Experience Authentic Tanzania through Nguma Expenditions

Karibu Tanzania. Nguma Expenditions welcomes you to Tanzania, a  warm, vibrant country in East Africa, rich in wildlife and cultural diversity. Tanzania offers unforgettable encounters with nature, traditional cultures and mountain trekking set in the natural, pristine beauty of this semi-tropical paradise.


Tanzania boasts some natural icons worth a visit. Mt Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa, is Africa's highest mountain. Many of the parks and game reserves are UNESCO World Heritage Sites with unparalleled concentrations of wildlife. Ngorongoro Crater is the 8th natural Wonder of the World. Serengeti National Park is one of the most famous wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Selous Game Reserve is the largest game reserve in Africa. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, and Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest lake in the world. Oldupai Gorge, popularly known as the Cradle of Mankind, is the so-called birth place of modern humans.

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WE OFFER.

budget camping or luxury basis throughout Tanzania in the northern, southern and western circuits, as well as in Zanzibar. Highlights not to be missed include Ngorongoro Crater, Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and chimpanzee tracking.

We are committed to providing the best possible service for our clients and catering to their needs; offering our itineraries, altering tailor-made itineraries or creating custom designed private tours. We prioritise your safety throughout your tour and ensure that all your needs are adequately met.

We do our utmost to give you the most unforgettable experience of Tanzania's natural and cultural gems. We are committed to preserving the pristine condition of Tanzania's parks and reserves, and encourage you to help us ashieve this. We are an eco-friendly tour operator that also ensures affordable prices and fair wages.


KILIMANJARO TREKKING  ROUTES AND  ITERARIES

We offer three trekking routes in Mt Kilimanjaro. Marangu route is the shortest, easiest and most popular route. Machame is the second easiest and most scenic route. Lemosho route is the hardest and longest route. We recommend Machame or Marangu for inexperienced trekkers. Be mindful that Marangu route is often over-crowded, and Machame route is becoming increasingly so. Lemosho Route is recommended for more experienced trekkers.

Mount Kilimanjaro Itinerary ,MARANGU route

Trip Summary: 6 days on the Mountain

Day 1	Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to accommodation in Arusha..
Day 2	Breakfast, drive from your hotel to Marangu gate, we will spend about two hours for registration, payments of fees and final parking. Start climbing through dense semi-tropical to the first hut- Mandara hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut, B.L.D.
Day 3	Breakfast, ascend through the alpine meadow, and grassland and moorland to Horombo hut (12,000ft). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut, B.L.D.
Day 4	Today we spend the acclimatization day at Horombo by hiking to a nearby Mawenzi and the surrounding and come back the hut for hot lunch, Horombo, B.L.D
Day 5	Breakfast, further ascending to Kibo hut (15,000ft). The landscape becomes very stony and eroded. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, groundswell and lobelia appear on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Kibo hut, B.L.D.
Day 6	Wake up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through Gilmans point (18,640ft). It is about 5-6hours and 1-2 hours from Kibo hut to Gilmans  point and from Gilmans point to Uhuru Peak (19,340ft) respectively. Thus reaching the peak in the early morning of the fifth day and start descending after picture taking on the top to Horombo hut for diner and an overnight after a short break at Kibo hut, B.L.D.
Day 7	Breakfast, Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you back to the hotel.
Day 8	Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

DISTANCE WALKING AND TIME

Distance	Time(Approx.)
Marangu gate - Mandara hut	3-4 hours
Mandara - Horombo hut	5-6 hours
Horombo - Kibo hut	5-6 hours
Kibo - Gilmans point	5-6 hours
Gilman's - Uhuru Peak	1-2 hours

Mount. Kilimanjaro Itinerary  C LEMOSHO route

Trip Summary: 7 days on the Mountain

Day 1 Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to accommodation in Arusha, . Day 2 Breakfast, Drive to the gate of Londorosi for a few minute of registration and other formalities. The 4WD will take you further up to Lemosho glades, thereafter you can walk for about 4hrs to Mti Mkubwa Campsite (9,200ft) Dinner and overnight at the camp, B.L.D. Day 3 Breakfast, leave the Mti Mkubwa campsite for Shira plateau (11,550ft), walking through the moorland steepenning track. Dinner and Overnight at the Shira I Camp, B.L.D. Day 4 Breakfast, hike across the high desert to Shira II camp (12,220ft) with significant acclimatization effect as we goes up the mountain. B, L, D. Day 5 After breakfast, we leave Shira II for Baranco Camp (13,100ft). Overnight Baranco Camp, B, L, D. Day 6 After breakfast, we leave Baranco Camp for Barafu Camp (14,910ft). We will pass through the last water drop at Karanga valley on the way up. Overnight Barafu Camp, B, L, D. Day 7 Wake up at midnight, and after a small snack, start ascending to Uhuru Peak through the Stella point (18,640ft), then after reaching the summit, we will head down to Mweka Camp (10,100ft) for dinner and overnight, B, L, D. Day 8 After breakfast, we will head down to Mweka gate with lunch packet, and the waiting vehicle will take you back to the hotel. Day 9 Transfer to the airport for your return flight,

DISTANCE WALKING AND TIME

Distance	Time(Approx.)
Londorosi - Mti Mkubwa	3-4 hours
Mti Mkubwa- Shira	5-6 hours
Shira I - Shira II	4-6 hours
Shira II - Baranco	6-7 hours
Baranco - Barafu	6-7 hours
Barafu - Uhuru	6-8 hours
Mweka camp - gate	3-4 hours

DISTANCE WALKING AND TIME

Distance	Time(Approx.)
Marangu gate - Mandara hut	3-4 hours
Mandara - Horombo hut	5-6 hours
Horombo - Kibo hut	5-6 hours
Kibo - Gilmans point	5-6 hours
Gilman's - Uhuru Peak	1-2 hours

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