{"id":340565,"date":"2025-04-21T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/?post_type=guide&p=340565"},"modified":"2025-12-13T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:59:23","slug":"kajeli-erick","status":"publish","type":"mountain-guide","link":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/mountain-guide\/kajeli-erick\/","title":{"rendered":"Kajeli Erick"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":384048,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"guide-type":[310],"language":[326,337,328],"location":[336],"class_list":["post-340565","mountain-guide","type-mountain-guide","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","guide-type-mountain-guide","language-english","language-jita","language-swahili","location-bunda"],"acf":{"guide_basic_info":{"guide_position":[310],"guide_dob":"19800126","guide_place_of_birth":[336],"guide_languages_spoken":[328,337,326],"guide_years_in_travel":13,"guide_years_with_company":9,"guide_small_introduction":"I am now 42 years old and the fifth and youngest child in our family. My secondary education began in 1994 at Mungwi secondary, and I left there in 1998. After that, I managed to make my living by working in many different jobs until 2009, when I decided to attend the tourism college in Arusha. This was to study to become a professional Tour guide. At the same time, I studied on a short course to become a Kilimanjaro Mountain guide and graduated in 2010. By that time, I was already working as a mountain guide.","guide_profile_image":"","total_years_in_travel_industry":"13 years (2009 \u2013 to present day)","years_with_easy_travel":"9 years (2013 \u2013 to present day)"},"guide_about":"In 2012 I married my wife, and we are blessed with one child; she is eight years old and the joy of my life. We live happily together at Maji ya Chai, on the outskirts of Arusha city.","guide_favorites":{"fav_park":"My favorite park is Kilimanjaro National Park<\/a>, simply because I love trekking and the mountain is unique in its attractions. I am happy that there is only one Kilimanjaro in the world\u2026and it is in my own country!","favourite_route":"The eight-day\u00a0Lemosho Route<\/a> is my favorite","fav_animal":"","fav_food":"I like ugali (maize porridge) and fried fish with stew because I\u2019m from the lake shores and we used to do much fishing for our meals","fav_hobby":"My passion is traveling to discover Tanzania\u2019s wonderful, varied wildlife. Whenever I have the time and money, I take the opportunity to travel.","fav_tv_show":"The Tanzania Safari channel is one of my favorites, as its programs add to my knowledge about wildlife","fav_music_band":"My favorite singer is Sinach (Osinachi Kalu), a gospel singer from Nigeria. She writes many songs about worshipping God."},"guide_faqs":[{"guide_faq_question":"Why is climbing Kilimanjaro the trip of a lifetime?","guide_faq_answer":"Kilimanjaro is the trip of a lifetime because it is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and very close to the equator \u2013 yet with permanent glaciers. To reach the top, a climber must navigate through its five zones: the cultivated zone, the mountain rainforest zone, the moorland zone, the desert zone, and the Arctic (summit) zone. So, climbing Kilimanjaro is like traveling from the Tropics to the Arctic for only a few days!"},{"guide_faq_question":"Which is your favorite route that Easy Travel offers and why?","guide_faq_answer":"Lemosho is my favorite route. Trekkers have more time to acclimatize before the summit because the increase in terms of altitude from one camp to the next camp is less than 1000 meters. This makes it best for acclimatization."},{"guide_faq_question":"Why is Easy Travel the best choice for trekkers to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?","guide_faq_answer":"Easy Travel is the best choice because the company has good management who care for the mountain crews and the climbers before, during, and after the trek. The company has the best-trained guides with Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certificates. These ensure the safety of climbers and crew while on the mountain. Easy Travel also provides the very best in equipment and Food."},{"guide_faq_question":"What is your favorite month of the year to climb Kilimanjaro? ","guide_faq_answer":"My favorite month of the year to climb is August because it is the driest month on the mountain. The summit is clear most of the time."},{"guide_faq_question":"What is your favorite part of Mount Kilimanjaro?","guide_faq_answer":"My favorite part of Mount Kilimanjaro is the summit because of its unique attractions. These include its permanent glaciers, the crater itself, and the ashpit. The crater is known to be extinct, while the ashpit is dormant. That is why Mount Kilimanjaro is known as a dormant volcano."},{"guide_faq_question":"What is something people don't expect about Mount Kilimanjaro?","guide_faq_answer":"People are surprised to see the permanent glaciers on the top of a mountain so close to the equator."},{"guide_faq_question":"What is your favorite part of Tanzanian culture?","guide_faq_answer":"The Maasai culture is my favorite Tanzanian culture, especially their traditional dress style \u2013 this has remained unchanged across many generations."},{"guide_faq_question":"What three phrases should guests learn in Swahili, and what do they mean?","guide_faq_answer":"Karibu, which means \u2018welcome.\u2019\r\nAsante, which means \u2018thank you.\u2019\r\nTembea pole pole, which means \u2018walk slowly.\u2019"},{"guide_faq_question":"What would our guests be surprised to learn about you?","guide_faq_answer":"My guests will be surprised to learn that I am a Wilderness First Responder with more than 13 years of experience as a mountain guide."},{"guide_faq_question":"What advice would you give to hikers on how to prepare to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?","guide_faq_answer":"I advise all climbers to get the correct mountain gear, such as proper boots for trekking and good-quality, waterproof rain gear. It is also important to have enough layers of clothing to keep themselves warm throughout the hike, especially during the hours of darkness and on summit day."},{"guide_faq_question":"How many times have you climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as a guide?","guide_faq_answer":"I have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro 18 times a year for the past 13 years, approximately 230 times."},{"guide_faq_question":"What are the challenges of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? ","guide_faq_answer":"One of the biggest challenges is the bad weather during the rainy season, as everything gets wet, from clothing to equipment. Strong winds or snowstorms can make it hard to continue the trek, and sometimes the trekkers are forced to descend."},{"guide_faq_question":"What advice would you give to hikers on how to prevent altitude sickness?","guide_faq_answer":"I would advise people to drink 3 to 4 liters of water daily, with electrolytes such as mineral water. The human body contains minerals, and when we drink much water, those minerals are washed out. I would also advise everyone to ascend gradually and to dress to keep warm."},{"guide_faq_question":"What challenges have you faced as a mountain guide when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro?","guide_faq_answer":"Among the many challenges faced by me as a mountain guide, I would highlight the trekkers who have not disclosed all the necessary information about their medical history, those who do not carry all the necessary equipment (and refuse to have it checked before we set off!), and of course, the bad weather \u2013 such as heavy snow \u2013 which can very occasionally prevent a summit attempt."}],"related_tours":"","operating_regions":[336],"specializations":false,"guide_first_name":"Kajeli","guide_review_image":354029},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mountain-guide\/340565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mountain-guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mountain-guide"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"location","href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location\/336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guide-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide-type?post=340565"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=340565"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easytravel.co.tz\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=340565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}