6 Days Kilimanjaro via Umbwe Route

Moshi to Umbwe Gate (1800 m) to Umbwe Camp (2940 m).

Once you have breakfast, you will travel one hour or so to Umbwe Gate (1,800 m). You will be registered in the authorities of Kilimanjaro national park and then start trekking. The path is up a steep tropical rainforest with moss-trees, colobus monkeys and tropical birds. The trail is reduced to a sharp ridge and then to Umbwe Camp (2,940 m).

Hiking Time: 5-6h

Distance: 10km

Elevation Gain: +1,140m.

Luncheon: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Umbwe Camp (tents)

Umbwe Camp (2,940m) to Barranco Camp (3,900m).

You would come out of the woods and climb into the moorland area- giant heather and volcano rock formations. The ridge has spectacular views of the Kibo Peak and the Western Breach. You will reach Barranco Camp (3,900⁸) in a gorgeous valley beneath the Barranco Wall.

Hiking Time: 6-7 hours long

Dining: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Barranco Camp (tents).

Barranco camp (3,900 m) to Karanga camp (4,035 m).

You will start off with a thrilling scramble up the Barranco Wall (4,200m) - an exciting though harmless adventure.
Your route will go through the ridges and valleys of the alpine desert of the zone, and will provide glaciers panoramic.
In the afternoon you will arrive at Karanga Camp (4,035⁻ m) and the reason is that this is a shorter hike meant to be acclimatization time.

Walking Time: 4-5 hours

Distance:  6km.

Elevation Gain:+135m.

Food: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Karanga Camp (tents)

Karanga Camp (4,035m) to Barafu Camp (4,673m)

You will walk up mountain after mountain through a rocky terrain.
You are going to the last base camp before the summit of the mountain; Barafu Camp (4,673 m).
An early dinner will be followed by rest and your preparation of a midnight summit attempt.

Hiking Time: 4-5 -hours

Distance: +5km

Elevation Gain: +638m.

Food: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Lodging: Barafu Camp (tents)

Summit Day -Barafu camp (4,673 m) to Uhuru peak (5,895 m) to Mweka camp (3,110 m)

You will get up at midnight to the most taxing part of the journey. You will ascend steep switchbacks over loose scree to Stella Point (5,739m). The course will proceed along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895 ) the highest point in Africa. The next session will be after photographs and festivities and one will start to descend again to Barafu Camp, take a short rest and then proceed onwards to Mweka Camp (3,110 3,110).

Hiking Time: 12-15 hours

Distance: approximately 16 km (up hill+down hill)
Elevation Gain: +1,222 m (to Uhuru Peak)

Elevation Loss: -2,785m (to Mweka Camp)

Food: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Mweka Camp (tents)

Mweka camp (3,110m)

We will then go down through the rainforest to the Mweka Gate (1,640m) after breakfast. You will receive your summit certificates at the park office. You will then be ferried back to Moshi to take a hot shower, rest and eat celebratory dinner.

Walking Time: 3-4hours

Length: Approx 10km

Descending Accomplishment: -1,470m.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Moshi.

Official Kilimanjaro summit certificate.