Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi/Arusha Hotel – Machame Gate – Machame Campsite

   • After breakfast, our vehicle will transport you from the hotel drive to Machame Gate. Here you will do the required registration procedures.
   • Start the trek through the rain-forest to Machame Camp where you will find the tents are already setup for you.

   Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

2. Day 2: Machame Hut Campsite to Shira Campsite

   • After breakfast, leave the rainforest glades and continue ascending by crossing little valleys and steep rocky ridges covered with heather plants to the western side of the mountain where the camp is situated. You can get a spectacular view of Mount Meru, Shira Plateau, Kibo Peak and sunset at this camp.

   Dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Shira Campsite to Barranco Campsite

   • This is a long and important acclimatization day, have an early breakfast, then continue trekking east to a junction leading to Lava tower rock 4600m for acclimatization. 
   • Afterwards, continue down to Barranco Camp. The camp location is in the bottom valley of the Barranco wall.

   Dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Barranco Campsite to Karanga Campsite

   • In the morning, start climbing the Barranco wall, reach 4200m for acclimatization, and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga Campsite for hot lunch. 
   • After lunch, rest and get another acclimatization by trekking up the scree slopes towards the southern ice field. 

   Supper and overnight at camp.

5. Day 5: Karanga Campsite to Barafu Campsite

   • On this day, the trek up to the Barafu ridge campsite is tough because of the altitude. The walk takes a few hours because of the short distance, but it is steep, needing a slow pace to avoid fatigue. 
   • You will trek across an alpine desert. Chances are that a strong, cold wind will blow from Kibo Peak and its ice. 
   • Have an early dinner at 1700hrs, then rest until midnight when we attack the summit.

6. Day 6: Barafu Hut Campsite / Uhuru Peak / Mweka

   • Wake to a light breakfast at midnight and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. The trails are a series of switchbacks up steep scree or possibly snow. 
   • Reach Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 4 and 5 AM. At this point, you will have views of the fabled crater and its glaciers facing you. 
   • After 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snow will take you to Kilimanjaro's true summit, Uhuru Peak. After the summit activities are done, descend back to the Barafu Campsite for lunch, rest, collect your equipment, and continue down through the moorland and heath zone to Mweka Campsite.

   Dinner and overnight at Mweka Campsite.

7. Day 7: Mweka Campsite to Mweka Gate

   • After breakfast, descend to Mweka Park gate, walking across Montane forest. This descent will take 3-4 hours. 
   • At the gate, you will sign out and get ready to board the vehicle for the transfer back to the hotel for your certificate presentation and a well-deserved celebration.