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, April 03, 2025

Matshidiso Mashinini: Fact Checker


Matshidiso holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Criminology and Psychology. She is passionate about understanding human behaviour and finding solutions that benefit society.

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Despite what the status quo in the photography world said about vlogging when it was taken to the mainstream by Casey Neistat with his incredibly creative storytelling on his daily vlogs that inspired over 12 million of his subscribers, vlogging is here to stay.

Vlogging is another creative way of telling a story in a more run and gun style that allows the audience to experience the life of others through their cameras as they go about their days.

That may sound rather boring but when you combine vlogging with travel, you get one hell of a creative way to tell a travel story in a more grounded and personal way that other forms of storytelling can't provide.

Travel vlogging helps travelers tell stories in a more authentic way and allowing the audience to really feel like they are experiencing the world together with the storytellers.

Within this article, you will find all the travel essentials I bought on my Kilimanjaro hiking trip that contributes to my success and we will go through each item one by one, and tell you what they are for and why you are going to need them.

Without further ado, here is a comprehensive packing list for Kilimanjaro. Let's start off with the most asked questions out of all, what to wear when hiking Kilimanjaro.

Technically, you can hike Kilimanjaro any month of the year but some are harder than others. The top of Kilimanjaro is covered in snow almost all year round so if you do not want to hike in thick snows, I would recommend you stick to the recommended period.

Be warned though. The locals like to call Kilimanjaro a chameleon due to how fast the weather changes and even in the driest months, you might encounter unfavorable weather like heavy rain and snow while you are hiking so please keep that in mind when you are packing for Kilimanjaro.

As mentioned before, the peaks of Kilimanjaro are covered in snow all year round, and no matter when you decided to hike Kilimanjaro, the weather up there will be brutal nonetheless and you are going to have to endure it on the notorious summit night where you will be hiking up during the coldest time of the day, from 12 AM to 8 AM.

If you are looking to become a travel vlogger, one of the most important things you will have to decide before you can become a travel vlogger is which camera to buy that will allow you to capture yourself as well as the world around you while you travel.

Not all cameras are created equally when it comes to travel vlogging and that is what we will be discussing in this blog post. Within this guide, I have listed the very best cameras for travel vlogging that you can choose from based on the 3 criteria I will discuss more below.

Without further ado, here are the 8 best cameras for travel vlogging you should buy. Let's first take a look at all the things you should look for when picking up a new travel vlogging camera.