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Altezza Travel is a tour operatorAltezza Travel is a fully compliant companyWe have all licences, permits and registrations required for tourism operations in Tanzania. The numbers are as follows:

• Mountain Climbing Operator Licence for 2022 - № 007612;
• Safari Operator Licence for 2022 - № 008316;
• Certificate of Incorporation - № 107456;
• Tax Identification - № 124-524-008;
• Value Added Tax Payer - № 40-027827-E;

We are also certified by the Tanzania Investment Centre and we have a Certificate of Incentives No. 032125. Altezza Travel is one of the largest taxpayers in the region and paid over 1 million US dollars in tourism and general business taxes in 2021.with an actual presence in Tanzania, at the very foot of Mt Kilimanjaro. We are not intermediaries, and we conduct all of our tours independently. Besides obvious cost-related perks of no middlemen involved, you’ll be in direct contact with us and profit from our hands-on expertise already at the preparation stages. With our office on the ground, we have everything necessary to seamlessly sew your tour together: a well-coordinated support team, experienced guides and a large fleet of vehicles. Red Bull, National Geographic and well-known celebrities trust us to organize their expeditions to Kilimanjaro.

We have been operating in Tanzania since 2014, and each year we refine our expeditions, to make them all the more comfortable and safer. We continuously improve every element of our tours, including: training for our chefs to make tasty nutritious meals; renewal of our camping and rental equipment stock; medical training for our mountain crews; professional development for our guides; professional development for our guides; Travelers appreciate our meticulousness and care in every detail and leave hundreds of positive reviews when they return home. Thanks to their contribution, we rank as a #1 Kilimanjaro tour operator on TripAdvisor.What is TripAdvisor? It is the largest aggregator of online reviews in the world. Many international travellers read reviews before choosing a tour operator to travel with. We maintain a strict integrity policy - all our reviews are authentic and left by real travelers who explored Tanzania with us. Further to that, all profiles of the tour companies on the platform are maintained by the TripAdvisor team, and there is no way we can edit or delete them. As of today Altezza Travel is the number one company on TripAdvisor for Kilimanjaro and safari adventures in Tanzania.

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We are certain that you won’t find a more experienced team on Mount Kilimanjaro. For quite a while we have been guiding more expeditions up Kilimanjaro every month and every year than any other operator in Tanzania. Currently, we operate 15% of all Kilimanjaro treks, and we estimate that this share will rise up to 25% in the coming years.

Altezza runs two hotels in Kilimanjaro region - Brubru Lodge and Aishi Machame Hotel. Our guests are always welcome to enjoy the relaxed tropical ambience of these accommodations before and after their expedition. Both hotels have a swimming pool, WiFi, restaurant and authentic African atmosphere in beautiful surroundings. Altezza Travel’s office and climbing base is permanently located on the territory of Aishi Machame Hotel.Where is Aishi Machame located? Aishi Machame Hotel is located in a picturesque green area, a 20-min drive away from Moshi Town, the capital of Kilimanjaro region and a popular tourist hub. Aishi Machame is home to monkeys, mongooses and other wildlife that you can watch from the terrace in the morning and evening hours. The hotel has everything a traveller may need before and after a Kilimanjaro climb: cosy rooms, nice restaurant, reliable Wi-Fi, swimming pool and doting staff.

We take responsibility for the health and safety of our team and guests. Altezza Travel is the first and so far the only company in Kilimanjaro region to have all managers, mountain and safari guides, porters, drivers, cooks, waiters, gardeners and other team members fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with shots by Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer. We also encourage all our guests to get vaccinatedIs a COVID vaccination a requirement to visit Tanzania? No, vaccination against COVID is not listed as an official requirement. However, as a tour operator, we would like to encourage you to get your vaccination shot before traveling to Tanzania. Altezza Travel cares a lot about the health of our guests and staff members. Our whole staff is fully vaccinated against COVID, and we think that vaccination is part of responsible travel nowadays. Our goal is to keep the epidemiological situation in the country under control and not make tourism a threat to local communities. You can read more about the measures we took to win over the pandemic via this link.before traveling to Tanzania in order to protect themselves, other travelers and local communities.

We are a recognized member of theKilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP).What is the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project? Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project or the KPAP is an independent initiative of the International Mountain Explorers Connection, a US-based organisation promoting responsible trekking culture. KPAP is registered as an NGO in Tanzania, and it is NOT affiliated with any trekking operator. They don’t collect fees from travel companies or from porters. The KPAP certification means that a company pays fair wages, provides daily nutritious meals to the porters and treats them fairly in all respects. To monitor work of its existing members, the KPAP assigns a member of their team to each climb. It helps to ensure that the working conditions for the porters are consistently satisfactory and there is no mistreatment. You can read more about KPAP and check the list of its approved members here.This means that the working conditions we created for our porters and guides have undergone independent evaluation and were judged fair and sufficient. We don’t just say that we value our staff and promote ethical working conditions - we back it up with action and actual accountability. At Altezza Travel, porters, guides and cooks are paid above the officially set standard, provided with career advancement opportunities, and their overall health condition is checked and attended to with regularity. We make sure that our mountain crews have good quality gear and get ample nutritious meals to keep their energy levels up.

Membership in KPAP is perhaps one of the most important indicators to check when choosing a mountain company - it ensures that your money goes to a business that gives their employees proper treatment. Unfortunately, some employers take advantage of Tanzania's high unemployment rates and pay porters just a few dollars a day (or worse - do not pay at all!). No gear from the company, one meagre meal a day and tips from the climbers as payment are these porters’ working conditions. Speaking up or complaining would mean losing a job and compensation, so for many continuing to work like this is the only way to win their bread. It is through independent KPAP evaluation that you can get to the true values of a climbing operator in Tanzania.

You can reserve your spot on one of our Kilimanjaro climbing expeditions with a deposit as low as $100 per person and pay the balance only when you arrive in Tanzania. Should you need to reschedule your tour, your down payment will be stored as a lifetime credit.

We offer private and group expeditions. For solo travelers and those traveling in 2s, it’s cheaper to join one of our scheduled group climbs. If you are looking to climb with like-minded travelers from all over the world and also want to spend less, this is the best choice for you. Our open group expeditions depart every few days, so you can always find the dates that will fit your holiday schedule. Most climbers on our expeditions come from countries like the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, but there are many others, and the final composition of a group is always a surprise. As you summit Africa’s highest peak, you get a chance to make new friends and see the world through their eyes. Private expeditions will be ideal for those who want to explore the wild with friends, family or colleagues. For companies of 4 participants and more, it will be an even more cost effective solution than open group climbs. We can schedule your private tour for any dates and through any route of your preference. Besides that, you can freely supplement your trek with any comfort upgrades otherwise unavailable on group climbs, e.g. spacious walk-in tents and camping cots. Contact our team to organize your private climb today!