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The Flamingo Safari

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Depart Nairobi and drive to Lake Bogoria National Reserve, famous for its hot springs and a concentration of flamingos and other salt lake birds including kingfishers, herons and an array of other birds congregate to feed. It is also possible see the rare greater kudu, gazelles, zebra and other game in the surrounding bushes. The fascinating scenery of Lake Bogoria National Reserve includes the steaming hot springs and geysers.  Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Hotel.

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Full day walking in the park to see hot springs geysers flamingos and the rare greater Kudu that is endemic to this park. Despite the soaring temperatures in Bogoria, the serenity of the park makes a walk in this a very memorable experience. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Bogoria Hotel.

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Depart early and head for Lake Nakuru National Park for a full day game drive. Lake Nakuru is a world famous bird and rhino sanctuary where thousands of flamingos congregate to feed on Spirulina platensis, a blue-green alga that grows naturally in the lake. Found here as well are plenty of other interesting wildlife and birds such as the white rhino, leopard, lion, waterbuck, buffalo, impala, warthog, pelicans and a spectrum of other bird species. Dinner and overnight at a hotel outside the park.

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A short visit to Nakuru Town after breakfast then we head for Loita Plains for cultural encounter with the Maasai. You make a short stop at Narok the major town of the Maasai people. Here you will have picnic lunch and do a short walk in the town. Later you  drive to Olonganaiyo, a small Maasai homestead (“boma”) for insights into their fascinating culture and way of life. Our maasai hosts will invite you to visit their village in the evening. Overnight in a Bush camp under huge acacia trees by a small spring.

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After breakfast you do  2-3 hour walking safari along small river course and through the savanna for wildlife viewing with the Maasai as guides and interpreters of their lands. Here you walk amongst gazelle, giraffe, impala, zebra and wildebeest. After the walk you drive to our secluded camp in the Masai Mara and afternoon game drive. Overnight Mara Springs Safari Camp. The Mara is a 1500 sq km reserve found in the south west part of the country. Most of its landscape is open savannah grasslands dotted with acacia trees and riverine forest. This is where one has the high chances of seeing the big game in Kenya. The big five comprising of the Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Lion and Rhinoceros are present here plus a host of other animal and avian species. This reserve is also an extension of the Serengeti in Tanzania thus making it a home of the annual wildebeest migration in July through September. Evening game drive in the reserve.
Dinner and over night at Mara Springs Safari Camp.

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Full day exploring different parts of the reserve as we watch the animals feed and groom each other. We make a brief stop at mid-day for lunch and later drive to one of the lodges in the reserve for short rest where you may decide to swim at an extra cost. Later we embark on an evening game drive as we head to the Campsite.
Dinner and over night at Mara Springs Safari Camp.

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We do an early morning game drive and later come back to the camp for breakfast and later depart for Nairobi. You are dropped at your Hotel for Bed and Breakfast. Dinner is on your account. For those leaving that day, they are dropped off at the airport.

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The Explorers Safari

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Depart Nairobi and drive through the agricultural rich country to and head northeastwards to Samburu National Reserve. You will have a stop over at Mountain Rock lodge for lunch before proceeding to Samburu. Samburu national reserve is a semi arid ecosystem which teems with a host of wildlife endemic to the northern part of Kenya chief among them being the reticulated giraffe, the grevy zebra, the oryx, the Somali ostrich, and the gazelle with the longest neck called the gerenuk, the vulturine guinea fowl among others. Apart from the above species, elephants, buffaloes, gazelles, crocodiles, impalas and dik-diks are seen in plenty as well as the elusive lions, cheetahs and leopard. Upon arrival you proceed for a small game drive on our way to the camp.  Dinner and overnight at a campsite in the reserve.

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Whole day game drive in the park where our expert guides and drivers will take you to different locations of the Samburu and the nearby buffalo springs reserves where you will have spectacular chances of spotting wildlife. You break off during the midday heat for lunch. After lunch you may visit a nearby lodge for a refreshing swim (at your own cost).
Samburu is a semi arid ecosystem which teems with a host of wildlife endemic to the northern part of Kenya chief among them being the reticulated giraffe, the grevy zebra, the oryx, the Somali ostrich, and the gazelle with the longest neck called the gerenuk, the vulturine guinea fowl among others. Apart from the above species, elephants, buffaloes, gazelles, crocodiles, impalas and dik-diks are seen in plenty as well as the elusive lions, cheetahs and leopard. Dinner and overnight at a Camp.

