Testimonials

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Our greatest compliments come from those who have taken the journey with us.  If you would like to share your comments, photos, and video please email testimonials@climbkili.com. If you would like to contact past clients directly, please Contact Us for a list of References.

  • Climbing Kilimanjaro is a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. Being at the top of Uhuru peak was an amazing feeling! Experiencing the climb with Climb Kili was absolutely great. Everything from the guides, porters, and food was everything I expected and more. The guides and porters were very nice and always had positive energy; which was helpful to us climbers when times were tough. I would definitely recommend Climb Kili to anyone.
    –Stephanie Magumba – US
  • I am finally getting back into the swing of things after a such an amazing adventure. From air to land to see! Everything was fantastic! Everyone was very helpful and kind!
    The climb was an unforgettable journey. The sights and just pushing myself both physically and mentally! That last was definitely a test of ones mental and physical state. I will have to say I would not have come close to achieving the summit without the help of the supermen of Kilimanjaro, the Guides, Cook, the waiters and especially the porters! They are amazing men! The safari was a journey of sight! From seeing those beautiful animals in the wild to the endless plains of the Serengeti. Truly something to be experienced in a lifetime.
    I would like to dedicate my picture of Kili to those supermen! They make that climb look so easy and though I am sure it is not an easy job they always seem to have a smile on their face. Thanks again for all your help and everyone in Tanzania was amazing and made this trip unforgettable!
    –Carlos – US
  • We would like to thank everyone from Climbkili for a fantastic trip to the top of Kilimanjaro, January 2012. This experience was made special by all the guides/porters and not forgetting the cook that got us to the top .The whole group singing us in to camp made us feel the only climbers on the mountain and genuinely done. A big thanks has to go to our lead guide Emmanuelle and our main walking guides Goodlove and especially Patrick for this efforts on the summit night, who guided Ann for 4 hours with altitude sickness to the top with encouragement and experience making the climb a total success for us all. The people that guided and helped us everyday where the reason Climbkili are special and were much appreciated by us all. We would also like to thank our new walking friends from America Dave, Veronica and Peter who made out trip so enjoyable.
    –Peter, Ann & Brian – Scotland
  • I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for the great experience you created for us in Tanzania.
    Kilimanjaro:
    - The guides, the cook and the porters (and everyone who helped us get up the mountain) were amazing. The attention and care they gave us were more than I expected, especially during the summit climb. They really did everything they could to make it as easy as possible for us.
    - There were some mishaps with the rental equipment, but the guide figured it out and fixed it right away.
    - The cook did a great job with my dietary restriction (gluten), I was very content.Safari:
    - It was perfect! The guide was extremely knowledgeable and engaging.
    - The Wildlife lodges and the food were amazing!
    - Our 4-day Safari was perfect, I would not want to do more and could possibly do 3 days, but I understand we could not have seen all the places we saw that way. Thank you for customizing this for us.Thank you again and it was a pleasure working with you!
    –Renata Levine – US
  • Dear Climbkili staff,
    I just finished a trip up to the top of Kilimanjaro with Climbkili. From start to finish, the trip was awesome! Our guide, Damian picked us up from the airport and from that point on I knew the trip was going to be great. From the first day to the last, Damian made sure we were enjoying ourselves. He was one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, and was very fun to talk to. He was also very concerned with our safety, and made sure my father and I were never put into a dangerous situation. With his expert knowledge of the mountain and how to go about climbing it, we were able to make it to Uhuru Peak without even feeling any signs of altitude sickness. He would always say “We have all day on the mountain, so why should we rush to get anywhere?”. Following Damian’s pace on the mountain, we were able to really enjoy the hikes to each camp, and could really appreciate all the beauty of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Damian was also very concerned with the safety of his staff and always made sure the porters had the correct clothing and weren’t carrying too much. Damian was without a doubt the best guide we could have asked for.
