Food And Accommodation On Kilimanjaro
On our Kilimanjaro treks, you’ll stay in a combination of hotels and either tents or mountain huts, depending on the route you choose. Our Lemosho Route includes camping on the mountain, while our new Marangu Route uses mountain huts, giving you two different ways to experience Kilimanjaro.
When you’re not in the mountains, you’ll be staying at a great hotel in Moshi. Moshi is a lively city situated at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, and it’s the perfect place to relax and prepare for your adventure. The hotel we use is the Springlands Hotel, a fantastic three-star hotel that has everything you need before and after your trek. There’s a pool, a bar and even a place to get a massage, so you’ve got plenty of opportunities to relax and recharge.
It’s essentially your base before your adventure begins, giving you time to settle in and explore the local area. The day after you arrive in Tanzania, once you’ve relaxed and recovered from your flight, you’ll explore Moshi and the surrounding area. We feel it’s important to spend time here rather than just legging it straight up the mountain, and our EverTrekkers have always found this time to explore really valuable.
(You can find out more about what you’ll get up to in Moshi here)
So back to accommodation, most of the time it’s twin rooms with shared accommodation and occasionally triple rooms depending on capacity at the hotel.
When it comes to the mountain, you'll either be sleeping in mountain huts on the Marangu Route or camping in tents on the Lemosho route. These again are shared and are basically around the size of a three-man tent but there’s only two people in them.
You will have your own space, plenty of room and your own mat. Usually we have two people sharing, however during the mad times of Covid, we have put in place the use of single tents to allow for social distancing and minimise the risk of spread. However, as Covid comes to an end, it is likely that we will revert back to the sharing of tents. Depending on when you’re reading & watching this, hopefully these days will be long behind us! If you would prefer a single tent on the trek then get in touch with us, we’ll be more than happy to look into the availability and provide you with details of any additional costs.
When it comes to food, in Moshi you can get some delicious local dishes. There’s a variety on offer at the hotel such as rice, curry, veggie options, some chicken & meat dishes. When you're on the mountain, you’ll also enjoy surprisingly good food. You'll have things that will remind you of home comforts for lunch & dinner such as pasta, pizza, or chips. Sometimes you get popcorn and other random dishes will appear like tasty desserts. For breakfast, you might have things like an omelette, beans, maybe some sausages.
It's not bad when you're on the mountain, especially considering where you are. On some of our trips, especially when we think of Nepal and treks like Everest Base Camp, we always tend to stick to a vegetarian diet. But it's a little bit different in Kilimanjaro and we do eat meat on the mountain. Obviously, if you’re vegetarian or vegan, or if you have any intolerances or allergies, do let us know so we can make sure that our chefs are briefed and they can address that. They’ll take care to cater for your needs and make sure that there's no contamination and things like that when you're on the mountain.
So that’s your accommodation and food in a nutshell!
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Kilimanjaro - Hut to Hut
- Mount Kilimanjaro, standing at 5,895m, is Africa’s highest mountain and one of the legendary Seven Summits.
- Our unique 7-day itinerary follows the Marangu Route through Kilimanjaro’s changing landscapes to the Roof of Africa at Uhuru Peak.
- As the only route with mountain hut accommodation, Marangu offers the welcome comfort of sleeping indoors in a bed each night during the trek, rather than camping in tents.
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