Tipping is a universal custom on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Sadly, without regulation, tipping is a vital source of income for many guides and porters.

At Kilimanjaro and Beyond we are committed to paying our staff higher than average wages. That being said, we still believe it is important to tip the phenomenal guides and porters that will help you summit the Roof of Africa.  The vast majority of our climbers are more than willing to tip according to the guidelines below. After meeting and seeing the incredible work put in by the Kilimanjaro and Beyond staff, to bring you successfully and safely up the mountain, we are confident you will agree.

If the tip amount adds too much to your trip expense, we are more than happy to customize a tour that meets your needs better. 

​The average recommended tip per group per day:

• Guides: $20-$25 per guide per day from the group

• Cook: $15-$20 per cook per day from the group

• Waiter: $12-$15 per waiter per day from the group

• Porters: $8-$10 per porter per day from the group

​The tipping ceremony occurs the last night on the mountain to give the climbers a formal chance to thank the guides and porters. It is usually a fun ceremony with singing and dancing. Your group will receive a form with the names and roles of the staff. As a group, you will fill in the amount of the tip money* for each staff member, and envelopes which you will place the tips in. You will then choose one person to be the representative for the climbers. The guide will assemble the entire staff and the spokes person will say a few words of thanks before announcing the tip amounts. The staff members sign a tip report which is reviewed after the climb to ensure everyone has been tipped correctly. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

*large denomination bills fetch a better exchange rate and are therefore preferred