Description

DAY 1: MACHAME GATE {1800m}-MACHAME HUT {3000m}

After breakfast drive 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 semi glacier 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 wakeup calls 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 hour’s 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 transfer to Arusha for overnight at Keys hotel. FB

Day 8: ARUSHA to ZANZIBAR

By Flight (Precision Air) departs Arusha at 1100hrs and arrive in Zanzibar at 1215hrs, meet & greet at the airport and transfer to your chosen hotel in stone town hotel 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 for overnight. HB

Day 12 & 13: R & R

At leisure and overnight at your beach 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 (Jomo Kenyatta Airport) in connection to your departure flight back home.

Tour price includes:

• Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
• Machame route trek as itinerary depicts
• Full board accommodation whilst on the trek.
• Accommodations at Kibo Palace hotel Arusha for 2 nights and huts on the mountain as per the itinerary
• All park entrance fees to include government taxes
• Service of an English-speaking professional Mountain guide on the mountain, porters, and skilled cook
• All services begin and end at Kilimanjaro Airport as per the itinerary
• Treated water on the trek
• Mountain rescue fees
• Use of our 2 man sharing Tents /camping gear
• 3 meals per day prepared by our safari cook
• Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
• camping fees/park entry fees/crater fees
• Ngorongoro crater tour
• Service of a professional English-speaking driver/guide
• 4 nights’ accommodations at a beach resort on half board basis i.e. breakfast and dinner
• Return airport transfers in Zanzibar

Excluded:

• Tips, laundry, sleeping bags, drinks and climbing gears
• Medical evacuation, USD 30 per person value
• International flights and taxes
• Zanzibar airport departure taxes US$ 25 per person payable directly
• Water sports and Zanzibar excursions – Can be arranged on request.
• JRO – Zanzibar Nbo flights
• Visas
• Items of a personal nature and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary.