Food and Water
Food and water What is the food like on mount Kilimanjaro?
We at Easy Travel recognize the importance of good food for those climbing Kilimanjaro. Our years of experience mean that we give the highest attention to our menu and the quality of food we provide on the mountain. Our Mountain Chefs are highly skilled and experienced – they have worked with us for more than ten years – and you will be pleasantly surprised at what they produce! High-quality, delicious and nutritious meals are their objective. Some of our climbers even request menus from our chefs! And if you have particular dietary needs, our chef can cater for all sorts of different allergies such as egg, fish, shellfish, meat, milk, soy, nuts, wheat, etc. Just let us know in advance and we will cater for your needs.
On each trip we have two chefs and three support staff, but this is increased for larger groups.
Good food starts with excellent produce and so we source our vegetables from Arusha’s colourful market. Our philosophy is to support Tanzanian companies wherever possible, so shopping locally is important to us.
Here’s some more detail about what you might expect to enjoy on Kilimanjaro. Where we give alternatives below, this shows what you might get on different days, not a choice on the same day:
Breakfast
For the first meal of the day, we provide the following:
Millet porridge, fruits, toast with butternut, honey, jam, and margarine, Pancakes, sausage, boiled egg/Spanish eggs or oat porridge, pancake, mandazi, sausage, omelette.
For drinks, we offer:
Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, hot water, or milk.
Cooked lunch
Starter:
Carrot or pumpkin soup, with bread roll.
Main Course:
Macaroni and Bolognese sauce with vegetables and fruits or vegetable stew with toast, fruits or fried chicken, French fries and salad or African food “Matoke” mix fruits.
For drinks, we offer:
Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, hot water or milk
Dinner
Starter:
Cucumber Soup with toast, or Zucchini soup and bhajia or celery soup or sweet potato soup or leek soup
Main Course:
Fish fillet, boiled potatoes, vegetables, fruits or rice, green beans with fruits or omelette, spaghetti, beef sauce and vegetables or pizza and vegetable sauce or spaghetti with vegetable sauce, mushrooms OR Chinese rice, red beans and vegetables
For drinks, we offer:
Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, hot water or milk
Dessert:
Fruits
Summit day: Pre-departure
Summit day is very different, with an early departure from Base Camp. A large meal is not advisable before we depart, but we provide coffee or tea, and biscuits to energise our climbers.
Before the summit
Just before we tackle the summit, we provide climbers with extra energy by means of juice, apple, biscuit and chocolate.
And after…
And don’t worry, after your summit experience, you will be well fed!
