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Itinerary at a glance
Nairobi, Kenya Fairview Hotel 1 night 7 Oct
Amboseli National Reserve, Kenya Tortilis Camp 2 nights 8 Oct - 9 Oct
Arusha, Tanzania Moivaro Lodge 1 night 10 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Machame Camp 1 night 11 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Shira Camp 1 1 night 12 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Barranco Camp 1 night 13 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Karanga Camp 1 night 14 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Barafu Camp 1 night 15 Oct
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Mweka Camp 1 night 16 Oct
Arusha, Tanzania Moivaro Lodge 1 night 17 Oct
Katavi National Park, Tanzania Chada Katavi Camp 3 nights 18 Oct - 20 Oct
Mahale Mountains, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania Greystoke Mahale 4 nights 21 Oct - 24 Oct
Important notes
This will be an amazing adventure! Starting with a safari in Amboseli National Reserve, Kenya, continuing
onto your Kilimanjaro climb, and finishing with a safari segment in southern Tanzania.
Land package pricing
Kilimanjaro Climb Includes: All park, camp and rescue fees, transport between Arusha and gates at
start and finish of climb, services of licensed, experienced, English speaking mountain guide, licensed
assistant guide, porters, and cook. Three meals a day are provided. We provide a variety of foods to permit
varied meals with full breakfasts with foods such as eggs, sausage, toast or pancakes, hot cereal, fruit and
juice, tea or coffee. Lunches are sometimes packed and sometimes hot, so will vary. Dinners will have meat
dishes of beef, chicken or fish, fresh vegetable dishes, pasta, rice, potatoes, homemade soups, fresh fruits,
desserts, juice, tea, coffee. We provide camping gear - tents, mountain mats, sleeping bags and blankets
(you may also use your own if you wish). Oxygen service is included for you both. Portable toilets while at
camps are also included.
Does not include: Mineral water for drinking, except for the first day, soft drinks, alcohol or tips for guide
and porters. Personal gear or clothing for the climb is not provided but is available for hire (just let me
know what you will need and I will provide prices and details).
We provide 3L water for the first day only and the balance is taken from the mountain and purified. You can
bring purification tablets, a filter system or, if the group is one or two people only, the cook can boil water
for you in the evenings. You should have a torch-a headlamp type is best, extra batteries, warm waterproof
pants and jacket, warm clothes to layer, hat that covers your ears or even your face, gloves, warm socks,
gaiters and good climbing boots. Crampons and gaiters may be needed. Walking sticks are used by most,
especially for the descent. Be sure to bring lip balm and sunscreen and sunglasses or goggles (polarized
lenses are best). The glare for the snow and ice can cause serious sunburn.
04 OCT DL#1847 5:30pm DEN (Denver) - 7:05pm SLC (Salt Lake City)
04 OCT DL#1239 9:45pm SLC - 10:40pm PDX (Portland)
05 OCT NW#260 12:45pm PDX - 8:00am AMS (Amsterdam) on 06 OCT
06 OCT KQ#117 8:40pm AMS - 6:15am NBO (Nairobi) on 07 OCT
25 OCT KQ#102 11:45pm NBO - 6:45am LHR (London) on 26 OCT
26 OCT NW#753 2:25pm LHR - 5:45pm MSP (Minneapolis)
27 OCT DL#2707 7:10am MSP - 8:11am DEN
Day 1: Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Accommodation: Fairview Hotel
Check in: 7 Oct 2010
Check out: 8 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: Double Room - Bed & breakfast
Welcome to Africa! You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel.
The Fairview Hotel, situated on 5 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens unmatched by other Nairobi hotels,
consists of comfortable rooms that offer every modern facility, including wi-fi, personal electronic safes, and
direct dial phones.
The Fairview's chefs and four dining venues ensure that every guest will have a variety of fabulous culinary
choices. Guests can choose to dine at the Mukutan Garden Cafe, Pwani Pool Restaurant, Mitende Atrium
Sushi Bar, or the Pango Brasserie. Facilities also include a business center, gymnasium and a recently added
pool.
