Guides, Cooks & Porters
The importance of having competent, high quality guides, cooks and porters cannot be overstated when it comes to climbing mountains in Tanzania. Summit 2 Sand Safaris uses local guides, all of whom have received extensive training in first aid, mountain rescue, flora, fauna, and geology. All are registered with National Park authority in Tanzania.
Our Mountain guides are very experienced, with most of them having climbed more than 100 times, the various mountains in Tanzania! They are professionals who intimately know the mountain.
Our Mountain guides are very experienced, with most of them having climbed more than 100 times, the various mountains in Tanzania! They are professionals who intimately know the mountain.
You can expect the Following from the Guides...
* High Safety Standards - Your guide can identify and avoid potential hazards such as slippery trails and loose rocks. Your guide can prevent, recognize and treat altitude-related illnesses.
* Climbs Knowledge - Kilimanjaro trails are clearly marked, so following a trail should not pose a problem. But there are more intricate things that your guide will take into consideration when deciding when, where, and how to move the party. These things include weather conditions, trail density, rest stops, pace, etc.
* Mountain Facts - Your guide is knowledgeable about general mountain facts. He can tell you about the vegetation zones, the altitudes of and distances to campsites, and information about the geology, flora and fauna. These types of facts increase the enjoyment during the trek by giving you an idea of what you are seeing and feeling.
* Our guides love working with us because we book small, private parties on the best routes.
Summit 2 Sand Safaris employ, empower, and reward local guides.
* Climbs Knowledge - Kilimanjaro trails are clearly marked, so following a trail should not pose a problem. But there are more intricate things that your guide will take into consideration when deciding when, where, and how to move the party. These things include weather conditions, trail density, rest stops, pace, etc.
* Mountain Facts - Your guide is knowledgeable about general mountain facts. He can tell you about the vegetation zones, the altitudes of and distances to campsites, and information about the geology, flora and fauna. These types of facts increase the enjoyment during the trek by giving you an idea of what you are seeing and feeling.
* Our guides love working with us because we book small, private parties on the best routes.
Summit 2 Sand Safaris employ, empower, and reward local guides.
Recommended Guidelines
* We set a very reasonable price for all the tours.
* For example, if you take a private tour to Mount Kilimanjaro, 6 days Machame route, the park fee solely is approximately $830USD (as of November 2019), and you will have camping equipment, all the transportations between your hotel and Kilimanjaro National Park, an accommodations/camping site depending on your plans and the routes, food etc. As mountains crews, you will have a total of 6 members (1 guide, 1 cook and 4 porters). Please imagine the load of 6 people working for 6 days in your working place. It is a lot!
* We leave a little space for climbers to give tips to mountain crews directly as a token of their gratitude because this is one of the nicest ways of communication and it also motivate the mountain crews.
* We appreciate if you give tips for a guide $15-18USD/day, A cook $10-12USD/day, a porter $8-10USD/day.
* However, if you want to include tips in the tour price, please let us know in advance
* For example, if you take a private tour to Mount Kilimanjaro, 6 days Machame route, the park fee solely is approximately $830USD (as of November 2019), and you will have camping equipment, all the transportations between your hotel and Kilimanjaro National Park, an accommodations/camping site depending on your plans and the routes, food etc. As mountains crews, you will have a total of 6 members (1 guide, 1 cook and 4 porters). Please imagine the load of 6 people working for 6 days in your working place. It is a lot!
* We leave a little space for climbers to give tips to mountain crews directly as a token of their gratitude because this is one of the nicest ways of communication and it also motivate the mountain crews.
* We appreciate if you give tips for a guide $15-18USD/day, A cook $10-12USD/day, a porter $8-10USD/day.
* However, if you want to include tips in the tour price, please let us know in advance
