Kilimanjaro Climb Costs

The Kilimanjaro Alpine Service is coordinated by seasoned professionals with international alpine experience.

While it is possible to find operators who can cut more corners than we are willing to cut and offer even cheaper climbs than ours, we believe that our treks represent the cheapest Kilimanjaro climbs on the market - without entering cost-saving territory that involves compromising on safety and nutrition, with inadequate gear; food that's not nourishing and is hard for westerners to digest on the mountain; and dangerously inexperienced low-cost staffing.

Inclusive Climb Costs from Airport to Airport

When perusing our climb prices please consider that we have planned and provided for everything needful for you, from arrival at the airport until departure again, via your intended visit to Kilimanjaro’s summit. That means that a night in a hotel in Arusha both before and after your climb, and all park fees on Kilimanjaro are covered.

Do, however, bear in mind that it is customary on Kilimanjaro for all trekkers to tip their support crew and that the average value of a tip is around 10-15% of whatever a trekker has paid for his or her climb.

If organising your own hotel and airport transfers and wanting to anticipate climb-only prices, we suggest that you deduct USD 100 per person from the published climb costs below.

Standard KAS Prices for Climbing Kilimanjaro - 2019

The following prices are per person in US Dollars, on the basis of specified booking group sizes.

No. of climbers   Solo 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5 Marangu $2,024 $1,693 $1,609 $1,571 $1,554 $1,546 $1,544 $1,545
6 Marangu $2,311 $1,971 $1,884 $1,845 $1,827 $1,818 $1,816 $1,816
7 Marangu $2,599 $2,250 $2,160 $2,118 $2,100 $2,090 $2,087 $2,087
8 Marangu $2,915 $2,546 $2,448 $2,405 $2,385 $2,374 $2,371 $2,370
9 Marangu $3,231 $2,824 $2,723 $2,679 $2,657 $2,646 $2,643 $2,642
10 Marangu $3,547 $3,137 $3,025 $2,978 $2,955 $2,942 $2,939 $2,937
6 Machame $2,330 $1,981 $1,897 $1,854 $1,838 $1,828 $1,826 $1,825
7 Machame $2,617 $2,259 $2,172 $2,128 $2,111 $2,100 $2,098 $2,096
8 Machame $2,934 $2,555 $2,460 $2,414 $2,396 $2,384 $2,382 $2,380
9 Machame $3,250 $2,850 $2,749 $2,701 $2,681 $2,668 $2,666 $2,663
10 Machame $3,566 $3,146 $3,037 $2,987 $2,966 $2,952 $2,950 $2,946
6 Rongai $2,458 $2,050 $1,947 $1,894 $1,874 $1,862 $1,860 $1,864
7 Rongai $2,745 $2,329 $2,222 $2,168 $2,147 $2,134 $2,131 $2,135
8 Rongai $3,061 $2,625 $2,511 $2,455 $2,432 $2,418 $2,415 $2,418
9 Rongai $3,378 $2,920 $2,799 $2,741 $2,717 $2,702 $2,699 $2,702
10 Rongai $3,694 $3,216 $3,087 $3,028 $3,002 $2,986 $2,983 $2,985
5 Umbwe $2,032 $1,702 $1,626 $1,586 $1,574 $1,568 $1,569 $1,558
6 Umbwe $2,319 $1,981 $1,901 $1,860 $1,847 $1,840 $1,840 $1,829
7 Umbwe $2,607 $2,260 $2,176 $2,134 $2,119 $2,112 $2,112 $2,101
8 Umbwe $2,923 $2,555 $2,465 $2,420 $2,405 $2,396 $2,396 $2,384
9 Umbwe $3,239 $2,851 $2,753 $2,707 $2,690 $2,680 $2,680 $2,667
10 Umbwe $3,555 $3,146 $3,041 $2,993 $2,975 $2,964 $2,964 $2,950
6 Lemosho $2,389 $2,016 $1,924 $1,877 $1,860 $1,851 $1,850 $1,847
7 Lemosho $2,676 $2,294 $2,199 $2,151 $2,133 $2,123 $2,121 $2,118
8 Lemosho $2,992 $2,590 $2,488 $2,438 $2,418 $2,407 $2,405 $2,401
9 Lemosho $3,308 $2,885 $2,776 $2,724 $2,703 $2,691 $2,689 $2,684
10 Lemosho $3,624 $3,181 $3,064 $3,011 $2,988 $2,975 $2,973 $2,967
6 Shira $2,389 $2,016 $1,924 $1,877 $1,860 $1,851 $1,850 $1,847