    We also went on a one day safari to Lake Manyara, and that went just as well as the climb did. We were able to see a ton of animals, and our driver, Abel, was very knowledgeable on all of them. He got us very close to all the animals, and made it so we could get VERY great pictures of all of them.
    The trip was great! I will definitely recommend Climbkili to anyone looking to climb or go on a safari in Tanzania.
    Thanks,
    –Mike Ross – US
  • Thank you for doing such an incredible job for our trip. You were a superstar! I loved getting to know you and your brother Manu. He is such a great guy. I also loved getting to know the other guides Ragi, Dustin, Chi Chi and Damien. They were all awesome. you guys all went the extra mile to make sure we had a great hiking experience. One of the things that set you apart from the other guide services was how you would sing each time we came into camp. It was a little gesture, but it was one of the coolest parts of the trip. I loved coming into camp each night and watching Tembo sing and dance with all the porters and guides. Thank you for your patience in working with our group. You were so good to the Wounded Warriors. It was a trip that I will never forget.
    –Chad Lewis – Superbowl Champ & 3 Time Pro Bowler

  • The safari, climb, and Zanzibar were great! I was the only passenger on my safari trip which was nice. I think staying at lodge is a better option than staying in a tent especially at the rim of NgoroNgoro. I have seen all the animals and visited a massai village. About the climb the service was good I still remember our lunch on the first day and all other climbers were envious to us as well as our celebration lunch on the last day with live music (guitar). The guides were helpful (in getting extra equipment and giving advise on the summit day), the food was great (I have never expected that such food could be cooked on the mountain). All four of us have made to the the top. Zanzibar: it is a very quiet and relaxing resort. The ocean was warm. Because of low tide one can swim in the ocean before 10am and after 3pm otherwise enjoy strolling along the shore looking for shells.
    –Oleg Kovizhkin – UK
  • Climb Kili not only has an impressive list of past clients and groups, they have an impressive focus on safety and a number of accreditation to back it up. It’s impressive to see an organization that only offers safe climbs, a 7-day Machame and an 8-day Lemosho. No fast, 5-day Marangu route here.
    –Daniel Dorr – Author: Kissing Kilimanjaro
  • Recently I returned to Kili and put together a climb of Kilimanjaro in which five blind people from around the world stood on the summit, including the first blind African, Douglas Sidialo. Our guide Nicson organized a first class expedition. He and his staff are very professional and kind. His knowledge of the mountain and various routes is extensive, and his logistical expertise is impressive. And on top of it all, the food he and his staff prepared was the best I’ve ever eaten on any mountain. I highly recommend him.
    –Erik Weihenmayer – Blind Adventurer, achieved 7 Summits
  • Our trip to Kilimanjaro with Climb Kili was fantastic! We decided to go with Climb Kili in large part due to the great customer service from Tiffany. My friend and I had some major timing / dietary constraints, and Tiffany was extremely responsive every step of the way to help us plan our trek up the Lemosho route.
    The climb itself went well. The guides spoke fluent but somewhat broken English, were knowledgeable, and provided great company for our 6 trecker crew. The porter/guide to trekker ratio was very high, so you will be well taken care of. Food on the mountain was outstanding.
    I would highly recommend Climb Kili for anyone looking to make trek up Kilimanjaro. I was very happy with the service I received and with the price I paid.
    –Erin McGough – US
  • My twin sister and I do everything together and we believe if it weren’t for the well planned group with Climb Kili and the support from Tiffany answering all our queries and our guide Peter and the wonderful porters, we think the outcome may have been different. As it was, we had a marvelous experience enjoying reaching the top of Africa and relaxing on the Safari. My sister and I send the very best to you are yours.
    –Beverly Strauser and Betty DeLano – Canada
  • Thanks again to you and ClimbKili for a fantastic climb. We are not practiced climbers by any stretch of the imagination but your team in Tanzania made it easy and fun. They were super professional to work with and our guide, Good Luck was great! Everything went completely smoothly and we will be recommending your company in the future to people we know headed to Tanzania. I appreciate you staying in constant contact with us throughout the process, your service was super!
