2010 Expedition Itinerary

Day	KILIMANJARO CLIMB AND SAFARI ITINERARY– 2010
1 26-Sep	Depart USA on Northwest/KLM to Amsterdam. Arrive in Amsterdam early on the morning of Day 2 in Amsterdam. (Some team members may choose to depart a few days earlier than the group spend time in in Moshi to spend time at Msamaria Kids Center.)
2 27-Sep	Transfer in Amsterdam to flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Flight leaves at 10:35am, arrives JRO at 8:20 pm. We will meet in the arrival area at JRO and arrange group pickup at the airport and vehicle transfer to Keys Hotel in Moshi. Overnight at Keys
3 28-Sep	Free morning to relax, stroll around Moshi and explore a bit. Group meeting in afternoon. Pack personal gear into duffel bag for porters (up to 35 pounds or so). Leave one bag with travel and safari clothes, etc. at the hotel in storage. Dinner / overnight at Keys Hotel.
4 29-Sep	After breakfast, we’ll drive by 4WD vehicles to the Machame Gate, where the climb begins. The first day is a nice hike through the rain forest to Machame Camp (10,000’).
5 30-Sep	We climb out of the forest to the Shira Plateau (12,000’), in the zone of “weird plants” native to high mountains of Africa, ie. Lobelia and Groundsel. Wild!
6 1-Oct	We climb to over 14,500’ and then drop back to 13,000’, which is great acclimatization. We’ll camp at Barancco (13,000’). This is really neat hiking.
7 2-Oct	Cross the Breach Wall (a bit of pretty steep scrambling in a few places, sporty!) and traverse below the Southern Glaciers. This is our favorite day on the approach, with great scenery and rugged hiking. Overnight at Karanga Valley (13,000’).
8 3-Oct	By now we’re well acclimatized and we move up to High Camp at Barafu (15,000’).
9 4-Oct	Summit Day! Start climbing around Midnight with about 8 hours to the true summit (Uhuru Peak at 19,340’). Descend to Mweka Camp in the forest. A long and rewarding day.
10 5-Oct	Continue descent via the Mweka route to Mweka Gate. 4WD vehicle pickup and transfer to Keys Hotel. Shower and celebrate our climb! Overnight at Keys Hotel.
11 6-Oct	Drive to Arusha for lunch. In afternoon, game drive at Lake Manyara Park and transfer to Tloma Lodge near Ngorongoro.
12 7-Oct	Half day Ngorongoro Crater tour with picnic Lunch. In afternoon visit Olduvai Gorge and overnight at Serengeti Wildlife Camp.
13 8-Oct	Full day Seregeti game drive with a picnic lunch.  Overnight at Serengeti Wildlife Camp.
14 9-Oct	Morning game drive and then fly back to Arusha.  Transfer to JRO airport in the evening in time for the KLM flight.
15 10-Oct	Connect in Amsterdam for flights back to USA.