Why, when looking at different companies who offer Kilimanjaro climbs, the itinerary appears similar yet the costs often vary significantly?
The major sources of cost variations are the money spent on food, number of porters / guides provided, porter and guide wages, quality of tents and the cost of getting to the mountain. ROY SAFARIS strives to provide quality food, well trained guides and porters, good tents and equipment, a full professional pre-climb orientation, inclusion of all park permits, and transfers in well maintained vehicles. All this comes at a cost. We CHOOSE not to compromise on the quantity & quality of food, we will not exploit guides & porters by making them carry more than what they are required to by laws & regulations set by the park, we do not send some staff back on the second day of the trek so as to reduce costs, We pay our guides & porters properly. The tents we buy are not easily available in Tanzania, and the mountain is hard on tents, so we purchase longer lasting ones which do cost more. All in all, our aim is to increase your chances of summiting whilst enjoying the experience which can onl
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