Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi To Londoroshi Gate To Shira One Campsite

   • Drive from Moshi to the trailhead to Londorosi Gate for registration. Following this, you will board a vehicle again and drive further up to Moram Gate. You trek through the moorland and heather vegetation heading to the east, crossing ridges and valleys and a long flat distance to Shira One Campsite.

2. Day 2: Shira One Campsite To Shira Two Campsite

   • On this day, you will trek east across the Shira plateau, visiting Cathedral Peak (3850m) for acclimatization. At this peak, you will have great views of Mt. Meru, Kibo Peak, and other special features. Then continue walking to Shira Two Camp, where a meal and overnight will occur.

   Elevation: 3500m to 3800m

   Distance: 7km

   Hiking time: 5-6 hours

   Habitat: Moorland and rock

3. Day 3: Shira Two Campsite To Barranco Campsite

   • This is a long but essential acclimatization day. You will have an early breakfast, then continue trekking east to a junction leading to Lava tower rock (4600m) for acclimatization. 
   • Afterwards, continue to Barranco Hut Camp for supper and overnight.

   Elevation: 3800m to 3950m

   Distance: 13km

   Hiking time: 7-8 hours

   Habitat: Moorland

4. Day 4: Barranco Campsite To Karanga Campsite

   • Today is a short day walk. In the morning, you will climb the Barranco wall, reach 4200m for acclimatization, and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga Campsite for a hot lunch. 
   • After lunch, you will rest and get another acclimatization by trekking up the scree slopes towards the Southern ice field. 
   • Then, you will return to the camp for supper and overnight.

   Elevation: 3950m to 3900m

   Distance: 6 km

   Hiking time: 4-5 hours

   Habitat: Moorland

5. Day 5: Karanga Campsite To Barafu Campsite

   • Today's trek up to the Barafu Ridge campsite is tough because of its altitude. The walk takes a few hours because of the short distance but is steep and needs slowly walk so to avoid tiredness. You will completely walk across an alpine desert with strong and cold winds blowing from the ever-closer Kibo Peak and its ice. You will have an early dinner at 1700hrs, then rest until midnight when you commence your push for the summit.

   Elevation: 3900m to 4620m

   Distance: 8 km

   Hiking time: 3-4 hours
   Habitat: Alpine Desert

6. Day 7: Barafu Hut Campsite To Uhuru Peak To Mweka Hut Campsite

   • Wake to a light breakfast at midnight and prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn to reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Leave to the peak at 12; 00 AM, switch back up steep scree or possibly snow and reach Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 4 and 5 AM. At this point, you will have views of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you. 
   • Then after 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snow, it takes you to Kilimanjaro's true summit, Uhuru Peak. Here you will spend some time taking photos. 
   • After your summit activities, you will return to the Barafu Huts Campsite for lunch, rest, collect your belongings, and continue through the moorland and heath zone to Mweka Huts Campsite. Dinner and overnight at Mweka Hut Campsite.

   Elevation: 4620m to 5895m to 3100m

   Distance: 15km

   Hiking time: 10 to 12 hours

   Habitat: Desert and ice

7. Day 7: Mweka Hut Campsite To Mweka Gate

   • After breakfast, today is your last day on the mountain, so you will descend to Mweka Park gate, walking across Montane forest. This descent will take 3-4 hours. 
   • Then, at the gate, you will sign out and get ready to board the vehicle for the transfer back to the hotel in Moshi for your certificate presentation celebration.

   Elevation: 3100m to 1700m

   Distance: 9km

   Descending time: 3-4 hours

   Habitat: Montane forest