Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi to Machame Hut

   • Get picked up from the hotel at 9 am after your breakfast and proceed to Machame gate. Here, get yourself registered and meet the porters and cook.

   • Start hiking through dense rainforest. Here, you will enjoy viewing different flora and fauna.

   Camp and overnight at Machame Hut.

2. Day 2: Machame Hut to Shira Camp

   • This is the shortest day but a steeper one.

   • Wake up and get breakfast, and begin your hiking for the day.

   • Trek uphill, where there are several viewpoints from which you can see the plains and forests below, and Kibo peak and Mt. Meru too.

3. Day 3: Shira Camp to Barranco Camp

   • In the morning, after breakfast, we start hiking. This will be your acclimatisation day because we have to hike to a lava tower which is 14000 ft/4640 m.

   • Descend to Barranco camp - 12960 ft/3950 m, where you will camp and stay for the night with a beautiful view of Mount Kilimanjaro.

4. Day 4: Barranco to Karanga Camp

   • Leave Barranco Camp after breakfast and start climbing the Barranco Wall, also called the Breakfast Wall because trekkers usually climb the wall after breakfast.

   • From there, we hike up and down to Karanga camp, where we can get a hot lunch and get some rest.

5. Day 5: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

   • After breakfast, begin the hike to Barafu Camp.

   • On the way to Barafu, you will be able to see several of Kibo's glaciers, Mawenzi Peak as well as the junction that connects the descent route - the Mweka route.

   • On this day, try to sleep as soon as you finish dinner as you will be woken up before midnight for your summit hike. Take all your warm gear for hiking to the summit.

6. Day 6: Summit Day

   • At midnight, we wake up and have a light breakfast before hiking to the summit. It will take us 5 hours to reach Stella point 5730 m, which is at the rim of the crater.

   • From Stella Point, we go to Uhuru, the highest peak of Kilimanjaro mountain that will take us one hour through the rim of the crater.

   • We will be at the Summit for sunrise from 6:00 am to 7:00 am., where you will get time to enjoy the views and take pictures.

   • Later, start descending to Barafu Camp where we will have lunch.

   • Keep descending to Mweka camp where you will have dinner and rest.

7. Day 7: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

   • After camping and overnight stay at Mweka camp, you will start moving towards Mweka gate, crossing the rainforest again.

   • Back to your hotel from Mweka gate.

   End of tour.