Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro & meet the people New Year safari
6 Days and 5 nights
Per person US$ 2000
Book before Sept 30th 2008 and get 15% discount off
Summary:
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro and meet the people living around the mountain. Celebrate New Year on Uhuru peak, the highest point in Africa with with some champagne! This rewarding New Year adventure will last for 6 days. You can request an optional beach holiday.
Itinerary:
24th Dec 2008: "Karibu" Welcome Kenya
Transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Meridien hotel for dinner and overnight. (Lunch can be provided, depending on your time of arrival)
25th Dec 2008 : Visit Kibera Community:
Visit Kibera slum: here you will meet young men and women practicing traditional dances and try out some of African dances. They run a children’s home and you can donate something if like such as clothes, balls, pens, books, etc…. Kibera is the second largest slum in Africa after Soweto in South Africa, and has a population of aproximately 1 million people. Afternoon visit to Karen Blixen Museum, where the Movie of “Out Of Africa” took place. You will also visit Giraffe Centre where you will have the opportunity to view giraffes and feed them. Dinner and Night in your Hotel
26th Dec 2008 : Nairobi- Moshi:
Drive from Nairobi to Moshi. After lunch, you will receive information on climbing before a relaxing afternoon around swimming pool: Dinner and early goodnight.
27th Dec 2008 Start Climbing: Machame camp “9,850 feet, 6 to 7 hours walk”
Drive to Machame Gate Stand, at this (5,950 ft./ 1,815 mt.). Register with the park authority; begin climbing through the lush forest. Trekkers are likely to hear the many exotic birds in the canopy above, and even see black & white Colubus monkeys and Sykes monkeys as they hike along the knotted roots and mud on the forest floor: Dinner and Overnight at Machame Camp.
28th Dec 2008 : Shira Camp: “12,600 feet, 5 to 6 hours walk”
Breakfast then continue across beautiful heath land and alpine moorland with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro Peak. There is steep track through a savannah of tall grasses, and trees of Giant Heather and Erica. Scramble around large boulders as you enter the moorland zone, marked by lobelia and senecio plants, and volcanic rocks draped with lichen beards, which protect wild alpine flowers growing at their bases: Dinner and Overnight at Shira Camp.
29th Dec 2008 Acclimatization at Shira: Barranco Camp “12,950 feet, 5 to 6 hours walk”
From here you will be getting closer to the Lava Tower 300 foot tall volcanic plug which marks an exposed pass at 15,000 feet, this draw you nearer the Uhuru peak. Afternoon, descend the steep track into the Barranco Camp Great Barranco Valley. The camp is set on a cool (flat area) enclosed on three sides with steep valley walls and the Kibo massif itself. Hanging glaciers glint in the sunshine above, amidst the eerie landscape of plants such as the giant groundsels (Senecio Kilimanjaro), and the uniquely endemic Giant Lobelia: Dinner and Overnight in Barranco Camp.
30th Dec 2008: Karanga Valley Camp “13,900 feet, 4 to 5 hours walk”
Descent to the Gorge, before we climb its eastern wall where we will enjoy views of Kilimanjaro's ice fields, an equatorial anomaly. We will continue trekking until we reach our camp in Karanga Valley. Dinner and overnight Karanga Valley Camp.
31st Dec 2008: Barafu Camp “15,200 feet, 6 to 7 hours of walk”
Continue trekking up through the Karanga Valley, the trail turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape:Dinner and Overnight, Barafu Camp. At night before sunrise while the scree is still frozen the final ascent is made to Uhuru Peak. The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 deg. F (-12 deg. C) to –10 F. (-23 deg. C) just before dawn at the summit. As dawn nears, we'll summit at Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 19,340 feet. Uhuru will be the culmination of - and the reward for - 6-7 hours of strenuous hiking. Descend back to Barafu Camp, resting for a while before continuing our descent to Mweka Camp. Dinner and overnight at Mweka Camp.
1st Jan 2009: : Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
From Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate it takes about 2 - 3 hours where successful climbers would be awarded certificates of achievement. Back to your hotel for a great shower and sleep!
CO² offset and Make a Difference: We are looking for a suitable community Environmental Project a round Mt Kilimanjaro that we can re-investe our profits on from this trips.
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Price Includes:
- Transport
- Airport transfer
- Hotel in Nairobi
- English speaking guide (other languages upon request)
- All meals
- Accommodation in pre-set tents equipped with beds and beddings. Shower & flushing toilets available
- Park entry fees
- Driver allowance
- Guide allowance
- All game drives
- Miscellaneous: community visit,government taxes, mineral water
- CO² compensation programme
Not included:
- Insurance
- Tips to driver guide
- Items of personal use
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