A Little Background
Many years ago a beautiful young woman and I decided to try and impress each other and agreed to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro together.
We were young, loved to travel, and dating. It was a recipe for disaster that turned into the adventure of a lifetime. We fell in love with Tanzania and Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The people were warm, welcoming and made us feel like family. The countryside, national parks and the mountain were all gorgeous beyond our wildest imaginations. After our trip, we realized we had to share this place with others. And so we launched Kilimanjaro Adventures.
How We Got Started
We started as an adventure travel company for people like us, who wanted a real adventure but couldn’t afford a luxurious trip. But the more stories we heard from our clients the more we wanted to share them.
We realized we didn’t want to sell Mt. Kilimanjaro to people, we want to share it. We want to encourage and excite everyone, regardless of whether they booked with one outfitter or another.
Where We Are Now
So we’ve re-launched Kilimanjaro Adventures as a one-stop resource to learn about the mountain from professionals and each other. I also wrote a book about my adventure and in 2010 Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving It All on Top of Africa
We thank you for taking the time to learn more about Tanzania and for sharing your own views and experiences. This site no longer belongs to the Kilimanjaro Adventures team; it belongs to anyone passionate about sharing Kilimanjaro and Tanzania.
7 Comments
Hi Dan,
Just finished reading your book – absolutely love it! I climbed Kili a year ago and have in the meantime read basically everything on it Amazon has to offer. Your book was the funniest but also the most realistic one of the bunch and I can only agree with everything you say about the climb.
I would love to return to Kili, definitely to Rongai (as I also did Machame as my first trip) but am taking a detour first via Meru, returning to Tanzania in a bit over a week’s time. Like you say, a brilliant, relaxed and beautiful country full of the nicest people – totally recommend to everyone!
Looking forward to more of your writing on my frequent Amazon searches – all the best,
Maiju
Thanks Maiju,
I’m glad you enjoyed the book and it was consistent with your own experiences. Good luck on Mt. Meru and please feel free to share any comments or experiences on http://www.kiliadventures.com or on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/kissingkilimanjaro.
We all have great Kilimanjaro stories to share!
-Daniel
I downloaded Kissing Kilimanjaro onto my kindle yesterday. I am craving as much info as I can on Kili as I am currently planning a trip for August 2012. I read it in one day! A totally enjoyable, easy read book. I felt your struggles and determination throughout. Well done.
Thanks Jodi,
Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully it was helpful in your planning. If you have specific questions please feel free to contact me or post them to our community at http://www.facebook.com/kissingkilimanjaro.
Good luck with your adventure!
-Daniel
Hi Chris…nice website…! I like the way you write…! regards, Ester
Hi, just discovered your website after my brother came across you as a follower on Twitter. Your book sounds really interesting and I thought you might be interested in a book which I’ve just self-published – as a collaboration – through Blurb.com. It’s called ‘The Spiritual Face of Kilimanjaro’, you can find it on the Blurb website in bookstore, and browse the whole book. We have given it an ISBN and now hope to have it available through Amazon quite soon, although it is available from Blurb.com.
It is an account of a climb made back in 1970, but for purely spiritual purposes, and gives a background to the whole reason for the mountains spiritual significance.
Would love to hear your thoughts.
Kind regards
Chris.
Hi Chris,
I took a look online. Amazing pictures! And I love the idea. For many of us climbing Kilimanjaro is a life changing experience. Glad to see others inspiring people to take the amazing journey.
Thanks,
–Dan