Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro National Park

MOUNT KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK

Kilimanjaro is the highlight of most visitors’ experiences in Tanzania. Few mountains can claim the grandeur, the breathtaking views of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, the Rift Valley, and the Masaai Steppe, that belongs to Kilimanjaro. Hiking on the ‘rooftop of Africa’ — the highest point on the continent at 5896 meters — is the adventure of a lifetime, especially because, if paced well, everyone from seasoned trekkers to first-time enthusiasts can scale the snowy peak. For more information, see the ‘Mountain Climbing‘section under ‘Things to Do.
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 meters – to an imperious 5,895 meters (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 foot slopes 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 the town of Moshi.
More info on accommodation
NOTE:
Climb slowly to increase your acclimatization time and maximize your chances of reaching the summit.
To avoid altitude sickness, allow a minimum of five nights, preferably even more for the climb. Take your time and enjoy the beauty of the mountain.
NOTE 2:
NEW RATES FOR PORTERS AND GUIDES
The year 2020 2021
Porters
USD 10 per day
Cooks
USD 15 per day
Guides
USD 20 per day

10 Days Experience Tanzania Safari & Culture Tour

10 Days Experience Tanzania Safari & Culture Tour

Program Highlights

10 Days Experience Tanzania Safari & Culture Tour our best destinations covered in ten magnificent days, this trip is packed with action and full of wildlife and cultural highlights. From Arusha to Moshi materuni waterfalls swimming and Coffee lesson, diverse Tarangire National Park, to be followed by visiting Lake Eyasi to experience the area’s rich human culture, From there, we head to the endless plains of the magnificent Serengeti national park. after enjoying a famous national park in Africa, we will visit the beautiful natural wonder of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with its incomparable crater  Finally, we visit the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park home of Lion climbing trees.

Program Description

Day 1: Arrive to Tanzania.

Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). We will arrange a private transfer from the Airport to Moshi Hotel,
Kilipeak Adventure safari guide will gather in the evening at the hotel for a pre-safari briefing
Dinner and overnight at the Lindrin Lodge: Half board.

Day 2: Materuni Cultural Tour & Coffee Lesson.

Village walks, guided waterfall hike, coffee tours, local primary schools visit Chagga traditional dance, traditional Chagga local food, cooking classes, banana beer experience, homestays and camping with a unique view on the Kilimanjaro later evening we will drive to Arusha and stay at Masailand Safari Lodge
Dinner and overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge: Half board.

Day 3: Tarangire National Park.

Today we drive to Tarangire National Park, for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park that offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water. We spend the night in our lodge beautifully set inside the park with stunning views and a unique atmosphere. In the late afternoon, we make a short journey from the park to our special lodge Eileen’s Tree  Inn Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Eileen’s Tree Inn lodge: Full board.

Day 4: Cultural Tour Lake Eyaasi.

In the morning drive to Hadzabe trib found in Lake Eyasi, clients will join the Hadzabe and interact with them, and learn so many stuff like how to make fire by using two dry sticks, the way which has been used for thousands of years. The Bushmen will teach them how to use their bow and arrows, collecting some tubers, roots, and fruits with the women or joining the men on hunting. Hunting is done in the morning; clients will follow the hunters behind and see how the hunting is done. The honey gathering is part of it, but depending on the season as the honey gathering is done in the rainy season. Join on Hadzabe tribal dance. Here the tour may take 3 to 4 hours
Dinner and overnight at Tindiga Tented Camp: Full board.

Day 5: Drive to Serengeti National Park.

We start our day early toward Serengeti National Park with packed lunch. En route, there is an opportunity to visit Olduvai Gorge. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here is a small museum we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. After lunch, we drive into the Serengeti itself and the rest of the afternoon is spent game viewing in the vast plains that are broken only by stands of acacia trees and the occasional kopje. In December, January and February we will normally meet the migration with large herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle. There are always plenty of resident animals, such as giraffes, buffalo, and elephants, and many large predators such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards. We return to our special tented camp for the night.
Dinner and overnight at Tanzania bush camp: Full board.

Day 6: Game Drive In Serengeti National Park.

We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year; we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration, sometimes surrounded by wildebeest, sometimes by zebras, which travel with the wildebeest. We journey from the wide-open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing, we will hopefully see all of the plain games; elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lions, and if you are lucky the elusive leopard and cheetah, as well as huge amounts of the interesting birdlife, from the elegant secretary birds to the flightless ostrich. We return to our special tented camp for the night.
Dinner and overnight at Tanzania bush camp: Full board.

Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Area.

