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SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Number of participants
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Everything Africa: Kilimanjaro Summit, Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Archipelago
Leader: John Crist
Co-leader No Coleader: Will identify backup
Tanzania, Kilimanjaro
Saturday July 30, 2011 to Thursday
Total # of days 19
August 17, 2011
Hiking
Downhill skiing
Kayaking
Backpacking
Cultural
Road biking
Nordic ski
Mountain biking
Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Guided Kilimanjaro summit trek, safari hiking, game drives, beach time, snorkeling
excursions and cultural opportunities.
Max 14
Min 7 minimum for Trek and 4 minimum for
Safari
$ Trek Approx
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$4,725, Safari
Approx $1,550
Zanzibar Approx
$1525
Prospectus will note
that prices are
approximate and
subject to change due
to cost increases or
smaller group size. A
trek with 7
participants will incur
an added fee of
approximately $400
per person.
$ Approx $1800 to $2200 + $400 for Zanzibar
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2 leaders
or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
John Crist
321 Greens Loop Cheshire, CT 06410
jjc4523@yahoo.com
Home 203 815 6505
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
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To lead a major excursion you must have current CPR and WFA at the time of your trip (or AWFA for all
backcountry trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it will
expire before the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner.
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CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
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reference.2 (AWFA sched. For 4/10)
CPR
BLS
Expiration: April 2012
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you
are proposing.
Down Under Adventure in New Zealand 2, February 2010, 13 participants
Day Hiking and White Water Rafting in Utah, August 2009, 6 participants
Pack and Paddle Patagonia, January 2009, 12 participants
Backup Leader: TBD
Home:
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: Will maintain Certification
CPR
BLS
Expiration: Will maintain certification
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be a major excursions
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application.
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this
area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local
language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Do either of you lead private
trips - not AMC sponsored ?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Leader will be mentoring with E. Bloom (or other previous leader of this repeat trip) re:
trip planning, logistics, participant screening, budgeting.
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
We will fly into Kilimanjaro Airport and be taken by our guide to Usa River Village for a
2 night stay in a lodge. There will be a group walk at the lodge and village. The group will
then embark on an 8 day 7 night trek to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. At the conclusion of the
Trek there will be a night at the lodge at Usa River Village. Those participants wishing to
trek only will depart back to the USA. A 4 day 3 night safari starts the next day. The
safari includes, game drive in Tarangire National Park, Maasai village visits, game drive
in Lake Manyara National Park, game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, and walking tour of a
coffee plantation. One night of safari will be in tent camps and two nights will be in
lodges. Those participants wishing to will depart back to the USA. Flight to Zanzibar for
3 nights at Fumba Beach Lodge. Participants will have the option here to schedule
activities through the resort (snorkeling, spice tour, stone town tour) or to relax beachside.
Flight departure to USA will occur on final day of Zanzibar.
I would also like to offer the option to have participants join the trip at the end of the Kili
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private trips
together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any marketing
materials you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
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Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for
providing meals
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this major excursion
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
trek. This would allow friends or family member of the climbers to join the Safari and
Zanzibar portions of the trip.
All accommodations are provided by the outfitter. We begin with 2 nights in a lodge. On
the Kilimanjaro trek, we will stay in mobile tented camps along the designated route. One
night in a lodge after the trek. One night of safari in tent camp and two nights in a lodge
followed by three nights in a lodge on Zanzibar.
Outfitter provides or prepares all meals, which are included in the trip cost.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
Yes, this trip will require permits in the Kilimanjaro National Park. The outfitter will
obtain these permits and include them in the trip price.
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Significant prior hiking experience including overnight trips. Participants will be
screened for how they responded in previous trips at altitude, if any.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Leader may organize a day hike or an overnight trip so people can meet, prepare, and also
so the leader can assess abilities and check gear.
In addition to the clear flora and fauna aspects of the safari and climb, this trip will be a
wonderful opportunity for participants to interact with the local culture. Our porters and
guides will be indigenous. The group will also have the chance to learn about the many
environmental impacts safari participants and hikers make on the environment and how
these are dealt with by tour operators and the local park administration.
