Day 5: Today we will summit Kilimanjaro. I woke a little before 11pm, to the sounds of other trekking groups starting to get ready for the summit. Barafu base camp was quietly awakening with nervous energy. The wind howled outside, and it felt like the whole tent was going to be ripped right off the […]
Kilimanjaro Machame Route Day 5: Barafu camp to Kilimanjaro Summit Read More »
Day 4 of my journey on the Machame Route on Kilimanjaro takes me from Barranco camp at 3900 meters, to Barafu base camp at 4700 meters (via Karanga camp). Barafu camp is the final camp before climbers make their final trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Aside from summit night, day 4 was the most
Kilimanjaro Machame Route Day 4: Barranco camp to Barafu Base camp via Karanga camp Read More »
Day 3 is an acclimation-building day on Kilimanjaro as we ascend 800M from Shira Camp to the Lava Tower at 4600M, but then descend back down to 3950M at Barranco camp. Following the principle of climb high, sleep low. The day starts at 6am, with our wash basins being delivered to our tent, packing and
Kilimanjaro Machame Route Day 3: Shira Camp to Barranco Camp via the Lava Tower Read More »
Day 2 of my journey on Kilimanjaro’s Machame Route takes to Shira Camp situated at 3800M above sea-level. The hike is a very short one today: just 5km, however we ascend nearly 800 meters in this short hike from 3050m at Machame Camp to 3800m at Shira Camp. My alarm went off at 6:30am, and
Kilimanjaro Machame Route Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp Read More »
Day 1 of my 6 day trek on the Kilimanjaro Machame route with Zara Tours commenced at Machame Gate – situated about 30KM from Moshi. The 11KM trek today gained about 1200m of elevation – from Machame gate which sits at 1640m to Machame camp which sits at 2840m. The slow-as-molasses “pole-pole” pace set by
Kilimanjaro Machame Route Day 1: Machame Gate to Machame Camp Read More »
Climbing Kilimanjaro has been on my bucket list for a while. Kilimanjaro is one of the World’s Seven Summits, and is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. As the highest mountain on the continent of Africa – it is also known as the “Ceiling of Africa.” As summiting Kilimanjaro does not require any technical
Situated approximately 800 meters above sea-level, Moshi is the most popular basecamp for treks to summit the “Ceiling of Africa”: Mount Kilimanjaro. As a Mount Kilimanjaro trek is a big investment, it’s a good idea to arrive in Moshi a few days prior to when your trek is scheduled to commence in order to acclimatize
Beyond a Basecamp for Kilimanjaro: Things to do in Moshi, Tanzania Read More »
Zanzibar Island is the main island of a semi-autonomous archipelago about 25-50KM off the Eastern Coast of Africa that united with the republic of Tanganyika in 1965 to form the modern Republic of Tanzania. I thought I would do a stop on the beautiful island of Zanzibar to relax on the beach before attempting to
Zanzibar on a Budget Read More »
The Camino Finisterre or Camino Fisterra or Camino to the “End of the World” is the only Camino that takes you away from Santiago de Compostela and towards the Atlantic Ocean. The Camino Finisterre takes you to the Cabo Fisterra – which for hundreds of years was regarded as the end of the known world
A Walk to the End of the World: the Camino Finisterre Read More »
Week 5 marks the last leg of my journey to completing the French Route of the Camino de Santiago. As I walked through the last 100 or so kilometers of the route through beautiful Galician landscapes; I became increasingly reflective of my learnings from the journey the closer I got to my destination. There’s a
