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Focus East Africa Tours » Tanzania Hiking Safaris

Tanzania Hiking Safaris

2 Days Kilimanjaro Hike

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7 Days Kilimanjaro Trek Safari (Shira Route)

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6 Days Kilimanjaro Tour Safari (Umbwe Route)

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6 Days Safari Holiday in Kilimanjaro (Marangu Route)

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6 Days Kilimanjaro Safari Expedition (Machame Route)

This 6 Days Kilimanjaro Safari will let you climb Kilimanjaro through the Machame route. This route is one of the shortest and easiest. You should consider it when booking a tour to Kilimanjaro. Day 1. Arusha to Kilimanjaro  (Machame Village) After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from Arusha and driven to the Machame Village have brief stopover in the village to get some packed lunch. From the village, depending on the road conditions, you will either continue to drive from the village to the Machame gate, but if not, the muddy 3 km walk will take about 1 hour to complete. After registering at the gate office, you start your ascent and enter the rain forest almost immediately. There is a strong possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into a very soggy, muddy and slippery experience. You will have a welcome lunch stop about half way and will reach the Machame camping area in the late afternoon. Your porters (arriving at the camp site long before you) will have erected your tent on your arrival. In the evening the porters will boil drinking and washing water and the cook will prepare dinner, before you retire to your tent for the night. Night temperatures can already drop to freezing point at this campsite. Day 2. Machame camp (2980m) – Shira camp (3840m) Hiking time: 6h You rise early at Machame camp and after breakfast you climb an hour or so to the top of the forest and then for 2 hours at a gentler gradient through the moorland zone. After a short lunch and rest, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira plateau. By now you will be able to see in an easterly direction, the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. You are now due west of Kibo and after a short hike you will reach the Shira campsite at 3 840m. The porters will boil drinking and washing water, before serving dinner. The night at this exposed camp will even be colder than the previous night, with temperatures dropping to well below freezing. Day 3. Shira (at 3840m) to Lava Tower (at 4630m) to Barranco camp (at 3950m) Hiking time: 7h The route now turns east into a semi desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower, where you reach an altitude of 4630m after about a 5 hours walk. Lunch is served in a designated area before ascending the rocky scree path to Lava Tower (4630m). This is definitely the toughest day so far. It is normally around this point, where for the first time, some climbers will start to feel symptoms of breathlessness, irritability and headaches. After lunch you descent again by almost 680m to the Barranco camping area and after reaching the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true acclimatization benefit of this day becomes clear. This descent to Barranco camp takes about 2 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall. The camp is situated in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for the preparation of your dinner. Day 4. Barranco camp (3950m)- Barafu camp (4550m) Hiking time: 7h After spending a night at the Great Barranco Wall (a very imposing sight at first), you make your way up this awesome looking obstacle, which in the end normally turns out easier than what you anticipated. Topping out just below the Heim Glacier, you now appreciate just how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. The route then heads down through the Karanga Valley over intervening ridges and valleys, and then joins up with the Mweka route. This is the preferred route down from the summit, so remember it. Turn left up the ridge and after another hour or so, you reach Barafu Hut. The last water stop on the route is the Karranga Valley, as there is no water at Barafu camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for “ice” and it is a bleak and inhospitable camping area to spend the night. Totally exposed to the ever-present gales the tents are pitched on a narrow, stony, and dangerous ridge. Make sure that you familiarise yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any accidents. The summit is now a further 1345m up and you will make the final ascent the same night. Prepare your equipment, ski stick and thermal clothing for your summit attempt. This should include the replacement of your headlamp and camera batteries and make sure you have a spare set available as well. To prevent freezing it will be wise to carry your water in a thermal flask. Go to bed at round about 19h00 and try to get some precious rest and sleep. Day 5. (Summit attempt) Barafu camp (4550m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka (3100m) Hiking time: 8h to reach Uhuru Peak, 7 – 8h to descend to Mweka You will rise around 23h30, and after some tea and biscuits you shuffle off into the night. You will head in a north-westerly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. For many climbers, this 6-hour walk to Stella point is mentally and physically the most challenging on the route. At Stella Point (5685m) you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point you will normally encounter snow all the way on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. The time you will spend on the summit will depend on the weather conditions. Do not stop here for too long, as it will be extremely difficult to start again due to cold and fatigue. Enjoy your accomplishment and a day to remember for the rest of your live. The walk back to Barafu from the summit, takes about 3 hours. Here you will have a well earned but short rest and collect the rest of your gear. The route is not difficult and will take you down the rock and scree path into the moorland and eventually into the forest. The camp is situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be expected in the late afternoon. Dinner and washing water will be prepared. Day 4. Mweka camp (3100m) – Mweka Gate (1980m) Hiking time: 3h Following a well-deserved breakfast, your staff will have a big celebration full of dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips to the guide, assistant guides, chef(s), and porters. After celebrating, you will descend for three hours back to Mweka Gate. The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion. Hikers who reached Stella Point (5685m) receive green certificates and hikers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates. After receiving certificates, hikers will descend into the Mweka village for 1 hour (3 kilometers). You will be served a hot lunch then you will drive back to Arusha for long overdue showers and more celebrations. Cost Includes Quality, waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tents: Professional, experienced, mountain guides: All Park fees Rescue fees All meals while on the Mountain Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees Quality Mess tents with table and chairs Large portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food Clean, purified drinking water Crisis management and safety procedures Fair and ethical treatment of porters Items not included: Airport transfers Accommodation in Arusha Tanzania Visa Gratuity Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.) Meals not listed above Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc) Read Details

