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Kilimanjaro with Brynje of Norway
Kilimanjaro (5895 m) is one of the world's most popular mountain hikes. The mountain is located in Tanzania on the border to Kenya in the north. We start the tour in the rainforest and go up via different climate zones and nature types, and every day is unique. Climbing Kilimanjaro is an indescribable experience that can hardly be compared to anything else. We spend seven days climbing the mountain, and our skilled local guides in addition to our dedicated local team lead you to the top of Africa's highest mountain.
All participants get good discounts on ordinary Brynje products. You also get a set of Super Thermo top and bottom + Arctic Hat when you sign up.
Highlights of the trip
- Norwegian guide from Ekspedisjonsreiser
- View from the world's highest free-standing mountain
- African culture
- A starry sky you will never forget
- Unique and varied nature experiences
- Skilled local guides
- The Machame route with varied scenery and extra acclimatization
Who can participate?
This tour is available to anyone in normal physical condition. You do not need experience from heights to participate. Feel free to contact us if you are unsure.
Departure meeting
Before the trip, there will be a departure meeting where the Norwegian guide goes through the day-to-day program and any questions you may have. The meeting will be held in Brynje's store in Oslo, where you will get good prices and guidance in relation to clothing.
Jani Thorenfeldt Barfod - Guide
Jani is a trained nurse and lives in Larvik, where she also works for Brynje. Among other things, she has climbed Kilimanjaro four times, Elbrus, Island Peak in Nepal and Aconcagua. Jani enjoys life with a backpack and hiking boots. She is knowledgeable, strong in the mountains and creates a good atmosphere in groups. This combined with her positive attitude and relaxed demeanor makes her an excellent guide and expedition leader. In addition to Jani, there will be several local guides, our own cook and many additional porters.
Date and order
- The next trip is: September 18th 2025
- Norwegian guide from Expedition Travel
- International plane tickets
- Departure meeting with a Norwegian guide in Brynje's store in Oslo
- Local English speaking guides
- Excursion: Villages and waterfalls before Kilimanjaro
- 3 nights at a hotel in Moshi including breakfast and dinner
- 7-day ascent via the Machame route
- Cook and porters
- 6 nights in good mountain tents on Kilimanjaro
- Toilet (only for the group)
- Camping equipment
- All meals on the mountain tour
- All transport according to program
- Parking fees
- A set of Super Thermo top and bottom + 1 Arctic Hat upon registration. You also get a good discount on ordinary Brynje products. See list of equipment
- Tips for guides ($275)
- Single room in Moshi (+NOK 2000,-)
- Own mountain tent on Kilimanjaro (+250,-)
- Visa and personal travel insurance
- Beverages and personal consumption
- Lunch at the hotel in Moshi
- Additional expenses as a result of Covid-19
Safety
Ekspedisjonsreiser AS takes safety very seriously. We have 24-hour telephone standby at home when someone is away. This means that both travelers and relatives can contact the duty officer if something happens on the trip or in your home country.
In the case of serious altitude problems, you will be evacuated to lower altitudes - which is the best treatment for altitude sickness. It is a requirement that everyone has taken out valid travel insurance that includes evacuation by helicopter as well as transport home before departure.
We make high demands on our local partner. We work with those who we believe are the best in the industry, and who are known for putting the safety of the participants first. We can never guarantee that accidents will not occur, but you can be sure that we have done what we can to make arrangements so that the chance of accidents is as low as possible.
Price
- Price pr. person: 45 000,- NOK, including International plane tickets.
- All participants get good discounts on ordinary Brynje products. You also get a set of Super Thermo top and bottom + Arctic Hat when you sign up. See below what is included - and not.
- Do you have questions about the trip? Contact Jani / Ekspedisjonsreiser here
Day to day (10 days)
On arrival in Tanzania we buy a visa and drive to the hotel at the foot of Kilimanjaro. Maybe we'll see the mountain we're going to climb next week?
