cool thanks for all the help it is much appreciated. alot of the websites don't totally clear things up and sometimes you need it in laymans terms to really understand it.

as for why I want to go... it's totally in its infancy just now but since all of my mates are either skint or going away witht heir lady friends in the summer and I have money and no lady friend I want to do something cool so I'm looking into joining a small group trek up mount kilimanjaro.

I've looked at some more companies and one i';ve found includes flights from london to kilimanjaro airport so I wouldn't need to cross the border at kenya thus eliminatign the need for another visa and a certificate for yellow fever vaccination.

again thanks for the help.