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TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
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Yes
No
Please describe their services. Yes, this trip will require an outfitter, Serengeti Pride
Safaris (SPS). Their website is www.SerengetiPrideSafaris.com. For safety reasons, as
well as logistical reasons, it is imperative to use a reliable outfitter for this trip. Also, the
Tanzania government requires the use of guides & porters. This is a one-leader trip
because SPS provides all services from when we step off the plane to when we step back
onto the plane, and could do so if the AMC leader was incapacitated. The SPS trip leader
will be briefed in use of the AMC sat phone and AMC emergency contact numbers.
"Serengeti Pride Safaris" is a licensed outfitter operated by Erika Bloom and Lema Peter.
www.SerengetiPrideSafaris.com
Most SPS guides have Wilderness First Responder training through National Outdoors
Leadership School ( NOLS) and they have been participating on different seasonal
mountaineering trainings conducted by the Kilimanjaro national park management. A key
focus of this training is to enable SPS Leaders/ guides to identify AMS signs and
symptoms early enough to minimize risks and to undergo an appropriate evacuation plans
when needed. Lema Peter, a proprietor of SPS, was the first guide to lead the first AMC
president's society trip with Andy Fallender to Kilimanjaro. he also assisted and helped
coordinate the evacuation for the AMC tragedy on Kilimanjaro a few years a go. SPS is
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Insurance
Do they have liability
insurance?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
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also the approved guide for the 2010 Erik Madsen Kili trip.
Most of the SPS guides, Chefs, and porters are people Erika and Lema know in person.
Lema has been working with many of them for over 10 years. This crew is an emergency
support team that SPS trusts. SPS's safety equipment, risk management plan, and very
well experienced climbing team shows that client safety is a priority.
Maximum amt: $ Error! Not a valid
Liability? Yes
No
bookmark
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
Noself-reference.
additional insured?
Serengeti Pride Safaris Emergency Action Plan/accident scene management:
Prevention: The two biggest concerns in this category are illness (altitude or otherwise)
and accidents (natural or vehicular). We try to prevent problems as much as possible. We
encourage our clients to choose our longer Kilimanjaro climb routes, thereby minimizing
risk of serious altitude illness by ascending gradually. Erik's proposal is based on a route
used by previous AMC groups, the Lemosho (Shira) Western Breach route. This is an 8
day/7 night route that is wonderful for acclimatizing. Our chefs are trained in mountain
cuisine and hygiene, to minimize stomach bugs. We filter or boil drinking water, and also
have clients use their own disinfecting drops or tablets in their water bottles. We also
work closely with clients to identify and treat early on the first signs of any problems,
whether stomach bugs or altitude issues, so we try to resolve them and prevent them from
becoming a major issue. We offer helmets to wear during the day climbing the Western
Breach itself. We change routes if there is a specific safety concern about any route at
any time.
Response: Our head guides all have many years of experience (100 times or so at the
summit, or more), WFR training and are trained to identify, respond to, and treat accidents
or illness, and to make early decisions to evacuate a client to definitive medical care if
needed. We carry Gamow (hyperbaric) chambers and oxygen in case of altitude illness
requiring treatment while preparing to evacuate off the mountain. We will provide
membership in either Flying Doctors or Knight support, local African organizations that
provide air ambulance services. There are hospitals available in Tanzania, although
serious problems may need evacuation to Nairobi Kenya. The Kilimanjaro National Park
rangers help coordinate rescues/evacuations, but we have all resources available to do this
ourselves, and aim to have an evacuation finished before the rangers arrive. This includes
having staff in town that we can mobilize to start up the mountain to the trailhead or even
up the trails at the drop of a hat, if there is a problem on the mountain (same on safari).
Helicopters can only get to certain areas of the mountain and in certain weather
conditions, so often evacuation has to be by trail and then by vehicle. We will have radios
and cell phones for emergency communication (cell phones are increasingly the most
effective method of communication from Kilimanjaro!). We can bring a satellite phone
on trail if the AMC group doesn't bring one.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section if
applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
Kilimanjaro presents issues for terrain, altitude and weather. Zanzibar presents hazards
associated with the ocean and sun exposure.
