Zara Tanzanian Adventures Begins Kilimanjaro Base Camp Climbing

We have all heard for years about Everest Base Camp Climbing, Now Zara Tanzanian Adventures is offering Kilimanjaro Base camp climbing to Kibo Huts 15,500Ft. Perfect for those who would like to experience hiking Kilimanjaro without actually having to climb to the Summit at 19,388 ft

Price per person – U$ 1,930

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• Car surcharge from Moshi – Rongai starting gate $ 120 per car?

????For years we have all learned about Everest Base Camp Climbing, giving adventurers the opportunity to climb Everest without having to actually Summit. Today Zara Tanzanian Adventures offers Kilimanjaro Base Camp climbing (Kibo) Giving all the chance to experience Kilimanjaro to 15,500 ft while not having to go to 19388ft Uhuru Peak. With this adventure, you can also add an affordable Serengeti Safari and/or Zanzibar beach Holiday. Zara Tanzania Adventures can also customize your itinerary to suit your specific needs.

The Rongai route begins on the northern side of the mountain and is the least traveled route. It is a long drive to the starting point but you are rewarded by fantastic views and the likelihood of being the only climbers around. If you take this route up the mountain you are obliged to descend via the Marangu Route that is the most popular and well-used route. Stay in tents.

??Day 1

KILIMANJARO AIRPORT | MOSHI??

Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, pick up and transferred to the Springlands Hotel or similar for overnight bed and breakfast.

??Day 2

MOSHI?|?RONGAI PARK GATE?| Semba CAMP

Altitude: 1,950 m -?2,600 m

Hiking distance: 8 km

Hiking time: 3-4 hours

After breakfast at Springlands Hotel, you will meet your guides and porters and prepare your equipment before departing to Rongai Route. The climb begins from the attractive Rongai Route gate. The track then starts to climb consistently, but gently through attractive forest that shelters a variety of wildlife, including the beautiful Kilimanjaro Colobus monkey. The forest begins to thin out and the first camp is at the edge of the moorland zone with extensive views over the Kenyan plains. Overnight Semba Camp.?

??Day 3

CAMP?Semba |?2ND CAVE CAMP

Altitude: 2,600 m –?3,450 m

Hiking distance: 4 km

Hiking time: 3–4 hours

The morning walk is a steady ascent up to the Second Cave with superb views of Kibo and the Eastern ice fields on the crater rim. After lunch, we leave the main trail and strike out across the moorland on a smaller path toward the jagged peaks of Mawenzi. Our campsite is in a sheltered valley near Kikelewa Caves (3,600m).?Dinner and overnight at 2nd Caves Campsite. ?

??Day 4

2ND CAVE CAMP?|?Cave 3 camp

Altitude: 3,450 m –?4,330 m

Hiking distance: 3 km

Hiking time: 3 hours

A short but steep climb up grassy slopes is rewarded by superb all round views and a tangible sense of wilderness. We leave vegetation behind shortly before reaching the next camp at cave 3, spectacularly situated directly beneath the towering Mt. Kilimanjaro. The afternoon will be free to rest or explore the surrounding area as an aid to acclimatization. Overnight at Cave 3.

??Day 5

Cave 3 |?KIBO CAMP

Altitude: 4,330 m –?4,750 m

Hiking distance: 9 km

Hiking time: 4–5 hours

Cross the lunar desert of cave 3 to Kibo to reach Kibo campsite at the bottom of the Kibo crater wall. The remainder of the day is spent resting . Dinner and overnight at Kibo Camp, ?

??Day 6

KIBO CAMP??| HOROMBO HUT

Altitude: 4,750 m – ?3,720 m

Hiking distance: 8- 10?km

Hiking time:?6 -8?hours

After breakfast, collect your things and cross the saddle again at Horombo Hut where you will spend the night. Enjoy dinner and get some well-deserved sleep.?

??Day 7

HOROMBO HUT |?MARANGU PARK GATE?|?MOSHI

Altitude: 3,720 m –?2,700 m

Hiking distance: 18 km

Hiking time: 6-7 hours

Wake, as usual, pack, and descend to Mandara Hut. Take lunch there and continue on to the park gate where you will be met by your transport back to Moshi. Continue on to the park gate where you will be met by your transport back to Moshi. Overnight in Springlands Hotel. Tips are recommended and highly appreciated and can be given to the Guide at Springlands Hotel. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates.?

??Day 8

MOSHI?|?KILIMANJARO AIRPORT or go on safari and/or Zanzibar

After an early breakfast, transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your departure flight back home.

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