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18 DAYS
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  • Enjoy the fantastic combination of a climb of Kilimanjaro and a thrilling wildlife safari—or do just the Kili climb
  • The best route up Kili, with maximum altitude acclimatization 
  • Sunrise on the summit of Africa, unique alpine flora, camp beside the massive glaciers at 18,500 feet on Kili’s crater rim 
  • Terrific wildlife viewing—lions, elephants, zebra, and more—in Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park
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Primary: Hiking, Safari
Other: Local Culture & Cuisine, history, Camping
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Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari

The snows of Kilimanjaro soar like an apparition over East Africa’s shimmering plains, and in Hemingway’s words, they are “as wide as all the world, great, high, and unbelievably white in the sun.
The snows of Kilimanjaro soar like an apparition over East Africa’s shimmering plains, and in Hemingway’s words, they are “as wide as all the world, great, high, and unbelievably white in the sun.” We’ve perfected the climb to these legendary snows via the Shira-Western Breach Route, an incredibly beautiful trail on Kili’s remote southwest flank that showcases its magnificent glaciation and five ecological zones. We pioneered this route, and it’s the ultimate way to climb Kili. A full seven days on the ascent provide us with maximum acclimatization, shorter hiking days, and the greatest chance of summit success. Our Kili guides are legendary—the best in the business—and they make the climb an unforgettable experience. If you’ve ever dreamed of climbing Kili, this is the only way to do it! You can do just the Kilimanjaro climb, but we recommend our magnificent safari in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti as your post-climb reward! 

What the Trip is Like: This trip is rated Level 7, our most strenuous rating. On the Kilimanjaro climb, porters carry the group gear and you carry a daypack for your wind/rain jacket, water bottle, and camera. The camp crew sets up camp each day and we are served dinner in a dining tent with tables and chairs. At the lower elevations, our food is cooked over kerosene and at elevations over 15,000 feet, we use propane. While there are certainly limits as to what can be done in such a setting, our past trip members have remarked on the high quality and variety of the food served on the mountain. We use American-made mountaineering tents rated by the manufacturer as 3-person tents but we use them for only two people, ensuring a fair measure of spaciousness for sleeping. Fires are not allowed on the mountain so there are no hot showers available at camps (of course hot showers are available at all of our safari camps). True luxuries on this demanding high-altitude adventure are few, but we think you’ll be surprised by the level of comfort and service that we provide for you on the expedition. We carry oxygen and Gamow bags on every climb. Having said that, it is important that all participants understand that the climb is very challenging. All trip members should be in excellent physical condition. There are also dangers inherent in any expedition to high altitude—in this case, 19,340 feet, with an overnight at 18,500 feet. These dangers include everything from rock falls to the possibility of a serious fall, accident, or sickness without access to a means of rapid evacuation, adequate medical supplies, or adequate medical attention once provided. Each climb is an expedition. Although we are accompanied by a support staff of experienced veterans of the mountain, it takes cooperation and flexibility from each participant to ensure a successful ascent. 

On the Serengeti safari, we sleep in spacious, walk-in canvas tents furnished with two single beds (or one queen bed) and a small bedside table. Interior lighting is provided by candle lantern. Each tent features an attached bathroom with a toilet/shower (bucket type, with hot water). At the front of the tent is an attached shaded “veranda” with two chairs, a small table, two wash basins, and hurricane lamps. An experienced staff prepares delicious meals, served under the African sky or in a spacious dining tent (candle-lit for dinner) with chairs and a table. The food is excellent, with three-course dinners including wine and beer. Lunch is usually a picnic. One nice feature of our mobile tented camps is that they operate without noisy generators, a bonus for hearing the fantastic sounds of the African night. We enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in 4WD vehicles and enjoy extensive gameviewing while traveling between one park and another.
