Tanzania 2016
Where is Tanzania? (and other facts about the country)
For two
weeks, Steve traveled to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and to do a
safari. The map above
shows the major travel. Red marks the trekking route on
Kilimanjaro and blue
marks the vehicle routes.
Kilimanjaro
International Airport is about an hour east of Arusha. Both
directions I had two flights to get from San Francisco to Tanzania and
back, connecting in Amsterdam with KLM Airlines.
Mt. Kilimanjaro is
the highest mountain in Africa, at 5895 meters or 19,341 feet
elevation. The mountain has several different routes that are
used to climb to its summit. For this trek, we used the Rongai
Route from the north to ascend, and the Marangu Route to descend.
Total trekking distance was about 46 miles, including the summit.
The climb can only be done as a guided trek, with porters carrying a
good portion of the necessary gear. We stayed in tents on the
mountain, and our food was prepared by our team cook and served in our
dining tent on table and chairs! Total support staff for the trek
was about 35 people (mostly porters) for 7 clients.
The safari
included visits to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park,
and the Ngorongoro Crater, all west of Arusha. We traveled in a
safari vehicle, a Land Cruiser that has a pop-up top so you can stand
inside to take pictures. We saw just about every big animal you
find in Africa on the safari, exceptions being leopard and
cheetah. During the safari we stayed in upscale lodges, the first
in Tarangire National Park, and the second on the ridge above Lake
Manyara (but outside the park).
For more details, maps, and pictures, please follow the links below or use the next button at the bottom of each page to go through all of the pages!
| Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Safari |
| Logistics:
Trip Planning and Gear List |
The overall calendar for the trip appears below, with the color key above. Blue text indicates where the night was spent.
Calendar
|
SUN |
MON |
TUE |
WED |
THU |
FRI |
SAT |
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Jan 3 |
4
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5 |
6 leave home |
7
Amsterdam |
8 arrive Tanzania
Arusha |
9
Arusha |
|
10
Simba Camp |
11
Kikelewa
Caves |
12
Mawenzi Tarn |
13 layover day
Mawenzi Tarn |
14
Kibo
Hut |
15 summit day
Horombo |
16
Arusha |
|
17
Tarangire Safari Lodge |
18
Lake Manyara Lodge |
19 leave Tanzania
|
20 arrive home
|
21
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22
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23
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