Get Outside - Adventures

DAY 1 - Arrive in Quito, Meet and greet dinner in Quito before turning into the hotel.

DAY 2 - City tour - After breakfast, our vehicle will pick us up to visit the Basilica Church and walk through the colonial part of Quito, then we will travel to the IntiNan museum where we will experience and learn about the culture and forces of the equator. Night in Quito

DAY 3 – Pasochoa 4200m /13800 ft.- This is a great acclimatization hike where hydration and pacing ourselves slow and steady through altitude will be the main keys to helping our bodies acclimatize. This day hike begins after our filling breakfast and a 1h30 min drive that will take us to 3400 m/ 11100 ft, where the trail begins. The 4-hour round trip hike takes place along the backside of an ancient extinct volcano located in the central range of the Ecuadorian Andes along farmlands, cultivated fields, and paramo grasslands. The rim leading us to the highest point offers amazing views of the endemic forest inside the crater. Night in Quito
Elevation gain 800m/2700ft
Start hike at 3400m/ 11100ft - summit 4200m/13800ft

DAY 4 - Pick up and transfer to Cable Car to hike Rucu Pichincha- 4800 m /15800 ft. Our day starts with an interesting view west of the Andean Range where our 3 to 4-hour hike takes place through amazing scenery following the southwest ridge towards the summit, offering great views of the mountain, city, and cloud forest of the coastal lowlands. Our descent will be along the same trail where our support vehicle will take us back to the hotel in Quito. In the evening we will check our climbing gear and if necessary rent equipment.
Elevation gain 700m/2300ft
Start hike at 4000m/ 13120ft - summit 4700m/15420ft

DAY 5 -Cayambe Glacier Day - After breakfast, we drive approx. 2 hours and then an acclimatization hike to the Cayambe refuge located at 4600m /15200 ft. Our support vehicle will take all our gear while we gain altitude on the Cayambe foothills. Cayambe is the only place in the world where the Equator line crosses below the summit of a glacier volcano where its latitude and temperature are zero. Once we arrive at the refuge we will review basic rope techniques, self-rescue, and prepare our personal climbing gear for the training. During the morning we will hike to the glacier to practice climbing skills; snow and ice crampon techniques as well as rope glacier traveling, self-arrest, different belaying systems, and some rescue crevasse techniques, which will be used for our safe summit attempts on the normal routes of our main peak. Transfer to a hotel in Otavalo.
Elevation gain 700m/2300ft
Start hike at 4300m/ 14100ft - glacier 5000m/16400ft

DAY 6 - Rest day - Otavalo- 2532m/ 8307ft - free day visiting the market and shopping for souvenirs or just a relaxing day. Night in Otavalo

Day 7 -Cotopaxi Climb 5897m / 19400ft – Our day begins with a 3-hour drive to the car park located at 4500m/ 14800ft from here we will hike for approx an hour to the refuge following an easy switchback trail that will take us to the refuge at 4800m / 15800 ft. After lunch we will relax and hydrate during the afternoon, we will have glacier practices to review some climbing techniques, prepare the climbing gear, and have an early dinner so we can rest as much as possible before our early wake-up call.
Elevation gain 300m/1000ft
Start hike at 4500m/ 14800ft - hut 4800m/15800 ft

DAY 8 – Cotopaxi Summit – After our midnight wake-up call our climb begins along a 30-degree slope on rock and volcanic ash before the entrance of the glacier where our 5/6 hour climb begins a straightforward 40-degree ascent where our physical conditions will be the key for our summit. Followed by a rewarding sunrise below the impressive crater along the 45/50 degree summit ridge, that will lead us to the top of one of the most perfect cone-shaped active volcanoes in the world. Our 2/3 hour descent will take us back to the hut, after a short rest we pack our gear and meet the vehicle that will drive us back to Quito
Elevation gain 1097m/3600ft
Start climb at 4800m/ 15800ft - summit 5897m/19400ft

DAY 9 - Airport transfer back to USA

Cost is $2495 per person

PRICE INCLUDES:
2 Airport Transfers (These will be scheduled times once time for pick up and once for dropoff)
Private transport throughout the trip
Certified bilingual Mountain Guide ASEGUIM (Ecuadorian Association of Mountain Guides)
Climbing permits and local insurance on Cayambe and Cotopaxi
Group technical climbing equipment.
1 Night at Cotopaxi hut with meals included
All hotel stays ( Based on double occupancy)
Box lunch on hiking days
IntiNan museum entrance fee and Basilica fee (City Tour)
Teleferico - round trip cable car fee to hike Rucu Pichincha