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Transport: 1 hour
- Meals: Dinner
We start the day with a briefing and go through the trip that awaits us. After the briefing, we go up to one of the villages at the foot of the mountain and look at daily life. We pass coffee plantations, waterfalls and charming small farms. It is green and lush. We eat a good lunch before heading back to the hotel. We do a joint equipment check in the garden and get ready for the climb.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Walk: 2-3 hours, 6 km
- Transport: 1 hour
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
At 08:00 we drive to Machame Gate. We register and the trip starts towards the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. We walk through forest landscapes and rainforests in light, summery clothes. The mountain rainforest has a rich and varied flora. Large ferns and monumental trees such as camphor and kapok trees. Today's destination is Machame Camp. The temperature drops as we get higher up. The camp is located in the transition between rainforest and tall heather.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 10 km, 6-8 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
We leave the mountain rainforest and enter bushland, heather and open areas. Before lunch, there are some strong downhills that take a lot of effort. A little over halfway into today's stage, there will be a stop for lunch. After lunch, the landscape flattens out before we arrive at Shira Camp in approx. 3900 m.a.s.l. It is possible that the shorts can be used this day, but there will in any case be a need to change into warmer clothes when we arrive at the camp.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 6 km, 5-7 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
We are still walking through a dry landscape, sloping upwards on our way to the east. Sand and block landscape dominate. We pass the Lava Tower, which is located at approx. 4500 m before we descend steeply to Barranco Camp. The pass at the Lava Tower is a test of how you master the height. Today's stage is very sensible in terms of acclimatization, Walk high sleep low is the right way to climb high mountains.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 10 km, 7-9 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Although the height is the same at the start and finish of today's stage, there are many meters of height during the day. There will be a lot of ups and downs and great scenery that changes all the time. Lobelia of over 1 meter and giant pig flower of up to 6 meters are some of the special and characteristic flora in this area. Today's stage will be experienced by most as pleasant, even if the start is spectacular and steep with one
strong ascent, Barranco Wall.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 6 km, 5 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
All vegetation gradually disappears, sand and blocky land take over. It is natural and understandable that the vegetation has no chance of survival up here, frost every night prevents all vegetation from multiplying. Another rare phenomenon is wind-deposited sandstone. Sandstone normally occurs as a water deposit. As we approach Barafu, we hear the characteristic glass-clinking sound the sandstones make when they hit each other and when we step on them. We arrive at Camp in the middle of the day and get a good rest and sleep before the hardships of the night.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 4-5km, 4-6 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
We start around midnight to reach the crater rim, Stella Point (5725 m), at the same time as the sun rises. From Stella Point to the top of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak, it is approx. an hour's walk. When we reach the top, the fatigue is forgotten. You are proud of what you have done, a fantastic achievement. After the photo session, the trip starts down to Mweka Camp. We pass Barafu Camp on the way down, here there will be a good meal and relaxation before we continue. Today's stage is long, but it is going incredibly well, we are "putting on our strength" as the altitude decreases.
- Accommodation: Tent
- Walk: 19 km, 14-18 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
We continue down, through the rainforest to the street. Here we check out of Kilimanjaro National Park. In Moshi, the party is planned, here there will be a diploma presentation, an African song by our team, food and drink, before we say goodbye to our new friends. During the party, tips are handed over to the chief guide. The usual tip on Kilimanjaro is 275-300 USD per person. participant. After the party is over, we are driven back to the hotel for relaxation.
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Walk: 10 km, 3-4 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After great days on Kilimanjaro, you can extend your stay with a safari and/or beach holiday in Zanzibar. Those traveling home will be driven to the airport approx. 3 hours before flight departure.
- Meals: Breakfast
Practical information
Ekspedisjonsreiser AS is a statutory member of the travel guarantee fund. The travel guarantee scheme means that you are guaranteed your money back if the package holiday (a guaranteed trip) is canceled as a result of bankruptcy. More information about the travel guarantee fund can be found at www.rgf.no.
A deposit of NOK 2,500 per person must be paid when booking/registering. Normally, you will receive the final invoice approx. 90 days before departure.