Day 1: Arusha, Tanzania / Mount Meru Camp
Late evening arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport outside Arusha, where we are met by the Trip Leader for a drive of about two hours to our private Wilderness Travel camp set at 6,200 feet on the lower slopes of Mt. Meru (14,900’), one of Africa’s highest and most beautiful volcanoes. We enjoy a late dinner and a relaxing shower before settling in for the night. Overnight at Wilderness Travel Mount Meru Camp...D
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Day 2: Mount Meru Camp
Our exclusive camp looks out onto Kilimanjaro, Meru, and the Ngurdoto Crater. We spend the morning enjoying the spectacular setting and relaxing after the long flight. After lunch, we gather for a briefing and a gear check for the Kilimanjaro climb. You will separate your Kili gear from your safari items (your safari baggage is transported to the first lodge we stay in after the Kili climb). An afternoon hike takes us into the lush cedar and podocarpus forests of Mount Meru, set within Arusha National Park. The hike is a great way to acclimatize to the altitude and we’ll also have a good chance of seeing the unique black-andwhite colobus monkeys of the park and perhaps bushbuck or giraffe along with a host of avian life. Our hike also offers impressive views of the dramatic ash cone of Mt. Meru’s summit. We gather for a welcome dinner at camp in the evening. Overnight at Wilderness Travel Mount Meru Camp…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Day 3: Forest Camp
A morning drive of about three hours takes us across a rough dirt road through Kilimanjaro National Forest Reserve, with its plantations of pine and cedar. We meet our porters and guides at the trailhead, and our climb of Kili begins at an altitude of about 7,500 feet. Ascending through the dense montane forest, we may see black and white colobus and Sykes monkeys, possibly evidence of cape buffalo and forest elephant, as well as a colorful array of birds, including turacos and sunbirds. Depending on recent weather, the forest path can be muddy and slippery. Our first camp is in a forest at about 9,000 feet. The hiking time today is three to four hours…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 4: Shira Ridge Camp
Waking to the sound of the resident colobus monkeys around camp, we begin the day by hiking through thick forest festooned with “the old man’s beard,” a hanging lichen. As we leave the montane forest, we move through a transition zone and then enter the heath zone, where Kili’s old lava flows are visible. After lunch, we hike to the rim of the Shira Plateau, an immense ancient crater and a World Heritage Site, and on to a camp by a stream on the plateau. Our campsite, at 11,500 feet, has a dramatic view of Kilimanjaro and its glaciers that climbers on the Marangu “Tourist Route” cannot see. Hiking time is about seven or eight hours…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 5: Moir Camp
Today is an easy-paced acclimatization day that takes us a little higher on the Shira Plateau. We hike through heath and moorland zones and view the giant senecios, lobelias, groundsels, and helichrysums that grow at this altitude as we make our way to Moir Camp. Camp is set on a bluff at 13,100 feet with views over the Shira Plateau and up to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Hiking time is five to six hours. There is an optional hike in the afternoon…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 6: Sheffield Camp
A hike through moorlands brings us to Kilimanjaro’s alpine desert zone. As we enter this high desert, we see a new kind of vegetation—smaller and hardier alpine species such as smaller lobelia and flowering helichrysum—the dwarfed vegetation special to high altitude tropical zones. After a picnic lunch on the trail, we reach Sheffield Camp…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 7 Sheffield Camp / Acclimatization Day
Set at the foot of Kibo Peak, Sheffield Camp offers wonderful views over the Shira Plateau, down to the African plains below, and across to majestic mountains in the distance. Our two- to three-hour acclimatization hike from camp gives us a chance to practice rest-step hiking for higher altitudes…BLD 

Note: The extra day at this elevation is essential as it allows our bodies more time for acclimatization before we continue the ascent on Day 8.
