We offer packages combining Kilimanjaro treks, safaris and Zanzibar beach
holidays.
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Tour
no. VE-102:
This route is well known as the "Whisky route".
Your accommodation will be in spacious dome tents. We also provide
chairs,
tables and
dining tents for your
comfort.
| Day | Activities | Overnight |
| 1 | An early start with a drive to Machame gate. Begin trekking through the rain
forests on a winding trail for
5-7 hours
until you arrive at Machame Campsite. Overnight. |
Machame
Camp (3100 m)
|
| 2 | After breakfast, leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an
ascending path, crossing a little valley
and walking along a steep rocky ridge covered with
heather until the end of the ridge. The route then turns west onto a river gorge at 3658m (5-7 hours). Overnight at the Shira
Campsite.
|
Shira Camp (3800 m) |
| 3 | From the Shira plateau continue trekking east towards the lava tower called
"the
sharks tooth". Shortly after the tower you come to a junction leading to the arrow glacier. Continue to Barranco
Campsite
for overnight. (5-7 hours).
|
Barranco Camp (3950 m) |
| 4 | Leaving Barranco continue walking on a steep ridge passing the Barranco
wall, through the Karanga valley
and the junction which is connected to the Barafu Campsite for overnight (8-9 hours). The two
peaks, Mawenzi and Kibo can be
seen from this point. |
Barafu Camp (4600 m)
|
| 5 | Just after midnight trek past the Stella point (5745m) on the way to the
summit, the Uhuru peak. This part of the
climb takes about 8 hours. You have now reached the highest point in Africa at
5895 meters!!! From the summit descend to Mweka Campsite (3100m) for overnight, this takes about 5 hours.
|
Mweka Camp (3100 m) |
| 6 |
The day is spent descending to the Mweka park gates (3-4 hours). Transfer to
Arusha.
End of tour ! |
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