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actionchallenge from Nairobi to Mount Kilimanjaro

trip highlights● Cycle to Kilimanjaro● Cycle deep into rural Kenya● See the sun rise over African plains● Conquer the foothills of Kilimanjaro● Mix it with the Maasai Warriors● Enjoy camping under the stars● Final night celebration

● Activity: Cycling - Touring● Location: Nairobi (Kenya) – Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)● Duration: 9 days / 5 days cycling● Difficulty: Moderate● Distance: 413 km● When: September 2014 / 2015● Number in group: 15 -30 people

at a glance

Action Challenge have been leading inspirational team adventures across the world for individuals, private groups,charities and corporate clients since 1999. Our trips enable people to experience the world’s most exhilarating locations,often in aid of charity. At the heart of every challenge is team spirit and fulfilment; together we take on once-in-a-lifetimeadventures, achieve formidable goals and forge friendships for life.

This fabulous bike ride takes us through rural villages and open plains, as we pedal from Kenya to majestic Mount Kilimanjaroin Tanzania. A nine day adventure with memories to last a lifetime!

We begin with a beautiful ½ day safari in Nairobi National park before the challenge begins along a mix of typical African dirtand tarmac roads as we head deep into the Kenyan countryside. Far off the beaten track, we pass through small villagesbuzzing with family life, pedal past fields tended by farmers and keep a look out for game. This route gives us a uniqueglimpse into traditional Kenyan life, rarely seen by tourists.

At night we arrive in our camps to welcoming cups of tea or cool beers followed by delicious meals prepared for us with plentyof carbohydrate and protein to keep our energy levels up! After dinner, we relax under the huge, star-lit African skies.

We cross the famous Mombasa to Nairobi highway as we head towards the border at Oloitokitoki and enter into Tanzania.Mount Kilimanjaro rises before us, together we cycle up into the foothills, relishing the challenge as Kili draws closer. Ourfinal, memorable day begins with an almost continuous descent as we cycle around the western base of Kilimanjaro,watching the sun rise over the summit, lighting up the plains.

We end our epic cycle from Kenya to Tanzania with a fabulous group dinner and a party at the Weru Weru River Lodge with

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October is one of the best months to visitKenya and Tanzania. Temperatures varyfrom 15 to 26 ˚C. During October, there is34mm of rain or five rainy days onaverage and approximately 12 hours ofdaylight per day.

This fully-inclusive adventure from Nairobi to Mount Kilimanjaro will begin as soon asyou register! You will receive a challenge pack including a training guide, kit list anddiscounts for all the essentials you may need. If you are raising money for a charity, wewill sort out all the formalities so you can concentrate on your own preparation andfundraising. We offer pre-challenge briefings to prepare you for this tough anddemanding trip. On the day of departure you will meet your group and Action Challengeleader at the airport in London. Whether you’re joining the challenge on your own or withothers, you will instantly be made to feel welcome. As a team we will board our flight toNairobi, ready to take on the cycling adventure of a lifetime!

introduction

brief itineraryDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

Depart LondonArrive NairobiDepart ThikaNziuEmali

what’s included

Why not stay on after the challenge andexplore more of Tanzania’s highlights?

Extensions include:· Serengeti National Park· Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro

National Park· Visit Zanzibar

September 2014 / 2015

All inclusive trip cost from £1,949Initial £399 deposit to sign up

Three payment options available

Please visit our website for more details

+44 (0) 207 609 6695 www.act ionchal lenge.com events@actionchal lenge.com

We will be cycling distances ofapproximately 70 km per day. Althoughmuch of the terrain is flat, you will becycling in temperatures of up to 30°C.You will need a good level of stamina andendurance to ensure that you make themost of the challenge and enjoy the ride!

Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9

RongaiKilimajaroDepart TanzaniaArrive London

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· International flights· Action Challenge cycle guide· Full support team, including local guides· UK medic· High quality mountain bike hire· All accommodation· All meals, except in free time· Airline taxes· Treated drinking water· All transfers in local vehicles· National Park entrance fees· Celebration dinner in Kilimanjaro· Invitation to a challenge briefing in London· Discounted training weekends· Fitness and training guide· Discounts from UK retailers· Reduced rates at Nomad Travel Clinics and Masta Health

· Five nights camping along the route.· One night in a Lodge

All accommodation is on a twin-share,single-sex basis. We will pair you withsomeone of a similar age where possible.

If you wish to share a room with someoneyou are travelling with, please specify thison your registration form.

itinerary

DAY 1 - Depart London

DAY 2 - Nairobi

Today we meet our group and Action Challenge staff at the airport in London,before checking in together and boarding our flight to Nairobi.

We arrive in Nairobi and transfer directly to Nairobi National Park, where we enjoy a ½day safari prior to a bike fitting and briefing on the challenge ahead. This evening wehave a welcome meal, before a good night’s sleep camping under the African skies inpreparation for the next five days of cycling.

Meals: D Accom: Tent

DAY 3 - Depart Thika

After an early breakfast we cycle directly out of our camp before the heat and the hectictraffic kicks in. Most of this morning will be relatively easy cycling on fairly flat dirt andtarmac roads. This afternoon we have a steep descent into our Sianthan tented campwhere a cup of tea or an ice cold beer will be waiting for us. Tonight our camp team willprepare a delicious meal for us with plenty of carbohydrate and protein to charge us upfor tomorrow’s ride.

Meals: B,L,D Accom: Tent Distance: 59 km

DAY 4 - Nziu

Today we cycle along more traditional African dirt roads, which we get used to veryquickly. Our route takes us off the beaten track and deep into countryside rarely seenby visitors to Kenya. We pass through small villages catching a glimpse of rural Kenyanlife, farmers and their animals in the fields and sometimes even a sighting of game. Theafternoon finishes with relatively flatter roads before arriving at Nziu Camp in midafternoon.


