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Tanzania's offerings are rich, varied and only begin with safaris to renowned National Parks. Adventures include: Mountain climbing on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Meru and Oldoinyo Lengai (Mountain of God), active volcano. Walking Safaris to the Ngorongoro.

Our intention is to provide our clients with the personalized, friendly, professional, competitively price possible traveling experience of memorable time.

We offer a complete range of services encompassing wildlife safaris in Tanzania's National Parks and Game Reserves, trekking, cultural tourism and other customized activities. We specialize in Tanzanian flora and fauna walking safaris to Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Selous, Gombe, Mahale,Kilimanjaro treks, and Zanzibar holidays.

We offer highly trained guides and chefs with experience in meeting the requirements of all age groups from children to senior personnel.

CAMPING SAFARI
Camping safaris literally mean real adventure but guaranteed real value for money. No over-stretching though! Our camping safaris are not strenuous. Indeed, they fit people of all ages. It's organized in a well adventure set up to give you the feeling of bush camping. The tents are 2man and mattresses are also provided freely. In some places like Lake Manyara, Serengeti there are permanent luxurious tents. Otherwise, most of the other destinations are real bush camping safaris, no luxuries! It is real bush! We have highly experienced cooks who serve three balanced-diet meals everyday.

We organize accommodation at comfortable budget hotels where the national parks are near a town say, like in Mto wa Mbu, Karatu, Arusha, Mikumi

Transport in a, 4-seater, 9-seater Land Rover, Land cruiser and mini bus with an open rooftop or Popup roof.
All game parks entrance fees
All camping fees.
Camping equipments except a sleeping bag.
2 tents.
3 meals per day.
All government taxes and levies.

OUR RATES
Unbelievable! We offer the most competitive and pocket friendly rates. We have special rates for groups, students with valid student cards and long trips. We have significant discounts for repeat clients for car hire and those who hire for more than 21 days.

ROUTES ON KILIMANJARO:
Selecting the right route is incredibly important in maximizing your chance of summit success. Quite apart from aesthetic considerations of scenery and traffic, the routes vary enormously in their degree of difficulty.

The Machame Route and The Lemosho-Western Breach Traverse.

African Walking Safaris offers you different ascent routes to choose from for your climb of Kilimanjaro.

The Machame Route has the well-deserved reputation of being a beautiful and varied path up the mountain. It is an unsurpassed world-class trekking route as well as a proven route to the top with a high success rate. Summit day is long, but since we do not need to acclimatize in order to sleep at very high altitudes, the trip is shorter: six nights and seven days on Kilimanjaro.

On the Lemosho–Western Breach Traverse we sleep in the crater of Kili itself! This is a longer trip involving eight nights and nine days on the mountain because of the acclimatization necessary for us to sleep at such a high altitude.

The early days of the Lemosho trip are spent in a remote and infrequently visited area. We traverse the wild Shira Plateau, starting from its western edge. Once on the mountain, we climb inside the crater of Kibo, Kilimanjaro’s highest peak, and sleep at 18,700 feet. Summit day is short because our destination, Uhuru Point, is only a few hundred feet above our camp.

Both these climbs are equally worthy, satisfying objectives. We suggest that you choose your route on Kili with us based on the amount of time you wish to spend on the mountain. Machame offers longer days of hiking, but fewer days are required to reach the top. Lemosho offers shorter days and some more remote camping, but the challenges on your body will be greater at the higher altitudes at which we camp.
When you climb Kilimanjaro with African Walking Safaris you go with a company that respects the altitude and weather of this great mountain. Regardless of the route you choose, your expedition will be superbly organized. Experts attend to Environmental, cultural and safety details. We know high mountains and we know Tanzania.

Itinerary for Machame Route – Most Scenic

Day 1 – International flight from your home to Tanzania

Day 2 – On arrival met by African walking Safaris representatives for transport to your booked hotel. Evening is free for an early quiet dinner somewhere in Arusha town or Moshi town.

Day 3 – Rest day in Arusha or Moshi and explore the towns and the natives.

