Itinerary
- Day 1
Kilimanjaro National Park
You'll get picked up after breakfast and driven to Kilimanjaro National Park. While your guide handles registration, the mountain team gets everything prepared. Then you're trekking into the rainforest where ancient trees, ferns, and moss cover the ground. If you're fortunate, black and white colobus monkeys are around. The trek takes 5 to 6 hours before you reach Machame Camp just above the tree line, where you'll have dinner and settle into your tent for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek through Kilimanjaro rainforest to Machame Camp (5-6 hours)
- Watch mountain team preparation at park entrance
Landmarks Kilimanjaro National Park Mount Kilimanjaro Machame Camp - Day 2
New Shira Camp
Starting early, the path gets steeper as you move into heath and moorland. The open terrain gives you good views of the mountain range stretching out. This day's shorter than Day 1, so you'll arrive at New Shira Camp by mid-afternoon. The camp sits at a nice spot, and when the sun sets, the light hits Kibo's rock face and glacier in a way that makes the whole landscape shift with color.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Machame Camp to New Shira Camp
Landmarks New Shira Camp Kibo 
- Day 3
Barranco Camp
You'll climb about 800 m but camp at roughly the same elevation as last night, which helps your body adjust before the next couple of days get more demanding. The trek starts with a long ascent above Shira Plateau toward Lava Tower. As you go higher, vegetation thins out and the landscape turns to afro-alpine desert. You walk through Barranco Valley with its giant lobelia and senecio plants spread across the terrain. After 6 to 7 hours, you reach Barranco Camp, which is considered the most beautiful camp on the mountain.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from New Shira Camp through Barranco Valley to Barranco Camp (6-7 hours)
- Ascent above Shira Plateau toward Lava Tower
Landmarks Shira Plateau Lava Tower Barranco Valley Barranco Camp 
- Day 4
Barafu Camp
Start the day by climbing the Barranco Wall with your guide helping keep things safe. Following the ridge up and down, you'll see nice views of Kibo's south glacier. Lunch happens in Karanga Valley, then it's a 2 to 3 hour climb to Barafu Camp. Once you arrive, you can rest and have dinner, then get to bed early since tomorrow morning comes before dawn.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in Karanga Valley), Dinner
Included Activities
- Climb Barranco Wall with guide assistance
- Trek through Karanga Valley to Barafu Camp (2-3 hours after lunch)
Landmarks Barranco Wall Karanga Valley Barafu Camp 
- Day 5
Summit Attempt to Uhuru Peak
Around midnight, after hot tea and a light snack, the summit push begins. You'll climb Kibo's screes by torchlight for 5 to 7 hours, reaching Stella Point at the crater rim (5,730 m) as the sun comes up. Another 1 to 2 hours along the crater ridge takes you to Uhuru Peak, Africa's highest point. The 360 degree view as daylight arrives is the reward, then you turn around and head down. By midday you're back at Barafu Camp for a warm meal and 1 to 2 hours rest, after which you continue down to Mweka Camp for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Summit attempt from Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak (5-7 hours to Stella Point, 1-2 hours to peak)
- Descent from Uhuru Peak to Barafu Camp and onward to Mweka Camp
Landmarks Stella Point Uhuru Peak Mweka Camp - Day 6
Mweka Gate to Arusha
After breakfast, you'll join the mountain crew for a farewell ceremony. Then it's a gradual 2 to 3 hour descent through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where your driver waits. From there you're driven back to Arusha for a hot shower and the rest of your day is open. You can relax by the pool or do whatever you like to celebrate finishing the trek.
- End point
- Arusha, Tanzania (Hotels)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Traditional farewell ceremony with mountain crew
- Descent from Mweka Camp through rainforest to Mweka Gate (2-3 hours)
Landmarks Mweka Gate
