Is Great Lake Expedition worth it? The data verdict
Great Lake Expedition rates 4.99★ across 151 verified reviews — genuinely good, short of exceptional. The complaints below are consistent enough to take seriously before booking.
Where Great Lake Expedition scores
What travellers consistently praise
- Attentive, safety-focused guides (twice-daily health checks)
- Strong, hardworking porter and camp teams
- Good food throughout the trek
- Thorough briefings and gear checks before departure
- Guides praised by name repeatedly (Robert, Muntari, John)
The consistent complaints
- No recurring complaints found in available reviews
- Only one itinerary (Kilimanjaro Machame route) is represented
Both lists distilled from the same verified review base — we publish the bad with the good.
In travellers' own words
“I went on the 7 day Machame Route ascent of Kilimanjaro with Great Lake Expedition with summit ascent on Christmas morning. Great Lake Expedition was”
“I spent seven days hiking the Kilimanjaro with Great Lake Expedition. I was first a little worried about how trekking alone would make me feel as a female traveler, but M”
“I am just back from Kilimanjaro after having had the most wonderful adventure. I and a group of friends, signed up with Great Lake Expedition , and I cannot rec”
“guiding company we chose. Yonathan and his team are amazing. They met us at our hotel, went through the whole journey with us, checked our gear and introduced”
