11 Days Combination of mout kilimanjaro machame route and safari

11 Days Combination of mout kilimanjaro machame route and safari

Overview

11 Days Combination of mout.kilimanjaro machame route and safari One of the most breathtaking and popular routes on Mount Kilimanjaro, the Machame (or ‘Whiskey’) route contains some tough climbing that rewards those who prepare and endure when the going gets tough. For those wanting a scenic climb and a physical challenge, Machame is the perfect combination.

Highlight

Day 1:Moshi – Machame Camp

Day 2:Machame Camp – Shira Camp

Day 3: Shira Camp – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp

Day 4:Barranco Camp – Barafu Camp

Day 5:Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp

Day 6:Mweka Camp – Moshi

Day 7:Tarangire National Park

Day 8:Serengeti National Park

Day 9:Serengeti National Park

Day 10:Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater.

Day 11:Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

11 Days Combination of mout kilimanjaro machame route and safari

You’ll be picked up from your Moshi accommodations and make the drive to Kilimanjaro National Park. Here, you’ll liaise with your guides and begin your ascent through the verdant rainforest that clothes the lower reaches of Kilimanjaro. Hiking for 5-6 hours through this ancient jungle, you’ll get to go on a miniature safari as you spot wildlife such as black and white colobus monkeys along the way. You’ll finish your day at Machame Camp (3,000 meters), where your porters will be waiting with your tents pitched, hot water ready for bathing, and food ready to reenergize you for the day to come.
Accommodation: Machame Camp
Meals: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast.

You’ll be up bright and early today, but it’s a shorter day of hiking. The lush forest gives way to scrubby moorland today, making for an entirely different hiking experience. You’ll arrive at Shira Camp by the mid-afternoon, giving you time to relax and soak in the stunning views of Kibo glacier from the Shira Plateau.
Accommodation: shira camp
Meals Planed: B.L & D

Your first goal today will be the intimidating form of the Lava Tower (4,640m) and you’ll set off for this distinctive landmark immediately after breakfast. After ascending 700m to the Lava Tower, you’ll descend gradually towards Barranco Camp at 4,500m. Your trek again takes you through different vegetation zones and you’ll set up camp at the scenic Barranco Camp in the shadows of the imposing Barranco Wall. Considered the most beautiful of all of the camps on Kilimanjaro, Barranco will be your base for the evening.
Accommodation: Barranco Camp
Meals Planed: Full Board Basis

You’ll get your first real taste of mountain climbing today, as you’ll tackle Barranco Wall for a bit of old-fashioned rock climbing. After this initial trial, you’ll continue towards the Karanga Valley, where you’ll stop for lunch. After your meal, you’ll continue on for another 2-3 hours until you reach Barafu Camp. As you’ll be summiting tomorrow, it’s important that you eat a full meal and drink plenty of fluids before turning in for the evening.

Accommodation: Barafu Camp
Meals Planed: B.L

You’re starting your day early today – just after midnight, in fact! Your climbing team will wake you with a cup of hot tea and a light snack for energy as you get dressed and prepare your daypack for the adventure ahead. You’ll be hiking in utter darkness for the next 5-7 hours, so take it slow and you’ll arrive at Stella Point a few hours before dawn. From here, there’s another two hours of intense hiking before you reach your ultimate goal: Uhuru Peak. Standing at 5,985m, you’ll be able to experience a spectacular sunrise and take in the panoramic view. You’ve done it! After snapping your photos and soaking it all in, you’ll begin the descent back down towards Barafu Camp, where you’ll stop for lunch and some celebration. After a bit of rest, you’ll continue down to Mweka Camp to overnight.

Accommodation: Mweka Camp
Meals Planed: B.L.D

You’ll get your first real taste of mountain climbing today, as you’ll tackle Barranco Wall for a bit of old-fashioned rock climbing. After this initial trial, you’ll continue towards the Karanga Valley, where you’ll stop for lunch. After your meal, you’ll continue on for another 2-3 hours until you reach Barafu Camp. As you’ll be summiting tomorrow, it’s important that you eat a full meal and drink plenty of fluids before turning in for the evening.

Accommodation: Moshi or Arusha hotel
Meals Planed: B.L .D

You’ll get your first real taste of mountain climbing today, as you’ll tackle Barranco Wall for a bit of old-fashioned rock climbing. After this initial trial, you’ll continue towards the Karanga Valley, where you’ll stop for lunch. After your meal, you’ll continue on for another 2-3 hours until you reach Barafu Camp. As you’ll be summiting tomorrow, it’s important that you eat a full meal and drink plenty of fluids before turning in for the evening.

Accommodation: Tarangire Public Campsite/tarangire lodge.
Meals Planed: B.L.D

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.

Accommodation: Seronera Campsite/ Tanzania bush camp.
Meals Planed: B.L

Early morning game drive to see also nocturnal animals returning from hunting and lions awaking in the dawn followed by a full day of game drives around Serengeti. Depending on the time of year and the Great Migration and the movements of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.

Accommodation: Serengeti Seronera Campsite.
Meals Planed: B.L .D

Early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite where you will have dinner and overnight

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Simba Campsite/A’ngata lodge
Meals Planed: B.L.D

An early breakfast, You will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngoro Ngoro conservation Area supports vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Late afternoon transfer to Arusha For dinner and Overnight or airport drop off. (Accommodation can be included upon request at extra cost).

Accommodation: Overnight or airport drop off.
Meals Planed: B.L.D

Cancelation Procedure

10% Deposit payable upfront. Remaining balance payable 30 days prior to trip departure. Free cancellation up to 30 days prior departure. No refund applicable within 30 days of departure..

Payment Procedure

A deposit of 10% is required when booking this tour. The remaining balance will be charged 30 days prior departure. For any bookings within 30days of departure, the full tour amount will be charged upon booking.

Include

  • Park fees
  • Conservation Fees
  • All activities (unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
  • A professional driver/guide.
  • All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water on all days.

Exclude

  • International flights
  • Increases in park fees where applicable
  • Visa and passport fees
  • Personal items
  • (tipping guideline
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Items of a personal nature

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