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"CLIMBING
KILIMANJARO - Don't Just Dream It!........Do It!"
WELCOME! or, as they say in Swahili – Jambo!
Thanks for taking the time
to look at our site! We are currently rebranding our Travel
& Tourism web site and over time our travel and hiking
adventures will expand these pages with an exciting range
of options!
Adventure Afrika Trekking & Travel.....
has been involved
in a number of highly successful trips to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
which is located in the North East corner of Tanzania, and
on the South East border of Kenya.
The base of Kilimanjaro,
a dormant volcano, is about 800 km x 400 km in extent. It
is elongated in shape in an East-South-East direction. It
is not a "single" mountain, but consists of 3
major volcanic centres:
1) SHIRA - standing at 4,006 m ASL on the Western end, the
first to become dormant
2) MAWENZI - standing at
5,149 m ASL on the Eastern end....and
3) KIBO - standing at 5,895
m ASL in the centre, the last to be active. It is thought
the last major episode of activity by Kibo was in the last
few centuries with fumarolic activity being recorded during
the 1940's.
Of the three extinct volcanoes,
it is Kibo you climb to reach the highest point in Africa
- Uhuru Peak - standing at an impressive 5,895m above sea
level.
Climb
Routes:
All
Adventure Afrika's Scheduled departure groups attempting
the climb are ACCOMPANIED on their entire journey by one
of our experienced Tour Leaders or Guides.
There
are 5 recognized main routes used to summit Kibo, of which
we have identified 3 as being best suited to our guests...
1)
The Marangu hutted route.
2)
Machame / Umbwe route, a camping route.
3)
Machame / Baranco Wall route, also a camping route.
Each
of these routes caters to differing levels of ability and
interest. Please contact us for details.
For
those of you who live in or near Cape Town, we run regular
talks and slide shows covering all aspects of the climb.
For our current range of talks, please see the table below.
For those of you a bit further away, we would be more than
happy to send you relevant information.
Presentations
Talk
Dates:
Date:
26th June 2007 18h30 for 19h00
Venue: Vineyard Hotel & Spa, Claremont, Cape
Town
For those of you living in and around Cape Town, please
feel free to contact us for a personalised presentation
in the comfort of your home or work place at a time that
suits you.
Don't
Forget Our New Year Climb! 2007/8
Depart 27th December Return 5th January
We will be taking another Dedicated School Group up in the
June 2007 holidays. If you and or your son or daughter would
like to take part in this experience, contact us and we'll
explain how it works.
In July 2006 we Guided a group of 16 scholars on a climb,
visited 3 of the major East African reserves - Lake Manyara,
Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha National Park - and adventured
through through the mysteries of the Spice Islands of Zanzibar.
An amazing Journey through Life!
Please Note: Due to limited flights on this
route, Departure Dates may vary slightly from those advertised.
Should you have a Private Party / Group, we will handle
your requirements with the exclusivity to match your group.
For more information and to contact us, please make use
of our Booking Page or send your request to info@adventureafrika.co.za
or info@climbkilimanjaro.co.za
