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Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing Expedition
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing Expedition
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Machame Route
8
Days / 7 Nights
Climbing Map
Gear List |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro |
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Machame Route |
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Machame Camp |
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Shira Camp |
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Baranco Hut |
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Kilimanjaro Summit |
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Uhuru Peak |
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At the top! |
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Your
Kilimanjaro Climb |
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Machame Route
is the second most popular route, and it is considered the
most beautiful route up Kilimanjaro. With a gradual ascend
through the forest you emerge to see wide views of the
moorland on Shira plateau, Kibo and Western Breach. The
different kinds of vegetation found along the route make
it the most sceneric route.
For a slightly more technical climb on Kilimanjaro, one
can conquer Uhuru peak from Arrow Glacier camp, but a less
challenging route can be taken from Barranco hut. |
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Day 1 |
Greet & meet and arrival transfer to
Impala Hotel in Arusha for
Mt. Kilimanjaro climb briefing, dinner and overnight. |
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Day 2 |
Check out and leave after
breakfast in a four wheel drive vehicle for
Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Machame gate for Mountain Climb registration and
entrance fee payments. Start climbing along
a clear trail through plantation and natural forest,
thereafter a narrow forest path follows to the
Machame
Camp, 9,900ft. Lunch along the way. Dinner and
overnight at Machame Camp. |
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Day 3 |
After breakfast, ascending through the forest,
steep ridge passing through heather and open moorlands,
and crossing a large gorge to
Shira Camp
12,600ft, about 5-6 hours. Lunch along the way.
Dinner and overnight at Shira Camp. |
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Day 4 |
After breakfast, ascend to Lava
tower 15,180ft, with lunch on the way, then
descend slowly to
Baranco Camp 12,850ft,
for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 5 |
After breakfast, we leave Baranco hut for
Barafu hut, 14,910ft.
Pass through the last water
drop at Karanga valley on the way up. Lunch along the way.
Dinner and overnight Barafu Camp. |
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Day 6 |
Wake up at midnight, and after
a small snack, start ascending to
Uhuru Peak through the
Stella point at 18,640 ft. Lunch on the way. After reaching the summit,
we descend to
Mweka Camp
at 10,100 ft for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 7 |
After breakfast, continue your
descent to Mweka gate with lunch on the way. The car
will be waiting for you to take you to back to the
Impala Hotel in
Arusha. |
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Day 8 |
Transfer to airport to catch a
homebound flight.
-End of Tour |
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Prices:
Departures Daily |
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| Included: |
 | Guaranteed departure and guaranteed price,
after deposit is received. |
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| Arrival and departure airport transfers.
Free bus shuttle transfer to/from Nairobi-Arusha. |
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| Accommodations at a hotel in Arusha, before and after the climb.
Accommodations include breakfast/dinner as listed in the
itinerary above. |
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| Transport from the hotel to Mt. Kilimanjaro and back to
the hotel. |
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| All park fees, including mountain
rescue fees, and all applicable fees and taxes including
government taxes. |
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| Services of Professional
English (or Spanish) speaking mountain guide, assistant guide or
guides, a
skilled cook, and porters
for your luggage, food, and water. |
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| Dining Tent and meals as indicated in the
itinerary above. |
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| Accommodations in mountain huts or
tents during your climb. We use the highest quality
expedition tents, made in the United States by Eureka and The North
Face. These are imported specifically for Orio Wildlife
Safaris. Tents contain mattresses. |
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| Use of radios or phones for your
safety. |
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| Group average of 4-6 climbers, maximum
of 12. |
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Included: |
| Passport, Visa, traveler’s insurance,
medical evacuation insurance. |
| International Airfare: airplane ticket
to/from your country of origin to Kilimanjaro Airport, Dar es
Salaam Airport or Nairobi Airport (unless explicitly
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| Emergency Oxygen. Add $180 per person to
include emergency oxygen on your climb. |
| Personal items,
such as smokes, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages. |
| Tips to guides and porters. |
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