Park fees, crew wages and tips — the floor under an honest Kilimanjaro price.
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Most of what a Kilimanjaro climb costs is fixed before any company adds its margin: park fees set by TANAPA, and the wages and tips of the crew who carry the camp. Pick your route and group below to see those numbers — so you can judge a quote, and so crew know the published floor for their own pay.
The most-climbed camping route. Six-day versions are sold widely, but seven days acclimatises better.
Published per-person fees. Nobody can discount these — they are paid to the park for every climber on every permit.
A typical minimum crew: about three porters per climber, a guide for every two climbers, and a cook. Operators often bring more people, not fewer — so this wage total leans low. If your operator gave you a crew list, type the real numbers in.
Guideline rates, paid by the whole group together. The per-person figure is the one to say out loud — announcing each crew member’s tip in front of everyone is what stops it being skimmed.
$1,497 per climber before anyone buys food, fuels a bus, or maintains a tent. Food, transport, kit, and the operator’s own costs come on top — so a credible price sits well above this. A quote far below it usually means the difference is coming out of the crew.
Wage conversion at roughly 2,645 TZS to the dollar (checked 11 October 2026). Permits also carry small per-crew-member park charges not shown here.
The published daily wage floors, per crew member. Viwango vya chini vya malipo kwa siku, kwa kila mfanyakazi.
Source: Kilimanjaro Responsible Trekking Organization (KPAP), checked 11 June 2026 (4 months ago).