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 8 Arrow Glacier Camp
We make the short but steep hike to Arrow Glacier for spectacular views of the Shira Plateau and the Western Breach. We relax this afternoon and rest up for tomorrow’s hike. Hiking time is two or three hours…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 9: Upper Glacier Camp
For most people, this is our most challenging day, even more than the summit day. We ascend by the steep and difficult but stunningly spectacular Western Breach route, first hiking on switchbacks over frozen scree (similar to gravel), then past huge blocks of columnar basalt. Once we reach Kilimanjaro’s Summit Plateau, we head to our spectacular camp in an unforgettable spot by the magnificent Furtwangler Glacier at 18,500 feet on the Summit Plateau. The climb to the Summit Plateau is a full day’s effort leaving in the very early morning (departing camp between 4 and 4:30 a.m.) and arriving at our next camp in the mid-afternoon). From camp, there is an optional hike to the inner crater and ash pit…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 10: Uhuru Peak / Mweka Camp
After breakfast, we make a one-and-a-half hour hike up the final 800 feet to Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro at 19,340 feet. We arrive early, before the clouds close in, so we usually have terrific views of Africa stretching out in all directions. Unlike other routes to Uhuru Peak, which require starting summit climbs at 1 a.m. or 2 a.m., our short, pre-dawn hike allows us to fully enjoy the summit experience with the entire continent spread out below us. After celebrating our achievement, we then make a steep, rigorous descent along the crater rim to Stella Point and down the Barafu Route for about two hours, then turn off to descend via the Mweka Route. We stop for lunch at 15,000 feet. After a rest, we continue descending steeply for another three or four hours to our last overnight camp at Mweka at 10,104 feet, back in the forest zone. Tonight’s camp is 9,000 feet below the summit! The descent from Kilimanjaro is long and steep. Trekking poles for support are highly recommended. You should do your best to build the strength of your “quads” with a pre-trip conditioning and strengthening program…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Camping on the Mountain
Description Most trip members are pleasantly surprised by the comforts of our Kili mountain camps, considering we’re on a high altitude expedition! We use sturdy 3-person Mountain Hardwear tents (but just for two people each, to give you more room) or 2-person tents for singles. Meals are served in a large dining tent. Breakfast is hot cereal, toast, eggs on request, lunch is picnic style, always with hot soup for hydration, salad, sandwich fixings, and hot dishes such as quiche or pizza if we are in camp. Dinner is hot soup, salad, pasta, and stews or fish. Snacks and drinks are always available at camp. The staff brings tea or coffee and a bowl of washing water to your tent to get you started in the morning, and each camp has separate men’s and women’s toilet tents, both with seats.
Day 11: Arusha / Moivaro Lodge
We leave camp early for our last hike, a steep descent of about 3,500 feet that brings us to Mweka Gate, where we have an early lunch at the trailhead. The hike is fairly straightforward but steep in places and muddy and slippery if it is wet (once again, trekking poles will help with support). At Mweka, we say goodbye to our porters, “sign off ” the mountain, and drive back to Arusha to check into our accommodation at the Moivaro Lodge, set on a coffee estate in a beautiful natural setting outside Arusha. We have a well-deserved hot shower, optional massage, and enjoy a victory dinner. Overnight at Moivaro Lodge…BLD 

The morning of Day 12 is the end of the “Climb Only” Section of the Trip.
Lodging Moivaro Lodge
Description Located in a pleasant and quiet setting on a coffee plantation just outside Arusha town, this simple lodge features 42 thatched cottages nestled in tropical gardens, each with their own fireplace and private veranda. The main lodge’s deck offers beautiful views of Mount Meru, and in the back garden, you’ll find the swimming pool, bar, and the indoor/outdoor restaurant.
Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater
We head into the 3,200-square-mile Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which includes Masai land as well as a large portion of the Serengeti Plains. Driving up to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, we see below us one of the earth’s most picturesque Edens: on the crater’s 105-square-mile grassy floor lives Africa’s largest permanent concentration of wildlife, a sort of mini-Serengeti in a phenomenally scenic setting. As we drive to our private mobile tented camp this afternoon, we may spot wildlife including zebra, buffalo, monkeys, and even elephant. Overnight at Private Wilderness Travel Mobile Tented Camp overlooking Lake Eyasi in the Great Rift Valley. …BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Day 13: Game Viewing / Ngorongoro Crater
A full day’s game drive takes us into the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater, with a picnic lunch around mid-day. During our time exploring this famous crater, we’re likely to see elephant, zebra, wildebeest, and buffalo, and there’s hardly a better place on earth for observing lions than on the crater floor, where the prides of lions are large. This is also one of the best places to see the endangered black rhino—about a dozen have been introduced into the crater environment and they are carefully monitored by biologists. In the late afternoon, we return to camp, where members of the local Masai community prepare a special feast. The Masai will stay at our camp until just after dark to share stories, songs, and dances—a wonderful opportunity to learn about their remarkable culture and traditions. Our regular dinner will be served as the Masai barbecue is drawing to a close. Overnight at Private Wilderness Travel Mobile Tented Camp…
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Day 14: Game Viewing in the Serengeti
We head into the southern Serengeti/Ngorongoro Highlands to begin our introduction to this famous landscape, and our game drives reveal the fascinating diversity of the Serengeti Plains. On the June to October departures we stay at Mbuzi Mawe, a small and deluxe tented camp in the western Serengeti. On the December to March departures we stay at Ndutu Safari Lodge, a beautiful little lodge with an informal feeling and wonderful open-air dining room and bar. Both lodges are located on the main corridor of the Serengeti migration and are chosen according to the best wildlife viewing for the season...BLD
Lodging Day 14 Lodges
Description Mbuzi Mawe (June to October Departures):A small and deluxe tented camp in the nothern Serengeti, Mbuzi Mawe offers large tented rooms with four-poster beds, ceiling fans, a private bathroom, hot-water shower, and electricity. The camp’s tented dining room has great views and is a good place to relax and enjoy a “sundowner” overlooking the Serengeti. Meals and service here are of a very high standard. Ndutu Safari Lodge (December to March Departures):This beautiful little lodge with an informal feeling and wonderful open-air dining room and bar. Thirty-two simple stone cottages face Lake Ndutu and have en suite facilities. One of the first permanent lodges built in the Serengeti, Ndutu still has the intimate feeling of the original bush camp at Ndutu built by legendary hunter George Dove in the 1960s.
Day 15: Games Viewing in the Serengeti
Serengeti National Park is one of the earth’s natural paradises. The Masai call it Siringitu, “the place where the land moves on forever.” Today, Serengeti National Park, along with the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Masai Mara Game Reserve across the border in Kenya, protects the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth as well as one of the world’s last great migratory systems. The park itself is 5,700 square miles, with open plains in the south, acacia-dotted savanna in the center, and black clay plains to the west. We enjoy a full day of gameviewing en route as we head to our private Serengeti camp on the southern plains. Overnight at Private Wilderness Travel Mobile Tented Camp…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Day 16:Games Viewing in the Serengeti
We enjoy the privilege of a full day of exploring by 4WD vehicle in the Serengeti, far from lodges and park facilities. Our dawn and late-afternoon game drives bring us into varied regions, with access to a rich mosaic of habitats, from open plains and rock kopjes to riverine habitats. We should see giraffe, buffalo, topi, hartebeest, waterbuck, impala, reedbuck, bushbuck, dikdik, hippopotamus, crocodile, warthog, and diverse birdlife. Large prides of lion reside here, as well as clans of spotted hyena. The river tracks offer the best chance to see a leopard, usually in the branches of acacia or sausage trees. Cheetah can also be seen here as well as serval and caracal. Overnight at Private Wilderness Travel Mobile Tented Camp…BLD
Lodging Serengeti & Kilimanjaro—Mobile Safari Camps
Description Our mobile safari camps, while not luxurious, offer the most authentic experience of Africa possible: a classic wilderness safari in complete privacy, well away from lodges. Our safari camps have walk-in tents with en suite shower and toilet. Dinners are served al fresco or around a table in a large dining tent, and dinners are complete with flatware, china, glasses, and complimentary wine and beer.
