KILIMANJARO

Day 1: Londorossi Gate (2360m) – Mti Mkubwa Camp (2810m)

Your day starts early with a breakfast from the hotel, followed by a 2-hour drive from the hotel (910m) to Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment at the park’s gate and registration. You start trekking through the rainforest until completes this day by entering to our first camp where your tent is setup with your personal belongings inside

Walking distance: 6 km, 3-4 hrs

All meals are included (breakfast this day not included in budget package)

Day 2: Mti Mkubwa camp (2810m) – Shira 2 camp (3505m)

You depart from Mti Mkubwa to the second camp through heath and Moorland zone, following the Shira ridge we enter vast high altitude desert plateau where the first view of Mount Kilimanjaro unfold one the horizon

Walking Distance: 8 km, 6-8 hrs

All meals are included

Day 3: Shira camp 2 (3505m) -Barranco camp(3950m)

The route now turns east into a semi desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower. We leave from Shira to Moir camp which is nested near enormous beds of volcanic rock and surrounded by rocky hills and cliffs. We test our acclimatization with a trek to the base of Lava tower at 4500m, following our rest we descent through senecio forest passing waterfalls that usher us into the Barranco camp. The camp is set in the shadow of the massive Barranco wall with easterly breezes often carrying misty clouds from the Barranco Valley.

Trekking time: 7 – 9 hrs

All meals are included

Day 4: Barranco Camp(3950m) – Karanga Camp(3995m)

Today’s task will be the 150m face of the Barranco wall. Realization of how hard the porters works will be realized as this challenging scramble provides quite the balancing act for our crew. We arrive at the camp for a well deserved dinner and overnight

Walking distance: 3-5hrs, 5km

All meals are included

Day 5: Karanga Camp(3995m) – Barafu Camp(4600m)

After breakfast with picnic lunch en route, the morning trek is slow and steady uphill hike as we enter the Arctic zone. The temperatures becomes noticeably cooler, however excitement fills our camp as we take final preparations for the summit day ahead.

Walking distance: 3-5hrs, 4km

All meals are included

Day 6: Summit attempt, Barafu Camp (4600m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka Camp (3100m)

Today we face our greatest challenge, and meet the most rewarding point. An early wakeup call for preparation and light breakfast before starting the summit around 01.00hrs. Spectacular view coupled with the sunrise will warm the soul and strengthen the spirit as the iconic Uhuru peak is now on sight. After the elation of a well earned summit, we descend back to Barafu camp for a nice break and celebration before continuing to Mweka camp

Walking Distance: 12-14hrs, 21km

All meals are included

Day 7: Mweka Camp(3100m)- Mweka gate

Descend from Mweka camp to the park gate where you are transferred back to your hotel for a well deserved shower.

Walking Distance: 3-4hrs, 10km

Breakfast included, you will be back in Moshi by lunch time – overnight accommodation is included this night as part of the climb package.

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