What Kilimanjaro, Marangu route actually costs.
The price on an operator's website is not what you will spend. We compared 10 operators, added the costs each package leaves out, and put every number next to its source.
In short: Kilimanjaro, Marangu route costs from $2,637 to $3,669 per person all-in across the 10 operators we compare, with items an operator does not mention counted as extra. Package prices as published start from $2,022, for two people sharing a room. International flights are not counted. Prices were read from the operators' own pages, the newest on 2026-09-22.
10 operators, sticker price against true cost
True cost is the package price plus what the package leaves out (flights, meals, hotel, porter, gear) plus what nobody includes (tips, insurance, visa, water and Wi-Fi). Per person, two people travelling together, twin share. International flights are not counted.
When an operator's page does not say whether something is included, we show a range: the lower figure assumes it is in the price, the upper figure adds it. 1 of 10 operators here leave at least one item unstated, worth up to $95. The list is sorted by the upper figure, so that nobody looks cheaper by saying less. You can change that under Sort.
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Zara Tanzania Adventures
 Moshi · max 7Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,022 | $2,637 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Tiers: 2,240 solo, 2,022 for 2-5, 1,904 for 6-10, 1,847 for 11+; a 5-day Marangu is sold on a separate page, and a teaser card on this page shows 1,938, which matches no tier in the price table. Two nights at the company's Springlands Hotel, huts on the mountain, three porters per hiker.
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Gladys Adventure and Safaris KPAP
MoshiRead by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,024 | $2,639 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Private climb only, priced by group size with no price year stated: 2,481 solo, 2,024 for two, falling to 1,808 for 10 or more; a 5-day Marangu is sold on the same basis from 1,720 for two (2,118 solo). Dormitory huts instead of tents, two B&B hotel nights and JRO transfers in the price, sleeping bag to bring or rent, and no single supplement is quoted since an odd climber's single hotel room is already factored into the tier price.
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Peak Planet KPAP
 · max 12Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,309 | $2,924 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
From-price for private departures stated only as 'per climber': the page gives no group size behind it, no solo price and no season year, and the operator's Dates & Prices page has no Marangu row (private climbs there are shown as per-person ranges with no group size stated). Six days in huts with an extra night at Horombo; the only Marangu length sold, and the inclusions list is the operator's generic one that still mentions tents and camping fees.
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Kandoo Adventures KPAP
 Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,399 | $3,014 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
USD 2,399 or GBP 1,849 for 2027 dates; the page headline is from GBP 1,799 (USD 2,335) for the two remaining 2026 dates, and 2028 dates are USD 2,529 (GBP 1,949). Open-group departures on fixed dates with private climbs on request, huts on the mountain, support staff ratio about 4:1; This itinerary has 6 days on the mountain with an acclimatisation day at Horombo.
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Team Kilimanjaro
Arusha · max 8Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,410 | $3,025 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Advantage level, 2026 table: 2,810 in the red single column (a green single column shows 2,410 and the page does not explain the two), 2,410 for two, down to 2,184 for eight; Lite is 2,169 and Superlite 1,682 for two. Also sold as 5-day Marangu (2,067 for two) and 7- to 10-day versions; sleeping bags are hired, not included, and the operator itself advises against this route.
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Kilimanjaro Sunrise KPAP
MoshiRead by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,499 | $3,159 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Private climb only, priced by group size under a heading of 2026 prices: 3,299 solo, 2,499 for two, 2,299 for three, 2,199 for 4-5 and 2,099 for six or more; no other Marangu length is listed. Dormitory huts instead of tents; airport transfers and sleeping bag are not in the price, and no group maximum or single supplement is stated for private climbs.
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Climbing Kilimanjaro
ArushaRead by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,760 |
$3,280 to $3,375
1 item not stated
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
From $3,280, up to $3,375 if the 1 unstated item is extra. The operator may well include it; the page does not say. Ask about: Sleeping bag, jacket and poles rental. Route page shows a bare $2760 with no per-person or from wording; the operator's 2027 scheduled group dates list this climb at $2,750 per person sharing (one December date at $2,450), other dates on request. Two lodge nights counted from the itinerary; the operator sells only the 6-day Marangu; sleeping bag not mentioned.
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Altezza Travel KPAP
ArushaRead by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $2,876 | $3,491 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Classic tariff; full table for the 6-day trek: 3,743 solo, 2,876 for 2, 2,638 for 3, down to 2,307 for 8+, identical in the 2026 and 2027 tabs; the 5-day trek (7-day tour) is 2,425 for two and 3,097 solo. Huts instead of tents, so no single supplement or portable toilet is offered on this route; Premium-tariff prices are not shown in the page text.
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Intrepid Travel
 Melbourne · max 12Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $3,060 | $3,625 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
The page headline is from USD 3,060 struck through to a sale price of USD 2,142 for the 14 November 2026 departure; the departure list is loaded by script, so 2027 prices could not be read. Fixed-date group trek with five hut nights, one guide per two climbers, sleeping bag and pole hire on request, and a single supplement for the hotel nights only at an unstated price, from which the per-person twin-share basis is inferred.
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Ultimate Kilimanjaro
Read by our system 2026-09-22
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8 | $3,009 | $3,669 | Park fees Meals Hotel Transfer Gear | |||||||||||||||||
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Per person, two travelling, twin share
Private climb priced from the 2-person column of the 2026-2027 private climb table; the per-person tiers fall to USD 2,409 at 9 or more climbers, and a 5-day Marangu is sold on the same basis from 2,799 (1 person 3,769). Single supplement USD 299 per trip (350 if booked within 60 days), airport pick-up USD 45 per person per way, and sleeping bag rental about USD 50; huts with mattress and pillow instead of tents.
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How we count
Sticker price is the operator's regular published price per person for two people sharing a room, taken from the operator's own website on the date shown. Where the operator publishes group-size tiers we use the tier for two. Sale prices are noted but the regular price is used.
Hidden cost is what you still pay after booking. If an item is not in the package we add the reference figure above. If the operator's page does not say, we show a range: the lower figure leaves the item out, the upper figure adds it, and the list is sorted by the upper figure. Tips, insurance, visa and daily extras are added for everyone because no package covers them.
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