    –James & Lisa Noble – US
  • After researching over 20 climbing companies (seriously!) we settled on Climbkili for their quick and thorough response, commitment toward the local community, safety, and reviews. Since this was our first trip to Africa, we can’t compare it with any other tour company, but we have nothing but great things to say about our head guide, the assistant guides, the porters and staff. We didn’t have time for a safari, so sorry I can’t provide any information on that, but as for the company, its values, and the climb itself I was thoroughly delighted.
    –Alan Sansom – UK
  • Summited the Machame route and my trip was great! Adidas was fantastic, and was extremely flexible. I’d definitely book another safari with you again and would have no hesitation in recommending you guys.
    –Neil Gundavda – US
  • What a perfect Honeymoon ClimbKili organized for us. We wouldn’t change a thing about our trip. It is a well organized with only the best guides and staff and the small details made our adventure easy to enjoy. Damion our guide, was not only an excellent guide, but we are happy to call him our friend. Our cook was excellent and we loved the special touch of having a table to sit at every meal. We would not hesitate to recommend ClimKili to anyone!
    –Matt & Rebecca N. – US
  • We chose Climb Kili after extensive research conducted by my daughter who has been living in Moshi, Tanzania. Climb Kili had an excellent guide, Adidas, a strong safety focus, and positive treatment of porters. My daughter, son, and I successfully reached Uhuru Peak for sunset on May 26, 2011 via the Machme Route!!! Adidas decided we should do an afternoon rather than a midnight approach to the summit because of weather conditions which proved to be a wise decision. I know I would not have made it without Adidas and his crew! The food was tasty and wholesome, there was constant encouragement and attention, and their morning song and dance energized us for the day’s climb. All this contributed to a once in a lifetime experience as a family. After the climb my wife joined us for a safari of Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti. It was amazing to view the diverse wildlife and the unbelievable scenery. The crew was friendly and accommodating, the driver was responsible and skilled, and we were thrilled to be able to yell “stop” as often as we liked to see one more animal!
    –David Clifton – US
  • Fantastic company with the greatest guides anyone could ask for. My guides, Freddy and Hilary were awesome guys, super nice and motivated us the entire way to the peak. Always asking us and making sure we were good. Cook was great too, always much more food than I could even eat. Big tent to myself, we had a toilet tent while other companies did not provide this, and a mess tent to eat in, while other company clients were eating outside in the cold wind. The Climb Kili representative in town was great too, who even took me out to lunch at a local restaurant the day before the climb. Airport transportation was smooth on arrival, along with the transportation to the bus ticket office for my ticket to Nairobi. And Tiffany the program manager was wonderful as well, the reason I chose this company in the first place. She answered all my questions and provided immediate responses even a month out before I paid or reserved anything as I was shopping around companies. I definitely recommend ClimbKili as the way to go!!
    –Alan Thompson – US
  • Summiting Kilimanjaro was a life changing experience. The guides were unbelievable. I had personal attention when I needed it. Selim encouraged me when I was tired, pushed me when I needed to go further, and celebrated with me when we reached the top. I couldn’t have made it without him. The whole trip was a great success because he knew that I could summit – and made sure that I did. The logistics were handled perfectly. From pickup at the airport to hotels to tents and meals on the mountain; everything was flawless.
    –Jenny Tomlinson – US
  • It was evidence that with the right planning and right preparation and right execution anything can be done. I knew it was attainable. It was proof that you can bounce back from a failure in anything. You can regroup, recuperate, replan and use your previous experience and be successful.
    –Neil Duncan – US Marine Veteran
  • The guys at ClimbKili were unreal! They gave us great service from planning to summit. I wouldn’t dream of going with anyone else, especially after having used them and seeing their crew in action on the mountain.
