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KILIMANJARO MOUNTAIN TREKKING $ 1850 Per person
Kilimanjaro is Africas highest mountain, its found in northern part of
Tanzania and lies just three degrees south of the equator and is
permanently snow-capped. It offers one of the best opportunities in the
world to climb a peak at high altitude without the need for technical
climbing ability. The trek takes you through well defined altitudinal
vegetation zones, from semi-arid scrub to dense cloud forest. It is open
to any normally fit and healthy person prepared for physical exertion
and exercise. Walking roughly 60 kilometers, you start from Marangu Gate
and gradually come up, with night stops, to reach Gillmans Point and
finally Uhuru Peak the actual summit.
Trekking Kilimanjaro we will use four routes:
6 Days Shira Route Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking
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Day 1:
Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park Shira Gate, Hike to Shira
The drive from Moshi to the trailhead takes about 3 hours. We hike
through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge. At lower
elevations the trail can be muddy and slippery. Gaiters and trekking
poles are a good idea here. We continue a short distance until we reach
the Shira Camp
Day 2:
Hike Shira 2 Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp
Starting the Shira Plateau we keep on to the east up a ridge, fleeting
the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we continue, our way changes
to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the Sharks Tooth
(elevation range between 4650m/15,250ft). Shortly after the tower we
come to the second junction which goes to the Arrow Glacier. We now
continue down to the Barranco Camp. Although you end the day around the
same elevation as when you began, this day is very important for
acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.
Day 3:
Hike Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
Following breakfast, we go away Barranco and continue on a steep ridge
up the Barranco Wall to the Karanga Valley and the crossroads which
connects with the Mweka Trail.
Day 4:
Hike Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
We keep on up to the Barafu Camp. You have accomplished the South
Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles.
Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day.
DAY 5:
Hike Barafu Camp to Summit, down to Mweka Camp
Extremely early in the morning midnight to 2 am, we go on our way to the
summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You beginning in a
northwesterly direction and climb through deep scree towards Stella
Point on the crater edge. This is the most mentally and physically
challenging portion of the trek. At Stella Point you will stop for a
short rest and will be happy with the most magnificent sunrise you are
ever likely to observe. Closer hikers may view the sunrise from the
summit. Starting Stella Point, you may come across snow all the way on
your 1-hour way up to the summit. Until that time at Uhuru Peak you have
reached the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of
Africa! From the summit we begin our drop by continuing straight down to
the Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You may want gaiters and
trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. We arrive at Mweka Camp
and enjoy our last evening on the mountain
DAY 6:
Hike Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate, drive to Moshi
After breakfast we continue the drop down to the Mweka Park Gate to
receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and
muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. From the gate, continue
another hour to Mweka Village. A vehicle will meet you at Mweka village
to drive you back to your hotel you book.
Included in Tour:
- 5 nights budget camping accommodation.
- Meals: Full Board Breakfast, Hot Lunch or Picnic Lunch and Dinner while on Safari.
- All Transfers and Transport, Park Fees, Hotel Accommodation.
- Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description.
- Services of a Safari Driver/ Guide.
- Safari tent, Safari cook and camping supplies.
Not included in tour:
- International air fares.
- Any required Visas.
- Travel Insurance.
- Items of a Personal Nature.
- Tips and Gratitudes to Safari Staff.
What to bring:
- Clothes.
- A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes.
- Comfortable shoes.
6 Days Marangu Route Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
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DAY 1: MANDARA HUT
At the first day you have to drive about 2 hrs. through Kilimanjaro in
the morning the semi-tropical foothills to Marangu area which situated
on the south-eastern side of the mountain. As you drive, there is
usually some admirable view of the snow-capped peak of the mountain. On
arrival at Marangu gate, you meet your team of guides and porters, pick
up any last minute supplies for the trek, and head to the entrance of
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park to register for the climb.
From the cluster of buildings at the gate it is some four to five hours
walk through patches of coffee plantation and dense rainforest to
Mandara Hut. The forest teems with brightly-coloured bird life, colobus
and other varieties of monkey. The flora includes numerous mosses,
lichens and flowers, as well as delicate orchids. If the skies are clear
you may have fine views over the town of Moshi lying at the boundary of
the plain far underneath. Mandara Hut is a collection of basic, A-frame
mountain huts with bunk beds quite adequate for your needs where
you inevitably meet up with fellow trekkers who are bent on the same
goal. Overnight stay Mandara Hut 1 night enjoying Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner
DAY2: HOROMBO HUT
The second day on the mountain beginning with a steep climb all the way
through the last envelop of rainforest, while this soon gives way to
rolling alpine pasture scattered with giant heather. Once upon a time
you depart the forest covering, Kilimanjaro twin peaks snow covered
Kibo and rocky Mawenzi which lie straight in front, dominating the
skyline. In additional when you cross a zone of open heath with stunted
vegetation, before emerging onto bleak moorland. Today you gain roughly
1,000m in altitude, and your walk can take anything from five to seven
hours depending on your pace. Tonight you stay at Horombo Huts
another collection of buildings similar in style to those at Mandara
which offer shelter and basic accommodation to those on the mountain.
Overnight stay at Horombo Hut -enjoying Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 3:HOROMBO HUT
At that day provides you an opportunity to get to know yourself more and
more to the altitude. Statistics show that an adaptation day like this
effectively doubles the chance of making it to the summit, so this time
is well spent! The day is not exactly wasted as there are a few walks
you can make in the surrounding area of the hut the most popular of
which is to the base of Mawenzi Peak, the spectacular eastern summit of
Kili and it takes four to five hours in our tour, and will get you to
reach altitude of 4,600m earlier than you return to the hut this will
stand you in good stead later on. Overnight stay at Horombo Hut-
enjoying Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 4 : KIBO HUT 4,705m
The countryside becomes with time more rocky and uneven as you leave the
everlasting flowers and other bizarre alpine plants behind. Giant
groundsels and lobelias appear in the sparse moorland. Todays trail up
to Kibo will again take anything between five and seven hours. Skirting
Mawenzi Peak, cross a stark, almost lunar landscape onto The Saddle, a
broad tundra desert between the two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. From
here you start to get unbelievable views of the upper reaches of the
mountain before arriving at Kibo Hut (4,705m), a dry-stone-walled hut
with dormitories and restricted facilities. Tonight you prepare for
tomorrows final beating THE SUMMIT - re-packing to leave any
supplementary items with the porters; you need to summon all your energy
to get to the summit so theres completely no point in carrying
anything you dont need! An early night is imperative as you must make a
midnight start in order to reach the summit in the morning before the
cloud cover settles, and then have time to get back down to the hut.
Overnight stay at Kibo Hut for 1 night:-Enjoying Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner
DAY 5:UHURU PEAK
Its long and demanding day! The guides wake you soon after midnight and
you start out in darkness, zigzagging up a long scree slope by the light
of your torch in the extreme cold. At this time of day the scree is
still frozen which makes it easier to walk on! After roughly two hours
you should reach Hans Meyers Cave named after the German geologist
who made the first successful ascent in 1889 where he found the
remains of a frozen leopard. The gradient gets steeper and three hours
on this is the hardest stretch of the ascent, you should reach the
crater rim at Notch. From here its a short scramble to Gillmans Point
-5,685m in time for crack of dawn. Your reward is the dramatic spectacle
of the sun rising over the ice fields and craggy peaks of Mawenzi the
profusion of colors and shapes make all the suffering seem worthwhile!
For those who still have the energy and drive, it takes another couple
of hours along the crater rim to reach Uhuru Peak 5,896m. Your fall
approximately 3 hrs retraces the route back down past Kibo Hut to
Horombo Hut for a well-deserved rest. Overnight stay at Horombo Hut for 1
night: enjoying Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 6:Back to ARUSHA.
The pace quickens as you continue your triumphant way back down across
alpine meadow and past Mandara Hut through the rainforest to Marangu
Gate where you board the vehicle for the journey back to Arusha.
Breakfast and Lunch are included in this day
Included in Tour:
- 5 nights budget camping accommodation.
- Meals: Full Board Breakfast, Hot Lunch or Picnic Lunch and Dinner while on Safari.
- All Transfers and Transport, Park Fees, Hotel Accommodation.
- Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description.
- Services of a Safari Driver/ Guide.
