| Daily information and program | Overnight | ||||||||
| Arrival and pre-climb briefing day
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing (time to be confirmed) with your mountain guide.
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Bristol Cottages
Style: Budget range lodge |
| Moshi town to Umbwe gate to Umbwe cave camp
You will be transferred by road from Moshi town (09:00am) to Umbwe gate in the remote Umbwe village already inside of the mountain forest. After registration you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora / fauna, and you may experience rain this afternoon which is common in this zone making the path slightly slippery. A steep hike takes you to the edge of the forest and heather zone.
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Umbwe Cave Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 2930m or 9610ft No websites
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| Umbwe cave camp to Barranco camp
Your hike today takes you straight towards to Kibo cone climbing steep up and through the heather and moorland zone over a rockier terrain. Today you get your first clear views of the Kibo peak. The route continues through the beautiful Kilimanjaro Scenecio forest and taking you into the Barranco valley till your overnight campsite at the base of the Barranco wall.
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Barranco Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 3960m or 12990ft No websites |
| Barranco camp to Karanga camp
This morning you will leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and is rewarded with a superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert slowly winding around the mountain till the Karanga valley which you descend into and again up till your camp. Karangu valley is the last water point.
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Karanga Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Location: Alpine desert, Kilimanjaro National Park Altitude: 4040m or 13255ft No websites No reviews |
| Karanga camp to Barafu Camp
Today you climb almost casually through the empty landscape of the alpine desert where you keep a slow pace even though the path is not extremely steep. Kibo cone starts to near and you may finally glimpse the Mawenzi peak (Kilimanjaro’s second peak) in the east. The short distance means you have plenty of time at your summit camp to rest and prepare for the summit attempt tonight.
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Barafu Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Location: Alpine desert, Kilimanjaro National Park Altitude: 4640m or 15225ft No websites No reviews |
| Barafu Camp to Stella point to Uhuru peak to Mweka camp
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig-zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short (but difficult) hike remains to take you to Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. You usually don’t spend that long at the peak due to the extreme altitude and will descend back down to the base camp for your breakfast / brunch. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
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Mweka Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 3080m or 10105ft No websites |
| Mweka camp to Mweka gate to Moshi town
Your final day on Kilimanjaro is a descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Moshi town. Usually, the crew will leave you at Mweka gate and it’s a perfect opportunity to say goodbye to your crew who all generally head directly home from the end gate.
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Bristol Cottages
Style: Budget range lodge |
| Departure day or continue with next activity
Today has no planned activities and our services end after check-out (10:00am)
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None included but optionally available |
| Daily information and program | Overnight | ||||||||
| Arrival and pre-climb briefing day
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing (time to be confirmed) with your mountain guide.
|
Bristol Cottages
Style: Budget range lodge |
| Moshi town to Umbwe gate to Umbwe cave camp
You will be transferred by road from Moshi town (09:00am) to Umbwe gate in the remote Umbwe village already inside of the mountain forest. After registration you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora / fauna, and you may experience rain this afternoon which is common in this zone making the path slightly slippery. A steep hike takes you to the edge of the forest and heather zone.
|
Umbwe Cave Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 2930m or 9610ft No websites |
| Umbwe cave camp to Barranco camp
Your hike today takes you straight towards to Kibo cone climbing steep up and through the heather and moorland zone over a rockier terrain. Today you get your first clear views of the Kibo peak. The route continues through the beautiful Kilimanjaro Scenecio forest and taking you into the Barranco valley till your overnight campsite at the base of the Barranco wall.
|
Barranco Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 3960m or 12990ft No websites |
| Barranco camp to Karanga camp
This morning you will leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and is rewarded with a superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert slowly winding around the mountain till the Karanga valley which you descend into and again up till your camp. Karangu valley is the last water point.
|
Karanga Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Location: Alpine desert, Kilimanjaro National Park Altitude: 4040m or 13255ft No websites No reviews |
| Karanga camp to Barafu Camp
Today you climb almost casually through the empty landscape of the alpine desert where you keep a slow pace even though the path is not extremely steep. Kibo cone starts to near and you may finally glimpse the Mawenzi peak (Kilimanjaro’s second peak) in the east. The short distance means you have plenty of time at your summit camp to rest and prepare for the summit attempt tonight.
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Barafu Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Location: Alpine desert, Kilimanjaro National Park Altitude: 4640m or 15225ft No websites No reviews |
| Barafu Camp to Stella point to Uhuru peak to Mweka camp
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig-zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short (but difficult) hike remains to take you to Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. You usually don’t spend that long at the peak due to the extreme altitude and will descend back down to the base camp for your breakfast / brunch. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
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Mweka Camp
Style: Shared public campsite Altitude: 3080m or 10105ft No websites |
| Mweka camp to Mweka gate to Moshi town
Your final day on Kilimanjaro is a descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Moshi town. Usually, the crew will leave you at Mweka gate and it’s a perfect opportunity to say goodbye to your crew who all generally head directly home from the end gate.
|
Bristol Cottages
Style: Budget range lodge |
| Departure day or continue with next activity
Today has no planned activities and our services end after check-out (10:00am)
|
None included but optionally available |
