Kilimanjaro, Safari & Zanzibar

CLIMBING KILIMANJARO, SAFARI and
RELAX IN ZANZIBAR

(The price include all entrance fees in the reserves, about 1000 USD)

Day 1: Arriving in Africa
Pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport.
Transfer to Arusha. Hotel accommodation.

Days 2 to 7: Ascend on Kilimanjaro
We will use Machame route, considered the most beautiful access to the summit. Accommodation will be in tents provided by our agency. We’ll have porters that will carry most of our luggage as well as food and camping equipment, and also a chef.
We’ll be accompanied by 1-3 local english speaking guides and, according with the size of the group.

Day 2: Machame Hut 3020m
We will start by crossing the tropical forest to Machame Hut (3000m). The trail takes about 4h.

Day 3: Shira Camp 3847m
We leave the forest reaching the alpine Shira Plateau, where we will encounter special vegetation, notably the huge Lobelia, as well as the delicate Impatiens Kilimanjari. The route to the Shira camp (3500m) takes about 4h.

Day 4: Barranco Camp 3984m
Today the route climbs at about 4600m near a cliff called the "lava tower" and then drops back to approximately 3900m in the beautiful Barranco camp. (the route takes about 6 hours)

Day 5: Barafu Camp 4681m
In the morning We’ll climb the "breakfast wall", the only area requiring a little climb, we’ll cross Karanga valley and then climb to Barafu camp (4600m), the last stop before the final assault. At this altitude the vegetation disappears, leaving the place of rocks and ice. We won’tt cross glaciers, so no  need crampons or special boots.

Day 6: Summit Day – Uhuru Peak 5895m – Mweka camp 3090m
We’ll start very early (0: 00 ÷ 2: 00 a.m.), climbing more easily on the frozen ground, and also to reach the peak before the fog rise from tropical forest. This climb is a test of endurance, into the thin air. We'll climb about 6h to the edge of the Kibo crater and then, on a much gentle slope, another hour to the highest point in Africa: Uhuru Peak (5895m).
We’ll see the superb sunrise spectacle from an altitude of almost 6000m. Once we have enjoyed the view and celebrated the success, we’ll begin the descend to Barafu camp which will take about 3h. There we’ll take a lunch break and continue downhill to Mweka camp, where we’ll overnight.

Day 7: Leaving the Mountain – Mweka Gate 1641m
Descent to Mweka gate and leaving the Kilimanjaro National Park after we’ll receive the official certificates for our performance.
Transfer to the hotel in Arusha.

Option1 - safari in Tanzania :
Days 8-10: Safari in Serengeti and Ngoro-Ngoro Crater.
Accomodation on mountain tents. For lodge accommodation, the price is increasing with 550 USD.
On the first day of safari we will explore Serengeti plains. We will spend the night in Serengeti, and the next day we’ll head to Ngoro-Ngoro conservation area, an unique ecosystem inside an extinct volcano crater. Here we spend the second night.  What you have seen so far only on Discovery TV , National Geographic or Animal Planet, now you will enjoy with your own eyes.
Safari car, guide, chef and all meals are provided by our agency.
On the third day return and  accommodation on Arusha..

Option2 - safari in Kenya :
Days 8-10: Safari in Maasai Mara.
Accomodation on tents with beds and private bathroom.

For this option, on day 7 after the descent from Kilimanjaro, you’ll be transferred directly to Nairobi by the public shuttle. Overnight at a 3* hotel.
Then it follows 3 days and 2 nights of safari in Maasai Mara National Park, the most beautiful Kenyan sanctuary of wildlife (over 450 species of animals were recorded here). Maasai Mara is a continuation of the Serengeti reservation in Tanzania. Named after the Maasai warriors and after describing the area seen from the height Mara, which in Maa (Maasai language) means speckled, it is famous for its exceptional feline population and for  Great Annual Migration of the Zebras, Thomson gazelles and the Wild beasts from Serengeti. The millions of Gnu antelopes are the most numerous species in the Mara Serengeti ecosystem. Around July each year, these animals are migrating into a giant heard from Serengeti Plains, on the search of fresh pasture, and they are returning to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive phenomenon in the entire animal world, which involves an enormous number of herbivores, which attract many predators, especially lions and hyenas. More than 450 species of birds were identified in the park, including eagles, marabou storks, secretary birds and ostriches. Accomodation at Lenchada tented camp.
After safari the last night will be again in Nairobi at a 3*e hotel.

Day 11: Relax in Zanzibar
Flight to Zanzibar.
Zanzibar - the island of spices, the jewel of the East African crown, awaits you to relax on the shade of palm trees on its beaches with fine white sand. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean await you to swim with dolphins and to admire it’s coral reefs. The ones passionate about history will discover very interesting things here.
Optional visit "Stone Town", UNESCO monument. Accomodation in bungalows on the beach.

Day 15: End of the trip
Drop off at the airport. End of services.