Day 4 – We are off at 8 a.m. in Vehicles to the Machame Gate, our entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park. A group of old friends, local men from the Chagga tribe, will be waiting for us. We will organize loads for our self-contained expedition and then begin our long walk through the cloud forest, a land of beauty and of perpetual mists that shroud the huge mountain above in mystery to Machame hut((9000ft/3100m) for dinner and overnight

Days 5-7 – You will find your group moving across the arid open spaces of the moorland and alpine desert zones. The classic views of the tremendous glaciers looming above and spilling off the rim of Kibo, our destination, will inspire and awe us. Each day we will choose a beautiful camp at an elevation between 12,000 and 13,000 feet. This mountain traverse stands with the finest in the world; as we do it, however, our motivation will be acclimatization. During the traverse we will spend three days and nights at relatively constant elevations. This is an excellent formula for helping our bodies make the adaptations necessary for an ascent to Uhuru Point, at 19,339 feet the highest point in Africa as well dinner and overnight at Shira camp

Day 8 – Our team of Chagga staff and porters are all still with us. Today a group of them will go down to the forest in order to establish our exit route off the mountain. A larger group, composed of the strongest men, will carry the water, tents, food and safety equipment to our high camp at 15,700 feet for dinner and overnight Barafu hut

Day 9 – Summit day. Up in the middle of the night. The climb through the starlit upper reaches of Kilimanjaro will seem endless. But as the bead of gold finally appears on the eastern horizon and you breathe the cold, dry air at 19,000 feet, you will know that you have succeeded in reaching the rooftop of Africa. A spectacular and very slow-paced walk (the air is thin!) around the crater rim to the very highest point of the continent produces an indescribable sense of accomplishment After summit descend down to Mweka hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 10 – The exhaustion of yesterday’s long summit day, and the thick air down in the forest may have you waking from the deepest sleep you can remember. Our walk back through the cloud forest may be yet another surprise. You will have forgotten the cool, soothing light and moisture in the forest after days spent at altitude. Our vehicles waiting for us at the park gate. Here we formally thank the Chaggas who have worked with us. They will be returning by private bus back to their families on the farms of Marangu. We are going in the opposite direction, towards the great safari parks of northern Tanzania. Showers, a great meal and a hotel await in Arusha/Moshi to us started.

From 6years and above, family, couples, honormooners,
Guides – Professional guides accompany the climbing safaris and provide excellent service including cooking of meals provided by professional chefs.
Health & Fitness – Any form of mountain climbing requires an acceptable level of fitness. Before attempting these climbing expeditions please consult your doctor and have a physical check-up. In case you are unfit, a one-month training programme prior to the climbing is recommended.
Climbing Seasons – The best seasons for climbing are middle December to end of March and from middle of June to end of September.
Equipment & Clothing – Provision of any personal climbing equipment is not included for in the rates, and may be hired directly by the client from the base hotel. Clothing ought to be warm, light and preferably weather proof.
Self-service options- Self-catering packages are available – please contact us for details on these.
Caution – Mountain climbing in any form is dangerous, and adequate safety precautions are necessary. If you are vulnerable to high altitude sickness, even after acclimatization, you are advised to opt for shorter, low altitude climbing trips.
We offer reliable, well-maintained and proven range of vehicles for hire, at competitive prices. Vehicles range from small saloon vehicles to buses and four wheels drives, on self drive and chauffer driven. Contact us for your needs!

Just tell us your interests. We are also pleased to offer you a variety of established trips and safaris to Northern and Southern Tanzania Game Parks and other natural Tanzanian wonders.
Facilities - Comfortable game viewing is done in specially outfitted 4-wheel drive Land Rover and Land Cruisers, the ultimate safari vehicles, with roof hatches and video camera charging sockets. You are guaranteed a window seat. Minivans and minibuses are also available for sightseeing or transportation. services range from luxury to budget camping safaris. In addition, we have attractive contract rates with most lodges and hotels around the country.
We organize accommodation at comfortable budget hotels where the national parks are near a town say, like in Mto wa Mbu, Karatu, Arusha, Mikumi

Transport in a, 4-seater, 9-seater Land Rover, Land cruiser and mini bus with an open rooftop or Popup roof.
All game parks entrance fees
All camping fees.
Camping equipments except a sleeping bag.
2 tents.
3 meals per day.
All government taxes and levies

US $185 -350 per person per day all inclusive

BOOKING PROCEDURE
A 30% deposit is required at the time of booking with the rest of balance payable prior to COMMENCEMENT DATE of Adventures trip. Failure to secure the payment will cause the cancellation of the RESERVATION.

CANCELLATION CHARGES
4Notification of the cancellation of a RESERVATION should be received in writing (by post or email) and is subject to the following charges: - 6 weeks prior to departure: all payments that were made to the lodges; - 6-2 weeks prior to departure: 75% of total cost; - less than 1 week prior to departure: full amount paid. NB: Charges will be calculated from the date we receive your notification of cancellation.

We offer 10% discount from a group of 10 people and above, please call or email.