Response
SPS guides have years of wilderness experience, including extensive training in
emergency measures and high altitude medicine. The itinerary and pace strictly adhere to
the latest guidelines on maximum daily altitude gain. The staff does have medical training
and in extreme cases, helicopters can be used to fly people to the nearest hospital. During
the safari the participants will be in vehicles. We will only be allowed to walk outside the
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Potential hazards
Response
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Potential hazards
Response
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vehicles if the guides think it is safe, and if we are allowed to hike in the national parks,
there will be an armed guard. On Zanzibar participants will have the option to participate
in excursions lead by the resorts professional guides. All participants will be urged to
purchase additional evacuation insurance for the trip.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Tanzania is a relatively stable country.
The State Department travel advisories will be monitored closely. Also, SPS will monitor
any unrest and safety considerations. Travel insurance will be highly encouraged for all
participants. As for theft, petty crime does occur. Participants will be advised not to bring
valuables and to carry important documents, expensive camera equipment and money on
them at all times. Tanzania's official language is English
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation to and from the airport, start of the hike and safari
SPS will be providing all transportation and drivers. Participants and leaders will not
have to do any driving during the trip.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants may get altitude sickness and may not be prepared physically for the extreme
altitudes
Participants must be in excellent physical shape with significant hiking experience,
although porters carry all our gear except daypacks. Previous hiking experience at
altitude is preferred.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Tanzania is a developing country with many health concerns, such as unsafe drinking
water and disease.
Participants will be advised about required and recommended vaccinations, safe drinking
water practices, and SPS will prepare its food to the highest standards and hygiene
practices it can. Participants will be encouraged to get all recommended and potentially
required immunizations.
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Use as much detail as possible, and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS SECTION
BLANK
SPS has radios as well as cell phones for contact with the main office & emergency
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
communication. The leader will carry the AMC satellite phone. SPS staff speaks English
documentation, distance from
well. Evacuation can be quite a distance and may require helicopter or plane.
emergency services
SPS guides carry radio and cell phones. AMC leader carries satellite phone.
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
equipment to use, if any?
SPS, in conjunction with Tanzania park service, would coordinate any evacuation. SPS
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
includes a local evacuation company's services with all their treks. Evacuation could be
evacuation from the
to Arusha, or to Nairobi Kenya if more extensive medical care is needed.
backcountry location if
applicable?
Arusha has clinics and hospitals. Serious or surgical cases might be evacuated to Nairobi
Medical care
Please describe the medical
Kenya. SPS and their evacuation company would coordinate decisions as to where to
care available in the area(s)
take people, in conjunction with our AMC med evac. insurance provider once in an area
where you will be traveling
where such decisions can be made. Zanzibar has Mnazi Mmoja hospital in Stone Town.
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
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COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
COST AND BUDGET
1 USD = 1,360.50 TZS (Tanzania Shilling)
DETAILS
The Tour operator will be paid in USD.
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each
foreign currency, the current
$US dollar exchange rate
and what contingencies you
have if that rate changes. If
a tour operator or agent is
being used, what currency is
the agent to be paid
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Yes
No
If yes,
please describe conditions:
Deposits
What deposits will be
required by airlines, hotels,
tour operators, etc., and
when?
Refunds
What is the latest date you
can cancel and still receive a
full refund?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit
and your schedule of
payments?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
policy be for the
participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if
you do not get the minimum
number?
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The trip is all inclusive with the exception of optional excursions through Fumba Resort in
Zanzibar. There are no other fees or costs in the TZS.
A portion of the trip contingency money will be in TZS for emergencies.
Participants will be responsible for own currency conversion for purchases and tipping.
Currency fluctuations will not affect the trip cost.
The outfitter has not changed prices in the past due to currency fluctuations.
25% nonrefundable deposit per person once we have reached the trip minimum. # of
participants The balance is due 60 days prior to the trip.
January 2011
$1,000 deposit on application to the trip; balance divided into two payments likely 360 and
120 days prior to trip.
Before sending money, the participants will be provided with full cancellation information.
They will be given a date beyond which if they cancel, they may only receive a refund if
their spot can be filled by another participant (January 1, 2011). Also, they will be
informed that (at the time air tickets are purchased) they own the ticket and any
refundability depends on the airline policy. We will attempt to use group rates to provide
great flexibility in this regard, if financially feasible.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Decision to run trip with less than minimum number of participants will depend on the
leader's ability at that time to pay the leader's trip costs.
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