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDES:
International flights
International travel insurance - Required for each climber
Personal climbing gear (check climbing list)
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Tips for local guides or Get Outside staff

Full Itinerary:

Kilimanjaro Climb: Machame Route - Sometimes called the Whiskey Route. This popular route steep paths through magnificent forests to gain a ridge leading through the moorland zones to the Shira Plateau. It then traverses beneath the glaciated precipices of the Southern Ice Fields to join the Barafu Route to the Summit at 19,341 feet.

Accommodations on the mountain are in tents, which porters will pitch and carry for you. In fact, all you carry is your day pack with rain gear, an extra layer of clothes, your water, and some snacks, everything else is carried for you!

DAY 1:2nd July 2025: Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, pick up, and transfer to your hotel for overnight bed and breakfast.
DAY 2:3rd July 2025: Hike from Machame Gate to Machame Camp
Elevation: 5,380 ft to 9,350 ft
DAY 3:4th July 2025: Hike from Machame Camp to Shira 2 Camp
Elevation: 9,350 ft to 12,500 ft
DAY 4:5th July 2025: Hike from Shira 2 Camp to Lava Tower
Elevation: 12,500 ft to 15,190 ft
Hike from Lava Tower to Barranco Camp
Elevation: 15,190 ft to 13,044 ft
DAY 5: 6th July 2025: Hike from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
Elevation: 13,044 ft to 13,106 ft
DAY 6: 7th July 2025: Hike from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Elevation: 13,106 ft to 15,331 ft
DAY 7:8th July 2025: Hike from Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak
Elevation: 15,331 ft to 19,341 ft Summit!
Uhuru Peak to Mweka Camp
Elevation: 19,341 ft to 10,065 ft
DAY 8:9th July 2025: Descend from Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
Elevation: 10,065 ft to 5,380 ft
A vehicle will meet us at Mweka Village to drive us back to the hotel in Moshi.
DAY 9: 10th July 2025: Leisure/relaxing day at the Hotel or visiting Moshi Kids Center for the volunteering activities with the kids and teacher

*Climbers only package - Climber will be transferred to JRO to fly home after breakfast

** Safari and Hot Spring group is picked up at JRO and transferred to the Hotel.
Chemka Hot Springs Day

DAY 10:11th July 2025: A DAYTRIP TO KIKULETWA/CHEMKA HOT SPRING. In the morning drive to Kikuletwa Hotspring which will take about an hour from the Hotel. Rundugai hot water springs Chemka hot springs are an unexpected paradise hidden in the desert scrub outside the town of Boma.
Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro National Park Safari

Day 11: 12th July 2025: After breakfast, you will take a flight from ARUSHA FLYING TO NORTHERN SERENGETI As you arrive at the Kogatende Airstrip, our professional driver-guide will welcome you with a boxed lunch. Enjoy lunch as you move on to a fascinating half-day game drive for the chance to view the spectacular Great Migration.
*Airfare Included

Day 12: 13th July 2025: NORTHERN SERENGETI On your third day, you get to enjoy a private bush breakfast along with a packed lunch as you take a drive through the lush green landscape of Serengeti that is home to millions of wildlife inhabitants. This is an ideal place for viewing lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, and other wildebeests.
Day 13: 14th July 2025: NORTHERN SERENGETI - CENTRAL SERENGETI A Morning game drive in Northern Serengeti to track the Great Migration along with Big 5 in the heart of Serengeti National Park. Later on, depart and drive to Central Serengeti with en route game drive. Tonight we will again stay in Serengeti for a delicious dinner and a comfortable stay at night.
DAY 14: 15th July 2025: SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA Enjoy a morning game drive in the Serengeti before your transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Check-in at the Lodge for an afternoon walking safari. Walking with your local Maasai guide, and hiking through the hills and plains of Maasai country you will get to know this ancient culture well, perhaps bumping into local herdsmen along the way or the many animals that cohabitate with them within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
DAY 15: 16th July 2025: NGORONGORO CRATER | After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lions that include the magnificent black manned males. Other game that you can see include leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.
DAY 16: 17th July 2025: KILIMANJARO AIRPORT | DEPARTURE After breakfast transfer to JRO to catch your departure flight back home.

