7-tägige Kilimanjaro-Bergwanderung mit professionellem Guide

We made it to the top of Kilimanjaro! And our time along the way was pretty cushy. We had a team of 9 to take care of just the two of us: 6 porters to carry supplies, tents, etc, 1 cook and 2 guides. We had hot, delicious food for every meal and a big tent with chairs and a table for eating. The food definitely helped to keep our mentality positive which helped a lot in reaching the goal. We would leave the camp before the porters but by the time we reached the next camp, the porters had already set everything up! The guides, William and Emmanuel, were experienced, knowledgeable, and strong, and every one of their recommendations turned out to be the right decision for us. All we had to do was put one foot in front of the other, which turned out to be completely necessary as we needed all our efforts and focus on the summit night, which was still incredibly challenging. But we really couldn't have made it up there without this team. We originally booked the tour for 7 days along the Lemosho route. We were doing well the first couple days so the guides recommended that we shorten the trek to 6 days by hiking to the base camp on the 4th day and summiting that night. It turned out to be the right decision for us in the end because we were still able to make it and it gave us time to rest before our safari but I wonder if it would have been a little less painful if we had taken more days. We were a little blindsided by the tipping culture as we hadn't researched it beforehand and the tour operator didn't say anything about tipping, we were only informed about it at the start of the trek. It comes out to be a pretty hefty amount, for us about 20% of the cost of the trek and I wish this was made more clear when we made the booking. I feel pretty bad about this but we weren't able to pay the right amount (the "right amount" is quoted everywhere online; we just didn't do that research until now). Other than this, the tour operator is very responsive over Whatsapp and helped us out a ton in preparing for this once in a lifetime experience. Our bags were delayed at the airport and so we basically didn't have anything with us, but William was able to help us buy or rent everything we needed to make it to the top. Meru slopes is also a great company to go with on a safari. We did a 7 day safari with Mudy as our guide, and we went to Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara. Mudy made sure we saw absolutely every animal! Some of them we definitely got really lucky, like the leopard and rhino, which are very rare and we only saw from far away. But Mudy was also hardworking and always made the right decisions, for example when looking for the great migration river crossing. He asked if we wanted to have lunch in the jeep in order to maybe get a better shot of the river crossing, and as it turned out we did get one! Mudy was also a great driver on the bumpy and unpaved roads of these wild Tanzanian parks, and he drove safely and quickly when he needed to get us to see an animal. Overall my only complaint is that his English could be better as his accent is hard to understand. Our cook, Dulla, was absolutely amazing and cooked such delicious meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dulla made a lot of cheese dishes and even made pizza with the limited supplies available. My favorite dish was this bean stew for lunch. We did a camping safari and the tents and mattresses were comfortable, nice, and warm. Meru slopes was very well equipped and provided everything we needed for a comfortable safari.

Es war eine lebenslange Erfahrung für uns und die erste Bergwanderung. Wir waren nervös, ob wir es bis zum Gipfel schaffen würden, aber die erfahrenen Guides von Meru Slopes Tours beruhigten unsere Nerven, besprachen den Plan, nahmen uns mit auf die Reise und verwandelten sie in eine erfolgreiche Expedition. Die Erfahrung begann direkt mit der Planung, wobei Geofrey sehr reaktionsschnell und flexibel mit unseren Plänen umging. Er war sehr zuvorkommend und stellte alles Notwendige ohne zusätzliche Kosten und im Budget zur Verfügung. Abhol- und Bringservice vom Flughafen waren sehr pünktlich. Geofrey und Guide Ismail, der sehr erfahren und sachkundig ist, trafen uns am Tag vor unserer Wanderung, um unsere Vorbereitungen zu überprüfen und sicherzustellen, dass sie alles Nötige für die Expedition mitnehmen. Die Hilfsführer - Nolesco und Patrick - waren sehr geduldig und sorgten dafür, dass wir unsere Energie während der gesamten Wanderung bewahren. Das Personal war sehr freundlich, effizient und zuvorkommend. Der Koch war flexibel mit Lebensmitteln mit den Einschränkungen dessen, was auf den Berghöhen getragen werden kann. Sie waren auf Schritt und Tritt bei uns, haben uns motiviert und für eine erfolgreiche Wanderung zum Uhuru Peak gesorgt! ! !

Bevor wir ankamen, war Geoffrey sehr reaktionsschnell und beantwortete alle unsere Fragen sehr schnell. Wir haben unsere Flugverbindung wegen Verspätungen der Fluggesellschaft verpasst, aber Geoffrey und das Meru-Piste-Team waren sehr hilfsbereit und konnten sich mit einer neuen Abholung problemlos anpassen. Der Bergführer (William) und sein Team waren absolut unglaublich und wir würden die Zusammenarbeit mit diesem Team zu 100 % weiterempfehlen. Sie waren großartig darin, unsere Fragen zu beantworten, erzählten uns viele Informationen über den Berg und sorgten dafür, dass wir uns während des gesamten Wanderns, insbesondere der Gipfelwanderung und des Campings, sehr wohl und sicher fühlten. Außerdem waren die Ingwertee-Pausen am Berg ein Highlight! Das Bergteam war auch großartig darin, Vegetarier zu versorgen, und wir wurden während der gesamten Reise sehr gut ernährt.