For a climb with more rest pre summit, we recommend an extra day between
Baranco and Barafu Camp.
Day 1: Arrive
Arrive Kilimanjaro International
Airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.
DAY 2: Machame
Your day starts around 06h00
with breakfast, after which you head to Machame village and on to
Machame camp
to start trekking. Rain in the forest is possible although the
paths are in very good condition having been re-worked in 2005. About half
way, you will stop for lunch before continuing up to Machame camp in the
late afternoon.
DAY 3: Machame to Shira
You will head out of
Machame camp and climb quite steeply for about for the hour until you are
above the forest area and then follow a more gently gradient toward the
base Shira Plateau. Then you will head up the rocky outcrop before heading
in an easterly direction, towards Shira Camp.
DAY 4: Shira to Lava to
Baranco
After breakfast, you will
quickly leave the moorland scrub behind and enter into a moonscape of
semi-alpine desert, while you hike constantly upwards toward Lava Tower.
After Lava Tower your route will head down by almost 680m to the
Baranco camping.
DAY 5: Baranco to Karanga to
Barafu
Early morning, you will head up
the impressive Great Barranco Wall. The route then heads down through the
Karanga Valley over several ridges and valleys where you will see the
magnificent giant Senecio Kilimanjari. You will then join up with your
later descent route where you will head left up the ridge for another
hour, before reaching Barafu Hut.
DAY
6: Barafu to Uhuru to Mweka
You
will rise around 23h30, and after some tea and biscuits you will head off 'pole
pole' into the night. Heading in a North westerly direction you
will ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point (5685) on the crater
rim. The hike up is about 6 hours. The remainder of the climb to Uhuru Peak
will take anything from 1-2 hours. After your moment of glory, you will
head back to Barafu, in about 2 hours where you will have a chance to
rest, buy a cola or two before heading down towards Mweka hut
(3100m).
DAY
7: Mweka to Hotel
After
an early and well-deserved breakfast, it is a short 3-hour scenic hike
back to the Park gate. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are
issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak
(5895m) receive gold certificates.
Day 8: Depart
After breakfast, transfer to
Kilimanjaro airport for your departure flight home.
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