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Full morning game drive in the reserve. Return back to the camp for early lunch and later depart for Kirish Camp, which is at the base of the Olololokwe Mountain (2000m). This is a sacred mountain to the Samburu a nomadic sub tribe of northern Kenya who apparently are related to the Maasai. Dinner and overnight at Bush Camp (Kirish Camp) Use this evening to sort out logistics of guides, security and donkeys. Overnight at Kirish Camp (1000m).

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Start the hike of the Olololokwe with the donkeys carrying provisions for two days. You hike steadily traversing through the magnificent Comiphora, Cicus, juniper and podo carpus forests. Along the way we stop from time to time to chat with the Samburu herdsmen who also roam the slopes of the hill in search of pasture and water for their livestock. After a 4 hour hike we reach the base camp where we set camp and have lunch. Later in the afternoon we explore various viewpoints where we are treated to splendid views of the whole Namunyak Conservation area and the magnificent Mathew Ranges with its Warges peak standing out in defiance. In the distance one can also see the Nyambene Hills of Meru. Dinner and Overnight at Bush Camp.

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Depart after breakfast and make a 2 and half hour descent back to Kirish camp. After saying goodbye to our Samburu guides, after that you depart for Mountain Rock lodge, a beautiful country style lodge set in the lower Mount Kenya forests reserve. Dinner and overnight at Mountain rock lodge.

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Depart early Leave after breakfast for a cultural walk to the nearby kikuyu villages. We visit one Kikuyu homestead to learn more on the way of life of the Kikuyu ethnic group. Return to the Lodge through the forest reserve where the local guide explains to us some of the medicinal plants in that forest. We also have high chances of seeing the rare and shy colobus monkey that lives high up in the canopy of the forest vegetation. After the short walk you drive to Lake Bogoria National Reserve, famous for its hot springs and a concentration of flamingos and other salt lake birds including kingfishers, herons and an array of other birds congregate to feed. It is also possible see the rare greater kudu, gazelles, zebra and other game in the surrounding bushes. The fascinating scenery of Lake Bogoria National Reserve includes the steaming hot springs and geysers.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Hotel.

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07

Full day walking in the park to see hot springs geysers flamingos and the rare greater Kudu that is endemic to this park. Despite the soaring temperatures in Bogoria, the serenity of the park makes a walk in this a very memorable experience. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Bogoria Hotel.

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Depart early and head for Lake Nakuru National Park for a full day game drive. Lake Nakuru is a world famous bird and rhino sanctuary where thousands of flamingos congregate to feed on Spirulina platensis, a blue-green alga that grows naturally in the lake. Found here as well are plenty of other interesting wildlife and birds such as the white rhino, leopard, lion, waterbuck, buffalo, impala, warthog, pelicans and a spectrum of other bird species. Dinner and overnight at a hotel outside the park.

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A short visit to Nakuru Town after breakfast then we drive to Lake Naivasha. Take a boat ride on Lake Naivasha to see birds and hippos. The lake is famed for its bird life particularly fish eagles, pelicans and love birds and has many hippos. After boat ride you drive to Hell’s Gate National Park in time for lunch. Afternoon we do a short walk around the campsite. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.

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Full day walk in Hell’s Gate National park. This is a small and beautiful park with plenty of plain game and spectacular gorges. This is one of the few national parks in Kenya where one is allowed to explore it foot since there are no big predators. We leave the camp on foot or we drive to Hell’s Gate park gate and walk through the park where we will have close encounters with giraffes, gazelles, impalas, zebras, elands, hartebeests among others. Upon arrival at the Rangers Post we hike to explore the gorges to see the magnificent geological formations and hot springs. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

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Depart early and head for Loita Plains for cultural encounter with the Maasai. You make a short stop at Narok the major town of the Maasai people. Here you will have picnic lunch and do a short walk in the town. Later you  drive to Olonganaiyo, a small Maasai homestead (“boma”) for insights into their fascinating culture and way of life. Our maasai hosts will invite you to visit their village in the evening. Overnight in a Bush camp under huge acacia trees by a small spring.

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12

After breakfast you do  2-3 hour walking safari along small river course and through the savanna for wildlife viewing with the Maasai as guides and interpreters of their lands. Here you walk amongst gazelle, giraffe, impala, zebra and wildebeest. After the walk you drive to our secluded camp in the Masai Mara and afternoon game drive. Overnight Mara Springs Safari Camp. The Mara is a 1500 sq km reserve found in the south west part of the country. Most of its landscape is open savannah grasslands dotted with acacia trees and riverine forest. This is where one has the high chances of seeing the big game in Kenya. The big five comprising of the Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Lion and Rhinoceros are present here plus a host of other animal and avian species. This reserve is also an extension of the Serengeti in Tanzania thus making it a home of the annual wildebeest migration in July through September. Evening game drive in the reserve.
Dinner and over night at Mara Springs Safari Camp.