    –Andrew Butterworth – Australia
  • Back from Kilimanjaro, and exceeded all my expectations – an unforgettable experience, not only due to the physical magnitude of the mountain and the trek, but also due to the kindness and friendliness of the people who made it possible. The employees and Didas, our guide, were more than just helpful and fun to travel with, they were invaluable, and it has been a pleasure getting to know them. As a vegetarian, I was a little worried about the food I would be eating during the ascent, but my worries were quickly put to rest, and I ate great food for the 6 days we were on the mountain. Didas was instrumental in setting the pace for our group, and seemed to know exactly how best to handle every leg of the journey accordingly, whether we be tired, feeling the affects of the altitude, or ready to push on despite reaching a camp. During the ascent, when some of us had trouble making it to the top, he was infinitely helpful and caring, and in the end we all made it to the summit and down again in good health. The porters were awesome – caring, careful, and friendly, and it was great to arrive at a camp every evening and have a tent set up for us – they work harder than most people I have ever met. Amazing! I can’t do anything else but recommend them to the fullest extent – and hope I can revisit the mountain someday and ascend with them again.
    –Christian Kraabel – Norway
  • This was a personal altitude record for our entire group and I do not know if it would have been the same unless we had the attention from my guide Emanuel that my health was fine. Emanuel’s encouragement provided what we needed throughout the night during long climb to summit. I will be grateful we continued and I consider Emanuel a large portion for my achievement.
    –Chun-Ja Mhun – Korea
  • Didas is the best, I wanted to say hello, Didas guided me and a good friend up Mt. Kilimanjaro in June 2004. It was an amazing experience!
    –David Kimball – US
  • Everything went according to plan, from when I first spoke with you and received the kit of information that contained everything I needed for the hike and safari  to when we said our sad farewells to our new friends from Tanzania.  An unforgettable holiday I will cherish for a lifetime.
    –Robin Thayer – UK
  • I had such a great experience climbing Kilimanjaro. Summit day was the toughest but most rewarding day of the climb. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it to the top, but with some determination on my part and some motivation and from the experienced Climb Kili guides, I pushed through and summited Kilimanjaro!  Thanks Climb Kili for making my first high altitude climb a success!
    –Jacob Berg -Switzerland
  • Just wanted to say your troop is A+.  Our full moon summit night lit up the face we climbed and we all hit the top.  Thank you.
    –James Wilcox – UK
  • When I decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, I went in to it truly not knowing what to expect. I can definitely say that it exceeded my expectations. Climbing Kilimanjaro was one of the best experiences of my life, and we received first rate care at a fair cost. The guides made sure that all of our needs were taken care of and the cooks made sure that we always had a nutritional and good tasting meal. Whenever I tell people about the adventure, I always say they should go with Climb Kili.
    –Tosh Rymer – US
  • Initially I was drawn by your ethos.  I appreciate a company that looks after its own and it made my trek more enjoyable knowing that the porters and guides that worked so hard to make my trek comfortable were taken care of properly.
    –Scott Perry – Canada
  • I would recommend to do yourself a favor and do a safari of the Serengeti.  To be honest I enjoyed that more than climbing.  The Serengeti was an incredible experience.  I explain it that the mountain was more a personal challenge and it’s hard to recommend it to somebody that doesn’t already want to do it, but the Serengeti is one of those things I’ll never forget and I doubt anybody else will.  Thank you for making both the Serengeti and the Summit a success.
    –Nicole Moreau – France
  • I was impressed by the amount of services offered by your team.  And I was impressed by your commitment to your employees and environment—and the climb was epic!  Thank you for an unforgettable week on Kilimanjaro!
    –Cecil Groetken – US
  • Jambo!  Just an incredible journey.  We chose the Lemosho route as I wanted to know if this would be suitable for my grandchildren and it was. I will be bringing them back in two years to share the experience that we thoroughly enjoyed. Until we see you gain, Asante Sana.