7 Shira $2,676 $2,294 $2,199 $2,151 $2,133 $2,123 $2,121 $2,118
8 Shira $2,992 $2,590 $2,488 $2,438 $2,418 $2,407 $2,405 $2,401
9 Shira $3,308 $2,885 $2,776 $2,724 $2,703 $2,691 $2,689 $2,684
10 Shira $3,624 $3,181 $3,064 $3,011 $2,988 $2,975 $2,973 $2,967
No. of climbers   Solo 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5 Marangu $2,024 $1,693 $1,609 $1,571 $1,554 $1,546 $1,544 $1,545
6 Marangu $2,311 $1,971 $1,884 $1,845 $1,827 $1,818 $1,816 $1,816
7 Marangu $2,599 $2,250 $2,160 $2,118 $2,100 $2,090 $2,087 $2,087
8 Marangu $2,915 $2,546 $2,448 $2,405 $2,385 $2,374 $2,371 $2,370
9 Marangu $3,231 $2,824 $2,723 $2,679 $2,657 $2,646 $2,643 $2,642
10 Marangu $3,547 $3,137 $3,025 $2,978 $2,955 $2,942 $2,939 $2,937
6 Machame $2,330 $1,981 $1,897 $1,854 $1,838 $1,828 $1,826 $1,825
7 Machame $2,617 $2,259 $2,172 $2,128 $2,111 $2,100 $2,098 $2,096
8 Machame $2,934 $2,555 $2,460 $2,414 $2,396 $2,384 $2,382 $2,380
9 Machame $3,250 $2,850 $2,749 $2,701 $2,681 $2,668 $2,666 $2,663
10 Machame $3,566 $3,146 $3,037 $2,987 $2,966 $2,952 $2,950 $2,946
6 Rongai $2,458 $2,050 $1,947 $1,894 $1,874 $1,862 $1,860 $1,864
7 Rongai $2,745 $2,329 $2,222 $2,168 $2,147 $2,134 $2,131 $2,135
8 Rongai $3,061 $2,625 $2,511 $2,455 $2,432 $2,418 $2,415 $2,418
9 Rongai $3,378 $2,920 $2,799 $2,741 $2,717 $2,702 $2,699 $2,702
10 Rongai $3,694 $3,216 $3,087 $3,028 $3,002 $2,986 $2,983 $2,985
5 Umbwe $2,032 $1,702 $1,626 $1,586 $1,574 $1,568 $1,569 $1,558
6 Umbwe $2,319 $1,981 $1,901 $1,860 $1,847 $1,840 $1,840 $1,829
7 Umbwe $2,607 $2,260 $2,176 $2,134 $2,119 $2,112 $2,112 $2,101
8 Umbwe $2,923 $2,555 $2,465 $2,420 $2,405 $2,396 $2,396 $2,384
9 Umbwe $3,239 $2,851 $2,753 $2,707 $2,690 $2,680 $2,680 $2,667
10 Umbwe $3,555 $3,146 $3,041 $2,993 $2,975 $2,964 $2,964 $2,950
6 Lemosho $2,389 $2,016 $1,924 $1,877 $1,860 $1,851 $1,850 $1,847
7 Lemosho $2,676 $2,294 $2,199 $2,151 $2,133 $2,123 $2,121 $2,118
8 Lemosho $2,992 $2,590 $2,488 $2,438 $2,418 $2,407 $2,405 $2,401
9 Lemosho $3,308 $2,885 $2,776 $2,724 $2,703 $2,691 $2,689 $2,684
10 Lemosho $3,624 $3,181 $3,064 $3,011 $2,988 $2,975 $2,973 $2,967
6 Shira $2,389 $2,016 $1,924 $1,877 $1,860 $1,851 $1,850 $1,847
7 Shira $2,676 $2,294 $2,199 $2,151 $2,133 $2,123 $2,121 $2,118
8 Shira $2,992 $2,590 $2,488 $2,438 $2,418 $2,407 $2,405 $2,401
9 Shira $3,308 $2,885 $2,776 $2,724 $2,703 $2,691 $2,689 $2,684
10 Shira $3,624 $3,181 $3,064 $3,011 $2,988 $2,975 $2,973 $2,967


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Why are single climb costs so expensive?

Our solo climber prices are calculated on the basis of providing an entire support team for you alone. Where your costs are not shared, we concede that for climbers searching for a budget climb, the solo climber rate is arguably preclusively high.

Please note however, that where a climber is able to join a KAS climb that features on our scheduled dates page, they will page the 2 climber booking rate, regardless of how many other people are already booked onto that other climb.

How many other people will be on the climb?

Please note that from the point of view of price – except in the sole case of solo climbers joined scheduled groups – the number of other people that you climb with makes no difference to your own climb costs.

Each climber’s climb costs are determined purely by the number of other people with whom he or she completes their booking.