7 Days Grand Traverse Route
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7 Days Grand Traverse Route
Tour Details
- Trek to the summit of Africa’s highest and most famous mountain.
- This special route combination is by a wide margin the least-used route on Kilimanjaro, getting you far away from the madding crowd.
- All you need to carry on this luxury trek is a small day sack which offers you the best chance to reach the summit.
- Each day you will benefit from camps that have been professionally set up prior to your arrival by your private team of local porters.
- Mount Kilimanjaro trek - Stand on the 'Roof of Africa' - trek with your own team of guides and porters.
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Include
- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International airport to the Park view inn Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Park view inn Moshi (before and after the climb bed and breakfast)
- Return transportation from Moshi/from the starting/finishing point on the mountain.
- Qualified guides with mountain crew
- All national park fees
- Hut/camping fees
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Mess tent (for dining) Mini camping chairs/Tables/Candles
- Rescue fees
- Pulse oximeters & Portable oxygen tanks
- First aid kit
- 3 hot meals dail while on the mountain
- Enough treated &filtered drinking water throughout the trek
- Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA),Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators(KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Guides, porters, waiter, cook accommodation and entry fees on the mountain.
Exclude
- Meals and drinks not specified
- Gear for your climb
- Items of personal nature
- Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included
- Visas
- Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is available for extra charge $70$ for entire trek.
- Flights
- Tips for guides, porters and cook ( this is a guide to tipping on the mountain htt://www.kiliporters.org/ tipping_recommendations.php
- Tipping on Kilimanjaro from the trekking group (not per climber)
- Guides : 20$ /day/guide
- Cook : 15$/ day
- Porter: 10$/day/porter
Day 1 :Morum Barrier Gate to Shira Camp 1
Departure from Moshi will be at around 7:30am for Londorossi gate, about 4 hours, where you will complete entry formalities. Then continue up by car to Morum Barrier Gate (another hour to reach the trailhead) Upon arrival at trail-head, eat lunch, then commence through heather and moorland which lead to the first camp, only about 1-2 hours of trekking. The view of Kibo from across the plateau is stunning.
Day 2 :Shira Camp 1 to Shira Camp 2
Day 3 :Shira Camp 2 to Moir Campp
Day 4 : Moir Camp to Pofu Camp
Day 5 : Pofu Camp to Rongai 3 Caves Camp
Day 6 : Rongai 3 Caves Camp to Outward Bound Camp to Uhuru Peak
Day 7 : Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate