Mt Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route
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Highlights
- High summit success route
- One of the 'newer' routes used to summit Kili
- Allows climbers to “walk high, sleep low” enabling better acclimatisation
- Remote and spectacular approach with dramatic gorges and views of west Kilimanjaro
- Ascent and descent is via different routes
- Fully tented camping
- Maximum acclimatization; plenty of time at last camp to explore higher, sleep lower
- Available emergency evacuation service (Flying Doctor - Air Ambulance 24Hrs)
- Excellent game viewing opportunities at lower levels of the mountain
- Considered the most scenic route
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- Communications equipment – radio contact between Base Station and guides, mobile phones
- Safety – first aid kits for all climbers
- Head guide, three porters per client and a cook. NB Luggage is restricted to 15 kg per person
- Equipment – special mountain tents on a two-per-tent basis, mess tents for mealtimes, thermal sleeping mats, kerosene lamps, all cooking and eating utensils and gas for cooking
- Food – carefully-planned menu for maximum energy nutrition (sample menus & special dietary requirements on request) and water.
- Crew and equipments transfer to & from Mountain base
- Available emergency evacuation service (Flying Doctor – Air Ambulance 24Hrs)
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What's excluded
- All park fees $60 per day , camp and hut fees $50 per night, rescue fees $20 for entire trekking. ( All government fees will be paid by client direct at the gate)
- Transfers – Airport transfer to hotel, transfers from Arusha to the Kilimanjaro trailhead on the morning of the climb and return to Arusha immediately after descent. Gratuities to guides and porters – see our Tipping Guidelines
- Accommodation expenses
- Items of a personal nature/use – all supplies must be brought in advance (a limited supply is available at Marangu gate)
- Medical equipments can be hired on request. Eg. Hyperbaric chamber, oxygen cylinder, stretcher.
- Water – boiled water can be provided on request; mineral water is available throughout the climb at each camp but bear in mind that the price rises steadily with altitude
- Personal insurance
- Services before and after the climb, including accommodation. These can be quoted separately on request.
All cancellations must be advised in writing, signed by the signatory of the booking form and sent to SafariHQ at info@safarihq.com. Cancellations are effective on the day they are received by SafariHQ Recorded delivery is strongly recommended. Since we incur costs in cancelling your travel arrangements, the following cancellation charges will be payable, depending upon the number of days prior to departure SafariHQ receives your notice of cancellation.
Written Advice of Cancellation Received
Days prior to Departure Date and % of Total Holiday Cost
180-91 days is 20% of total holiday cost
90-46 days wil be 50% of total holiday cost
within 45 days is 100% of total holiday cost
We strongly recommend that you secure adequate travel insurance, which should in most cases include cover, under certain circumstances, against loss of deposit or cancellation fees, at the time of booking.
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