FAQs about Climbing Kilimanjaro with TK

The following responses are derived from correspondence with prospective climbers where similar issues have been raised on more than one occasion. Please check this list before asking us any of these questions so that we can aim to minimise delays on correspondence. The answers below are generally given in the first person as they are largely drawn directly from email correspondence.

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                Common questions from Kilimanjaro climbers
                NAEL 601
                 6 days, April, December, February, January, March, May, November

                This is a safari itinerary that is recommended for November to May when the wildebeest migration is towards the south of the Serengeti.

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                AJDE 501 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 5 days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                AJDE 502 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 5 days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                CAMI 601 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 6 day, August, July, June, Mara River, November, October, September

                This safari itinerary is recommended from June to November - as this is when the migration is expected to be in the Mara Region.

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                DAFO 901F πŸ’΅πŸ’΅πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 9 day, August, July, June, Mara River, November, October, September, flight

                This safari itinerary is recommended for the discerning traveller visiting from June to November - as this is when the migration is expected to be in the Mara Region - and who wants to minimise wasted transiting time in the vehicle.

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                DAFO 902F πŸ’΅πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 9 day, August, July, June, Mara River, November, October, September, flight

                This safari itinerary is recommended for the discerning traveller visiting from June to November - as this is when the migration is expected to be in the Mara Region - and who wants to minimise wasted transiting time in the vehicle.

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                GETI 301 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 3 day, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                GETI 401 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 4 Days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                HACR 401 πŸ’΅ πŸ’΅ πŸ’΅ πŸ’΅
                 4 Days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the Migration to be in the Ndutu area of southern Serengeti / northern Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

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                JACO 401 πŸ’΅
                 4 Days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                JACO 402 πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 4 Days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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                JACO 403F πŸ’΅πŸ’΅πŸ’΅
                 4 Days, April, December, February, January, March, November

                This safari itinerary is recommended from November to April when we expect the migration to be in the south.

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