Days 17: Gibb’s Farm
After a drive of about five hours, we reach Gibb’s Farm, arriving in the late afternoon. Gibb’s Farm is an oasis of green, calm beauty south of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. At this lovely lodge, we stay in the new cottages with their rich wooden floors, wraparound windows, private verandas, fireplaces, and garden bathrooms with tubs. We have time to do a hike into the surrounding forest as well as a cultural walk to learn about the indigenous people of the area. We also have full access to the Trek mountain bikes at Gibb’s—there are endless small roads and trails and the mountain biking is superb! Overnights at Gibb’s Farm...BLD
Lodging Gibb’s Farm
Description This is quite a special place adjacent to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The main facilities are situated in the old colonial farmhouse built by German settlers in the early 20th century, and it’s still a well-looked-after-private house with roaring fires and friendly service. The individual guest cottages, each with a working log fireplace, are beautifully appointed and have private terraces. Coffee is grown, processed, and roasted on the farm, and a ten-acre fruit and organic vegetable garden provides nearly all the fruit and vegetables served in the dining room. Gibbs Farm was recently recognized by Conde Nast Traveler magazine in the World Saver Awards for its wildlife conservation and cultural and environmental preservation achievements.
Day 18: Depart
We have the whole morning to enjoy one of the local walks or mountain bike rides. After lunch, we depart for Arusha, with some options to shop on the drive back. Day rooms will be held for us a at a lodge in Arusha. This evening, we enjoy a festive farewell dinner before the transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for departure on homeward-bound flights...BLD
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Midge S.
The trip of a lifetime for me! It was life changing and outstanding in every way. I not only made the summit but also fell in love with Africa and her people.
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Trenholm W.
Wilderness Travel's route up Kilimanjaro was far better, more interesting than the major highways used by most trekkers. We were the only group at many campsites and felt like we were the only people on that magnificent mountain.
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Stephen G.
A class organization. Other groups we encountered on the mountain were not even in the same ballpark. The Trip Leaders, porters, and all ancillary support staff were fantastic.
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Julie O.
I loved, loved, loved the trip—if I could do the Kilimanjaro climb every year, I would. It was an extraordinary experience.
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Sarabeth D.
Fabulous—could not have expected more and cannot thing of any way the trip could be improved. I felt very well taken care of, comfortable, and loved every minute of it!
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Michele R.
I was very impressed. Everything was smooth. Amazing food on the mountain!
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Fred G.
Wonderful trip, very smooth despite the logistical challenges. Amazing, really! I felt well taken care of.
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Paul S.
A first-class trip, smooth from start to finish.
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Cappy N.
We were very impressed by the quality of the crew on the Kili climb. All were friendly, supportive, and encouraging, and clearly better organized than other groups we saw on the mountain. Our camp cooks were amazing.
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Sandra B.
I had a fabulous trip—truly the trip of a lifetime. I cannot thank you enough for the well-thought-out itinerary and acclimatization plan.
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Virginia Y.
Fantastic travel experience with a caring staff, comfortable accommodations, and delicious food considering the logistical challenges on Kilimanjaro. Camp food was varied and beautifully presented. Porter service was always with a smile.
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TRIP INCLUDES
  • Expert leadership of a Wilderness Travel Trip Leader and local guides 
  • Accommodations, based on double occupancy 
  • Guaranteed window seating in safari Land Cruisers 
  • All meals included 
  • Safari camp staff 
  • All group camping and cooking equipment 
  • All land transportation, airport transfers for passengers on group flights, and baggage handling 
  • Membership in Flying Doctor Society
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
  • International airfare 
  • Meals not specified in the Full Trip Brochure 
  • Park entrance fees 
  • Transfers for independent arrival or departure 
  • Airport departure taxes 
  • Optional tipping or gratuities to leaders or staff 
  • Additional hotel nights made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors 
  • Pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations (if any) 
  • Travel insurance, or passports and visas 
  • Other expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, and so on)
CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable

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