Tour Overview
Day 0: Moshi Town
This might be your arrival day in Tanzania, our driver will pick you from the airport preferred Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive you to the hotel for overnight.
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Day 1: Machame Gate (1800m) - Machame Camp (3000m)
Arrive to the Machame Gate from Arusha/ Moshi in a 4WD vehicle, introduction to your guide and porters. Registration is done and thereafter start climb {Hiking/Trekking} with picnic lunch through rain forest for approximately 4 to 5 hrs. where you arrive to the Machame Hut. Later afternoon walk up to a little higher altitude is done for acclimatization. Return to Machame Hut for dinner and overnight. FB
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Day 2: Machame Camp (3000m) - Shira Camp (3800m<strong>)</strong>
After breakfast, start climb through short Savannah, forest and other vegetation for approximately 4 to 5hrs, with picnic lunch en route before arriving in the afternoon at the Shira Hut. In Shira is where an extra day can be spent for acclimatization when climbing takes 7 days or more, dinner and overnight at Shira hut. FB
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Day 3: Shira (3800m) - Barranco (3950m)
After breakfast a slow walk through semi glacier and sandy areas with picnic lunch 3 to 4 hrs before arriving at the Barranco Hut for dinner and overnight. FB
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Day 4: Barranco Hut (3950m) - Barafu Hut (4600m)
After breakfast, with picnic lunch enroute climb through glaciers for approximately 4 to 5 hours before arriving the Barafu Hut for dinner and overnight. FB (15,520ft).
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Day 5: Barafu Hut (4600m) Uhuru Peak (5895m) Mweka (3100m)
An early wakeup call around 01.00hrs for preparation and light breakfast before starting final ascent to the summit i.e. either the Stella Point reached in approximately 5 to 6 hrs.and a further ascent to the Uhuru Peak reached in another approx. 45minutes. After signing and short rest at barafu hut descend via the Gilman’s Point down to Mweka hut for an hours rest with light breakfast then descent down for dinner and overnight at Mweka hut. FB
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Day 6: Descend from Mweka hut to the park gate
Descend from Mweka hut to the park gate from where you are transferred back to your hotel or proceed safari with us.
End of Tour!
WEAR Comfortable clothing.
INCLUDED English Speaking Driver/Guide 3 Meals a day
Drinking water Entrance fees
Transport Government charges
Accommodation
NOT INCLUDED Tips Gratuities
Drinks Any personal items of nature
By Mosses
This might be your arrival day in Tanzania, our driver will pick you from the airport preferred Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive you to the hotel for overnight.
1
Day 1: Machame Gate (1800m) - Machame Camp (3000m)
Arrive to the Machame Gate from Arusha/ Moshi in a 4WD vehicle, introduction to your guide and porters. Registration is done and thereafter start climb {Hiking/Trekking} with picnic lunch through rain forest for approximately 4 to 5 hrs. where you arrive to the Machame Hut. Later afternoon walk up to a little higher altitude is done for acclimatization. Return to Machame Hut for dinner and overnight. FB
2
Day 2: Machame Camp (3000m) - Shira Camp (3800m<strong>)</strong>
After breakfast, start climb through short Savannah, forest and other vegetation for approximately 4 to 5hrs, with picnic lunch en route before arriving in the afternoon at the Shira Hut. In Shira is where an extra day can be spent for acclimatization when climbing takes 7 days or more, dinner and overnight at Shira hut. FB
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Day 3: Shira (3800m) - Barranco (3950m)
After breakfast a slow walk through semi glacier and sandy areas with picnic lunch 3 to 4 hrs before arriving at the Barranco Hut for dinner and overnight. FB
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Day 4: Barranco Hut (3950m) - Barafu Hut (4600m)
After breakfast, with picnic lunch enroute climb through glaciers for approximately 4 to 5 hours before arriving the Barafu Hut for dinner and overnight. FB (15,520ft).
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Day 5: Barafu Hut (4600m) Uhuru Peak (5895m) Mweka (3100m)
An early wakeup call around 01.00hrs for preparation and light breakfast before starting final ascent to the summit i.e. either the Stella Point reached in approximately 5 to 6 hrs.and a further ascent to the Uhuru Peak reached in another approx. 45minutes. After signing and short rest at barafu hut descend via the Gilman’s Point down to Mweka hut for an hours rest with light breakfast then descent down for dinner and overnight at Mweka hut. FB
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Day 6: Descend from Mweka hut to the park gate
Descend from Mweka hut to the park gate from where you are transferred back to your hotel or proceed safari with us.
End of Tour!
WEAR Comfortable clothing.
INCLUDED English Speaking Driver/Guide 3 Meals a day
Drinking water Entrance fees
Transport Government charges
Accommodation
NOT INCLUDED Tips Gratuities
Drinks Any personal items of nature
By Mosses
Included/Exclude
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Beers or Soda
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fee
Airport drop off
Tour Plan
Day 0: Moshi Town
This might be your arrival day in Tanzania, our driver will pick you from the airport preferred Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive you to the hotel for overnight.
Day 1: Hotel – Londorossi Gate (2360m) – Mti Mkubwa Camp (2810m)
Your day starts early with a breakfast from the hotel, followed by a briefing by your head guide and then 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: 6km, 3-4hrs
all meals are included
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 attitude desert plateau where the first view of Mount Kilimanjaro unfold one the horizon
–Walking Distance: 8km, 6-8hrs
All meals are included
Day 3: Shira camp 2 (3505m)-Moir Camp (4160m)
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. At the arrival of camp you enter your tent which is already set with your belongings inside
–Walking Distance: 9km, 6-8hrs
all meals are included.
Day 4: Moru Camp (4160m) – Barranco camp (3950m) – Acclimatization Day
After spending a night at the Moir camp today we test our acclimatization with a trek to the base of Lava tower at 4500m, following our rest we descent through Seneci forest passing waterfalls that usher us in to 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.
–Walking distance: 5-7hrs, 7km
all meals are included
Day 5: Barranco camp (3950m) – Karanga camp (39950m) – Barafu Camp (4600m)
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 quiet the balancing act for our crew. You will have picnic lunch en route, the morning trek is slow and steady uphill hike as we enters 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: 5-7hrs, 9km
Day 6: Summit attempts, Barafu camp (4600m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka Camp (3100m)
Today we face our greatest challenge, and meet the most rewarding point. A early wake up 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 transfer back to your hotel for a well-deserved shower.
-Walking Distance: 3-4hrs, 10hrs
End of Tour!
WEAR
Comfortable clothing.
INCLUDED
English Speaking Guide
3 Meals a day
Drinking water
Entrance fees
Transport
Government charges
Accommodation
NOT INCLUDED
Tips
Gratuities
Drinks
Any personal items of nature