OPTION E: International Residents KILIMANJARO MARATHON - FULL & HALF MARATHON & KILIMANJARO CLIMB (Machame Route) Package Starting/Ending Nairobi 10 Day / 9 Night Package Itinerary: DAY 1 - Friday - 27 February 2009. Depart Nairobi, Kenya on the 07h00 shuttle bus for Moshi, Tanzania. You will arrive in Moshi at 15h00. Stay here for 3 nights on a bed and continental breakfast basis (see choice of hotels and cost below). DAY 2 - Saturday - 28 February 2009 Spend the day relaxing at the pool or you may opt to go into Moshi, where you can buy curios and have some lunch at one of the local restaurants. Day trips can be arranged at an additional cost. Visit Shah Leather Industries in the morning for genuine Tanzanian handcrafts. The Marathon Course bus will be available today on a scheduled basis for all Wild Frontiers clients to view the route. This evening we include a special carbo-loading supper for you to build up stamina for the race. Tonight there will be a Marathon briefing. DAY 3 - Sunday - 01 March 2009 Mt Kilimanjaro Marathon 2009 - RACE DAY. Transfers to and from the stadium will be provided for all Wild Frontiers clients. The Wild Frontiers Hospitality tent with shade and drinks will be provided exclusively to all Wild Frontiers clients at the finish. Overnight at the at your Moshi hotel on a bed and continental breakfast basis. Climb briefing tonight. If you need to hire any extra gear, advise the hotel this evening. Leave any excess clothing and valuables at the hotel - they will lock them up for you. Pack your bag carefully for the climb - remember the weight limit of 12kg. Leave some 'bin bags' in an outer pocket of your bag, and show the porters where they are so that in case of rain they can quickly cover your bag. Keep one out for your personal back pack too! Overnight at the hotel in Moshi on a bed and continental breakfast basis. DAY 4 - MONDAY - 02 March 2009 After breakfast you will depart for the National Park Gate (approx one hour) where you will meet your guide and porters. After the formalities at the gate have been completed, you will start your walk through the spectacular tropical rain forest. This section of the climb should take you in the region of 5 hours to complete, after which you arrive at Machame Hut (3 000m). DAY 5 - Tuesday - 03 March 2009 Ascend to Shira Hut, 3 800m. When you depart from Machame Hut you will be in the heather zone, and you will be climbing up one of the ridges on the mountain. It is a fairly steep start, followed by an hour or so of hard uphill, then 2 hours at a more gentle angle through the lower moorlands, which brings one to the top of a rocky bluff. Lunch is normally taken here. From the lunch stop you will start traversing westwards, up towards Shira Cathedral. The last sections of this route is relatively flat and easy - but once again, take it very slowly. Camp at Shira. DAY 6 - Wednesday - 04 March 2009 From Shira you will set off to Barranco (3 900m), skirting just below Lava Tower - you are now walking at approx altitude of 4 000 m, around the southern side of the mountain. A few steep sections and valleys, a small section of scree and rock, some sand 'dunes' - it's a long and fairly tiring day. This is part of your acclimatisation - walking in height from 3 800m up to 4 600m, and then overnighting at 3 900m. Once again, pace yourself to graduate slowly. DAY 7 - Thursday - 05 March 2009 Continue from Barranco across and up towards Barafu Hut (4 600m). Today you will cross the Barranco Wall - it's a climb over rock - not technical, but tiring and hard/long - ending up in the Karanga valley for lunch. After lunch you start to ascend - to Barafu. Overnight camping at Barafu. DAY 8 - Friday - 06 March 2009 Today is a very long and strenuous day. You will be woken at about 00h30 or 01h00 with tea and a biscuit. You will be climbing up scree for approximately 4-5 hours. The guide will stop frequently to rest and check on his group. The views from the mountain (on the way up) are spectacular - you gain incredible height over a short distance. You arrive at Stella Point (5 750m), just at the top of the crater, have a rest - the sun should be shining! From here continue on a relatively easy path up to Uhuru peak (5 895m), the highest point in Africa. You will descend from Stella to Barafu. Depending on the timing of your summit, you will be able to have a short rest here (maybe a short sleep) and something to eat, before continuing down the Mweka Route. Arrive Mweka (3 100m), late afternoon, on the edge of the rainforest, overnight camping. Time to reflect on the day's achievements. DAY 9 - Saturday - 07 March 2009 A three to four hour pretty descent through the rainforest to the Park Gate at Mweka, where the vehicle will meet you. There are generally beers and cokes for sale at the park gate. Transfer by vehicle to the hotel (approximately 45 minutes drive) ready for an evening of celebration by the swimming pool. Your certificates are generally handed out by the guides (either at the gate or on occasion they may join you for a celebratory drink at the hotel). Overnight Keys Hotel, with bed & continental breakfast included. * Kindly note that your night after the climb will be spend at Keys Hotel and not one of the other hotels. Please advise if you like to change this. Liaise with your head guide regarding tips - we recommend approximately USD 90-100 per climber, which the guide will apportion out amongst the group. Any old clothes, shoes, etc. would also be most appreciated. If you feel at any stage, any pressure regarding tips, please make sure you report this on your return to the hotel to the management and it will be taken up accordingly. Whilst tips are compulsory, and the above figure is 'expected' - anything above that is totally at your discretion. Check with receptionist that flights