INCLUDED IN KILIMANJARO CLIMB and SAFARI PRICES:

 All accommodations/lodging
 Qualified guides with mountain crew
 All meals in-country
 All Transportation within Tanzania

EXCLUDED:
 Guides, Porters, Cook; Waiters tips
 Personal Travel Insurance
 Visas
Flights to and from Tanzania JRO

Kili climb, Hot Spring, and Safari: $6495 July 2nd to July 17th
Options:
9-Day Kilimanjaro climb only: $3195
8-day Safari And Hotspring only: $3995

Everest Base Camp Trek
Why this trip is different than all the rest?

• You will actually get to spend the night at base camp! Not just hike there and leave. We have almost 2 days at camp scheduled.
• We take a Helicopter ride down from base camp. You don’t have to spend the next 3-4 days retracing your steps.
• We have someone else carry all of your gear on the mountain. You just carry your day pack with an extra layer, water and snacks.
• We have 2 rest days scheduled for the trek to help with acclimatization.
• We use experienced local guides from Nepal.

Your trek takes you to the foothills of the mightiest of mountains in the world. You will traverse through rhododendrons, pine forests, rivers, Sherpa villages, and Buddhist Monasteries. The Himalayas are best seen on this trek as we trace the main route through the Khumbu region from the Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar. Trekkers get a close view of the world's greatest mountains, Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Tawache, and others.
The route also lies in the highest wildlife reserve in the world, the Sagarmatha National Park. It covers an area of 1,148 sq. km. of the Himalayan ecological zone. The park’s altitudes range from about 9,000 feet at Monju to the top of the world. UNESCO listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979 for its unique natural, cultural, and landscape characteristics.
The name Khumbu comes from its guardian deity Khumbila Tetsan Gelbu. The literal translation is "Khumbu country god." The teachings of Sherpa Buddhism talk of a spiritual understanding between all beings. This is probably why the level of hospitality and acceptance of Westerners comes naturally to the Sherpa.
Ready to start your journey to see the roof of the world?
DAY-TO-DAY ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu AM, transfer to hotel, Pre-briefing about trek & gear check
Day 02: Sightseeing tour with guide, shopping – get ready for the trek
Day 03: Flight to Lukla. (35minutes) start trek to Monjo 5hrs.
Day 04: Trek to -Namche Bazar 11,500’ 6-7hrs slow walk (Elevation gain 1800’)
Day 05: Namche Bazar - Rest Day & hike 5hrs
Day 06: Namche Bazar to Debuche via Tangboche 12,725’ 6hrs (Elevation gain 1200’)
Day 07: Debuche to Dingboche 14,275’ 6-7hrs (Elevation gain 1550’)
Day 08: Dingboche -rest day for acclimatization – few hours hike
Day 09: Dingboche to Lobuche 16,175’ - 7hrs (Elevation gain 1900’)
Day 10: Lobuche-Kalapather to- Ghorekshep 16,765’ (Elevation Gain 2000’ Elevation Drop 1400’)
Day 11: Ghorekshep-Everest Base Camp 17,585’ – Overnight in tented camp
Day 12: Explore Everest BC- fly to Kathmandu by Helicopter via Lukla
Day 13: Free day in Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 14: Free day in Kathmandu / shopping souvenirs, Departure flight home
Trek Grade: C-D
C Fairly vigorous hill walking
D Strenuous trekking involving altitudes up to 18000ft, not always on established trails
Cost is: $5495 per person based on double occupancy
INCLUDED IN COST:

• Airfare (Round trip) from Kathmandu to Lukla by plane and EBC-KTM by Helicopter
• 4 Scheduled hotel nights in Kathmandu
• Selected sightseeing in Kathmandu – visit multiple World Heritage Sites
• Professionally Guided trek with English speaking guide from Lukla to Everest Base Camp
• Porters, and yaks to carry your gear on the trek
• All accommodation & meals while on the trek
• Domestic ground transportation (airport pick up/drop/city tour)
• 33 total cover pounds of personal items/gear to fly to and from Lukla by plane/helicopter
  NOT INCLUDED IN COST:
• International airfare to/from Kathmandu
• Travel Insurance, Cancellation Insurance, Medical or Rescue Insurance
• Meals while in Kathmandu
• Any entry visas for the trip required
• Personal expenses – Wi-Fi, Charging stations, etc.
• Tips for local staff and Get Outside Staff