Itinerary

Day 1
Depart USA on DELTA/KLM to
Amsterdam. Arrive in Amsterdam early on
the morning of Day 2 in Amsterdam.
(Some team members may choose to
depart a day or two earlier than the group
in order to explore Amsterdam and to
avoid jet lag.)

Day 2
Transfer in Amsterdam to flight to
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
Flight arrives JRO in the evening. We will
meet in the arrival area at JRO and
arrange group pickup at the airport and
vehicle transfer to hotel in Moshi.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 3
Free morning to relax, stroll around Moshi
and explore a bit. Group meeting in
afternoon. Pack personal gear into duffel
bag for porters (up to 30 pounds or so).
Leave one bag with travel and safari
clothes, etc. at the hotel in storage.
Dinner / overnight at hotel.

Day 4
After breakfast, we’ll drive by 4WD
vehicles to the Machame Gate, where the
climb begins. The first day is a nice hike
through the rain forest to Machame Camp
(10,000’).

Day 5
We climb out of the forest to the Shira
Plateau (12,000’), in the zone of "weird
plants" native to high mountains of Africa,
ie. Lobelia and Groundsel. Wild!

Day 6
We climb to over 14,500’ and then drop
back to 13,000’, which is great
acclimatization. We’ll camp at Barancco
(13,000’). This is really neat hiking.

Day 7
Cross the Breach Wall (a bit of pretty
steep scrambling in a few places, sporty!)
and traverse below the Southern
Glaciers. This is our favorite day on the
approach, with great scenery and rugged
hiking. Overnight at Karanga Valley
(13,000’).

Day 8
By now we’re well acclimatized and we
move up to High Camp at Barafu
(15,000’).

Day 9
Summit Day! Start climbing around
Midnight with about 8 hours to the true
summit (Uhuru Peak at 19,340’).
Descend to Mweka Camp in the forest. A
long and rewarding day.

Day 10
Continue descent via the Mweka route to
Mweka Gate. 4WD vehicle pickup and
transfer to hotel. Shower and celebrate
our climb! Overnight at hotel.

Day 11
Drive to Arusha for lunch. In afternoon, fly
to Serengeti, game drive, transfer to
private camp.*

Day 12
Full day Serengeti game drive with a
picnic lunch. Overnight in private camp,
Ndutu Area near Ngorongoro Crater.*

Day 13
Morning Game drive, visit Olduvai Gorge,
*transfer to Ngorogoro Area. Overnight in
private camp.*

Day 14
Morning game drive and then drive back
to Arusha. Transfer to JRO airport in the
evening in time for the KLM flight.

Day 15
Connect in Amsterdam for flights back to
USA.

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