Trips to Climb Kilimanjaro: The safest most luxurious way to climb Africa’s Highest Peak.
Do you have adventurous clients looking for a challenge and wanting to strike the famous Kilimanjaro Climb off their bucket list?
Do these clients look to you to make sure you pick the safest and most comfortable operator to design and operate their trips to the highest standards and ensure that local communities and the environment are also looked after and benefit from their trip?
If so, I would love to introduce you to Frank Castro, Ben McCullough and Adventure International - a unique DMC / Operator which specialises in luxury expeditions around the world and is the leader for Kilimanjaro Treks offering different price options but always an exceptional focus on safety, quality and ethical, sustainable travel.
Top 3 Reasons to use Adventure International for Kilimanjaro?
Adventure International runs ethical, professionally led climbs which make selling Kilimanjaro worry-free for you and your clients.
“Adventure International is one of our ideal Partners for Responsible Travel meeting our guidelines for proper porter treatment consistently in all areas. Their commitment to fair and ethical practices, as well as provision of education to their crew, is exemplary.” - Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
1. Ethics:
Adventure International works hand in hand with our crews, not in spite of them. We do not overload our porters and our payment policy is to ensure that our porters and crews are among the highest paid in the industry. Our ethical approach is the number one reason that our prices are higher than the average ‘budget’ trip.
2. Professional Guides and crews:
We operate bi-annual training programs for guides, assistant guides, trainees and camp crews. Our in-house training also incorporates independent professionals from the Red Cross for CPR training and advanced first aid topics. Adventure International also has “Constant Monitoring” practices that include pulse oximetry and scorecard monitoring of key aspects of altitude sickness. Is Kilimanjaro a dangerous hike? Yes. Blissful ignorance tends to surround most groups that ascend the mountain and most people are fine. It is the scenario when unavoidable instances of high altitude sickness pose the most threat where appropriate treatment is essential. Most instances of death on Kilimanjaro have been due to ignorance and bad decision-making.
3. Client's Safety & Experience:
AI prioritises safety and offers 3 comfort levels from Lightweight to VIP. AI has sound ethical practices, excellent training and a highly motivated professional team that not only guides clients safely on the mountain but also educates and informs clients about the environment they walk through. Endemic flora and the relationship of man and beast have all shaped Kilimanjaro’s ecology and the geology is as fascinating as anywhere on Earth.
Another 10 Great Reasons to use Adventure International for your Kilimanjaro Trips:
AI has been operating Kili for over ten years
AI has the most luxurious options for climbing Kili - spacious tents, comfortable beds with warm bedding, excellent and plentiful food, dining tents, toilet tents.
AI has trained the best local guides
AI offers the best quality and quantity of food
AI places huge importance on the type, spec and condition of their hiking and camping gear
AI's number one priority is your client's safety with top-quality safety equipment and safety and medical protocols, emergency procedures and training. Our logistics team at our base monitors your client's trip from start to finish.
AI guides have taken the Wilderness First Responder course
AI has over 430 staff in their Kilimanjaro team in Tanzania
AI offers clients a 1:7 ratio of staff to clients
AI invests heavily in community development.
3 Levels of Comfort for Adventure International Trips to Kilimanjaro
When your clients climb Kilimanjaro with Adventure International their safety and experience are always of paramount importance. There is never any difference in the level of guiding and safety equipment provided. The levels and prices differ due to the type of food, size and number of tents and beds etc used and the specification of some equipment used.
Adventure International offer 3 types of trip:
Standard
Luxury
VIP - highest spec on kit and food and most space
For much more detail on just what is included in each level of trip operation, you can download our Adventure International's Guide to Kilimanjaro Trip Specification HERE
Some examples of the differences between levels:
For the Standard trips, we use a 3-man tent for 2 people to sleep in
For Luxury Trips we use Mountain Hardware or Trengo 4.1 tents which are 4-man tents but we use only for 2 people.
For the VIP trips, we use very large, walk-in REI tents with camping cots to sleep on. There is a private portable toilet, shower tent and mess tent with lightweight tables and chairs.
We do hope this information about how Adventure International operate their Kilimanjaro trips is helpful.
You may also be interested in our article about the different routes available for your clients to climb Kilimanjaro with Adventure International HERE.
You can of course see more information on their Kilimanjaro and other trips on their website HERE.
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If you would like to set up a meeting or training session with Frank or any of the team at Adventure International please get in touch with us.
