Kilimanjaro lodge and campsite accommodation
| country: | Tanzania |
| location: | Kilimanjaro |
| price: | From US $30 per person per night for the Lodge (two bedrooms & living room). From US $35 per person per night for Honeymoon Hut (bedroom with ensuite). From US $5 per person per night for ordinary camp (budget). |
description
Kilimanjaro campsite
The campsite is situated at 2,000m on Mount Kilimanjaro next to the National Park Forest. It has wonderful views of Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. It is a one hour drive in a 4 wheel drive vehicle from Moshi through the villages of Ongoma and Njari populated by the Chagga Tribe.
Their homes are Shambas (small farms). The main crop are bananas and coffee. The whole area is very green and is fed a constant supply of fresh running water from the glaciers of Kilimanjaro.
The organization of the holiday is designed to be as flexible as possible, where the campsite and lodge is not just a place to stay but more of a place to experience a different culture and environment. This is achieved by chatting with the guides and the people you meet on the walks, visiting the shambas and learning about the crop rotations, drinking in the local bars and meeting the people. The Chagga are very sociable people, famous for their adaptability and walking around Njari is like walking though a farm of banana trees and coffee along dirt tracks.
Food and drinks: This campsite is very remote from the nearest town, Moshi. Fruit, bread and drinks should be brought up from the town. However we encourage our clients to buy local products such as eggs and vegetables from the neighbours to help boost their income. Traditional meals which would include a meat stew, rice, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, avocados, beans, ugali(stiff corn porridge), roast bananas and sweet bananas and oranges to finish can be provided by a local family. At the campsite the guides would provide food and hot water for you. There is no electricity but the guides will provide keroscene lamps (very romantic!).
The following activities are available:
Walk through the forest to a small waterfall (5 hours) Walk through the forest to a large waterfall (7 hours) Walk up Kilimanjaro (not to the summit up to 8 hours) A place for acclimatization before climbing Mount Kilimanjaroo A cultural tour of Njari Village including: Nearest Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport. Nearest town: Moshi It is a 1 hour drive in a 4 wheel drive vehicle from Moshi to the campsite. Transport is provided by the Secondary School pickup.
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The campsite is situated at 2,000m on Mount Kilimanjaro next to the National Park Forest. It has wonderful views of Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. It is a one hour drive in a 4 wheel drive vehicle from Moshi through the villages of Ongoma and Njari populated by the Chagga Tribe.
Their homes are Shambas (small farms). The main crop are bananas and coffee. The whole area is very green and is fed a constant supply of fresh running water from the glaciers of Kilimanjaro.The organization of the holiday is designed to be as flexible as possible, where the campsite and lodge is not just a place to stay but more of a place to experience a different culture and environment. This is achieved by chatting with the guides and the people you meet on the walks, visiting the shambas and learning about the crop rotations, drinking in the local bars and meeting the people. The Chagga are very sociable people, famous for their adaptability and walking around Njari is like walking though a farm of banana trees and coffee along dirt tracks.
Food and drinks: This campsite is very remote from the nearest town, Moshi. Fruit, bread and drinks should be brought up from the town. However we encourage our clients to buy local products such as eggs and vegetables from the neighbours to help boost their income. Traditional meals which would include a meat stew, rice, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, avocados, beans, ugali(stiff corn porridge), roast bananas and sweet bananas and oranges to finish can be provided by a local family. At the campsite the guides would provide food and hot water for you. There is no electricity but the guides will provide keroscene lamps (very romantic!).
The following activities are available:
Walk through the forest to a small waterfall (5 hours) - A visit to a shamba (small farm)
- A visit to a traditional chagga house
- Music from the church choir and traditional dancing and singing
- Visit to local bar and watch mbege making (local banana brew)
- Lessons in Kiswahilli
- General walk around the village which is very large and can take up to 4 hours!
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rooms, food and facilities
Accomodation includes a small lodge with two bedrooms and a living room, plus 6 tent pitches and traditional huts which sleep two The guides provide kerosene lamps and water from nearby streams.At the campsite the guides will provide food and hot water for you. The campsite employs a cook for breakfasts, packed lunches and evening meals. Breakfast is included in the price when staying in the Lodge or Traditional Huts.
Walking accommodation:
The accomodation is immediately next to the Kilimanjaro Nation Park Forest and only after 20 minutes of walking you are in dense rain forest observing giant ferns and other lush green plants. A little later one can find colombus monkeys in the canopy.Walks can take you though little used footpaths to waterfalls deep in the forest. Or one can walk as far up the mountain as possible and observe how the vegetation changes with altitude.
Other walking tours are though the village of Njari where the Chagga Tribe farm bananas and coffee. There is no traffic, no tourista, no pollution and lots to learn about how these people are self sufficient with their farming techniques. The wildlife includes many birds and butterflies.
Walking accommodation:
The accomodation is immediately next to the Kilimanjaro Nation Park Forest and only after 20 minutes of walking you are in dense rain forest observing giant ferns and other lush green plants. A little later one can find colombus monkeys in the canopy.Walks can take you though little used footpaths to waterfalls deep in the forest. Or one can walk as far up the mountain as possible and observe how the vegetation changes with altitude. Other walking tours are though the village of Njari where the Chagga Tribe farm bananas and coffee. There is no traffic, no tourista, no pollution and lots to learn about how these people are self sufficient with their farming techniques. The wildlife includes many birds and butterflies.
how this holiday makes a difference
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The campsite was set up to provide employment and income for this remote part of the village. It is next to the National Park Forest and at this altitude it is not so easy for the people to make an income from their small farms.
Youth unemployment is very high in this area. A proportion of the income from the campsite goes to community projects such as primary schools, dispensaries and training centres. The neighbours of the campsite benefit from the sale of fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and milk. The project employs a watchman, cook, cleaner, gardener, guides and a campsite manager. The income provides income for these families for education and healthcare.  Also washing of sheets is done by a neighbour who recently lost her husband and so has little income and a large family to provide for. Activities offered also benefit local families such as a visit to a shamba (small farm) and eating a traditional meal in a local home. |
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