Day 2: Friday, October 8th, 2010
Accommodation: Tortilis Camp
Check in: 8 Oct 2010
Check out: 10 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: All meals, soft drinks, beer, house wine, laundry & safari activities
After an early breakfast, you are met and transferred to Nairobi's Regional Airport to meet your scheduled
flight to Amboseli. Your safari guide will be waiting for you on arrival and will transfer you to camp.
Named for the umbrella shaped thorn trees under which it is built, Acacia Tortilis, this is a tented camp that
beckons you away from the stresses of life and surrounds you with luxury.
Luxury tents with private en-suite bathrooms and unrivaled views of the mountain make this the ultimate
place from which to get up close and personal with the abundant wildlife, especially Amboseli's famous land
leviathan, the African Elephant. Sit on your private verandah and enjoy the view of the highest mountain in
Africa. Mt. Kilimanjaro is omnipresent, yet Tortilis is a place of peace and solitude.
Watch the sun set from the top of a nearby hill; take the time to observe the behavior of the elephant family
groups. Whether you choose to explore or stay put, the friendly staff, members of the surrounding Maasai
community, will delight in making your stay at Tortilis a most memorable part of your visit to Kenya.
Activities include morning and afternoon game drives or game walks. Accommodation is comprised of 17
tents under thatch on wooden platforms. The tents are large; the emphasis is on service and comfort. Each
tent leads from a bedroom with expansive king-size or generous twin beds, through a dressing area into
modern bathrooms with pressured hot showers and flush toilets. Each tent is raised up on a wooden deck
and sheltered by a makuti (thatched) roof overhanging a large verandah, ideal for an early afternoon siesta.
There is a swimming pool and pool bar. There is also a comfortable open hilltop bar with lounge and dining
room under thatch. A recently completed family room with two en-suite bedrooms, beautifully decorated
sitting area, and private views add to the magnificent offerings at Tortilis.
Day 4: Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Accommodation: Moivaro Lodge
Check in: 10 Oct 2010
Check out: 11 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: Double Room - Breakfast & dinner
Today you are transferred to the Namanga Gate where you will clear customs and immigration and enter
Tanzania. Our Tanzania partners will meet you here and transfer you to Moivaro Lodge.
Moivaro Lodge is situated right in the heart of beautiful, natural scenery and yet is only 7 km from the town
of Arusha.
At Moivaro Lodge they will ensure that you are looked after in a unique, friendly and peaceful environment,
helping you to prepare for your safari and cosseting you on your return in the evening. You can always
choose to relax and enjoy the beautiful vista of Mount Meru from the comfortable verandah, or perhaps to
laze at the pool nestling in the midst of tropical trees and coffee plants.
Accommodations are in picturesque garden cottages set in beautiful gardens, each with their own verandah
and all the modern comforts. Facilities include a swimming-pool, children's play ground, 2 km nature trail,
massage room, internet facilities and room service.
Day 5: Monday, October 11th, 2010
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 9:00am and drive you to the Machame Gate. After registration
and clearances, you will begin your trek through a spectacular forest area, reaching Machame Camp after
6-7 hours. There you will have dinner and overnight (elevation about 2,700m or 8,775 Ft). Trek starts at
about 11:30am by the time you get there and clear the gate formalities. You will arrive at camp around
4:30pm.
After a short descent, you will begin your trek towards Shira Cathedral this morning. Continuing on, you will
pass by a superb bivi cave, just before arriving at Shira Camp, at about 3,700 meters, where you will have
dinner and overnight. Today's climb is about 5-6 hours. You start at about 8:30am and trek until about
1:30pm.
Once out of the forest, take a steep track into a Savannah of tall grasses, heather, and volcanic rock draped
with lichen beards. Ascend through the lush rolling hills below the Shira plateau, finally reaching camp at the
edge of the plateau. The view of Kibo from across the plateau is amazing.
This morning you proceed steadily upward over the ridge lines of the high desert. You break for lunch at
4420m after about 4 hours. After lunch, continue past the Lava Tower and descend the steep track into the
Great Barranco Valley to your camp. Total Trekking time is 6-7 hours today.