    –Gordon Harris – UK
  • Each day is a different adventure, with five completely different ecosystems there is always a new perspective around each corner.  I found each day to be exhilarating and did my best to take in the amazing views– waterfalls, monkeys, senecio trees, “tiger” rocks, fast moving clouds, and of course, the snow capped peak, Uhuru.  The sunrise on the summit day was breathtaking– truly a once in a lifetime feeling to experience the euphoria at the top.   I worked hard in preparing to climb Kili, and worked even harder on the mountain.  I was not prepared for the emotional rush I felt once I reached the top– I was able to truly rejoice with my life, reflecting on my good health, friends, and loved ones at home.  I felt a greater depth of happiness in accomplishing a goal that requires a conscious living of life. I highly recommend any who are considering climbing Kili to go for it.  It’s a once in a life time experience, and the Climb Kili group helped make it the incredible journey it was.  Climb Kili guides: The guides were extremely well organized.  Each day flowed seamlessly; the camps were set up each night upon our arrival.  The food was delicious– to be eating fried fish and drinking clean water off a tablecloth at 12,000 feet was fantastic.  Climb Kili hand picks their guides from those that work best with their clients, building positive, trusting relationships.  The Climb Kili guides have the highest success rate of assisting their group to summit– the current success rate is 100%, and the guides are willing to work to best accommodate those needing extra support.
    –Brandon Fisher  - US
  • Tiffany from ClimbKili.com prepared the trip of a lifetime and exceed our highest expectations while keeping the price affordable. Good Luck Charles was an AMAZING mountain guide and all nine climbers in our group summited! The mountain is breathtaking (in more ways than one) and the safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater is unreal (don’t miss it). We talked to several other groups during our week on the mountain and we truly feel they provided far and away the best value and their flexibility allowed us to climb Kili, cruise the Serengeti, and run with the locals in the Kilimanjaro Marathon (all in only 13 full days in Africa). I highly recommend this going to Kilimanjaro if you’re the adventurous type looking for an unforgettable experience, and I’m confident you will not find a better tour operator than ClimbKili.com for this trip.
    –Talmadge Price- Switzerland
  • I truly appreciated the climb for just women. It gave my friends and I an opportunity to meet other women from other parts of the world who have like minded interests and could feel comfortable in a new found friends!
    –Marianne Shumway – US
  • I chose your safari while my husband climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and we equally had a tremendous experience.  The beauty of this land is that which poems are made of.  I felt safe and welcomed with the Climb Kili Safari group I joined.  Thank you again for an unforgettable time in Africa for me and my husband.  Please extend my gratitude to Marilyn scheduling an extended Safari for me while my husband climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
    –Sue Curtis – US
  • Dear ClimbKili, Thanks for the great trip.  You made everything so easy and convenient.  The guides and porters were all great and were better than I could have ever expected to make my Kilimanjaro experience so much fun.  You guys rock!! Thanks,
    –Thomas Wilkinson – US
  • I’ve climbed with great guides and companies in the Alps and Himalaya, but none better than Climb Kili.  I just wished you have a similar operation to assist me with Aconcagua!  Thanks again for a great warm up climb for my next highest continental peak.
    –Fedde Kuester – Germany
  • I guess I’m biased since I selected you guys to guide us up Kilimanjaro, but at the time we were picking a guide service, no other company we found, provided the level of detail and support that you did.  We chose the 3 day Safari after the climb and were fascinated by the amount of wildlife right by the road.  Everything was delivered as expected throughout the climb and though it certainly wasn’t a walk in the park, we all made it up to the peak and down without incident.
    –Russell Penrod – UK
  • My most memorable event (besides the summit) was having the porters sing to us as we came into camp and returned from the summit. The included pictures doesn’t quite capture it, but I wanted to acknowledge what this meant to me. What an emotional and magnificent trek. Thank you to each and every Climb Kili crew that made this trip successful for us.
    –Robert Bell – Canada
  • After sharing my pictures of Kili and the Serengeti to my extended family I believe they are already booking their holiday through you?!?  I couldn’t encourage them more in their quest for an adventure as I know they’ll love it!
    –Charlotte Cook – UK