- Within 24 hours you can cancel your trip completely free of charge
- If canceled after 24 hours, we keep the deposit
- Between 59 and 30 days before departure, there is a cancellation fee of 50 percent of the price of the trip
- Between 29 days and departure, the cancellation fee is 100 percent of the price of the trip
Read more about payment and cancellation rules here
Contact your local vaccination clinic, health nurse or GP for vaccines. Find your nearest vaccine clinic at www.vaksine1.no. For more information on which vaccines are recommended by the Institute of Public Health. Remember to bring an international vaccination card stamped by the Norwegian health authorities.
Air tickets are included in the price of this trip. It is the airline's rules for cancellation that apply. All participants will be sent tickets approx. 7 days before departure.
There are only 12 places on this trip. If you want to secure your place, you should register as soon as possible. On these trips, there are often several registrations at the same time. The tour requires a minimum of 10 registered participants.
There is a 18-year age limit to participate on this tour.
When you travel with Ekspedisjonsreiser AS, you must take out full travel insurance before departure, which will also cover any evacuation and transport home. You must bring proof of travel insurance with you on your trip.
Ekspedisjonsreiser AS is also a partner with one of the world's leading and pioneers in the travel service industry, Global Rescue. Global Rescue offers the best integrated medical, safety, travel and crisis management services available anywhere, delivered by its team of paramedics, psychologists, doctors, nurses and military veterans. Read more and sign up for membership here
Some insurance companies use the number of meters above sea level as a criterion for what the insurance covers, and whether they call it an expedition or not. Therefore, read the terms carefully:
- Some insurance companies require you to take out an extension if the single journey goes beyond a certain duration.
- Be sure that the insurance covers the selected geographical area.
- Some insurance companies have an upper limit on their cancellation and health insurance.
- Does your insurance cover the loss of the purpose of the trip?
- Luggage
- Delays
If the participant signs up alone with the wish to share a room, it must be understood that you will automatically be charged for a single room if Expedition Travel cannot find a room partner. It is possible to request a separate tent for a cost of NOK 250.
The climate can roughly be divided into 3 zones. Along the coast, the outlying islands and the area around the Great Lakes, there is a hot and humid tropical climate; often with humidity of up to 90%. The high plains have a temperate climate, with temperatures down to 15 degrees at night and even lower the higher you get above sea level. At the top of Kilimanjaro, the temperature can drop to 10 to 15 degrees below zero.
Low-lying plain areas inland have a hot and dry climate. The warmest time is November to March with variations from approx. 25 to 35 degrees. There are two rainy seasons in Tanzania; a short rainy season in the period from November to January and a long rainy season that starts in April and lasts until May/June. In the short rainy season, there is more sporadic rainfall, only short showers, while there is heavy rainfall combined with thunderstorms in the long rainy season, most rain in April. Around Kilimanjaro there can be showers regardless of the rainy season, it is the mountain that contributes to this.
On the mountain, we live two by two in good mountain tents (3-person tents). Before and after the climb, we stay in a good hotel at the foot of the mountain. The hotel has rooms with shower, toilet and good beds. There is a restaurant, bar and pool.
Norwegian citizens who want to visit Tanzania must apply for a visa. Information about visas to Tanzania and a link to the application form is available here.
You can also apply for a visa on arrival, but it is recommended to apply in advance. Read here for updated information
The official language of Tanzania is Swahili. At hotels and tourist attractions, English is used. There are a total of over 100 tribal languages in Tanzania.
On this trip, we recommend $275-300 per participant, distributed among the teams. Tips are collected in the last camp after the summit.
This trip is led by a Norwegian guide from Ekspedisjonsreiser.
We reserve the right to change prices. The day by day program is indicative and changes may occur. We also refer to our general travel conditions. The price of the journey is based on a dollar exchange rate of 10.5 NOK.
Equipment list
Questions & contact
Do you have any questions about the trip? Contact Jani / Ekspedisjonsreiser here