At 3950m above sea level, Barranco Camp is the located in the Barranco Valley set on a flat area called a col.
IT is enclosed on three sides by steep valley walls and the Kibo massif. The area is home to some unique
fauna, such as the Giant Lobelia.
As the climbing party reaches camp, porters will set up the facilities including dome sleeping tents, mess
tent, and ablution facilities. Sleeping mats, dining table and chairs, wash stands and basins are provided.
Cuisine consists of three hearty meals a day, plus snacks on arrival in camp. The menu has been developed
to produce the energizing and tasty meals necessary for high altitude climbing. Specially designed mountain
cool boxes keep perishables cold and fresh.
Day 8: Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Today you trek from Baranco Camp starting at about after breakfast to Karanga Valley, 4100m. This is a
shorter day or trekking as you arrive at camp before lunch.
This morning you will descend into the majestic Great Barranco Valley, amidst the forest of giant
groundsels, between sheer cliffs with brilliant hanging glaciers. After lunch at Barranco Camp, you begin a
scramble up the steep "Barranco Wall."
We then traverse up and down the slopes of valleys, which have carved their way into the mountain's
southern face. Kibo's glaciers loom above to your left and the jagged peak of Mawenzi appears just over the
southern slope of Kibo. We stop in the Karanga Valley at the end of this day.
It's a good idea to relax a bit this afternoon. You may also want to go on a short afternoon hike around the
area.
Today the trekking becomes more difficult as the trail gets steeper and the temperature drops. The
landscape becomes more sparse as you trek to your next camp. Total trekking time is 4-5 hours today. You
have the afternoon to rest and prepare for the long night ahead. Eat and drink as much as possible before
retiring early to your tent for much needed sleep.
As we begin this morning the trail turns steadily uphill. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape
more sparse as we near Barafu Camp at 4550 m. Barafu Camp is set on an exposed ridge and is the staging
point from which you will make your way into the arctic summit zone tomorrow morning. Our cooks will help
you eat and drink as much as possible before retiring to your tent for rest and sleep.
Day 10: Saturday, October 16th, 2010
Accommodation: Mweka Camp
Check in: 16 Oct 2010
Check out: 17 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: Double Tent - All meals
A midnight wake up call will start your long day. After a hot drink you begin your final ascent winding
through a path of seemingly endless switchbacks in the shadow of the Ratzel and Rebmann glaciers. At
dawn, after around 6 hours of trekking you reach the edge of the crater at Stella Point (5790m above sea
level) , which is the end of the steep track. From here you trek about one hour further on a gentle slope
upward to Uhuru Peak (5,896 meters or about 19,620 ft) and the summit. After a short time at the summit
descend back to Barafu Camp for some rest, then trek further down the mountain to Mweka Camp for the
night. Total trekking time is 12-17 hours.
Mweka Camp is at 3110m above sea level. After reaching the summit, climbers make their way down the
mountain and stay at Mweka Camp for their final night on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Day 11: Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Accommodation: Moivaro Lodge
Check in: 17 Oct 2010
Check out: 18 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: Double Room - Breakfast & dinner
After completing your descent to Mweka Gate, you will receive your Summit Certificate and be able to enjoy
the celebration with the many others also completing their climb. Then your guide will transfer you back to
Moivaro Lodge for overnight once more.
Moivaro Lodge is situated right in the heart of beautiful, natural scenery and yet is only 7 km from the town
of Arusha.
At Moivaro Lodge they will ensure that you are looked after in a unique, friendly and peaceful environment,
helping you to prepare for your safari and cosseting you on your return in the evening. You can always
choose to relax and enjoy the beautiful vista of Mount Meru from the comfortable verandah, or perhaps to
laze at the pool nestling in the midst of tropical trees and coffee plants.
Accommodations are in picturesque garden cottages set in beautiful gardens, each with their own verandah
and all the modern comforts. Facilities include a swimming-pool, children's play ground, 2 km nature trail,
massage room, internet facilities and room service.
