overall experience was amazing and truly a ‘once in a lifetime’ event. It’s hard to ...