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Experience the sunrise at an altitude of almost 6000 meters during the summit climb! Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and rises from the haze of the Masai steppe far into the East African sky. The summit still wears a distinctive silver ice cap. This mountain has inspired not only Hemingway. For many active people, the "snows of Kilimanjaro" provide material for dreaming of an unforgettable African adventure. Reward yourself after the mountain tour with a dreamlike safari to the most beautiful national parks of East Africa. We have a proven travel structure without a "stress program". Important for us is a good acclimatization so that you reach the summit under the best circumstances. The difficulty corresponds to a demanding hiking tour in the Alps, but you will be moving at high altitudes. Trust my enormous altitude experience from my time as a guide on Mount Everest and the 8000 summits of the Himalayas. You will successfully and healthily climb the summit! The return flight is always late in the evening, enjoy the morning still at the pool with a view of the wildlife in Tarangire National Park. Interesting is also our Kilimanjaro Tour with Safari.
BERIE Plus points
- It will be your most beautiful holiday trip
- Perfect acclimatization Concept
- They're creating the summit!
- Touching the Ice
- The sunrise at the rim of the crater
- Own mountain Guide team directly from Marangu
- No stress program when travelling
- Unique Luxury Camp on the Ngorongoro Crater rim
- with boutique safari lodge "Hatari" on Mount Meru
The facts
09.11.2024 - 23.11.2024
18.01.2025 - 01.02.2025
07.06.2025 - 21.06.2025
05. - 19.09.2025
26.09. - 09.10.2025
11.10. - 24.10.2025
We are also happy to organise appointments for private groups.
with additional module Private Safari and Beach Holidays Zanzibar
Requirement level: Beginner
Good condition for hiking in the mountainsStrength and motivation for the steep Gifpelaufstieg on the last day
No technical passages, no exposed climbing places – normal hiking difficulties (t 2 – t 3)
from 8 persons,
14 travel days organized as an open group or privately
Personal tour guide by Hermann Berie (from 6 guests) and/or our guide team from Marangu
Individual support throughout the trip
Flight to Arusha, Kilimanjaro Airport JRO with convenient travel times
Our own guide, porter and kitchen team from Marangu with many years of experience
Full board during the trekking on the mountain
4-day jeep safari with 4×4 vehicles and private driver in three national parks
Hatari Lodge on Mount Meru, Luxery tended camp Ngorongoro, Tarangire National Park
Overnight and full board in Safarilodges (Premium Standard directly at the world famous Ngorongoro crater rim and luxury tents in the beautiful Tarangire Park under Baobab trees)
Parking fees, permits and transfers
Day 1: Flight with KLM via Amsterdam to Arusha, JRO Kilimanjaro Airport. Arrival in the evening. Hotel transfer.
Day 2: Sleep in, arrive. Enjoy the hotel pool and arrive in Africa. In the afternoon, take a short, technically easy mountain bike ride through the coffee plantations at the foot of Kilimanjaro
Day 3: Drive to Maragnu and start of the trekking tour, pick up permits at the gate and start the hike in the morning at Marangu Gate. Ascent to Mandara Hut (1800 m) through the beautiful mountain rainforest. Black and white mantled monkeys shimmy through the branches, the dense mountain rainforest is incredibly green.
Day 4: After the rainforest, today you hike through the grass and heathland to the Horombo huts (3700 m). The view sweeps from the jagged Mawenzi peak to the hanging glaciers on Kibo. In the afternoon, you reach the huts, which are located by a stream with a large stand of senecia. You spend the next two nights here for optimal acclimatization and undertake a tour to over 4000 m.
Day 5: The motto up here is: slow, slow (pole, pole in Swahili). The body can only adapt slowly and we don't want to waste energy unnecessarily. Your tour today takes you up to over 4000 meters, up to the Zebra Rocks and East Lava Hill. From the Saddle Plateau we have a view of the boundless high desert between Mawenzi and Kibo. Descent back to the Horombo huts. The rest of the day is spent relaxing at the Horombo huts and enjoying the view of the wonderful landscape and the foothills of Kilimanjaro. Dinner and overnight stay at the Horombo huts.
Day 6: We leave the Horombo huts base camp and climb to the "high camp" at the Kibo hut (4700 m), which is almost as high as Mont Blanc in the Alps. Well adapted to the altitude, you will appreciate the comfort of the new cabins (4-bed rooms) up here. It will be a short night: dinner at 17:00, breakfast at 23:00 and departure at midnight.
Day 7: Big summit day: You set off at midnight and reach the crater rim on Gilman's Point after a 5 - 6 hour hike. The sunrise is fantastic and makes up for the efforts of the night hike. After another 1.5 hours, you will happily stand on the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak (5895 m). Enjoy these incredible feelings and impressions up there!
The descent follows the same route back to the Horombo hut and in the afternoon continues down to the Horombo huts. A great day comes to an end after more than 13 hours. Last night at the huts.
Day 8: Departure at dawn and descent via the Mandara huts to the gate in Marangu, at the end of the mountain rainforest. Lunch at the gate followed by a short transfer to the hotel. Cool drinks and the first hot shower in days.
Day 9: Farewell to Marangu. Drive via Moshi towards Arusha and Mount Meru. Here you visit the green nature park at the foot of Mount Meru and immerse yourself in the world of Hatari Lodge. This boutique lodge is in a legendary location, from the campfire you can view wild animals directly at the lodge. Dinner, overnight stay in the charming suites of Hatari Lodge.
Day 10: Drive via Arusha to the Ngorongoro Crater. Here we have discovered an authentic yet luxurious camp for you. You will sleep in a lodge right on the crater rim and sit by the fire until late at night to listen to the elephants and wild animals. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 11: After breakfast in the African wilderness, go on a safari at the bottom of the Ngorongoro Crater. An incredible abundance of wildlife, predators and pristine nature awaits you here - simply unbeatable beauty. In the afternoon we leave the crater and drive via Karatu and the Rift Valley and past Lake Manyara to Tarangire National Park. Sundowner drink, dinner, overnight stay at Tarangire Lodge.
Day 12: Today the whole day is dedicated to the nature of the Tarangireriver. You will drive through the park twice (in the morning and late afternoon) with the 4×4 Landcruisers, there are a lot of elephants and with a lot of luck you might spot a leopard? Dinner, overnight stay at Tarangire Lodge.
13th foot safari with Brendom, the junior manager of the lodge, before breakfast. Brendon grew up here and knows all the tracks of the wild animals - an exciting start to the day. After breakfast and lunch at the lodge, they drive to Arusha in the afternoon and on to the airport. In the evening, return flight to your home destination.
14. arrival at your destination airport.