We start the day with an early morning game drive at Serengeti national park before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive-in Ngorongoro, we have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate for gate formalities, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape around Ngorongoro we will have a chance to visit Masai boma and see their lifestyle, late we will drive to our beautiful hotel inside Ngorongoro conservation area Rhino Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge: Full board.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Tour.

After early breakfast, we will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for your crater tour. Here we will explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where we may see flamingos. We will also visit the open savannah where the lions hunt. Picnic lunch will be served in the crater. In the late afternoon, we make a short journey to Karatu.
Dinner and overnight at Eileen’s Tree Inn lodge: Full board.

Day 9: Game Drive In Lake Manyara National Park:

Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the groundwater forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the Soda Lake. We enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands, and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.
In the afternoon we drive back to Arusha.
Dinner and overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge: Half board.

Day 10: Arusha Town to Kilimanjaro Airport:

The morning after breakfast we will make a short journey to Arusha town for shopping and visit the local Maasai market then drive directly to the airport for the afternoon flight.

10 Days Experience Tanzania Safari & Culture Tour Includes:

1. Full board accommodation whilst on safari in the above mentioned en suite tented camps and lodges
2. Private safari guide
3. Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing
4. Transfers in both directions between the International Airport
5. Park fees
6. Crater fees
7. All meals whilst on safari
8. On safari – Vehicles equipped with ice chest with mineral water, wildlife guidebooks.

10 Days Experience Tanzania Safari & Culture Tour Excludes:

1. Tanzania Visa:
2. Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
3.Tips and any items of personal nature.
4. Optional Tours (balloon rides)

 

4 Days Kenya – Masai Mara | Cheetah Safari Itinerary

4 Days Kenya – Masai Mara | Cheetah Safari Itinerary

Program Highlights

4 Days Kenya – Masai Mara | Cheetah Safari Itinerary with Kilipeak Adventure, Mara as its popularly known boasts of sheltering various wild animals like the lion, cheetah, and other animals that annually migrate to and from Tanzania to the Masai Mara like the Gazelles, wildebeest, and zebras and many more.
During a game drive, you are likely to view the big 5 which is something most tourists coming to Kenya hope to see.

Day by day Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara.

Pick up from Nairobi and proceed to Masai Mara through The Great African Rift Valley and Narok, Masai Mara Town or fly from Wilson Airport to Masai mara to olkiombo Airstrip.
You will arrive in time for lunch. Check-in at Julia’s River Camp and have lunch. Afternoon game drives through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo, and other members of the Big five plus other animals.
Dinner and overnight at Julia’s River Camp: full board.

Day 2: Full Day Game Drive In Masai Mara.

After breakfast leaves at camp for Mara game en-route arriving in time for Lunch check-in and having lunch; after lunch afternoon game drives in the evening back to the camp fro accomodation.
Dinner and overnight at Julia’s River Camp: full board.

Day 3: Another Full Day In Masai Mara.

Start an early morning Game drives back to camp for breakfast after breakfast leaves Mara game en-route in search of Mara popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo, and the dangerous Crocodiles with a visit to Mara river.
Dinner and overnight at Julia’s River Camp: full board.

Day 4: Masai Mara to Nairobi.

Early Morning breakfast at your camp check out of the camp and park and drive or fly to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at carnivore afterward drop off at your respective hotel or airport.

4 Days Kenya – Masai Mara | Cheetah Safari Itinerary Includes:

  • Unlimited game drive
  • Full-board Accommodation
  • Drinking water during game
  • Services of English speaking photographer tour guide
  • Park entry fee
  • exclusive use of 4×4 Toyota land cruiser
  • All transfers to the mentioned attractions
  • sundowner
  • Maasai village tour

4 Days Kenya – Masai Mara | Cheetah Safari Itinerary Excludes:
• Tips
• Laundry
• Drinks
• Items of a personal nature.

3 Days Snorkeling Excursion Tour In Zanzibar Beach

3 Days Snorkeling Excursion Tour In Zanzibar Beach

Program Highlights

3 Days Snorkeling Excursion Tour In Zanzibar Beach with Kilipeak Adventure  The original Safari Blue tour (make sure you are booking the right thing!) is one of the most popular day trips from Nungwi village (and a fair few other locations as well). Though not cheap it offers a full and fascinating day including all transport, snorkeling, food, and drink, etc. It also offers a far more nature-friendly way of possibly catching sight of some dolphins than the numerous ‘Swimming with Dolphins’ trips offered from Kizimkazi.

Day 1: Stone Town Tour:

Your program starts with a morning visit by the walk on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), and the Arab Fort among others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques!
Dinner and overnight stay at Tembo House Hotel: Bed and Breakfast.

