Trek Kilimanjaro!

Trek Kilimanjaro for Kids Operating Room!

Saturday 4 October - Sunday 12th October 2025

Join Kids Operating Room on an unforgettable journey to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point!

Over seven incredible days, you’ll trek via the stunning Lemosho Route, ascending through breathtaking landscapes - from rainforest and moorland to alpine desert and the Arctic plains.

But this challenge isn’t just about reaching the summit - it’s about transforming children’s lives.

Your fundraising will help create an operating room at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, allowing children in the community to receive safe, timely surgery for the first time ever.

As part of the experience, you’ll visit the hospital on the first evening to witness first-hand the incredible impact your efforts will have.

Trip Itinerary

Saturday 4th October | Day 0: 

Arrive in Tanzania & visit Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in the evening.

 Sunday 5th October | Day 1:

Begin trek.

 Thursday 9th October | Day 5:

Complete Ascent.

Saturday, 11th October | Day 7:

Complete Descent.

Sunday 12th October | Day 8:

Fly Home.

What’s Included in Your Kilimanjaro Trek Package

Accommodation

• Transfers to and from Kilimanjaro International Airport
• Twin/double room accommodation for the night before and after the trek
• Two people sharing a tent on the trek

Trek & Logistics

• All trek-associated costs, including experienced guides, porters, and cooks
• All meals on the mountain
• National park fees and rescue fees (as required by the National Park)
• Camping fees and high-quality mountain tents
• Sleeping pads, cooking equipment, and eating utensils (cutlery/crockery)
• Boiled water provided daily on the mountain

Travel

As an international expedition with trekkers coming from around the world, we ask trekkers to organise and cover the cost of their own flights, but will provide a recommended range of flights to ensure all parties arrive within a common window.

Safety & Support

• Qualified guides, porters, cooks, and waiters (including their accommodation & entry fees)
• Pulse oximeters for daily health monitoring
• First aid kit for emergency medical support
• Emergency oxygen available if required

Transfers & Logistics

• Airport transfers in Tanzania

This fully supported trek ensures you have everything you need for a safe and successful summit of Mount Kilimanjaro - all while making an incredible impact for Kids Operating Room.

Optional Extras

• Solo tent on trek | £140 per person
• Shower tent | £249 per tent (Water is available for washing each day, but showers are an additional cost.)
• Private toilet | £145 per tent (Can be used by one person or shared with a small group.)

Your Commitment

Registration fee | £200

Minimum fundraising | From £4,000

This covers the cost of your challenge and other associated expenses.

The money you raise will support funding a children’s operating room at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi.

Your support will be helping children like Baby Sheymaa. Sheymaa, above, spent a year of her life going back and forwards between hospitals with no clear diagnosis for her abdominal pains. Eventually the family decided to make the commitment of traveling over 200km to Muhimbilli National Hospital. A hospital equipped with a KidsOR operating room. It was here that Sheymaa finally got the care she needed and deserved. For many families, a 200km journey is simply not possible. And this is why we need your support to create more of these spaces in Tanzania.

This is more than a trek - it’s an opportunity to push your limits, make an impact, and help children in Tanzania access the life-saving surgery they deserve.

Are you ready to take on this life-changing challenge? To find out more or sign up please contact Fundraising@KidsOR.org.