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Tanzania Holidays

3 Days Selous Game Reserve

3 Days Selous Game Reserve Read Details

3 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari

3 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari Read Details

3 Days Serengeti & Ngorongoro safari

3 Days Serengeti & Ngorongoro Read Details

3 Days Tanzania Northern Circuit Special

3 Days Tanzania Northern Circuit Special Read Details

7 Days Kilimanjaro Trek Safari (Shira Route)

7 Days Kilimanjaro Trek Safari Read Details

7 days Kilimanjaro Hiking Safari (Rongai Route)

7 Days Kilimanjaro Trekking Safari Read Details

6 Days Kilimanjaro Tour Safari (Umbwe Route)

6 Days Kilimanjaro Safari Read Details

6 Days Safari Holiday in Kilimanjaro (Marangu Route)

6 Days Safari in Kilimanjaro Read Details

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)

7 Days Kilimanjaro Safari Tour Read Details

7 Days Best of Tanzania Safari

7 Days Best of Tanzania Safari Read Details

6 Days Tanzania Highlights Safari

6 Days Tanzania Highlights Safari Read Details

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Tanzania Holidays are great extreme time of joy, refreshment as tears of happiness cover your eyes with unbelievable things.  Need more facts before booking your affordable Tanzania holidays? Tanzania was formerly called Tanganyika before it gained its independence in December 9th 1961. Zanzibar gained its independence in December 1963 and they merged the following year to form Tanzania.

Chumbe Island in Tanzania holds the worlds largest species of crab. Its crabs grow up to a meter in length. Tanzania holidays is gifted the highest number of animals per square kilometer in the world having over 4 million animals. It shares its national anthem with Zimbabwe and South Africa. The national anthem is titled “Mungu ibariki Africa” meaning God bless Africa. Tanzania adventures are very ecstatic.

Why book Tanzania Holidays

Tanzania is one of the top tourists’ destinations in Africa with various tourists attractions. The country has uniquely tapestries with land scapes of scenic valleys and hills to the unspoiled beaches and lakes with over 39% of its land mass protected.

Tanzania is also home to three of Africa’s seven natural wonders. Tanzania also boasts with Tanzanite stone which is blue/ violet in color known to be a thousand times rarer than diamond. The country is also a home to the largest game reserve in Africa – Serengeti National Park with over 50,000 kilometers squared. There are many reasons to go on Tanzania holidays.

The famous Ngorongoro crater is gifted with over 25,000 animals and it’s the largest intact volcanic caldera on planet. In Ngorongoro you will have great opportunities to see Africa’s big five animals while on a game drive. The highest lion population in the world is mostly found in Serengeti national park.

The estimated number of lions in Serengeti safaris is said to be approximately 3000, which cannot even be found in the entire Kenya. Serengeti national park has got the worlds largest mammal migration on earth, the site of over one million wildebeests and hundreds of other animals moving and being sighted by their predators lions and so forth is so ballistic, the Serengeti migration is one of the things you should counter on when palling your holidays in Tanzania.

When to go on Tanzania Vacations

Like most African countries, you can go on affordable Tanzania holidays all year round but there are peak and low tourists’ seasons.  The country has got variety of tourists’ options to offer. The best time for seeing the glistening peak of the tallest African mountain is January and February. Tourists can first opt to climb mountain Meru before Mount Kilimanjaro to acclimatize themselves. Rain can fall any time during this period but in big amounts as in the rainy seasons. July to September climate is also humid favoring mountain climbing.

The best time for wildlife holidays in Tanzania is in the dry seasons of December to early march and from June to October when the waterholes in the parks dry out. The mains sources of water will be the parks streams and rivers where you can find many animals quenching thirst from. During dry holiday seasons the grasses are also short making it very easy for wildlife viewing adventures.

The coast and islands like mafia, Dar es salaam, Pemba and many more can be visited in November and December then middle march to June. You can visit he historical towns at any time of the years like Kilwa, stone town and many more and learn a lot about their history from the time of slave trade. There are pots of activities like scuba diving, snorkeling and many more to be done.

The best time to see the world’s largest wildebeest migration whilst on your Tanzania holidays is between November and October and in Serengeti National Park. You will witness over a million wildebeests and zebras. Tanzania can be visited all year round with two distinct rainy seasons but for a better view of wildlife and better holiday experience, the dry season is the best time for visiting the country.

If you visiting in the wet holiday season make sure you come with a rain coat, hiking shoes, insect repellents and warm cotton clothing. If visiting in the dry season come along with sun glasses, sun screen and remember to carry lots of water in your journey.

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