Day 2: Snorkeling Tour:

Snorkeling in Zanzibar is an experience of a lifetime. Unlike many other popular snorkeling destinations around the world, it is still possible to find places that have never been explored along the coast. The many varieties of coral provide a home to thousands of colorful and exotic creatures, including blue ribbon tail rays, firefish, and for the “Finding Nemo” fans, clownfish.
Dinner and overnight stay at Coral beach resort: Bed and Breakfast.

Day 3: Departure Day.

Depending on your flight schedule and departure point you will be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport to take a flight back home.

3 Days Snorkeling Excursion Tour In Zanzibar Beach Trip Includes:

• All transfers while in Zanzibar.
• All entries fees as listed in the itinerary
• All accommodations on bed, dinner & breakfast
• Pick up from the hotel to Airport for flight
• All tours & excursion
• Lunch during tours & excursion

3 Days Snorkeling Excursion Tour In Zanzibar Beach Trip Includes:

• International airfare & flights
• All items of a personal nature
• Airport departure tax
• Travel insurance
• Visa and Passport fees.

6 Days Snorkeling Tour and Cycling In Zanzibar Beach

6 Days Snorkeling Tour and Cycling In Zanzibar Beach

Safari Briefing

6 Days Snorkeling Tour and Cycling In Zanzibar Beach with Kilipeak Adventure the original Safari Blue tour (make sure you are booking the right thing!) is one of the most popular day trips from Fumba village (and a fair few other locations as well). Though not cheap it offers a full and fascinating day including all transport, snorkeling, food, and drink, etc. It also offers a far more nature-friendly way of possibly catching sight of some dolphins than the numerous ‘Swimming with Dolphins’ trips offered from Kizimkazi.

Full Safari Details

Day 1: Stone Town Tour

Your program starts with a morning visit by the walk on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques!
Dinner and overnight stay at Tembo House Hotel: (Bed and breakfast).

Day 2: Snorkeling in Zanzibar

Snorkeling in Zanzibar is an experience of a lifetime. Unlike many other popular snorkeling destinations around the world, it is still possible to find places that have never been explored along the coast. The many varieties of coral provide a home to thousands of colorful and exotic creatures, including blue ribbon tail rays, firefish, and for the “Finding Nemo” fans, clownfish.
Dinner and overnight stay at Coral beach resort: (Bed and breakfast).

Day 3: Cycling Adventure in Zanzibar

The tours will start from humble beginnings; a local guide with his bike and an aspiration to share with others the beautiful Zanzibar environment.
The guide will organize the trip and set the pace according to your fitness level and show you around the area off the beaten tracks.
Our guide will show you a Zanzibar beyond tourists.
Dinner and overnight at The Nungwi Inn Hotel: (Bed and breakfast).

Day 4: Spice Tour

Today you will go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone town for the famous Spice Tour. We have developed a special spice tour with in-depth information not only about spices but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. After the tour, we invite for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the spices and fruits. After lunch, we take you to your beach resort.
On the way, you will pass Jozani Forest, the last habitat of the rare endemic Red Colobus Monkey. With a local guide, you stroll through Jozani Chwaka National Park and look at the rare monkeys. If you wish you can even wander down the boardwalk to the fascinating Mangrove Ecosystem.
Dinner and overnight at The Nungwi Inn Hotel: (Bed and breakfast).

Day 5: Dolphin Trip

Today you will visit Kizimkazi. Situated on the southern point of the island, Kizimkazi fishing village is home to several schools of bottle-nosed dolphins and Humpback dolphins, which can often be sighted following a short boat trip from the village. If you are lucky, you may be able to swim quite close to the dolphins, which can be a very rewarding experience. We are doing this trip in the afternoon to avoid the crowds of tourists in the morning, which in big numbers disturbing the dolphins.
Dinner and overnight at the Tembo House Hotel : (Bed and breakfast).

Day 6: Departure Day

Depending on your flight schedule and departure point you will be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport to take a flight back home. If you are flying out of Dar es Salaam or Nairobi, we will arrange a connection flight for you to catch your flight back home.

6 Days Snorkeling Tour and Cycling In Zanzibar Beach Includes.
• All transfers while in Zanzibar.
• All entries fees as listed in the itinerary
• All accommodations on bed, dinner & breakfast
• Pick up from the hotel to Airport for flight
• All tours & excursion
• Lunch during tours & excursion

6 Days Snorkeling Tour and Cycling In Zanzibar Beach Excludes.
• International airfare & flights
• All items of a personal nature
• Airport departure tax
• Travel insurance
• Visa and Passport fees.