KILIMANJARO HIKING & RUBONDO ISLAND VISIT: On this 12-day safari, you will visit Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro Mountain and Africa’s largest island national park, Rubondo Island national park.
KILIMANJARO HIKING & RUBONDO ISLAND VISIT HIGHLIGHTS
- Day 1: Arusha to Moshi town
- Day 2-8: Hiking the mighty Kilimanjaro Mountain – Machame Route
- Day 9: Rest day in Moshi town
- Day 10: Transfer to Rubondo Island national park via Mwanza
- Day 11: Explore Rubondo Island national park
- Day 12: Rubondo Island national park to Mwanza city
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Arusha to Moshi town
Arrival and pick up from Arusha airport and then drive to Moshi town at the base of Kilimanjaro Mountain where your tour guide driver will drop you at your hotel for the night. Make your final preparations and have enough rest for tomorrow you start your quest of conquering Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Day 2-8: Hiking the mighty Kilimanjaro Mountain – Machame Route
There are several established routes on Mt. Kilimanjaro that can take you to the top of Africa at Uhuru peak. For this 12-day safari, you will access the Kilimanjaro via the famous Machame route on a 7-day hiking experience. This is the most popular route on the mountain. It has a high summit success because of its good acclimatization possibilities. The climb will start from Machame gate ascending the mountain via Machame Route and descending via Mweka route ending at Mweka gate. You will be at the summit of Kilimanjaro, at Uhuru peak on day 7.
Campsites on Machame route where you will spend your nights are Machame camp, Shira camp 2, Barranco camp, Karanga camp, Barafu camp and Mweka camp. On day 8 when you return from the mountain, your tour driver guide will be waiting to drive you to your hotel in Moshi town where you will have that much deserved warm shower and continue with your celebrations of your just concluded accomplishment.
Day 9: Rest day in Moshi town
Spend this day at leisure resting, re-energizing. Get time to shop for anything you might need for the remaining days of the safari. Like new fresh batteries for your camera, snacks among other stuff.
Day 10: Transfer to Rubondo Island national park via Mwanza
Enjoy your breakfast and after your tour guide driver will pick you up from your hotel. Drive you to Kilimanjaro International airport for your domestic flight to Mwanza airport in Mwanza city. From Mwanza, you will be driven to Kasenda village. Here you will get on the park speed boats for a boat transfer to Rubondo Island national park. On arrival, you will be transferred to your accommodation for the night, at the TANAPA bandas or Rubondo Island camp.
Day 11: Explore Rubondo Island national park
Rubondo Island national park is one of the least visited hidden gems of Tanzania. So expect a private island kind of safari experience. Activities on the island include game drives, guided forest walks and nature walks, chimpanzee trekking, bird watching, fishing, boat safaris and canoeing safaris. Animals on the island include hippos, bushbucks, sitatungas, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, otters, crocodiles, suni antelopes, mongoose, black and white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys. The park also hosts a rich birdlife, butterflies and diverse vibrant flora inclusive of wildflowers like jasmines and different orchid species.
Day 12: Rubondo Island national park to Mwanza city
Your 12-day Kilimanjaro hiking and Rubondo Island visit comes to an end. With a transfer from the island to Mwanza city at Mwanza airport.
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