Heather and Carolyn are getting ready for their 19,341-foot trek up Mount Kilimanjaro Meet Carolyn and Heather, the Thomson staffers hiking Mount Kilimanjaro in October. With a “just do it” mindset from one and a “I’ll prove you wrong” attitude from the other, the pair may be motivated in different ways, but have come…
Hailing from the U.S. and New Zealand, Judi Wineland and Rick Thomson crossed paths in East Africa over forty years ago, and the rest is history. Devoted to Tanzania and only Tanzania, the Wineland-Thomson family founded Thomson Safaris in 1981 to explore the country’s wondrous wilderness, from the plains of the Serengeti to the peaks…
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Dining tent at Forest Camp For many trekkers, the food menu on the way up Kilimanjaro is an afterthought – you have a mountain to climb after all! There’s gear, guides, tents, routes and more to consider. How important are breakfast, lunch and dinner in the grand scheme of things? Believe it or not, they’re…
Tipping your porters, guides and camp staff on Kilimanjaro is customary and encouraged but not obligatory, much like tipping for services in the U.S. We advise bringing cash for tips to Tanzania for several reasons. Getting the Money to the Right People We are often asked why we don’t include tips in the overall…
Your guides are your most important assets on Kilimanjaro. That’s why we go the distance to make sure every guide, not just your head guide, is a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR). Because we’ve seen just about everything on Kilimanjaro; unexpected snowstorms, twisted ankles, altitude sickness – the right guides spot the warning signs beforehand…
One of our Grand Traverse trekkers wrote a message to us recently. It was titled “Best Selling Points for the Thomson Grand Traverse.” “Having a cot off the ground is HUGE!” “Not having to wake up and hike to summit in the middle of the night!” “Choice of whether or not to sleep at Crater…