Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival
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- Start point
- Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Moshi town )
- Day 2
Machame Village to Machame Camp
Start early with a briefing and breakfast, then drive to Machame Village where your guides and porters get the equipment ready. You'll grab a lunch pack and head to the park office to register before beginning your trek into the rainforest. The trail can be wet and slippery from recent rain, so bring good footwear and trekking poles. After a lunch stop partway up, you'll reach Machame Camp in the late afternoon with your tent already set up waiting for you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch pack and welcome lunch stop halfway up), Dinner
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Park registration
- Rainforest hike (18km, 5-7 hours)
- Lunch at midpoint
- Dinner
Landmarks Machame Village Machame Gate Machame Camp - Day 3
Machame Camp to Shira Camp
Breakfast comes early at Machame Camp, then you'll climb for about an hour to reach the forest's top. From there, walk through gentle moorland for 2 hours. After lunch and a rest, the trail gets steeper as you hike up a rocky ridge onto the Shira Plateau. You'll see Kilimanjaro's Western Breach with its glaciers from here, and sometimes ice formations hang down the walls. It's a short hike west to reach Shira campsite where you'll spend the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Short lunch and rest), Dinner
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Forest ascent (1 hour)
- Moorland hike (2 hours)
- Lunch and rest
- Shira Plateau hike
- Dinner
Landmarks Machame Camp Shira Plateau Western Breach Shira Camp - Day 4
Shira Camp to Barranco Camp
Following breakfast, you'll walk up a steepening path above the highest vegetation zone. The landscape turns rocky as you hike toward Lava Tower (called the 'Shark's Tooth'), which sits at 4,630m and is a prominent volcanic formation several hundred feet tall. Climbers with good footing can scramble to the top if interested. After lunch near Lava Tower, descend for 2 hours below the Western Breach and Breach Wall cliffs down to Barranco Camp. The valley setting offers nice sunset views with the Great Barranco Walls rising around you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch stop near Lava Tower), Dinner
Included Activities
- Breakfast
- Ascent to Lava Tower (Shark's Tooth)
- Lunch near Lava Tower
- Descent to Barranco Camp
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Scramble to top of Lava Tower
Landmarks Shira Camp Lava Tower (Shark's Tooth) Western Breach Breach Wall Barranco Camp Great Barranco Walls - Day 5
Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak to Mweka Camp
After your night under the Great Barranco Wall, you'll tackle climbing this wall, which turns out easier than expected. Once you top out just below the Heim Glacier, take time to appreciate the mountain. Then head down through Karanga Valley and over ridges to join the Mweka Route for your descent. You'll complete the South Circuit with views from multiple angles, then turn left and hike up the ridge for another hour to Barafu Hut. Around 11:30 PM, you'll start your summit push, climbing northwest through heavy scree for 6 hours to Stella Point on the crater rim where sunrise awaits. Continue to Uhuru Peak (the actual summit) to mark your achievement. After 3 hours descending to Barafu Camp for a short rest, you'll hike down through rock and scree into forest to reach Mweka Camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Breakfast (Steaming tea and biscuits at 11:30 PM before summit climb), Dinner
Included Activities
- Breakfast at Barranco Camp
- Barranco Wall climb
- Descent through Karanga Valley
- South Circuit completion
- Ascent to Barafu Hut
- Summit night preparation
- Summit climb to Stella Point (6-8 hours)
- Stella Point sunrise and rest
- Uhuru Peak ascent and summit
- Descent to Barafu Camp (3 hours)
- Descent to Mweka Camp (7-8 hours)
- Dinner at Mweka Camp
Landmarks Barranco Camp Great Barranco Wall Heim Glacier Karanga Valley Mweka Route Barafu Camp Rebmann Glacier Ratzel Glacier Stella Point Uhuru Peak Marangu Route Mweka Camp 
- Days 6 - 11
Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Mweka Village to Moshi/Arusha
After a good breakfast, take a scenic 3-hour hike back to the park gate through forest that may be wet and muddy. Lower elevations mean you can wear shorts and t-shirts (keep rain gear handy though). At Mweka Gate, you'll sign the register and receive your summit certificate, which is green if you reached Stella Point or gold if you summited at Uhuru Peak. If roads are too muddy, there's a 3km muddy hike to Mweka Village. Then enjoy a hot lunch before driving back to Moshi or Arusha for a hot shower and a comfortable hotel night.
- End point
- Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Dar es Salaam )
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Delicious hot lunch at Mweka Village)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at Mweka Camp
- Descent to Mweka Gate (3 hours)
- Summit certificate collection
- Walk to Mweka Village (if road impassable)
- Lunch at Mweka Village
- Transfer back to Moshi/Arusha
- Hotel accommodation night
Optional Activities
- Trips to Zanzibar beaches
- Serengeti National Park safari
- Ngorongoro Crater visit
- Lake Manyara National Park visit
- Tarangire National Park visit
- Arusha National Park visit
- Selous Game Reserve visit
- Mikumi National Park visit
- Ruaha National Park visit
Landmarks Mweka Camp Mweka Gate Mweka Village Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater Lake Manyara National Park Tarangire National Park Arusha National Park Selous Game Reserve Mikumi National Park Ruaha National Park Zanzibar
