This trip combines the ascent of the highest free-standing mountain in the world with a safari to some of the most fascinating wildlife and cultural areas on the planet.
Happy climbers from Wilderness Medicine CME group celebrate after
reaching summit of Kilimanjaro!
African Wildlife Safari
and Optional Guided Kilimanjaro Ascent
Wilderness and Travel Medicine CME Conference
October 3-17, 2010
January 13-30, 2011
16 Hours Category I CME Credit
The Tanzania Wilderness and Travel Medicine CME
conference may be a once-in-a-lifetime treat! It
combines a classic, wildlife-rich safari with
an optional epic climb of Kilimanjaro.
We will explore some of the world's most scenic and
remarkable wildlife paradises, including a visit to the
famed Serengeti, the incomparable
Ngorongoro Crater, and
wildlife - rich Tarangire National Park.
Some of the incredible wildlife species that we commonly
see on this trip are prides of lions, leopard,
cheetah, elephants, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles,
giraffes, wildebeest, cape buffalo, gazelle, impalas,
wild dogs, warthogs, baboons, incredible birdlife, and
dozens of other species! Our local guides are experts at
finding the wildlife and teaching natural history.
The indigenous people in this region are also fantastic.
The Maasai are colorful, warm, friendly, noble people
who live in close harmony with the land. We will enjoy
opportunities for genuine cultural interactions with
these wonderful Maasai people!
The Wilderness and Travel Medicine CME lectures take
place each evening at the wonderful lodges
where we stay during the wildlife safari.
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TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Climb Kilimanjaro - (guided) following one of
the most scenic routes on the mountain, made famous
by the recent IMAX film
Porters carry your gear!
- Enjoy a classic safari in some of the world's
premiere wildlife refuges!
- Visit famed Serengeti - Africa's premier
wildlife reserve (it doesn't get much better than
this!)
- Visit incomparable Ngorongoro Crater - one of
the world's most beautiful natural wonders!
- Visit Tarangire - graced by the unique beauty of
its baobab woodlands and the fantastic
concentrations of game!
- Enjoy fantastic opportunities for genuine
cultural interactions with the wonderful Maasai
people!
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ITINERARY
Days 1-2: Arrive, adjust to your new time zone and enjoy the town of Arusha
Days 3-8: Optional Guided Kilimanjaro Ascent (note:
Kilimanjaro ascent is not part of CME
trip-it is an optional extension)
Legendary Kilimanjaro towers 19,340 ft.
above sea level, making it the highest
mountain in Africa and the highest
free-standing mountain in the world! It is
exotic and incredibly beautiful. Hemingway
said of the snows of Kilimanjaro..."they are
as wide as all the world, great, high, and
unbelievably white in the sun".
The climb begins in a tropical rainforest
and then gradually ascends through
exotically beautiful equatorial sub-alpine
and alpine life zones. Participants on the
climb should be in excellent health and very
fit. The trip up Kilimanjaro is very strenuous, and
the altitude is extreme.
Day 8-15:
(note: if you are not climbing Kilimanjaro-
it is possible for you to do the Safari
portion only. All of the CME lectures take
place during the Safari.)
World-class Wildlife Viewing Safari
- Visit some of Africa's most famous game
parks/reserves including Ngorongoro Crater,
Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and Serengeti.
Medical Seminars take place on this portion
of the trip at the beautiful lodges
where we stay.
For detailed itinerary or to register please call
Bio Bio Expeditions at 1-800-246-7238
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Trip Costs:
Safari/Optional Kili climb combo: $5,995 (not inclusive of park fees)
Safari Trip Cost: $3,295
Optional Kilimanjaro climb: $2,850
Additional CME Cost: $695 (16 hrs Category I CME)
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 "To look back and imagine being high above the clouds that we climbed to reach is such a gift. ....wonderful trip leader ...his knowledge, encouragement and professionalism were outstanding. I always felt safe, happy, and challenged at the same time. Thank you."
Mary Mason, MD Kilimanjaro CME Safari 2007
"The Africa Safari was amazing. We felt so fortunate to be in the best of hands-everything ran like clockwork. This was the best trip Ive ever taken."
Laura Besette, MD - Southborough, Mass Internal Medicine
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For detailed itinerary or to register please call
Bio Bio Expeditions at 1-800-246-7238
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