Essential Mountain Equipment for Kilimanjaro
A peaceful night's sleep is essential on the mountain. Our tents are specially designed for Kilimanjaro's harsh conditions, ensuring you wake up refreshed. On camping based routes on Kilimanjaro (Machame, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe, Rongai) the park only provide a designated campsite with public washroom facilities (some western / sitting toilets, others with the old fashioned long drop / hole in the ground). On the Northern circuit route, Crater camp, Kosovo camp (upper Barafu) and other high altitude camps, public facilities are not even available and you are required to use a private portable toilet.
You will need sleeping, dining, cooking facilities for yourself that should be carried up (and down) the mountain. This is where we come in. As a tour operator, we provide high quality mountain equipment for a Kilimanjaro trek maintained and set up by our dedicated support team for your meals, nights, bathroom facilities and more. We arrange for all your tents, tables, chairs, pots, pans, plates, cutlery, toilets, mattresses, personal gear to be transported, carried, checked, maintained and set up so you can worry about reaching the summit and let us worry about the rest.
Mountain equipment is made out of lightweight materials as each and every kg matters as this is all carried by mountain porters limited to 20kg per porter of gear + 5kg of their personal belongings.
Kilimanjaro Sleeping tents
Sleeping tents are probably the most expensive item in your trek as these should be four season (designed to take all of the harsh conditions on the mountain) and help you to get a good nights rest on the mountain. A restful night on the mountain can make a huge difference to your success.
A Kilimanjaro sleeping tent is a lightweight dome or wedge shaped mountaineering tent with an inner tent area for sleeping and outer cover all with zips at the entrance points and aluminum poles supporting the structure. The poles and cover create 'vestibules' which are sections you can keep your luggage in (separate from your sleeping area in case of mud, wetness etc.).
North Face Summit Series™ Bastion 4 (Four season): 2-3 people maximum
Maximum capacity: 4 people
Shah Tours capacity: 2 to 3 people
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 2
Number of vestibules: 2 standard
Peak height: 138cm
Hilleberg Keron 4 GT (Four season): 2-4 people maximum
Maximum capacity: 4 people
Shah Tours capacity: 2 to 4 people
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 2
Number of vestibules: 1 standard / 1 extended
Peak height: 110cm
Yellow dome (Four season): 2 people maximum
Maximum capacity: 3 people
Shah Tours capacity: 2 people
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 2
Number of vestibules: 2 standard
Peak height: 125cm
Mess / dining tent for Kilimanjaro
Enjoy your meals in a spacious mess or dining tent. Our tents offer ample space for your group, ensuring a comfortable dining experience on the mountain.
Yellow Dining / mess tent: small
Maximum capacity: 7 people
Shah Tours capacity: 6 to 7 people
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 2
Number of vestibules: 0
Peak height: 205cm
Yellow Dining / mess tent: large
Maximum capacity: 14 people
Shah Tours capacity: 11 to 14 people
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 2
Number of vestibules: 0
Peak height: 227cm
When descending via 'Mweka' camp we do not pre-include a lunch on the last day of the trek as most hikers will exit the park in the late morning. Many hikers decide to have a final lunch with the guides somewhere near the gate or you can have lunch at your post climb lodge instead from their A La carte menu.
Comfort upgrade Kilimanjaro mountain equipment
(Optional extra usually not included in standard packages)
For those who prioritize added luxury and comfort, we offer some key additional items to provide an enhanced experience including insulated fold-able beds, private toilets and more.
Yellow portable toilet tent
Maximum capacity: 1 person
Shah Tours capacity: 1 person
Rating: Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: 1
Number of vestibules: 0
Peak height: 206cm
Insulated fold-able bed
Maximum capacity: 2 people (inside 1 tent)
Shah Tours capacity: 2 people (inside 1 tent)
Rating: R5 mattress rating (-10°C), Four Season / 4 season
Number of entrances: N/A
Number of vestibules: N/A
Peak height: 17cm
It is usually best to pre-book your comfort upgrades and add-ons to ensure availability of items and allow us to plan in advance of your trek.
Everything But The Mountain!
Embarking on a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro is a grand adventure. With Shah Tours, rest assured knowing that your comfort and convenience are our top priorities. Trust in our high-quality equipment and dedicated support to make your journey memorable.
We are not joking when we say everything except for the mountain (and public toilets) is supplied by us and carried up Kilimanjaro by our hard working team. Other items we provide include: Kitchen tents for the cook, emergency oxygen, tables, chairs, support team sleeping tents, first aid kit, standard sleeping mattress, camping lights for mess tent, gas cooker, pulse oximeter, plates, cutlery, cooking utensils, washing bowl, tap bucket, hand soap, food, seasonings, table-cloth, ground sheets and more!
