• After breakfast, the day starts at dawn with a 01h45 minutes drive from Moshi to Umbwe gate, where on arrival at the Parks gate, meet your guides and porters.

• Commence on a 4-5 hour walk through the spectaculars forest to the first camp, Bivouac No.1 (2900m), with access to water. The path begins at (2100m) and generally keeps to the narrow ridge crest between the Lonzo River on the west and the Umbwe on the east. The path gains altitude quickly and offers some spectacular views of deep gorges.

Break for dinner and overnight at Umbwe forest cave (2,940m).

Elevation (ft): 5,249 ft to 9,514 ft

Distance: 11 km

Hiking Time: 5-7 hours

Habitat: Rain Forest

• After breakfast, walk with your Kilimanjaro trekking guide to Bivouac No. 2 (3780m), just under the first head-on view of the peak. If you are feeling strong, then continue to Barranco Hut (3976m).

• Path is fairly steep through the forest, heading along a sharp ridge before it flattens as you approach Barranco Hut in the more land zone.

Relax with dinner and overnight at Barranco Camp.

Elevation (ft): 9,514 ft to 13,044 ft

Distance: 6 km

Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

Habitat: Heath

• Start the morning with a scramble up the Barranco Wall to an altitude of (4200m) and crosses through the southwestern slopes to reach the Karanga Valley after 3 hours, before reaching the camp at Karanga Valley below (4033m.). The path offers great views of helm glacier, Kersten and Decken glaciers that form part of the southern ice fields.

Stop for dinner and overnight at Karanga Camp.

Elevation (ft): 13,044 ft to 13,106 ft

Distance: 5 km

Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

Habitat: Alpine Desert

This is the last water stop on the route; there is no water at all at Barafu hut (4673m), so you should take care and stock up your water supply.

• After breakfast, continue in a south-easterly direction to the junction before turning north to reach Barafu hut after about hours. On a clear day, the Saddle and Mawenzi can be seen to the east. Barafu hut is situated on an exposed dangerous ridge; familiarize yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any tragedies. Rest and acclimatise at Barafu, gathering strength for the summit.

Elevation (ft): 13,106 ft to 15,331 ft

Distance: 4 km

Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

Habitat: Alpine Desert

• At around midnight, head in a north-westerly direction up the southeast valley toward Stella Point on the crater rim. The night is very cold, with the footpath rocky and steep in places. The six-hour-long walk to Stella point is a mental and physical challenge with a steep face just below Stella posing the ultimate challenge.

• Depending on weather conditions, you could encounter snow and ice from below Stella point all the way to Uhuru for about one and offers views of Rebmann, Decken, Kersten and Heim Glaciers.

• From Uhuru peak, see Furtwangler Glacier to the north and the Eastern Ice Fields to the northeast. The time you spend on the summit is determined by weather and wind conditions; these could cause temperatures to plummet well below minus 30 degree Celsius.

• Walk back to Barafu Hut from the summit for short rest and collect the rest of your gear heading down to Mweka hut, your final camp on the mountain can take over three hours.

Rest up with dinner and overnight at Mweka Camp.

Elevation (ft): 15,331 ft to 19,341 ft to 10,065 ft

Distance: 17 km

Hiking Time: 11-14 hours

Habitat: Arctic

• Have an early breakfast and depart for the three-hour descent to the park's gate; there is a strong chance of the footpath through the forest being wet, muddy and slippery, but you eventually arrive at the Parks gate where your particulars are entered in the register. The guides are issued with green certificates for climbers who reached Stella point and gold certificates for those who reached Uhuru Peak.

• After all formalities are over, continue your descent to Mweka Gate where transport awaits to transfer you to the hotel in Moshi where certificates are presented during dinner. The drive takes about 1 hour.

Elevation (ft): 10,065 ft to 5,380 ft

Distance: 10 km

Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

Habitat: Rain Forest