Kilimanjaro

Price: 2 990 USD
Duration: 9 days · 8 nights
Group size: Small group of 12
Difficulty: 3/4

Itinerary

The journey, day by day

Day 1
Arrival and pre-climb briefing
Meet at Kilimanjaro Airport or at your hotel in Moshi. Transfer to your base lodge in Moshi. Pre-climb briefing with your mountain guide. Accommodation: lodge in Moshi. Meals included: dinner.
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Day 2
Moshi – Machame Gate – Machame Camp
Transfer from Moshi to Machame Gate. Registration and start of the trek through the rainforest. Damp ground, sometimes slippery and often rainy. Steady climb to the edge of the forest and the heather zone. Accommodation: base camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
9 km · 5 – 7 hours · 1,790 m → 3,010 m
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Day 3
Machame Camp – Shira Camp
A shorter trek with a steep climb up to Picnic Rock. Views over the Kibo peak and the Shira plateau. Gentler trail to the camp. Accommodation: base camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
7 km · 5 – 7 hours · 3,010 m → 3,845 m
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Day 4
Shira Camp – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp
Climb to the Lava Tower (4,630 m) to acclimatise. Descent into the Barranco valley and its giant groundsels. Accommodation: base camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
10 km · 6 – 8 hours · maximum altitude 4,630 m → 3,960 m
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Day 5
Barranco Camp – Karanga Camp
Ascent of the Barranco Wall. Descent into the Karanga valley, then back up to camp. Accommodation: base camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
6 km · 3 – 5 hours · maximum altitude 4,250 m → 4,040 m
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Day 6
Karanga Camp – Barafu Camp
Progress across the alpine desert. Rest and preparation for the summit push. Accommodation: Barafu Camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
4 km · 3 – 4 hours · arrival 4,640 m
Day 7
Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp
Midnight departure for the summit push. Stop at Stella Point (5,685 m). Arrival at Uhuru Peak (5,895 m), the highest point in Africa. Descent to base camp for breakfast, then on to Mweka, arriving at 7 pm. Accommodation: Mweka Camp. Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
19 km · 19 hours · maximum altitude 5,895 m → 3,080 m
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Day 8
Mweka Camp – Mweka Gate – Moshi
Final descent through the rainforest to Mweka Gate. Drive back to Moshi. Meals included: breakfast.
10 km · 3 – 4 hours · arrival 1,630 m
Day 9
Departure
Check-out at 10:00 and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.