Trek with a Company You Can Trust
When you’re climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, the outfitter you choose must prioritize safety above all else. You can trust Thomson’s Kilimanjaro team to get you safely up the mountain. Thomson has exceptionally qualified guides, rigorous safety protocols, and more safety equipment than any other Kilimanjaro outfitter.
Safety briefing
The Most Qualified Guides
All Thomson guides are certified Wilderness First Responders—the highest level of certification on Kilimanjaro—and trained to use all equipment. With their medical training, they can distinguish normal side effects of altitude from potentially dangerous symptoms, and they carry three types of mobile communication on them at all times, ensuring constant connectivity.
Extensive Safety Equipment
No outfitter carries more medical and safety equipment than Thomson. Rigid litter stretchers and satellite phones are scarce on the mountain. Both are carried on every single Thomson trek. Thomson is the group other outfitters turn to in an emergency.
- Oxygen
- AED (defibrillator)
- Gamow Bag/Hyperbaric Chamber
- Pulse oximeter, for daily monitoring of trekkers
- Evacuation stretcher, the only rigid litter design on Kilimanjaro
- WFR-stocked first-aid kit
- Climbing helmets
- Hand-lines
Hygienic Treks
Staying healthy on the mountain is key to summit success.
Chefs are specially trained in hygienic food preparation, and fresh fruit and vegetables are washed only in purified water.
Unlimited purified water is provided every day, keeping you healthy and hydrated.
Private toilet tents with hand sanitizer keep you healthy, allowing your body to focus on acclimatization and muscle repair.
Evacuation Plan
Should you need to descend for any reason, guides get you down the mountain safely.
Step 1
ASSESS
Guides will determine the safest and fastest descent route.
Step 2
Notify
A call to base camp ensures appropriate medical attention and accommodations will be ready.
Step 3
Deploy
If necessary, guides will use Thomson’s extensive medical equipment to stabilize the guest.
Step 4
Descend
A guide and a team of trained staff accompany the guest down the mountain.