Moshi Tours in August 2026

I have climbed so many mountains but Kilimanjaro trip was the best. We were a private group consisting of my wife, kids and i, and we felt incredibly safe and supported throughout the trek, especially on summit night. The twice-daily medical check-ins were reassuring, especially for my kids, who had never been on a high-altitude hike. Our lead guide, with extensive mountain medical training, kept everyone calm and comfortable. The way the guides made our kids feel special, accomplished, acknowledged them as young adults and bonded with them meant so much & definitely make this a wonderful experience they will remember forever. I highly recommend this travel operator. They know the mountain inside out, they will take care about you giving you the support where you need and will organize the journey with extreme attention to details.

We climbed the Kilimajaro by the Rongai Route. It was an amazing experience. 6 days there, walking, talking, eating, sharing... Es una ruta asequible, con un último dia de ascensión de dificultad media debido a la altitud y el frío. Hay que tomárselo con calma, disfrutar "pole pole", para saborear en las mejores condiciones la conquista de la cima.

This was a trip of a lifetime and we are so happy G is a member of KPAP, we saw some porters with other companies not appropriately dressed for the mountain and it reinforced our decision to use G. The Moshi mamas and clean cook stove project were great initiatives and I was glad to see that G supports these organizations.

My friend and I just finished a 7-day Lemosho route trek with this local travel specialist that ended in the successful summit of Kilimanjaro. I cannot praise the team enough and highly recommend them for any Kilimanjaro trek. From our pre-trek communications to our airport transfers and throughout our time on the trek, we were treated and cared for exceptionally well. This local travel specialist seemed to us to be a smaller tour operator. While this meant they didn’t have a fancy bus to drive us around, it also meant we didn’t get a “big tour” experience and received more attention and heart than what we expected, truly living out their mantra “One Team, One Dream.” It starts with our guides, Goodluck and Nickson. As the primary leaders of the expedition and the ones most directly responsible for our wellbeing, they were both exceptionally professional throughout. They were both concerned about our experience, maintaining an open dialog about daily expectations and about any questions that came up. On the health front, they measured our blood oxygen levels and pulse nightly, and we openly discussed our feelings and concerns to ensure we were all on the same page. Importantly, I felt they did a great job picking the right hiking paths and maintaining the right hiking pace for us. We felt this was critical to successful acclimatization, minimizing exhaustion, and ultimately to our successful summit. Lastly, they really encouraged us to enjoy the journey and not just the destination. They were very knowledgeable about the geology, ecology, and history of Kilimanjaro and they freely shared their knowledge. Having the right guides is essential and I feel like we got the best in Goodluck and Nickson. But our positive experience didn’t end with our guides. Incredibly we had 9 additional people (11 in total) supporting my friend and me on our adventure. And they were all wonderfully caring, too (“One Team, One Dream”). Our chef made wonderful, filling meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we had a waiter/water attendant, we had a person who attended our private toilet, and six additional porters who were incredibly hard working setting up, breaking down, and transporting our camp from site to site. To a man, they were exceptionally supportive, friendly, and fun-loving, and it was truly heartwarming to be surrounded by a wonderful group of people who all wanted to see us succeed. A great example: After we summited, my friend and I were struggling to come down the mountain due to exhaustion. Our guides messaged the base team, and six additional members met us 1/3 or 1/2 way up the mountain, carried our packs, and arm-in-arm helped us get back to base camp where they all congratulated us with hugs and high-fives. The Kilimanjaro trip was the fulfillment of a decades long dream, and the exceptional experience with this agency made it wonderful. I highly recommend them.

Although not technically hard, Kilimanjaro is by no means an easy hike. Even without headaches and nausea, the decrease in appetite and increasing difficulty to fall asleep at high altitudes wears one out. For me there was an extra layer of hardship as I unexpectedly caught a cold prior to the hike, which got nasty as the trip went on. There was no way I could’ve summited without the amazing crew who supported me at every step. Dixon was our guide. He had 20+ years on Kili with 200+ summits under his belt, and that experience showed — I felt reassured as long as Dixon was in sight. Chengo, our assistant guide, was like a big brother, who always cheered us on along the hike. James, our porter+waiter, was the best service worker I have ever known. He was attentive to the smallest detail and genuinely cared about our well-being. The strong ginger tea that he got me every morning and evening greatly alleviated my cold. I cannot thank him enough. Not going to name everyone here, but the team was a true dream team. If there is one thing I wish I brought to the hike, that would probably be energy gels, especially for the summit night. Due to the lack of appetite I simply couldn’t get enough calories. Gaiters / masks would also be nice adds for dust protection. If you do decide to come, please make sure to Google / ask Noel for the tipping guide ahead of time. The price of the hike isn’t cheap, but after park fees (almost $1K/trekker for 7-day lemosho route), not much is going to the crew. So your tip will be a substantial amount of income for the porters and they depend on it. If I were to name a potential improvement, I hope there will be more health/safety checks. I don’t know what the procedure should be like, but the little device that checks heart rate and blood oxygen level (which didn’t always work) seemed a bit insufficient. After learning from the crew that people who failed to summit usually tipped poorly, I couldn’t help but think that the team might also be incorrectly incentivized. Safety should always come first. Overall I’m really happy that I picked the the 7-day Lemosho route which was breathtakingly scenic and offered a great acclimatization profile. The private tour also offered us much greater flexibility to tweak the schedule to best suit our needs. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience and I highly recommend Dixon’s team!

Every day the landscape s changing, so that every day is something special. Its never boring. You can do the first days in a good way, if you have prepared yourself (equipment AND sport/training) good. Just the night for the peak and the way down needs much energy. But you have to do it. You can collect many special moments for your life.