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Africa climbing Menu
15 October, 2008 11:24 AM

 
 
 
 
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DAY 1: MACHAME GATE{1800m}-MACHAME HUT {3000m}
-After breakfast drine from Arusha to the Machame Gate with your lunch box in a 4WD vehicle, introduction to your guide and porters. Registration is done and thereafter start climb {Hiking /Trekking}with picnic lunch through rain forest for approximately 4 to 5 hrs where you arrive to the Machame Hut. Later afternoon walk up to a little higher altitude is done for acclimatization. Return to Machame Hut for dinner
and overnight. FB

DAY 2: MACHAME HUT{3000m}-SHIRA HUT {3800m}
-After breakfast, start climb through short Savannah forest and other vegetation for approximately 4 to 5
hrs, with picnic lunch en route before arriving in the afternoon at the Shira Hut for dinner and overnight.FB

DAY 3: SHIRA HUT (3800)
This extra day is needed for acclimatization purposes FB

DAY 4: {SHIRA HUT{3800m}-BARRANCO HUT(3950m}
After breakfast a slow walk through semiglacier and sandy areas with picnic lunch 3 to 4 hrs before arriving at the Barranco Hut for dinner and overnight. FB

DAY 5: BARRANCO HUT{3950m}-BARAFU HUT {4600m}
-After breakfast, with picnic lunch enroute climb through glaciers for approximately 4 to 5 hours before
arriving the Barafu Hut for dinner and overnight. FB

DAY 6:BARAFU HUT{4600m}-STELLA POINT {5750m}-UHURU PEAK {5895m}
An early wake up call around 01.00hrs for preparation and light breakfast before starting final ascent to the summit i.e. either the Stella Point reached in approximately 5 to 6 hrs and a further ascent to the Uhuru Peak reached in another approx 45minutes. After signing and short rest at barafu hut descend via the Gilmans Point down to Mweka hut for an hours rest with light breakfast then descent down for dinner and overnight at Mweka hut. FB

DAY 7: MWEKA HUT(3100)-MWEKA GATE-ARUSHA
After breakfast, final descent to Mweka gate, thereafter say Goodbye to your Guide/Porters and
connect a private transfers to Arusha for overnight at Olmotonyi Forest Plantation Rest House. FB

Day 8: ARUSHA to ZANZIBAR
-By Flight(Precission Air) departs Arusha at 1100hrs and arrive in Zanzibar at 1215hrs, meet & greet at the
airport and transfer to your chosen hotel in town (Serena Inn) for overnight. HB

Day 9: EXCURSION in ZANZIBAR
-After breakfast, pickup from your hotel for any two tours mentioned (Spice, Historical stone town, Jozani
forest, Prison island or Sunset cruise), Dolphin tour on request. HB

Day 10: R & R (rest & relax)
At leisure and overnight at your hotel in town. HB

Day 11: STONE TOWN to EAST COAST
After breakfast transfer you to hotels at the East Coast (Breezes Brach Club) for overnight. HB

Day 12 & 13: R & R
-At leisure and overnight at your hotel. HB

Day 14: ZANZIBAR to DAR or ARUSHA or NAIROBI to HOME
-Pickup from your East Coast hotel and transfer to Zanzibar airport for your flight to Dar-Es-Salaam or
Arusha(Kilimanjaro Airport or Nairobi(Jomokenyata Airport) in connection to your departure flight back
home.

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