Exodus 5/5
We did (and by 'we' I mean my partner) a huge amount of research into various different companies we could have booked our Kilimanjaro climb with. Out of them all Exodus just seemed the most professional and with fantastic reviews to boot.
Their website is hugely useful and easy to use. We actually used the website an awful lot in the run up to the trip, checking the route, looking at pictures etc.
Customer care is amazing and answered any questions we had, either via phone or on online chat. We received a really clear and concise equipment tick list so we could tick off each item we had. This was really handy as it was our first adventure of this kind, so it really gave us a good idea of what we needed to get or what we might have already.
They have a really good set up with the African Walking Company, sending us the Exodus bags, which are the perfect size and shape for the AWC Porters to carry.
The flights were fine (although I'd not like to venture on an Ethiopian Airlines flight again if I could help it), saying that they were on time and clean enough, and isn't really a reflection on Exodus. All our connections and transportation were on time, and all the stop over hotels and lodges were fantastic.
Hiring equipment through exodus is super easy and the equipment is of a high quality and clean. It makes sense to hire the big awkward items like walking poles, sleeping bags and big arctic coats etc.
All in all I'd definitely recommend Exodus to go on any trip with, they do some amazing ones, just take your pick. And if you're planning on doing Mt. Kilimanjaro then please read on about the African Walking Company.
The African Walking Company 5/5
What can I say about the African Walking Company? Brilliant, fantastic, amazing. They are the most friendly, upbeat and professional people I've ever met. Each guide was fantastic in their own way, as well as each porter. Lead guide Abraham met us on our first night to go through the climb and hand out any hired equipment. All the guides and porters were all just so easy to talk to and would answer any questions you had about the climb, Africa, their homes, literally anything and would love to hear about England and your home.
The food, oh the food. The food was incredible, and I was in constant disbelief that the cook could make these amazing meals all the way up a mountain. We had three courses for pretty much every meal, for snacks we had popcorn and fruit to keep our energy up. For really long days we'd have lunch boxes made up with fruit, chocolate and even savoury pancakes or boiled eggs.
The tents and amenities were also great, especially the toilet tents as some of the long drops leave a lot to be desired. Plus the bright blue of the toilets tents were always easy to spot from a while away from camp so you had something to aim for on the last parts of the trek, weird but true.
The African Walking Company was just so friendly, professional and reliable. I can't recommend them highly enough, I would always choose The African Walking company for any trip that they do.
I hope this review helps you make a decision on choosing the companies you'll choose to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with, if you have any questions I am always more than happy to help, just leave a comment below or tweet me @NF_fitness.
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