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Farah Idris is a thirty-something City-chic with oodles of energy and a big ambition to climb Africa’s highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania all for a good cause – HOPE for Children.

The iconic image of snow-capped Kilimanjaro has long been a powerful draw for adventure seekers but summiting Mt Kilimanjaro has increasingly become the ultimate honeymoon adventure.

For most human beings, climbing Kilimanjaro is a big enough challenge itself, but Samin Saeed from Chiswick, West London, decided to take one step further by wearing her 5” killer heels on the summit to raise money for charity.

Tanzania travel expert Jane Deakin on the essential questions to ask before booking your Kilimanjaro trip.