Kilimanjaro 2019
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Safari Only
A few facts about our Kilimanjaro Trip:
ELEVATION – 19,341’, The “Roof of Africa”, one of the Seven Summits. If you struggle with Altitude Sickness, at 14k’ or lower, this will be a challenge. But we will go up one of the slowest ways possible giving us the best chance of getting every person on top. We will take the newest route on Kili, the Northern Route and take 11 days to do this.
EXERTION – Even though we will go up slow (6 or 7 days up, 2 days down), the last day going to the summit may be the most challenging physical day of
your life.
INCLUDED
Transportation. We used to package transportation with the trip for just one price but we realize some may have points to us on flights. Also, people may have different schedules for longer trips. Based on probably flying from SFO, cost for round trip SFO to Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania will probably cost $2,000 - $2,500
Optional 3 day Standard level Safari.
Optional Zanzibar two night Add-on. This will probably cost $1,100-$1,300 including:
Dates for our Trip. July 11-26, 2019 (base trip) July 11-29, 2019 (w/safari)
An 18 to 21 Day trip!
PROBABLE ITENERARY FOR G1 ADVENTURE TOURS
Updated June 26, 2018
July 10 or 11, 2019 Fly SFO to JRO (TBD)
July 12, 2019 Pick up at JRO. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
July 13, 2019 Rest day. Overnight at hotel. Northern
July 14, 2019 Northern Day 1: Transfer to Lemosho Gate. Trek to Lemosho Big Tree Camp (8,700 ft)
July 15, 2019 Northern Day 2: Trek to Shira One Camp (11,600 ft).
July 16, 2019 Northern Day 3: Trek to Shira Hut Camp (12,600 ft).
July 17, 2019 Northern Day 4: Trek to Moir Hut (13,800 ft).
July 18, 2019 Northern Day 5: Trek to Buffalo Camp (13,600 ft).
July 19, 2019 Northern Day 6: Trek to Third Cave Camp (12,800 ft).
July 20, 2019 Northern Day 7: Trek to School Hut Camp (15,500 ft).
July 21, 2019 Northern Day 8: Trek to Summit (19,345 ft). Trek to Millenium Camp (12,500 ft).
July 22, 2019 Northern Day 9: Trek to Mweka Gate (5,400 ft). Transfer to Moshi. Overnight at hotel.
COURAGE WORLDWIDE SERVICE/MINISTRY
July 23, 2019 Serve Day 1 with Courage Worldwide at the Courage House
July 24, 2019 Serve Day 2 with Courage Worldwide at the Courage House, optional Drop off at JRO for those not doing Safari? Those people would probably return to California on July 25th or 26th.
SAFARI
July 25, 2019 Safari Day 1: Depart Moshi. Game drive in Lake Mayara. Overnight in lodge.
July 26, 2019 Safari Day 2: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater. Game drive in Tarangire. Overnight in lodge.
July 27, 2019 Safari Day 3: Game drive in Tarangire. Drop off at JRO. Begin flying home, with return on either July 28th or 29th.
How much to you carry? You will carry a daypack of about 35-liter size, usually about 20lbs. You carry extra clothing layers for day, water, snacks, camera, rain gear. The Porters will carry tents, sleeping bags, pads, rest of your clothing, snacks, personal items, etc. You are allowed to give the porters up to 33 lbs of gear. See the attached example of a packing list. Warning, in 2010 the average person spent $500 to $1000 on new gear for this trip! You don’t have to… we can coach you on this, but the lighter your gear is, the more you can bring.
Vaccinations & Visas? There are various recommended vaccinations for travel into Tanzania. However, there are no required vaccinations. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) recommends the following vaccinations and medications: Malaria, Yellow Fever (required if entering Tanzania from an ‘infected area’), Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Rabies. Additionally, the CDCP recommends routine vaccinations for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) and polio, if you are not up-to-date.
Travel Insurance and Medical Evacuation Insurance. We do not provide any type of insurance for the trip, including Travel or Medical Evacuation Insurance.
Other Policies:
The trip schedule, fees, and itineraries are subject to change or adjustment. Some instances where this may occur, but are not limited to, weather, route conditions, currency fluctuations, changes in costs, government instability, and many other factors. G1At has complete discretion to change plans to accommodate any of these or other factors, for the proper and safe conduct of the program.
G1AT reserves the right to dismiss a participant from a trip or to send a participant to a lower altitude at any time if staff, in its sole discretion, that the participant is not physically, technically, or psychologically prepared for or capable of participating or continuing in the trip.
The participant understands and agrees that G1AT assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with any travel and hospitality service provided to the participant by others in connection with the trip, including but not limited to the services provided by airlines, hotels, and motor vehicle operators, and that G1AT is not responsible for any act, error, omission, or any injury, loss, accident, delay, irregularity, or danger by a supplier of travel or hospitality services to the participant in connection with the G1AT trip.
ELEVATION – 19,341’, The “Roof of Africa”, one of the Seven Summits. If you struggle with Altitude Sickness, at 14k’ or lower, this will be a challenge. But we will go up one of the slowest ways possible giving us the best chance of getting every person on top. We will take the newest route on Kili, the Northern Route and take 11 days to do this.
EXERTION – Even though we will go up slow (6 or 7 days up, 2 days down), the last day going to the summit may be the most challenging physical day of
your life.