If you decide that you would like to haveyour own room on the challenge, we canaccommodate this in the majority ofplaces.

Please email us for more information

• Insurance - approximately £60• Visa - £40• Vaccinations – Yellow fever & up-to-dateon boosters. Please visit your GP.Malaria tablets will also be required.• Airline fuel surcharge / supplement asapplied by airlines. Please note that thisis capped at a maximum of £150.

Breakfasts will be served in our campeach day whilst lunches will be en-route.Dinners will be made fresh in camp for ourarrival, apart from our final meal which willbe in a local restaurant.

Today marks our halfway point through the challenge. We start cycling through the semiarid countryside and by lunchtime we cross the main Mombasa to Nairobi highway atthe town of Emali. We have a further 45km on good roads recently tarred by theChinese before arriving at our wild camp this evening.


DAY 5 - Emali



A kit list will be sent to you on receipt ofregistration. Many everyday items can beused on this challenge. We also offer a kithire service to keep costs down.

DAY 6 - Rongai

DAY 7 - Kilimanjaro

After a good breakfast we leave early for one of the hardest days of our challenge,starting with a fast, relatively flat cycle. We make our way over the Tanzanian bordercrossing at Oloitokitoki and cycle on through the afternoon, climbing up the foothills ofMount Kilimanjaro to our camp at Kamwanga.


Our last cycling day is almost entirely downhill. Starting from our camp at Kamwanga inthe north of Kilimanjaro, we head south skirting the western base of this magnificentmountain. There should be great photo opportunities with the sun rising behindKilimanjaro and its summit towering above the treetops. Once we have reached thesouthern slopes we head away from the mountain and make our way to the Weru WeruRiver Lodge where we celebrate our fantastic cycling adventure with a dinner and party.

Meals: B,L,D Accom: Lodge Distance: 106 km

DAY 8 - Departure Tanzania

Today there will be a free day to shop or soak up the sun and unwind before transferringto the airport for our return flight to London.

Meals: B

If you would like to join the group inNairobi or wish to organise your ownflights, we do offer a land only option, witha significant discount off the trip price. Youwill be required to meet your group at thehotel on day two of the itinerary.

Please email us for more information

• Alcoholic drinks• Drinks and food outside of meals,other than water• Travel insurance• Personal kit / equipment• Tips for local guides

• Airline fuel surcharge / supplementas applied by airlines. Please note thatthis is capped at a maximum of £150.

DAY 9 - Arrive in London



payment optionsATOL is a scheme that protects you fromlosing money or being stranded abroad ifyour travel company collapses. ActionChallenge is 100% ATOL bonded, whichprovides you with full financial protection.On receipt of your registration fee, you willreceive an ATOL certificate explainingyour protection.

A REGISTRATION DEPOSIT of £399 (for 2014) is required to secure your place. Weoffer 2 deposit payment options:

OPTION 1: Deposit paid in full, by card at the time of registration.

OPTION 2: Deposit paid in two 50/50 split payments. The first 50% is paid when youregister and the second is charged to your payment card at the end of the followingmonth. For this option, a £10 supplement will be charged with the first instalment.

Once registered, there are 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS to fund the balance of the trip cost.Full details are on our website.

1) SELF FUNDED

For anyone who wants to pay for the entire trip themselves. It’s then completely up toyou whether or not you choose to raise any money for a charity of your choice.

The total all inclusive cost of this trip is £1,949 (for 2014), which, after you pay the £399Registration Deposit, leaves a balance of £1,550. This final balance is due for payment10 weeks before your departure along with any fuel surcharges levied by the airline.

2) SPONSORSHIP FUNDED

This is for anyone who wants to take on this challenge and will link it with fundraising asignificant sum of money for a charity of their choice. You would have to raise at least£3,100 (for 2014) via sponsorship and donations from friends, family and colleagues,and be confident at the outset that you can achieve this total.

Pay the Registration Deposit and nominate a charity to fundraise for. All fundraisinggoes directly to your charity and providing that you raise at least £3,100 (for 2014), yourcharity will pay for the balance of your trip costs to Action Challenge. That balance, paidby your charity, is £1,550 (the same as if you were you were ‘Self Funded’) - the charitywill retain at least £1,550 to help fund their work. You will have to pay any airline fuelsurcharges 10 weeks prior to departure.

3) MIXED FUNDED

A mix of the 2 options above! You pay about half the trip cost yourself, and alsofundraise for your charity. They pay the remaining balance of your trip costs. Ideal foranyone who wants to take on the challenge and also fundraise for a charity, BUT ishappy to pay a reasonable proportion of the trip cost themselves, which with yourregistration deposit, is set at a level that covers at least the costs of flights &accommodation; perfect for those who feel more at ease asking for sponsorship inrespect to the ‘challenge’ component of their trip.

Pay the Registration Deposit and nominate a charity to fundraise for. All fundraisinggoes directly to your charity and providing that you raise at least £2,350 (for 2014), yourcharity will pay a portion of your trip cost to Action Challenge. That balance, paid by yourcharity, is £950. At the same time, you will be required to pay the remaining balanceyourself, which will be a figure of £600 (These two amounts add up to the same as the‘Self Funded’ final balance) - the charity will retain at least £1,400 to help fund theirwork. You will have to pay any airline fuel surcharges 10 weeks prior to departure.

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how to book

To book on to this challenge, please visitour website; www.actionchallenge.comfor a full list of prices and all availabledates.


If you are a charity, business, school orprivate group with a minimum of 10people and fancy your own bespoke trip,please call us on +44(0 )207609 6695or you can send us an email toevents@actionchal lenge.comfor more information.

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