Kilimanjaro Climbing Machame route with a an adventureAfrican camping or Lodge Tanzania safari to Serengeti,Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara
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Mount Kilimanjaro climbing where Combining an African Mountain trek and an adventure Tanzania camping safari or Luxury Lodge safari gives you an exiting peak adventure toping with wildlife in some of the finest parks in East Africa

DAY 1:
Board Riverside shuttle bus or Davanu shuttle bus from Nairobi at 0800 hrs and proceed to Arusha arriving at 1300hrs. Depart for Moshi at 1400hrs arriving at 1530hrs. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Moshi or (Pick up from Kilimanajaro airport and transfer to hotel in Moshi)

DAY 2 :
Machame Gate (1490m) - Machame camp (2980m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 18 km's
Habitat: Montane forest
Transfer from your hotel to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate at Machame. From here, you trek through the lush forest to Machame hut . Overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 3:
Machame camp (2980m) - Shira camp (3840m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 9 km's
Habitat: Moorland
Leave the forest. The path follows a steep ridge passing through open moorlands crossing a large gorge to reach Shira hut. Overnight stay at the camp

DAY 4:
Shira (3840m)-Lava Tower (4630m)-Barranco camp (3950m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Semi desert
You turn Eastwards and continue ascending through the dry landscape before dropping again to reach Barranco hut . Overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 5:
Barranco camp (3950m)- Barafu camp (4550m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 13 km's
Habitat: Alpine desert
The path climbs steep out of the Barranco valley and crosses the Karanga valley, then turns North to reach Barafu Hut . Overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 6:
SUMMIT ATTEMPT
Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka (3100m)
Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak
7/8 hours to descend to Mweka
Distance: About 7 km's ascent - 23 km's descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Along day with an early start to reach the crater, ream at the Stella point in time for sunrise, then to Uhuru peak , the highest point in Africa. After wards, descend to Gilman's point and down to Horombo hut. Over night, stay at the camp

DAY 7:
Descend down passing Mandara hut to the gate where you are transferred back to your hotel in Moshi for dinner and over night.

Day 8: After breakfast morning game drive in Manyara Park again. Lunch at the
camp then drive to Karatu Safari junction for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: After breakfast drive to Serengeti via Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai
Gorge for picnic lunch. Game drive enroute. Dinner and overnight Camp

Day 10: After breakfast drive back to Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing into the Crater. Lunch, and then late afternoon drive back to Manyara camp
for dinner and overnight.

Day 11: After breakfast drive slowly to Moshi via Snake Park.

Day 12: Depart Moshi for your shuttle to Nairobi.
Price is 1950US$ per person

INCLUSIVES
2 way Shuttle bus transfer: Nairobi- Moshi - Nairobi
2 transfers from Moshi to Machame park gate -return
3 meals per day while trekking - Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian
6 days Kilimanjaro trek- Machame
5 nights accommodation in Tents while trekking (bring your own tent or hire one locally)
First and Last night accommodation at YMCA Moshi -Bed and Breakfast.
All park entrance fees and government levies
English speaking mountain Guide and assistant guides
Porters- a maximum of 2 per client.
camping fee, entry fee, crater service, cook, drive guide, petrol and food ( three meals a day).
This price does not include Tipping, before and after safari/cilmb and drinks.

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