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MOUNT KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK
Discovered by Johannes Rebman in 1848, Mount Kilimanjaro is a
beautiful great shining mountain of 5,895m always bearing a
glittering mantle of snow. The highest mountain in Africa is
also a national park which extends from mountain rain forest
to scrub and alpine moorland and finally snow and ice fields
at the summit. There are several routes to the top as Machame,
Shire, Mweka, Umbwe, but Marangu Route is the most used one.
You can choose to have extra acclimatization's days on the way
up. Any climb can easily be combined with safaris in Tanzania
or Kenya, as well as Beach - holiday on the coast or the
islands Zanzibar.
Original name:
Kilima Njaro (Swahili) Oldoinyo Oibor (Masai)
Height:
5895 meters or 19,340 feet; Looming some 16 000 feet (4900
meters) above the plains that spread out from its base, the
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Location:
3°04' South Latitude, 37°21' East longitude; although it's
close to the Kenyan border, Kili is completely in Tanzania
Composed of three separate volcanoes, massive and complex
Kilimanjaro covers an area 60 miles (100 kilometers) long and
40 miles (65 kilometers) wide.
Peaks:
Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano, with 3 peaks: Kibo, Shira &
Mawenzi. Kibo is the highest one (5895m) in the center,
Mawenzi is lower (5,149m or 16,896 feet) and east of Kibo, but
more technical. Kili's 3rd peak Shira is less obvious, but
it's also an extinct volcano. ( 3,962m or 13,000 feet, west of
Kibo)
The volcanoes, whose lava fields overlapped and partially
obliterated each other, began erupting approximately 2 million
years ago.
The peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi are joined by a broad saddle 7
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Seasons & Time to go up the mountain:
All year long it is possible although most avoid the rainy
season: The long rainy season is from April to May, the short
rainy season is mostly in November/beginning of December.
Always be prepared for wet days and cold nights on the
mountain any time of year!
Weather:
Because of Kilimanjaro’s great height, the mountain influences
its own weather. Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are
deflected upward by the slopes and drop their moisture as rain
and snow. This moisture results in a variety of vegetative
zones that contrast dramatically with the savanna grasses and
semi desert scrub on the surrounding plains. The mount’s lower
slopes, probably once forested, have been cleared for the
cultivation of coffee, corn, and other crops. At higher
elevations [approximately 9800 feet (3000 meters)] lies a belt
of tropical rain forest that gives way to grasslands and
moorlands. This belt, in turn, is replaced by high-altitude
desert [near 14 500 feet (4400 meters)]. At the highest
elevations is a zone of permanent ice and snow that is
responsible for the name Kilimanjaro, which in Swahili means
"the mountain that glitters." (from the Nasa site)
Miscellaneous:
Kilimanjaro National Park is the area above 2,700 meters
(8,850 feet) on the mountain. It includes the moorland and
highland zones, Shira Plateau, Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. In
addition, the Park has six corridors or rights of way through
the Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve. The Forest Reserve, which is
also a Game Reserve, was established in 1921; the Park was
established in 1973 and officially opened in 1977
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12 Days :
Mt Kilimanjaro Climbing and Camping Safari
Day 1. Arusha/Tarangire .
Depart from Arusha in the morning and drive to Tarangire
National Park with lunch boxes to start your game drives as
soon as you reach the park. Dinner and overnight at camp.
Approx Transit time: 2 hrs
Meal plan: {L,D} |
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Day 2. Lake Manyara.
After breakfast depart for the nearby Lake Manyara Nat. Park
with lunch boxes and begin your full day game drives in the
park. Dinner and overnight at camp.
Approx Transit time: 2 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 3. Serengeti.
After breakfast depart for Serengeti Nat. Park with game drive
en route. After a picnic lunch proceed with an afternoon game
drive followed by dinner and overnight at Seronera campsite.
Approx Transit time: 4 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 4. Serengeti .
After breakfast begin your full day game drives in the vast
Serengeti Park with picnic lunch. Return to camp for dinner
and overnight.
Meal plan: {B,L,D} |
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Day 5. Ngorongoro.
Following your morning game drive depart for Ngorongoro with a
game drive en route and an optional stop at Olduvai Gorge.
Dinner and overnight will be at Simba campsite.
Approx Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}
Day 6. Ngorongoro/Arusha.
After an early breakfast descend into the crater floor for a
full day crater tour - departing mid afternoon for Arusha to
arrive early evening .
Approx Transit time: 4 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L} |
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Day 7.Machame Gate.
Transfer from your hotel to the Machame gate.From here you
trek through the lush forest to Machame Hut (10,000ft/3000m)
Stay /Camp/overnight
Day 8.Shira Hut.
Leaving the forest, the path follows a steep ridge passing
through heather and open moorlands and crossing a ridge to
reach shira hut (12,500ft/3,800m)Stay/Camp overnight.
Day 9.Barranco Hut.
You return eastwards and continue ascending through the dry
landscape before dropping gain to reach barranco Hut
(13,000ft4,600m) stay /Camp overnight.
Day 10.Barafu Hut.
The path climbs steeply out of the Barranco Valley crosses the
karanga Valley, then turn north to reach Barafu hut
(15,500ft/4,600m). stay/camp overnight. |
Day 11.Uhuru Peak.
A long day and an early start to reach the crater rim at
Stella Point for sunrise. Then to Uhuru Peak highest point in
Africa. Afterwards descend to Gillman's Pointand on down to
Mweka hut Stay overnight.
Day 12.Mweka Hut.
Descend passing Mweka hut to the park gate from where you are
transferred back to your Arusha hotel. b/breakfast.
Price Per Person USD
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