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The Simba Safari

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Depart from Nairobi and drive northwestwards. We’ve barely done one hours of our safari when our driver/guide pulls to the roadside and points at the Great Rift Valley from a vantage point. With its steep escarpments, volcanic mountains and lakes, the Rift Valley is arguably the most spectacular aftermath of the powerful forces of tension that rocked the earth’s crust millions of years ago. we descend into the Great Rift Valley and drive to  Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is a world famous bird sanctuary with more than one million flamingoes feeding on Spiraling platensis,a blue-green alga which grows in the lake. There are also lots of other birds and plenty of game species. Dinner and overnight at Lion Hill Lodge.

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Depart L.Nakuru N. Park after Breakfast and drive to Hell’s gate National park arriving in time for lunch. After lunch you will take a walk into the Gorge. Walking in the gorge is an amazing experience as you will see during this expedition water eroded walls, so narrow that they almost block out the sky, several hot and cold waterfalls, hot water springs and colorful strata and rock formations. The place is also popular for film production as the Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, King Solomon’s Mines and Mountains of the Moon used the gorge as backdrop of their movie. Dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge.

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Depart from Hell’s gate after Breakfast and drive along the edge of the escarpment as we enjoy good views of the Great Rift Valley with its volcanic mountains and softly rolling hills. We’re headed for Masai Mara, one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in East Africa. We arrive at Mara Sarova Camp in time for lunch, in the afternoon we take a late afternoon game drive then back to the camp for dinner and overnight in a camp.

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We spend the whole day driving through different locations in the Mara game reserve and watching animals as they feed or groom each other. A short break from the mid day heat sees us seated beside the Hippo Pool having our picnic lunch as we watch hippos gracefully swim or bask lazily. Return back to the camp for dinner and overnight at the camp.

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05

Before returning back to Nairobi you take an early morning game drive then return back to the camp for breakfast. With your packed lunch you drive back to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon. The driver will drop you at The airport or at your reserved hotel.

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The Magical Kenya Safari

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Drive north through the beautiful countryside to Samburu National Reserve. A delightful park, Samburu is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Enjoy your first game drive this afternoon. Overnight Samburu Serena Lodge.

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Full day game drives. Chances are excellent to see species unique to Samburu, such as Gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra and reticulated giraffe. Overnight Samburu Serena Lodge.

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Drive to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary. You’ll have time to visit the tame rhino “Morani”, where you will have an opportunity to pet “Morani” and learn about rhinos also visit the chimpanzee sanctuary, where chimpanzees translocated from war-torn central Africa are undergoing rehabilitation. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

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After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha, a freshwater Rift Valley lake. Afternoon boat ride on the lake and a walk on the island (where there are no dangerous animals). Overnight Lake Naivasha Country Club.

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Drive along the Rift Valley into the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous reserve. Enjoy a game drive this afternoon. Overnight Mara Sarova Lodge.

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Whole day of game drives in Masai Mara-view lion, elephant, buffalo, cheetah and leopard, as well as hippo in the river, masses of plains game and beautiful birds. Overnight Mara Serena Lodge.

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Morning game drive then return to Nairobi. The driver will drop you at the airport or at your reserved hotel.

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Botswana Safari Itinerary 1

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Maun - Okavango Delta

Upon arrival at Maun Airport on Day 1, you are met by our representative and assisted onto your light aircraft transfer to Nxabega airstrip in the heart of the Okavango. This pristine landscape is an enigma, a contradiction of origination and survival. Comprising of 16 000 square kilometers of crystal clear channels, myriad of islands and serene lagoons, fed by the mighty Okavango River – the entire system survives atop the sands of the vast Kalahari Desert, Enjoy game drives and mokoro (canoe) rides. The Okavango is famous for its birdwatching and its fish, which includes the Fighting Tigerfish, Pike and Bream species. Overnights at the campsite in a private concession area with a complement of staff to cater to you. Your stay is on full board basis. 

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Moremi Wildlife Reserve

After breakfast on Day 3, You will be transferred by light aircraft to Khwai – North Gate region of Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Set-aside in 1963 by the Batawana tribe, the Reserve is rated as Africa’s most beautiful wildlife sanctuary. Your days are spent on extensive game viewing drives. Camping out in Moremi Wildlife Reserve.Overnights at the campsite in a private concession area with a complement of staff to cater to you. Full board basis.

