• After breakfast and briefing, drive to Londorossi Park Gate (7,380 ft/2,250 m, 2.5 hours).

• From here, take a 4WD vehicle up the forest track to Lemosho Glades (7,830 ft/2,390 m, 11km, 45 minutes).

• Walk along forest trails to Mti Mkubwa (big tree) campsite.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Mti Mkubwa Camp

• After breakfast, continue as the trail gradually steepens and enters the giant heather moorland zone.

• After several streams are crossed,  continue over the Shira Ridge (11,810 ft/3,600 m), then gently downwards to Shira 1 camp located by a stream on the Shira Plateau.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Shira 1 Camp

• After breakfast, take a gentle hike across the plateau that leads to Shira 2 Camp on moorland meadows by a stream.

• Acclimatise yourself on a variety of hikes are available on the plateau.

.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Shira 2 Camp

• From the Shira Plateau, continue to the east, passing the junction near the peak of Kibo.

• Notice as your direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower called the "Shark's Tooth."

• Shortly after the tower, come across the second junction, which brings you up to the Arrow Glacier (15,997 ft/4,876 m).

• Continue down to the Barranco Hut (12,664 ft/3,860 m).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Barranco Hut

• After breakfast, leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco Wall to the Karanga Valley campsite (13,780 ft/4,200 m).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Karanga Valley Camp

• After breakfast, leave the Karanga Valley and pass the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail.

• Continue to the Barafu Hut (15,092 ft/4,600 m).

• Reach Barafu Hut, and you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles.

• Make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Barafu Hut

• Wake up very early (midnight to 2 am) and continue on your way to the summit of Uhuru Peak (19,636 ft/5,985 m). 

• By reaching Uhuru Peak, you are at the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa.

• Increase your pace for a chance to see the sunrise from the summit.

• Make your descent, continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut Campsite (10,171 ft/3,100 m).

•  Later in the evening, we enjoy your last dinner on the mountain and a well-earned rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Budget Lodging: Mweka Hut

• After breakfast, continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate.

• Head back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast