| Duration: |
20 Days and 19 Nights |
| Price: |
$3,010 |
| Pace: |
Strenuous Activity
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| Day 1: |
Arrival at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta international airport where you will met by us and taken to the City Comfort Inn Hotel for overnight.
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| Day 2: |
You will be met at the hotel and after briefing about your safari you will depart to the Maasai Mara. Passing through some very neatly cultivated Kikuyu farmlands (the largest tribe in Kenya) you will stop at the viewpoint as the wonder of the Great Rift Valley unfolds below you. Drive down the escarpement to the floor of the Rift Valley to Narok the Maasai town where you will have lunch in a small but good hotel.Proceed after lunch and you will pass through the Maasai plains to the Maasi Mara game reserves. Maasai Mara is one of the world's most famous game reserves. Its concentration of wildlife is unrivalled. It forms part of the great Mara - Serengeti Ecosystem.It is home to all the big five elephants, buffalo, lion, leopard, and the rhino) Over 95 species of animals are found in this great reserve.Besides Mammals, Over 350 birds species have been recorded here. You will check in at a Campsite situated near the Ololaimutiek gate the Campsite not only has its own resident family of Vervet Monkeys but the true ambience of the Arican Country side combined with the tranguility and peace to found only in the Maasai Mara. Tents are under shade and are spacious two - man with high density matresses. We have flush toilets a hot and cold shower. There's also a thatched round hut with fire to pass the evenings with Maasai who live close by. Tea/ Coffee will be served then you proceed for a short game drives. Dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
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| Day 3: |
On this day after breakfast you will have game drives to explore this great reserve. You will visit the hippo pools on the Mara River where the spectacular crossing of millions of wildebeests and other herbivores as they migrate from Serengeti to Mara and back take place during July - October season. You will have your picnic lunch and continue with the game drives till late afternoon. Return for dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
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| Day 4: |
On this day after breakfast you will have a morning game drive to see whistling thorns. You will return to the campsite for an early lunch. You will then check out of the campsite driving to Nairobi city. You will arrive in the late afternoon and you will be taken to the Comfort Inn Hotel for your overnight stay. You will be booked on bed and breakfast basis only.
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| Day 5: |
In the morning at 8:00am you will be picked up from your hotel by a tourist class shuttle bus and get a transfer to Longido Maasai village having crossed Kenya/Tanzania Namanga border with a close views at Longido mountain arriving at 12:00 noon to visit the blind school for a while and stay overnight camping there.
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Early in the mornig visit cattle bomas(houses) for about one hour then have breakfast and at 9:00am drive to Lake Manyara Park for afternoon game drives and stay camping at Panorama camp.
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| Day 7: |
Drive to Lake Eyasi for doing hunting and walking safari with the bushmen for the rest of the day. Stay camping there.
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Early in the morning do hunting with the bushmen then at around 11:00am go back to the camp for breakfast and afterwards you will be driven to Arusha Equator hotel for dinner and overnight.
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| Day 9: |
Start climbing Mt. Meru leaving the Hotel at 8:00am and on this day climb through grassland the montane forest to Miriakamba huts 2500m for overnight.
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| Day 10: |
Taking you 2-3hours the uphill through beautiful glades between trees to reach Mgongo wa Tembo point where views of the Mt Meru crater are spectacular, also Mt. Kilimanjaro is seen beautifully sitting on the eastern horizon on clear days, from here the path steeps up through grassy trails up to the saddle hut 3770m where you will stay overnight.
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| Day 11: |
Early start for the Summit, between 1:00am and 2:00am. The path leads to the summit through a very narrow ridge between the outer wall of the Mount Meru crater and cliffs of the inner wall. The summit 4566m above sea level is reached just before sunrise from the summit just retrace the route down to Miriakamba Hut 2500m for overnight.
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| Day 12: |
In the Morning after breakfast you will walk down to the Momella gate where you will meet our car for transferring you back to Arusha Equator Hotel for overnight.
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| Day 13: |
Have a free day in your hotel in Arusha town writing post cards,e-mailing home to your families,walking around the Arusha town doing personal shoppings and in the evening have your dinner at Equator hotel or at any other restaurant of your choice.Overnight at Equator hotel.
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| Day 14: |
Around 8:00am you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Machame route Kilimanjaro park gate and after finalizing your climbing formalities at Machame gate 1600m; start hikking to Machame camp 3100m stay overnight ( duration 6-7 hours ).
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| Day 15: |
A walk is done through moorland to Shira camp (3840m) having walked 4-5 hours 12km , stay overnight there.
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| Day 16: |
Proceed up towards Lava tower before branching off to Barranco camp (3900m). It takes 5 hours 12km, stay overnight there.
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| Day 17: |
A walk continues to Barafu camp (4600m) having walked for 4 hours 9km, stay and overnight there.
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| Day 18: |
At the midnight start to ascend to the crater rim on your way to Uhuru peak (5895m) which takes 6-7hours,14km arriving there during sunrising. Afterwards walk for 3 hours down to Mweka camp(3100m)for overnight.
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| Day 19: |
A day is spent descending to Mweka gate 3-4 hours, here those reached Uhuru peak are awarded certificates then picked up back to Arusha Equator hotel for overnight.You will have dinner at this hotel or at any other restaurant at your own expenses.
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| Day 20: |
Transfer to Nairobi airport or to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home.
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