6–9 days
Kilimanjaro
Six routes to Uhuru Peak with pricing based on route, duration and group size.
PricedCustom quotations
Explore Kilimanjaro
Arusha · Tanzania · Since 2015
Explore Tanzania
beyond the ordinary
Tanzanian-owned mountain, safari and adventure experiences across Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, the northern safari circuit and Zanzibar.
- Tanzanian owned
- Professional local guides
- Safety focused
- Transparent quotations
15Years on Kilimanjaro, from porter to lead guide
5,895mUhuru Peak — the highest point in Africa
6Kilimanjaro routes, matched to you rather than to us
100%Tanzanian owned and Tanzanian staffed
What we run
Four kinds of trip,
one team behind them
Most people combine two or three of these. A climb and a safari is the classic two weeks; add Zanzibar and you have the full three. Everything is built around your dates rather than a fixed departure calendar.
1–10 days
Tanzania safari
Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara, built around your dates and your park choices.
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Explore safaris
3–10 days
Zanzibar holidays
Beaches, Stone Town, spice farms and the reefs of Mnemba — ninety minutes from the plains.
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Explore Zanzibar
Half or full day
Day trips
Waterfalls, hot springs, coffee farms and markets around Arusha and Moshi.
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The person behind it
Isack Lyimo
Founder, and a professional mountain and safari guide. He grew up in Arusha at the foot of Mount Meru, studied Wildlife Management, and first went up Kilimanjaro as a porter fifteen years ago. He has been guiding professionally for over a decade.
“We combine professional experience, local expertise, and a genuine love for Tanzania to create safe, authentic, and unforgettable journeys.”
Recent climbs
Our climbers, on the crater rim
Not stock photography. These are groups we guided, at Gilman's Point and Stella Point, in the hour before sunrise on summit day.
Why us
What actually makes
the difference
There are hundreds of operators in Arusha and the brochures all say the same things. These are the differences that show up on the mountain and in the vehicle.
Tanzanian owned
Not a booking agent in another country reselling your trip. Isack runs this company from Arusha, and the money stays where the work happens.
Guides who grew up here
A Wildlife Management graduate who started on Kilimanjaro as a porter, with fifteen years on the mountain and over a decade guiding it and the northern parks. You deal with him directly, not a call centre.
Safety, not optimism
Twice-daily health checks on the mountain, emergency oxygen on every climb, and guides with the authority to turn you around when it matters.
Prices that hold
A written quotation listing exactly what is and is not included. No surprises at the park gate, no pressure to upgrade once you have arrived.
Small groups
We cap safari vehicles at six guests rather than filling every seat, so nobody spends the week in a middle row. Private departures cost less than you would expect.
Fair work, properly paid
Local guides, cooks and porters on fair wages, porter numbers set by the route and the load rather than by what is cheapest, and the park's porter load limits actually observed.
Safety
Your safety is the constraint, not the marketing
Safety is the foundation of every expedition we lead — and the one thing we will not trade away for a summit photograph.
- KINAPA-certified mountain guides on every Kilimanjaro climb
- Twice-daily oxygen saturation and altitude sickness assessments
- Comprehensive briefings before you set foot on the mountain
- Emergency oxygen and first aid equipment carried on every expedition
- Clear evacuation protocols and coordination with mountain rescue
- Guides with the authority to turn a client around, without debate
How it works
From first message to summit day
Tell us the shape of it
Dates, how long you have, roughly what you want to spend and what matters most. A couple of sentences is enough to start.
Get a real itinerary
A day-by-day plan and an itemised price, written by Isack rather than generated. We will suggest changes if we think you have the balance wrong.
Confirm with a deposit
Once the plan is right, a deposit holds your dates, guides and park permits. Terms are set out in writing before you pay anything.
Arrive and go
We meet you at Kilimanjaro International. From that point everything is arranged — transfers, briefings, permits and the trip itself.
Afterwards
Finish on the Indian Ocean
Zanzibar is ninety minutes by air from Arusha and the natural end to a Tanzanian trip — a week of doing nothing after two weeks of doing a great deal.
We book the flights, the transfers, the room and anything you feel like doing in between: Stone Town, the spice farms, Mnemba Atoll, or nothing at all.
Reviews
Hear it from travellers, not from us
We would rather point you at independent reviews than print testimonials on our own website. Have a look, then come back and ask us the hard questions.
Travelled with us? A review helps other people find a small local operator. We would be grateful.
Start planning
Ready to see Tanzania properly?
Tell us roughly what you have in mind — dates, budget, how long you have. You will get a personal reply from Isack with a realistic itinerary and an honest price. No deposit needed to start the conversation.
Enquiries are read Mon–Sat 8am–6pm and Sun 9am–4pm (EAT).