Impatiens Tours Tanzania

Gypsy Shoes does Tanzania

Karibu Tanzania! Two incredible months volunteering at Charity School in Arusha, Tanzania with all of the adventures from the tip of Mount Kilimanjaro, the diverseness of the Serengeti, to the depths of the sea in Zanzibar, in-between.

NOTE: Safari and Kilimanjaro climb were booked with Impatiens Tours in Arusha. THEY'RE THE BEST!

...Music is not mine: Trip the Night by Garry Schyman (feat. Alicia Lemke)

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Africa's most famous mountain, Kilimanjaro has for decades drawn adventurous sorts to its slopes. Not only for the thrill of climbing to its summit but also for its extraordinary landscapes -- forests, heaths, glacial scenes and rock peaks. But it's not only climbers who are attracted to Kili. The slopes, up to a level of 1800m above sea level, are inhabited by local Tanzanians who eek out a livelihood on the rich volcanic soils. Most grow coffee. For drinking and irrigation, these folk rely on the streams produced by glacial melt. But now this whole community is in trouble. What is going to happen once all the glaciers have melted and the streams run dry? Is Africa's most famous icecap going to disappear totally? 50|50's very own climate change specialist and athlete, Simon Gear, went on a grand expedition at the start of the year, while we were off air. In conjunction with Woolworths, he climbed the great mountain and in honour of its threatened ice and snow as well as the local organic coffee-growers who depend on its melt, made and drank an iced coffee on the summit. Are we really going to let Climate Change destroy the magic of Kilimanjaro?

Imagine your cup of morning coffee became a rare commodity?! Dennis and his family have been growing the sacred bean on the slopes of Mnt Kilimanjaro for generations. Now it seems that the whole industry fostered on these slopes could collapse by 2020 as a result of the melting icecap...with knock on effect right back to our homes here. What makes this coffee so special that we should care if the Tanzanian farmers are lost? Aside from the taste, this is shade-grown coffee. The farmers plant their beans between the natural vegetation so biodiversity is not lost, water not wasted and the coffee plants are protected and produce a more aromatic roast. Simon joins Dennis for a tour around his small plantation as he walks us through the coffee process. In a unique collaboration, the Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union ensure that 60 000 coffee farmers have access to international markets while Tribecca and Woolworths get involved and assist with the opening of Mosi's first urban-style coffee shop. Pause for thought next time you sip a hot cuppa...

Kilimanjaro Climbing Adventure Summer 2016, Hiking To The Roof Of Africa

My journey has started in Dusseldorf where we took the plane to Dubai and from there to Nairobi in Kenya. After 5 hours driving to Arusha we arrived in the hotel. We took a shower, packed our backs and went to sleep because the next day we get up early to go to the Machame Gate.
Kilimanjaro has 7 routes whereof the Machame route is the most diverse.
We started in at about 1800 meters above sealevel where the rainforest grows. Here we've found the typical flower that only is found here. It's called Impatiens kilimanjari but many people say it's like an elephant's trunk.
Slowly the environment changes to the Heath and the Mooreland at 3500m. The climate and environment is so harsh that there are few plants who can survive out here.
Many people think (including me, when I was at home) it's not that difficult to climb when you're in a good condition. Well physically it's maybe not for some, but mentally is where you really need to be strong otherwise you won't set foot on the top.
But when you've conquered you're fatique (not more than 2 hours sleep the last day), the cold and the idea that that massive wall in summit night won't come to an end that's when you feel freedom and happiness. You've made it to the top of Africa the highest free standing mountain in the world 5895m.
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