Itinerary

1. Day 1: Londorosi Gate to Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree Camp)

   • Leave your hotel early in the morning and drive to Londorosi Gate to register.
   • We will then drive to Lemosho Glades (2389m).
   • Start the memorable trek through the unspoiled rainforest to Mtimkubwa (Big Tree Camp) (2785m).

   Dinner and stay overnight in nature.

   Elevation: 2389m/7838ft to 2785m/9137ft

   Distance: 4.8km/3mile

   Hiking time: 3-4 hours

   Meals: Lunch - Dinner

2. Day 2: Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira One

   • Today, the trek will take a gain of an altitude of approximately 719m.
   • Lunch will be served in an exciting valley outside the Shira crater at 3004m.
   • After lunch, we will go across the rim into the Shira Caldera, filled with Kibo lava.
   • We will camp and have dinner at Shira One camp (3504m).

   Elevation: 2785m/9137ft to 3504m11,496ft

   Distance: 7.9km/5mile

   Hiking time: 6-7 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

3. Day 3: Shira One Camp to Shira Hut

   • Enjoy a long walk toward the Eastern side across the Shira Plateau.
   • This will bring you to Shira Two camp via Shira Cathedral peak at 3862m.

   Overnight stay at the peak.

   Elevation: 3504m/11496ft to 3895m/12779ft via Cathedral Peak 3862m/12671ft

   Distance: 6.9km/4.3mile (10.11km/6.3mile via the Cathedral Peak)

   Walking time: 6-7 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

4. Day 4: Shira Hut to Barranco Hut via Lava Tower

   • Cross a ridge at 4600m over the Lava Tower, which offers invaluable altitude acclimatization.
   • From here, we will have a further 5-6-hour trek as we drop down through the Barranco Valley to the camp beside Barranco Wall at 3986m.

   Overnight at a camp.

   Elevation: 3895m/12779ft to 3986m/13077ft

   Distance: 10.1km/6.3mile to Barranco Hut and 6.7km/4mile to Lava Tower

   Hiking time: 8-10 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner 

5. Day 5: Barranco Hut to Karanga Upper Camp

   • After an early breakfast, we will start by climbing the legendary Barranco Wall, which gives us an altitude gain of 300m.
   • We continue our trek for 5-6 hours, crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga Upper camp (4034m), where we will have lunch.
   • In the afternoon, we will have an optional altitude acclimatizing trek up the scree slopes.

   Elevation: 3986m/13077ft to 4034m/13235ft

   Distance: 5.3km/3.3mile

   Hiking Time: 8-10 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

6. Day 6: Karanga Upper Valley to Barafu Huts

   • After breakfast, we will trek for 2-4 hours to an altitude of 4600m.
   • At the camp, we can either take an afternoon rest or acclimatization until midnight, when our trek to the summit will commence.

   Elevation: 4034m/13235ft to 4662m/15295ft

   Distance: 3.1km/1.9mile

   Hiking Time: 2-4 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

7. Day 7: Barafu Huts to Uhuru Peaks – Descend to Mweka Hut/Millennium Camp

   • At midnight, we will start the ascent up to the crater rim through the scree slopes to Stella Point, then to the top of Africa, Uhuru Peak. Stella Point is located at 5745m around the crater rim.
   • After enjoying the unforgettable views of Kilimanjaro’s summit, we will trek downwards via Stella Point, and the scree slopes back to Barafu camp for some hours resting before heading to Millennium camp or Mwaka Hut. It is the most challenging day for the trekkers.
   • We will camp and have dinner at Millennium Camp/Mweka Hut.

   Elevation: 4662m/15295ft to 5895m/19341ft, then down to 3827m/12556ft or 3106m/10191ft

   Ascent Distance: 4.86km/3mile - Descend distance: 11.5km/7.1mile

   Hiking time: 13-15 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

8. Day 8: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

   • We leave the camp early morning and trek downwards to Mweka Gate via Mweka camp. The path from Millennium Camp takes us through where Heather grows for about an hour. The muddy path continues until we enter a heavy rainforest that takes us to the gate.
   • Enjoy a picnic lunch at the gate, get certificates and celebrate our memorable journey before returning to town.

   Dinner and overnight stay in the town.

   Elevation: 3106m/10190ft to 1633/5358ft

   Distance: 9.1km/5.6mile

   Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

   Meals: Breakfast – Lunch