Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya, Climb Africa’s highest and second highest and cross the equator.

Background
This expedition provides the opportunity to combine a visit to two of Africa’s most beautiful countries; Kenya and Tanzania. You will be able to ascend Africa’s two highest peaks; Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro, cross the equator and take in an optional Safari to three of Africa’s best game parks. A stunning and adventurous expedition to a unique land of contrasts and natural wonders.

Mt Kenya - At 5199m, this is Africa’s second highest mountain and consists of three summits:
• Point Lenana 4985m(Grade 1B) is accessible for the strong hill walker
• Batian 5199m and Nelion 5188m are a challenge for the rock climber (approx Hard Severe)

We offer the opportunity for clients to do any combination of these summits and to share their adventures with the rest of the team. Everyone treks in together, but on summit day each group will head for their separate summit with their own guide/leader. This is a great combination for couples or friends, where one is also a climber. It also adds an exciting dimension for walkers to pick out the distant dots of the climbers on the massive face of Nelion from Point Lenana.

Our choice of trekking route provides excellent and thorough acclimatisation; traversing Mt Kenya and linking two of its most famous trails: the Sirimon and Naru Moru, we are afforded with a comfortable rise in altitude. During our ascent, these trails offer spectacular, ever-changing scenery; vast plains bordering the Great Rift Valley, dense forest, deep gorges, waterfalls, moorland, glaciers and mountain tarns. This is African landscape at its most lush and varied.

Mt Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route - Standing at 5895m, Mt Kilimanjaro offers a diverse choice of ascent routes, from easy angled snow slopes to the infamous technical climbs at Breach Wall. Our choice of trek follows the Machame Route, without doubt the most beautiful way to climb Kilimanjaro. Fewer people will be encountered on this approach, which will increase our enjoyment of the mountain. The gradual ascent offers a fascinating variety of scenery and vegetation from rainforest and alpine moorland to crags and glaciers. We will catch gorgeous views out to the Southern Icefields on our approach. Porters will carry our personal and group equipment, leaving us with the freedom to enjoy the views and take plenty of photographs. The final ascent commences in darkness, a very exciting time. The eventual reward for our hard efforts is a spectacular dawn view across the East African plains; and hopefully a most amazing sunrise across a wide open sky.

Level of support
A member of Adventure Peaks will lead the expedition alongside our local guide and team of porters.

SAFARI (EXTEND YOUR STAY FOR A 3 DAY SAFARI)
Lake Manyara Park is a fresh water lake in the Rift Valley part of Tanzania. Animals you may see include hippos, elephants, flamingos, wildebeest, giraffes, baboons and lions.
Ngorongoro Crater one of the world’s largest craters packed with just about every species of wildlife to be found in East Africa. This is a favoured place also for the local massi tribes people
Tarangire Park on the course of the Tarangire River where the park fills with zebra, leopards, lions, elands, buffalo, giraffes and elephants.

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