Day 12: Monday, October 18th, 2010
Accommodation: Chada Katavi Camp
Check in: 18 Oct 2010
Check out: 21 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: All meals, drinks (except Champagne), laundry and safari activities
It's safari time! Today you are transferred to Arusha's Regional Airport to meet your flight to Katavi
National Park. Your guide will be waiting for you on arrival and will transfer you to camp.
Chada Katavi is situated in the core of Katavi National Park in western Tanzania and is reputed to be one of
the wildest places on earth. From its elevated vantage point on a peninsula that rises out of the miombo
woodland, the camp is perfectly positioned for panoramic views over the Chada plain.
With just 6 large tents and a maximum capacity of 12 guests, the guides at Chada sometimes joke that they
can guarantee "a million hectares of virgin African bush per person." It might seem like a pretty bold claim,
but this park is so incredibly remote that it is more often than not the case. Katavi is 2, 3 or even 4 days drive
from either Dar es Salaam or Arusha, depending on the weather and the state of the tracks. It is the kind
of place where the rangers invite you to stay for lunch when you turn up to sign in at Park Gate.
Hidden in the trees that flank it are 6 guest tents, with fine wooden furniture, and large comfortable beds
spread with crisp white Egyptian cottons, and floors covered with thick woven rugs. The tents are large,
romantic and airy with many shade netting windows to allow the cool breezes through. The bathrooms are
bush deluxe, and set just behind each bedroom tent.
Walking safaris take you even deeper into Katavis untamed world. Rare Roan and Sable antelope, normally
skittish and shy, graze openly on these plains. On foot you experience another side of Africa, that which
takes flight at the sound of approaching vehicles. The game is unbelievable with sightings of elephant, lion,
leopard, cheetah, crocodile and hippo among many others. Fly camping is another option, sleeping with
only a mosquito net between you and the night sky. The experience of the bush is inimitable.
It is a combination of this unique isolation and some incredible concentrations of game that makes Katavi
such a dream ticket.
Day 15: Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Accommodation: Greystoke Mahale
Check in: 21 Oct 2010
Check out: 25 Oct 2010
Booking conditions: All meals, drinks (except Champagne) & laundry
Today you fly from Katavi to Lake Tanganyika. You are met on arrival and have a boat transfer (approx.
1 hr) to Greystoke Mahale Camp.
There are few natural environments more seductive than Mahale, and there is no place on earth better to
watch wild chimpanzees.
It is achingly beautiful and unspoiled. Tropical mountains rise from pale sand beaches of Lake Tanganyika
to 7500 feet. Rivers tumble down waterfalls to the shoreline, through fairytale forest valleys, providing
stunning hiking terrain. Among many other mammals, a thousand wild chimpanzees range in this rich
habitat. Over 90 unique species of fish swim meanwhile in the gin clear waters of the lake. So do we, under
the African sun, it's irresistible.
There are no roads for 50 miles. Man can only enter on foot or by boat. You'll find Greystoke Camp on the
beach, right at the heart of it all.
An extraordinary group of 50 chimpanzees have been completely habituated to human contact. This means
they are definitely wild, but can be approached to within a few meters, and are studied daily by researchers.
Tracking the chimps along winding park paths can take anything from half an hour (sometimes they oblige
by coming into camp) to five. It helps to be fit, but the walking is not overly strenuous. It's all worth it in the
end. Sitting, literally surrounded, by these long-lost cousins as they fight, breed, hunt and play is quite
simply, mind blowing.
Greystoke Mahale is the ultimate retreat, sculptured from canvas, wood and thatch: no concrete, no plastic,
no shops, no sign posts.
Service is attentive, but not overbearing, and the living is very easy. Dinners are laid on the beach under the
stars, on the mahogany dhow by flaming torch, or in the Mess - a timbered Tongwe chief's hut - the ultimate
chimp exhibit.
The 6 double tents have little but the best: linen sheets, down pillows, hand-made wooden beds. Each has
a forest bathroom, with running water, flush toilets and showers under the palms, though most choose to
abandon their normal selves and bathe in the clear moonlit waters of Tanganyika.