INCLUDED
- All park fees and taxes
- Hotel lodging the night before and the night after the climb with breakfast included (double occupancy)
- Transport to and from the hotel and trailhead
- Airport pickup and drop off
- Tents (double occupancy)
- Sleeping pad
- Private toilet tent
- All meals and water on the mountain
- Support personnel (guides, cooks and porters)
- AMREF Flying Doctors evacuation insurance
- Basic tips for guides and porters
- Airfare to Tanzania
- Tips for guides and porters
- Sleeping bags and other personal gear
- Visa (required) - usually around $100
- Travel Insurance (required)
- Medical Evacuation Insurance
- Drinks and/or snacks
Transportation. We used to package transportation with the trip for just one price but we realize some may have points to us on flights. Also, people may have different schedules for longer trips. Based on probably flying from SFO, cost for round trip SFO to Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania will probably cost $2,000 - $2,500
Optional 3 day Standard level Safari.
- All park fees
- Pick up from where we ended the Kili Climb
- Drop off in Arusha or JRO
- Lodging during the two nights of the safari plus after safari(double occupancy)
- Safari vehicle and personal driver/guide
- All meals during the safari
- Basic tips for drivers
Optional Zanzibar two night Add-on. This will probably cost $1,100-$1,300 including:
- Transfers between hotels in Arusha or Moshi to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK)
- Round trip airfare from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) to Zanzibar (ZNZ)
- Two nights lodging (double occupancy) including breakfast and dinner (dinner not included for Tembo House)
- Transfers between hotels in Zanzibar and Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ)
Dates for our Trip. July 11-26, 2019 (base trip) July 11-29, 2019 (w/safari)
An 18 to 21 Day trip!
- 2 days of flying (30-35 hours)
- 1 Day of acclimatization/preparation
- 11 day climb/decent
- 2 days of Ministry (actually closer to 1.5 days, we rest at least a half day after the climb)
- 3 days for Safari (optional)
- 2 days of flying (30-35 hours)
PROBABLE ITENERARY FOR G1 ADVENTURE TOURS
Updated June 26, 2018
July 10 or 11, 2019 Fly SFO to JRO (TBD)
July 12, 2019 Pick up at JRO. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
July 13, 2019 Rest day. Overnight at hotel. Northern
July 14, 2019 Northern Day 1: Transfer to Lemosho Gate. Trek to Lemosho Big Tree Camp (8,700 ft)
July 15, 2019 Northern Day 2: Trek to Shira One Camp (11,600 ft).
July 16, 2019 Northern Day 3: Trek to Shira Hut Camp (12,600 ft).
July 17, 2019 Northern Day 4: Trek to Moir Hut (13,800 ft).
July 18, 2019 Northern Day 5: Trek to Buffalo Camp (13,600 ft).
July 19, 2019 Northern Day 6: Trek to Third Cave Camp (12,800 ft).
July 20, 2019 Northern Day 7: Trek to School Hut Camp (15,500 ft).
July 21, 2019 Northern Day 8: Trek to Summit (19,345 ft). Trek to Millenium Camp (12,500 ft).
July 22, 2019 Northern Day 9: Trek to Mweka Gate (5,400 ft). Transfer to Moshi. Overnight at hotel.
COURAGE WORLDWIDE SERVICE/MINISTRY
July 23, 2019 Serve Day 1 with Courage Worldwide at the Courage House
July 24, 2019 Serve Day 2 with Courage Worldwide at the Courage House, optional Drop off at JRO for those not doing Safari? Those people would probably return to California on July 25th or 26th.
SAFARI
July 25, 2019 Safari Day 1: Depart Moshi. Game drive in Lake Mayara. Overnight in lodge.
July 26, 2019 Safari Day 2: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater. Game drive in Tarangire. Overnight in lodge.
July 27, 2019 Safari Day 3: Game drive in Tarangire. Drop off at JRO. Begin flying home, with return on either July 28th or 29th.
How much to you carry? You will carry a daypack of about 35-liter size, usually about 20lbs. You carry extra clothing layers for day, water, snacks, camera, rain gear. The Porters will carry tents, sleeping bags, pads, rest of your clothing, snacks, personal items, etc. You are allowed to give the porters up to 33 lbs of gear. See the attached example of a packing list. Warning, in 2010 the average person spent $500 to $1000 on new gear for this trip! You don’t have to… we can coach you on this, but the lighter your gear is, the more you can bring.
Vaccinations & Visas? There are various recommended vaccinations for travel into Tanzania. However, there are no required vaccinations. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) recommends the following vaccinations and medications: Malaria, Yellow Fever (required if entering Tanzania from an ‘infected area’), Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Rabies. Additionally, the CDCP recommends routine vaccinations for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) and polio, if you are not up-to-date.
Travel Insurance and Medical Evacuation Insurance. We do not provide any type of insurance for the trip, including Travel or Medical Evacuation Insurance.
Other Policies:
The trip schedule, fees, and itineraries are subject to change or adjustment. Some instances where this may occur, but are not limited to, weather, route conditions, currency fluctuations, changes in costs, government instability, and many other factors. G1At has complete discretion to change plans to accommodate any of these or other factors, for the proper and safe conduct of the program.
G1AT reserves the right to dismiss a participant from a trip or to send a participant to a lower altitude at any time if staff, in its sole discretion, that the participant is not physically, technically, or psychologically prepared for or capable of participating or continuing in the trip.
The participant understands and agrees that G1AT assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with any travel and hospitality service provided to the participant by others in connection with the trip, including but not limited to the services provided by airlines, hotels, and motor vehicle operators, and that G1AT is not responsible for any act, error, omission, or any injury, loss, accident, delay, irregularity, or danger by a supplier of travel or hospitality services to the participant in connection with the G1AT trip.
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