点评:My friend and I wanted to climb a mountain, but didn't want to pay the amount that you pay at other mountains, like Kilimanjaro or mount Meru. Also, since we didn't have much time, we wanted to do a shorter climb. Through TripAdvisor we found Thomas, whose name was mentioned quite a few times online. Since we couldn't really find a website or anything, we didn't exactly know what we were signing up for and if it would be legitimate. We contacted Thomas on +255 784 503 300 and set up a date for the climb. We were staying in Arusha the day before, so he helped us out to get the bus to Katesh. Here, he arranged the stay, pickup with the bajaji (tuktuk) and breakfast. Then we started our climb and ascended for about 5 hours to campsite. Here, tents were already set up for us and we had some dinner, which Thomas' wife cooked for us. At 5am the next day we started the last bit of climb to the top, which took about 2 hours. Here we saw the most beautiful sunrise. After enjoying this for a bit, we started our descend back to campsite, where we had breakfast. Thomas' and another carrier packed the tents. We ascended for another 2,5 hours when we arrived at the main port again. The whole experience was so amazing and something I will never forget. Thomas arranged everything for us, and was so kind. Also, his English was good, which made communicating easy. After the climb, Thomas also helped us to get on the bus to Mto wa Mbu, which went really smoothly since he talks Swahili and knows people from the bus company.
All in all, we had an amazing experience and would definitely recommend climbing mount Hanang and booking this through Thomas. We paid a total amount of 400.000 TZS per person ($150), which is also a lot less compared to other mountains (usually starting around $500).
翻译:我和朋友想去爬山,但不想花像乞力马扎罗山或梅鲁山那样多的钱。而且,由于时间不多,我们想爬一段短一点的山。通过 TripAdvisor,我们找到了托马斯,他的名字在网上被提及过好几次。由于我们找不到网站或其他任何东西,所以我们并不确切知道我们报名参加的是什么,也不知道是否合法。我们通过 +255 784 503 300 联系了托马斯,并安排了登山日期。我们前一天住在阿鲁沙,所以他帮我们搭了去凯特什的巴士。在这里,他安排了住宿、嘟嘟车接送和早餐。然后我们开始攀登,大约 5 个小时后到达了营地。在这里,帐篷已经为我们搭好了,我们吃了晚餐,托马斯的妻子给我们做了晚饭。第二天早上 5 点,我们开始了最后一段攀登,大约花了 2 个小时。在这里我们看到了最美的日出。欣赏了一会儿之后,我们开始下山回到营地,在那里吃了早餐。托马斯和另一个搬运工收拾了帐篷。我们又爬了 2.5 个小时,然后再次到达主港口。整个经历太棒了,我永远不会忘记。托马斯为我们安排好了一切,他非常友善。而且他的英语很好,沟通起来很轻松。爬完山后,托马斯还帮我们上了去 Mto wa Mbu 的巴士,一切都很顺利,因为他会说斯瓦希里语,还认识巴士公司的人。
总而言之,我们有一次很棒的经历,绝对推荐攀登 Hanang 山,并通过托马斯预订。我们总共支付了每人 400,000 TZS(150 美元),与其他山脉相比也少了很多(通常起价约为 500 美元)。