- Safari tent, Safari cook and camping supplies.
Not included in tour:
- International air fares.
- Any required Visas.
- Travel Insurance.
- Items of a Personal Nature.
- Tips and Gratitudes to Safari Staff.
What to bring:
- Clothes.
- A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes.
- Comfortable shoes.
6 Days Machame Route Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking
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Day 1:
From Arusha drive to the Machame route, often called the Whiskey Route.
From the Machame Park gate is a gentle climb up through the original
mountain forest, carpeted with unique -busy lizzie- flowers, begonias
and ferns. First camp amongst the giant heather at 3,000m. Slope of
1,200m and 5 to 6 hours walking.
DAY 2 :
Emerge from the giant heather zone and hike through fine open moorland
to camp by the Shira Cave at 3,840m. Herds of eland up here occasional
lion and there are attractive geological features in the old volcanic
caldera which can be viewed during a half-hour optional walk in the
afternoon. The Gradient is 840m and you can walk from 4 to 5 hrs
DAY 3:
Starting from Shira, go up towards the main peak Kibo, with the western
glaciers clearly visible across the uneven high-altitude desert of
volcanic rocks and boulders. Elusion approximately its foundation and
underneath the impressive western break, slide down into the privileged
Barranco Valley for mid-way camp at 3,950m. 6 to 7 hours walking and
only 110m total ascent but having climbed much higher and dropped back
down assists getting used to
DAY 4:
Up the steep Barranco wall with some sections of very easy scrambling
and drop down again to the Karanga Valley where you take a break for
lunch. Subsequent to lunch hike on to Barafu Hut having hiked a total of
7 - 8 hrs and ascended 650m. You have unbelievable views across to
Mawenzi peak from the camp after having finished a longer day of hiking
which now requires you to sufficiently relax in groundwork of the
challenging summit hike early the next morning
DAY 5:
A stimulating 1am start to climb the steep ice-covered scree. This is
inescapable on any route but we aim to go past Gillmans end to reach
Stella Point on the crater border for sunrise another for almost 40
minutes and you are at the uppermost top on the continent that is Kibo:
peak 5900m frequently in warm sunshine and then return on the Mweka fall
route. The gradient of 1,300m high and about 7 hrs. trekking to the
summit; 2,600m gradient and 6 - 7 hrs. trekking to the Mweka campsite
3400m on top of Mweka gate. This is a long hard day but you experience
absolutely delighted when you have complete it!
DAY: 6 Back to Mweka.
Starting Mweka campsite it is a 4 to 5 hours drop from side to side the
forest to Mweka gate which depend on individual fitness to accumulate
certificates and get together the vehicle ready to back Arusha for the
night time.
Included in Tour:
- 5 nights budget camping accommodation.
- Meals: Full Board Breakfast, Hot Lunch or Picnic Lunch and Dinner while on Safari.
- All Transfers and Transport, Park Fees, Hotel Accommodation.
- Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description.
- Services of a Safari Driver/ Guide.
- Safari tent, Safari cook and camping supplies.
Not included in tour:
- International air fares.
- Any required Visas.
- Travel Insurance.
- Items of a Personal Nature.
- Tips and Gratitudes to Safari Staff.
What to bring:
- Clothes.
- A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes.
- Comfortable shoes.
6DAYS RONGAI ROUTE MOUNT KILIMANJARO TREKKING
You can start this route from both the Tanzanian side of the border or
from Rongai in Kenya, but all park fees and arrangements must be made at
the Marangu gate. The route may only be used for the rise and the
Marangu route must be used for the move down. They are several big caves
along the route, which are used by the porters to overnight for the
first two nights.
Included in Tour:
- 5 nights budget camping accommodation.
- Meals: Full Board Breakfast, Hot Lunch or Picnic Lunch and Dinner while on Safari.
- All Transfers and Transport, Park Fees, Hotel Accommodation.
- Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description.
- Services of a Safari Driver/ Guide.
- Safari tent, Safari cook and camping supplies.
Not included in tour:
- International air fares.
- Any required Visas.
- Travel Insurance.
- Items of a Personal Nature.
- Tips and Gratitudes to Safari Staff.
What to bring:
- Clothes.
- A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes.
- Comfortable shoes.
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