Kili Trip Agenda

This is the agenda for our hike up Mount Kilimanjaro and Safari in the Serengeti 

February 6 2024- Pick up from the Kilimanjaro airport by our Driver and drive to Mount Meru

Motel or similar where you will Overnight.

February 7 2024 - Overnight at Mount Meru Hotel

February 8 2024 :

Arusha (1400m) - Londorossi Gate (2100m) - Forest camp (2750m)

Hiking: 4-5 hours

Overnight Altitude -8,817

From your lodge, we will make our way to the Londorosi gate on the Western side of Mt. Kilimanjaro (a few hours drive from Arusha). We will begin our hike at the Lemosho trail head. After a picnic lunch, we will hike for about 4 hours to the rorest camp. In the forest, exotic moss and flowers delight the eve while bird calls entertain the ear. You may see Black

and White colobus m onkeys as well as signs of the elephants that travel in this area. We will overnight at Forest Camp

February 9 2024 - Shira Plateau

Hiking: 6-9 hours

Overnight Altitude 11,300*

As we leave the Montane Forest and enter the Hagenia zone, our views open and we will catch our first views of the Kibo peak. This is a good acclimatization hike, as we go up and down several ridges along the way to our highest point of the day at 11,500* before descending to camp.

Overnight at Shiraz camp

February 10 2024 - Barranco Camp

Hiking: 4-6 hours

Overnight Altitude: ~13,500*

We leave the heath zone and enter the alpine zone as we hike 4-6 hours past Lava Camp (up to about 14,300') with its volcanic landscape and then down a bit into the scenic Barranco Valley to camp.

February 11 2024 - Karanga Camp

Hiking: 3-5 hours

Overnight Altitude: -13,500*

Ascend the Great Barranco Wall with views of Kilimanjaro's ice fields, then hike up and down across some small valleys on your way to Karanga Camp.

February 12 2024 - Karanga Camp - Barafu Camp

Hiking: 3-5 hours

Overnight Altitude: ~15,100*

Hike about 3-5 hours to Barafu Camp, again with some ups and downs across small valleys. Early supper and rest in camp before your wake-up call to start your summit ascent around 11:00 PM or midnight.

February 13 2024 - Barafu Camp - Summit and  Mweka Camp

Hiking: Very variable on both the up and the down; 12-17 hours typical

Summit 19,341*

Overnight Altitude: 10,448*

Summit day. We will start our ascent to the summit (19,340ft - 5,896m) around 11:00 PM or midnight the night prior. The goal for you - and numerous other climbers - is to reach the peak right at sunrise. In reality, due to differences in hiking speed, energy, and altitude acclimatization, there is a several hour span where most climbers reach the summit. Using headlamps (oring extra lithium batteries, which last much better in cold dark conditions!) you will ascend 6-7 hours to Stella Point and then another 1-2 hours to Uhuru Peak, the summit. After a summit celebration and photo, descend to Barafu camp for lunch

and then to weka camp to steep overnignt.

February 14 2024 - Mweka Camp - Mweka Park Gate

Hiking: 3-5 hours

We make the final descent to the trailhead today, about 3.5 hours hiking. Here we will have lunch and say goodbye to our mountain crew before leaving Mount Kilimanjaro and heading back to town. Arrive at your Hotel usually between 3-5 PM

February 15 2024 - Safari Begins

Tarangire National Park

Distance: 140km

Non - game viewing time: 2 - 3 hrs

After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari.

Afterwards we head towards the Tarangire National Park for a game drive with pienic lunch at the park. Tarangire is

well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the centre of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebras. Dinner and overnight at Ngorc ingoro farm house

MEALS: Lunch | Dinner | Bed | Breakfast

ACCOMODATIONINgorongoro larm house

February 16 2024

Serengeti National Park

Distance: 145km

Non - game viewing time: 3 - 4 hrs

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park

area. known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, leaturing the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp.

MEALS: Dinner | Overnight HB

ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp or Similar

February 17 2024

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

Distance: 145km

Non - game viewing time: 2 - 4 hrs

Early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge where you will have dinner and overnight

MEALS: Dinner Overnight HB

ACCOMODATION: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge or similar Accommodation

February 18 2024

Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

Distance: 21km

Non - game viewing time: 3 - 4hrs

After an early breakfast, You will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports avast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it's dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Late afternoon transfer to Arusha For dinner and Overnight or airport drop off. Accommodation can be added upnio request for this night at an extra cost

ACCOMMODATION - Mount Meru Hotel

February 19 2024 - fly to Zanzibar (has booked own Zanzibar trip)