Africa's Highest - MOUNT KENYA & KILIMANJARO
17 days - Trekking ascents of Africa's highest summits - The Chogoria and Machame routes - Stunning variety of landscape and wildlife - Our record of success on Kilimanjaro is second to none
Rising abruptly from the East African plains, Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro exert a strong pull on the world's adventure travellers. Although not technically demanding, both peaks are well over 5000 metres high and permanently snow-capped in spite of their equatorial location. The combination of these 2 peaks will provide a challenge even for fit and experienced hillwalkers. To maximise our chances of success on Kilimanjaro, this exciting holiday starts out by acclimatising on Mount Kenya, where we undertake a 6-day traverse of the mountain via a combination of the excellent Chogoria and Sirimon routes. After a night's relaxation at the group's hotel in Nairobi, we then head south to Tanzania. Our ascent of Kilimanjaro (5894m.) involves trekking for 6 days on the continually interesting Machame Route, at first through luxuriant rainforest and then crossing high alpine tundra, to the glaciated crater rim. This is the ultimate African high adventure.
Duration: 4 nights hotels & lodges, 10 nights camping & mountain huts, 12 days DEMANDING trekking, max. altitude - 5894m. All meals included.
Brief Trip Outline & Notes
Day 1. Depart UK.
Day 2. Arrive in Nairobi. Transfer to the Boulevard Hotel. (Land only clients join at hotel).
Day 3. Drive to Mount Kenya National Park.
Days 4-6. Trekking on the beautiful Chogoria Route to our high camp at the Austrian Hut (4700m).
Day 7. Early morning start for Point Lenana (4985m) and the sunrise over Kenya.
Day 8. Return to Nairobi. Boulevard Hotel.
Days 9-10. Drive to Arusha and on to the Machame Gate of the Kilimanjaro National Park. Trek to Machame Hut (3000m).
Day 11. Trek to the Shira Camp (3850m).
Day 12. Trek to Barranco Camp (3950m).
Day 13. Trek to Barafu Camp (4600m).
Day 14. A very big day! An early start for the summit of Kilimanjaro (5894m). Descend to Mweka Camp (3100m) 12 hours.
Day 15. Return to Arusha. Impala Hotel.
Day 16. Drive to Nairobi. Day rooms at the Boulevard Hotel. Depart Nairobi. (Land only clients depart).
Day 17. Arrive UK.