are all ok, and your departure time for the following morning. DAY 10 - Sunday - 08 March 2009 Depart on the 11h30 shuttle bus from the hotel in Moshi to Nairobi. Arrival time in Nairobi is at +- 18h00. PACKAGE PRICE: (per person sharing based on joining our group of minimum 6 persons travelling together): Hotel Cost pp sharing Single room supplement Keys Hotel, Moshi USD 2 175 USD 95 Ameg Lodge, Moshi USD 2 245 USD 200 * The single room supplement price covers hotel accommodation only. Should you wish to be accommodated in a single tent on the climb, an additional supplement of USD35 will apply. INCLUDES: · Shuttle bus transfers Nairobi-Moshi-Nairobi · Marathon entry package: guaranteed bib number, t-shirt, medal, goody bag, Wild Frontiers hospitality tent facility at finish includes snacks & drinks, return transfers to/from stadium. · Return transfers to/from stadium · Marathon carbo-loading supper on Saturday, 28 February 2009 · 3 nights accommodation at hotel in Moshi on a bed and continental breakfast basis · 1 night accommodation at Keys Hotel in Moshi on a bed and continental breakfast basis · 5 night Machame Route climb including all meals · Guide & porters · Park and camping fees · Mountain rescue while doing the climb · Information pack - medical list, equipment list, etc. · Services of Wild Frontiers coordinator at race and over weekend EXCLUDES: Visas, travel insurance, health requirements, equipment rental, tips (compulsory tip on climb = budget approx. USD100 per person), drinks, all items of a personal nature and any other service not specified. If you would like to make further travel arrangements after your climb we can organize lodge safaris, luxury and budget camping safaris, as well as excursions to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Shah Leather Industries visit @ USD7 pp 01 March 2008, the bus will leave the Keys Main Hotel building at 11h00 am to the Shah Leather Industries. You will have the opportunity to buy or view genuine Tanzanian handcrafts and see for yourself the crafts persons in action. Most of the crafts persons working here are disabled and hand make lovely leather and other crafts to sell. Marathon Course Bus @ USD5 pp 01 March 2008, the Marathon Course Bus will leave the Keys Main Hotel building at 13h00 pm on a route inspection. The bus will drive the full marathon from start to finish and point out the half and 5km course too NB. On safari pillows and towels are NOT provided. If you bring a pillow, please ensure it is a small lightweight one (like the airline pillows) as space is at an optimum on a camping safari. All prices are subject to change due to airfare increases, currency fluctuations or any other unforeseen circumstances. Hotel Descriptions: The Keys Main Hotel, also the registration venue for the Kilimanjaro Marathon, is located in Moshi. It has a swimming pool, indoor bar an d garden area, patio, restaurant and M-Net television coverage. The rooms are a little old fashioned, but are clean and comfortable. Showersare en-suite with hot/cold water. The staff are very friendly and 'nothing is too much trouble'. The Keys Mbokomo Hotel offers the same facilities and is situated approx 6min drive to Keys Main Hotel. Mbokomo is a new extension of Keys Hotel with a nice view of Mt Kilimanjaro. Ameg Lodge (midrange to upmarket) The lodge has been constructed with local Tanzanian materials and designed to combine antique African , and modern contemporary styles, creating an articulate and seductive ambiance. It is set in beautiful gardens and has a quiet, relaxing aura. There are 20 bedrooms, all en-suite, with twin and double beds. Each room has its own private verandah where one can relax and enjoy the view. All the rooms are furnished to a high standard, offering satellite TVs, phones, and fans. In addition to the above amenities, the suites feature air-conditioning and unlimited use of the internet (if you bring your own laptop). ** Please note that Moshi is the base of all climbs up Mt Kilimanjaro and does not offer big resort type of accommodation. Health Requirements - Yellow Fever inoculations are necessary. This must be done no later than 10 days prior to departure. Anti-malaria tablets are also necessary. Please enquire for details of travel clinics operating in your area. Visas - South African Passport holders require a visa for Tanzania. This can be obtained through ourselves or directly with the Tanzania High Commission in Pretoria. Other nationalities - please check with us or the Tanzania High Commission. Travel insurance - We strongly recommend that you take out Travel Insurance for the duration of your holiday. If you would just like some additional info, simply fill in your details in the spaces provided below and a Wild Frontiers travel specialist will be in contact with you. Please note that BMS Travellers has exclusivity rights in Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, France, Luxemburg, Spain and Italy for the Kilimanjaro Marathon event 2009. If you reside in any of the aforementioned countries please contact Marcello Pancetti - marcello@bms-travellers.nl Name: Telephone No: (include country and area code) Fax No: Email: Tour to enquire about: Option A - Ex- Johannesburg Race only Option B - Zanzibar Add-on ex JNB Option C - Tanzania Northern Circuit Camping Add-on Ex JNB Option D - Tanzania Northern Circuit Lodge Add-on Ex JNB Option E - Kilimanjaro Machame Add-on Ex JNB Option F - Nairobi-Moshi Accommodation and entry only Option G - Tanzania Northern Circuit Lodge Add-on Ex NBO Option H - Tanzania Northern Circuit Camping Add-on Ex NBO Option I - Kilimanjaro Machame Add-on Ex NBO What would you like to know? Contact: Wild Frontiers (Pty) Ltd Registered Member of SATOA (SA Tour Operators Association) P.O. 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