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Tips on Mt. Kilimanjaro

KILIMANJARO TIPPING GUIDE

It is customary to tip your mountain crew upon completion of your trip. The decision on how much to tip should not be determined based upon whether or not you reached the summit, but by how well the guides, cooks and porters served you while you were on the mountain. The standard tipping amounts are roughly $20/day for guides, $12/day for assistant guides, $12/day for cooks, and $6/day for porters. These figures are based on recommendations by the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP), the independent organization that advocates fair treatment of porters and is responsible for many of the improved working conditions of those who work on Mount Kilimanjaro. Note that some porters such as waiters, toilet porters, and summit porters have additional responsibilities and should be given additional tips for providing these services (the amount is up to you).

Each group will have one lead guide. There is generally one assistant guide per three clients. There is one cook for every 10 climbers. There will be one waiter per group and one toilet porter per group. The number of porters in your party depends on the selected route and the number of days. Generally, there are two porters per person on the Marangu and Meru route, and three porters per person on all other routes. However, the number of porters is larger for small parties. Make an effort to know your porters and their roles if possible. They will appreciate the recognition.

 

Standard climbing tipping is as follows:

Guide: US $ 25 – US $ 30 per day
Assistant guide & Cook: US $ 15 – US $ 20 per day
Porters: US $ 08 – US $ 12 per porter per day

 

The ratio is 1:3 (means one client should have 3 porters or more if needed to do so)

Hikers should be recognizing their team on first day when they meet during pre – climb briefing and make sure that they are the only one serving them always and by doing so it will be easier to prepare the amount of tips earlier. We advise you to call your crew in your first campsite / hut to make sure that you have the number promised when doing the reservation. You can as well take names of all crew from guides to porters which will be useful on your final day when you distribute the tips and we highly recommend to be done upon arrival in your hotel in Arusha.