7 Days Kilimanjaro Safari Tour (Lemosho Route)

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Tanzania is one of the most unique multi diverse destinations with great concentration of wildlife, rich with culture, historical monuments, beaches and the snow capped Mount Kilimanjaro. Hiking safaris in Tanzania are commonly done in groups especially when it comes to hiking to Mt Kilimanjaro one of the highest free standing mountains in the world. Its volcanic mountain with permanent snow on the peak. Focus East Africa tours has most secrete packages that are remote and gives our clients true feeling of African nature, we have hiking tours to the Southern part of Tanzania with scenic view of waterfalls, passing through villages, plantations, hiking valleys and tops, hanging bridges and others. Hike to Kaporogwe waterfalls in Isuba village passing through various volcanic mountains, green hills and tea plantations is relaxing paradise of Tanzania. Ol Doinyo Legai which means “the mountain of God” is located in South of lake Natron in Gregory Rift Arusha, the mountain is a sacared respected point by the Maasai people as their cultural site for honoring their God Eng’ai whom they believe dwells in the mountain. On annually basis the local people travel long journeys to come to the mountain to express their happiness and celebrate the blessings they received from their God like rain, children, crops, cattle and others, most of the researchers, photographers and geologists like hiking this mountain as it provides one with experience of volcanic sculptures with rugged hiking. It’s a challenging hike though not comparable to other prominent mountains like Mt Meru or Kilimanjaro hence making it one of the easiest hikes in Tanzania. The other hiking trips takes you to Mount Meru the second highest mountain in the country, formed through volcanicity and it’s a dormant volcanic mountain located in the center of Arusha National park just a few kilometers away from Kilimanjaro Mountain.

It’s a long the Great rift valley 4566 meters high, experienced hikers use it as acclimatizing hike as one is waiting for their great challenging hike to Kilimanjaro. The mountain has faced a lot of soil erosion and this has reduced on its height. Focus East Africa tours has experienced team of guides which are fully registered to provide hiking safaris to Kilimanjaro and all other Mountains in the country and this has made most of our clients to 100% accomplishing their dreams of reaching to Uhuru peak. We choose easy routes depending on the age, ability and experience of the client as they propose their tour to this wonderful great experience. Just talk to our team of experts and the best will be made for you any time, all advices, information needed is provided.

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