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like on Roof of Africa
1) What
is it like on Kilimanjaro
Climbing Kilimanjaro
is fun. It is really is. The
days are spent walking through
spectacular landscapes which
change every day as you pass
through different vegetation
zones, the pace is never exhausting
as you have to walk slowly in
order to give yourself a chance
to acclimatize. Of course, walking
up from around 1800m to 5892.55m
or thereabouts does, as you
can probably imagine, take a
lot of effort and the night
walk to the summit of Kilimanjaro
is unarguably tough. But short
of actually carrying you up,our
crew will do everything in their
power to make your entire experience
as comfortable as possible.
In fact, they’ll spoil
you: not only do they carry
your bag, but at the end of
the day’s walk you’ll
turn up at camp to find your
tent has already been erected,
with a bowl of hot water lying
nearby for you to wash away
the grime of the day. A few
minutes later and a large plate
of popcorn and biscuits will
be served with a mug of steaming
hot tea or coffee.
2) Sleeping
in kilimanjaro
All accomodation
in kilimanjaro will be in tents
which will be carried and pitched
by your porters.
3) Food
on kilimanjaro
The meals on the
trek are freshly prepared at
cooked. Typical breakfast would
include eggs, porridge, fruits,
juices, bread with jam, peanut
butter & honey and coffee/tea.
Lunch is usually prepared at
the breakfast and carried along
and the packed lunch typically
consists of sandwiches, fruits,
juice, soup, main course meal-
veg or non veg. Afternoon tea
is served with biscuits &
popcorn. Night dinner consists
of soup, main course veg or
non veg, rice, salads &
a dessert.
4) Bird and animal
life
kilimanjaro is situated in
a region of spectacular natural
beauty and diversity. Close
to kilimanjaro National Park
are premier wild life areas
like the Ngorongoro Crater &
Serengeti National park. Kilimanjaro
National Park itself is not
primarily known as a wildlife
destination, but it is an example
of tropical highland habitat,
with all the various associated
ecological zones, and in particular
the verdant cloud forest. This
allows for a diversity of smaller
species of animals, but even
more so an astonishing diversity
of indigenous birdlife. Even
if you are not an enthusiast,
you will not easily be able
to visit Kilimanjaro without
being struck by the variety
and colour of local bird species,
and perhaps you will be lucky
enough to see a few of the many
animals that live on the flanks
of this great mountain.
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