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Savute & Chobe National Park

On Day 5, a 5 hour drive – with possible animal sightings – takes you to Savute. The southern region of Chobe National Park allows guests to experience the pristine beauty of Botswana and its unrivalled wildlife at its best. During the rainy season, Savute, hosts the annual zebra migration, which peaks in January and February when the zebra and wildebeest congregate in vast numbers to graze on the sweeter grasses brought on by the rains. It is not uncommon to also catch sight of leopard, cheetah and African wild dog. Savute also supports the greatest concentration of the king of all beasts – the lion. Two overnights in Savute on full board basis.

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Victoria Falls

It’s a short drive from Chobe to Victoria Falls, one of the world’s most awe-inspiring sights. Right on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, Matetsi Lodge offers the ultimate water and wilderness safari. Game- drives in the 50 000-hectare concession are led by professional rangers and might reveal large herds of elephant and buffalo, kudu, wild dog and sable and roan antelope. Canoeing and riverboat cruises offer a scenic opportunity to view Matetsi’s rich birdlife on the Zambezi riverbanks. Located just 40km from Victoria Falls, Matetsi offers access to all the adventure activities available there, including white-water rafting, bungi-jumping and scenic flights over the Falls. Accommodation is superb: very spacious suites with vast teak doors opening onto a deck with private plunge pools and magnificent views of the Zambezi River. Large bathrooms with separate w.c, bath and indoor and outdoor showers allow for leisurely soaks while admiring the bush from the picture windows. Your entrance fee to the Falls is included in the safari fare. Overnight accommodation is at Matetsi Water Lodge in twin-bedded chalets with private facilities on a full board basis including activities. 

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Victoria Falls - Departure

After breakfast at Matetsi Water lodge, you will be road transferred to Victoria Falls International Airport in time to catch your flight out. 

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4 Days Sirimon – Naro Moru Cross-Over (Direct Trip)

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A moderate mountain hike rated as the easiest among the short trip options. It is quite a popular itinerary with persons attempting to hike at an altitude exceeding 4000m for the first time. It is designed in such away that both the pace of ascend and descend are comfortable to allow the hikers to enjoy their time while on the Mountain.

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From Nairobi you are picked up by 0900hrs and drive through Coffee, Tea, Pineapple and Passion fruit plantation to our Base Hotel (Mountain Rock Hotel), arriving in time for lunch after a 3 hours drive. After lunch you depart from the base hotel, crossing the equator to Sirimon Park gate (2600m) in 11/2 hours drive. You start an acclimatization hike of 3 hours at the gate through the tropical rain forest, bamboo, rosewood and part of heath zone to Old Moses camp (3300m) for overnight.

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You hike gradually, after early breakfast, through a nature trail of tussock grass, lobelia and giant groundsels all the way to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight. You will cover an altitude of 900m in 6-7 hours. Lunch is served enroute.

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Your set off is at 0300hrs to the hikers summit, Pt. Lenana (4985m), to arrive after 31/2 hours having ascended 785m. On a clear morning you could see the top of Kili with its glittering snow. You then descend via Lewis glacier and the Austrian Hut (4790m) to Mackinder’s camp (4200m) for breakfast and overnight. This takes you 2 hours from the summit.

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You will descend down via the Naromoru track after a 0600hrs breakfast; crossing over the vertical bog to the road head (Met Station) to connect with a transfer vehicle for the base hotel for a hot shower and lunch before proceeding with your transfer back to Nairobi.

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6 Days Sirimon – Chogoria Cross-Over

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Exploration of contrasting and remarkably spectacular scenery of Mt Kenya. The ascent is gentle, with an overnight at an acclimatizing altitude at Shiptons Camp (4200m). The highlight of the trip is a challenging but exhilarating pre-dawn hike through starlight to the summit which is immediately followed by a three-day descent along the edge of Gorges Valley and later through dense forest. Accommodation is available in bunkhouses and tents.

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From Nairobi you are picked up by 0900hrs and drive through Coffee, Tea, Pineapple and Passion fruit plantation to our Base Hotel (Mountain Rock Hotel), arriving in time for lunch after a 3 hours drive. After lunch you take an afternoon walk that assists with much needed acclimatization to the mau mau caves (2000m).

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After lunch you depart from the base hotel, crossing the equator to Sirimon Park gate (2600m) in 11/2 hours drive. You start an acclimatization hike of 3 hours at the gate through the tropical rain forest, bamboo, rosewood and part of heath zone to Old Moses camp (3300m) for overnight.

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You hike gradually, after early breakfast, through a nature trail of tussock grass, lobelia and giant groundsels all the way to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight. You will cover an altitude of 900m in 6-7 hours. Lunch is served enroute.

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04

Wake up very early to get ready for a predawn summit attempt which starts at 0300hrs and it takes 3-4 hours up a steep scree slopes and across rocks to arrive at Pt. Lenana (4,985m), the hikers summit, in time to see the African sunrise. When the skies are clear the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro can be seen just 340km south. Later descent to Mintos/ Hall tarn campsite (4,300m), on the Gorges valley to arrive for breakfast and to relax with an exploration of the Gorges valley. Overnight is in tents.

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After breakfast is a 5-6 hrs descent along the edge of the Gorges valley – an area blessed with volcanic features that have been modified by glacier flow, wind erosion and frost activities giving way to some of the trekking erratic features. The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy these picturesque attractions. Dinner and overnight is in Bandas at Chogoria Park gate (3,000m), an area quite suitable to see buffaloes and at times elephants.

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Have breakfast and descent through Chogoria Forest to meet the vehicle for a return journey back to Nairobi.

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5 Days Sirimon – Naro Moru Cross-Over

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This itinerary is quite popular with hikers seeking for a trek which they can attempt at a relaxed pace and that which they can accomplish within 5 days without having to necessarily use camping equipment at high altitude. This particularItinerary affords the mountain climbers a moderate hiking opportunity through the 2 most well developed trails with the best infrastructure on Mount Kenya. It is designed in such away that both the pace of ascend and descend are comfortable to allow the hikers to enjoy their time while on the Mountain.

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From Nairobi you are picked up by 0900hrs and drive through Coffee, Tea, Pineapple and Passion fruit plantation to our Base Hotel (Mountain Rock Hotel), arriving in time for lunch after a 3 hours drive. After lunch you take an afternoon walk that assists with much needed acclimatization to the mau mau caves (2000m).

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01

After lunch you depart from the base hotel, crossing the equator to Sirimon Park gate (2600m) in 11/2 hours drive. You start an acclimatization hike of 3 hours at the gate through the tropical rain forest, bamboo, rosewood and part of heath zone to Old Moses camp (3300m) for overnight.

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02

You hike gradually, after early breakfast, through a nature trail of tussock grass, lobelia and giant groundsels all the way to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight. You will cover an altitude of 900m in 6-7 hours. Lunch is served enroute.

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After your breakfast at 0700hrs, you then leave at 0800hrs for an acclimatization hike to Hausberg col (4700m) and back to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight.

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After your breakfast at 0700hrs, you then leave at 0800hrs for an acclimatization hike to Hausberg col (4700m) and back to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight.

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After your breakfast at 0700hrs, you then leave at 0800

ou will descend down via the Naromoru track after a 0600hrs breakfast; crossing over the vertical bog to the road head (Met Station) to connect with a transfer vehicle for the base hotel for a hot shower before proceeding with your transfer back to Nairobi arriving in the early evening around 5 to 6.00pm.

hrs for an acclimatization hike to Hausberg col (4700m) and back to Shiptons camp (4200m) for overnight.

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Mount Kilimanjaro National Park:

Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans. Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don’t even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, the summit of Africa.

Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. When you see it, you understand why. Not only is this the highest peak on the African continent; it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding coastal scrubland – elevation around 900 metres – to an imperious 5,895 metres (19,336 feet).

Kilimanjaro is one of the world’s most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination. And those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gillman’s Point on the lip of the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates. 
And their memories.

But there is so much more to Kili than her summit. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic. 
Even before you cross the national park boundary (at the 2,700m contour), the cultivated footslopes give way to lush montane forest, inhabited by elusive elephant, leopard, buffalo, the endangered Abbot’s duiker, and other small antelope and primates. Higher still lies the moorland zone, where a cover of giant heather is studded with otherworldly giant lobelias.

Above 4,000m, a surreal alpine desert supports little life other than a few hardy mosses and lichen. Then, finally, the last vestigial vegetation gives way to a winter wonderland of ice and snow – and the magnificent beauty of the roof of the continent.

About Kilimanjaro National Park
Size: 1668 sq km 641 sq miles).
Location: Northern Tanzania, near the town of Moshi.

Getting there
128 km (80 miles) from Arusha. 
About one hour’s drive from Kilimanjaro airport.

What to do
Six usual trekking routes to the summit and other more-demanding mountaineering routes. 
Day or overnight hikes on the Shira plateau. Nature trails on the lower reaches. 
Trout fishing. 
Visit the beautiful Chala crater lake on the mountain’s southeastern slopes.

When to go
Clearest and warmest conditions from December to February, but also dry (and colder) from July-September.

Accommodation
Huts and campsites on the mountain. 
Several hotels and campsites outside the park in the village of Marangu and town of Moshi.