• Early morning Breakfast
• Meet your team for the climb
• Our porters prepare and pack our supplies and luggage.
• Drive for approximately 2-3 hours to the Rongai Nalemoru Gate, near the Kenyan border.
• Wait for check in and registration.
• After that begin your hike through the forest where you may see and hear wildlife, including black and white Colobus monkeys.
• Enjoy lunch on the trail, before continuing to the first campsite.
• Overnight Simba Camp

Elevation Gain: 675m/2,210ft

• Early morning Breakfast
• Trek Kilimanjaro's moorland with views of Mawenzi Peak ahead.
• The morning is steep and here you may begin to feel the altitude.
• Explore the first cave before resting over lunch close to the second cave.
• The afternoon is gentler, contouring across the moorland to camp in a sheltered valley.
• Overnight Kikelewa Camp

Elevation Gain: 975m/3,190ft

Trekking time approximately 6-8 hours.

• Breakfast
• Hike in the morning and rest in the afternoon, to help you acclimatize.
• The trail is relatively short but steep, and you are rewarded with superb all-around views and a tangible sense of wilderness.
• The campsite lies below Mawenzi Peak and offers stunning views of both Mawenzi and Kibo.
• Overnight Mawenzi Tarn

Elevation Gain: 730m/2,400ft

Hike time: 4-5 hours

• Breakfast
•  Full day Hike at and around Mawenzi Tarn as part of the acclimatization process.
• There will be plenty to do, with several paths leading up the ridges and towers of Mawenzi, and our crew will help arrange short excursions to explore the area.
• Return to Mawenzi Tarn for a hot lunch and afternoon of rest.
• Dinner. Overnight at Mawenzi Tarn

• Breakfast.
• We cross the lunar desert of the ‘Saddle’ between Kibo and Mawenzi feels lunar.
• This offers spectacular views, but is exposed and can be windy. Kibo Huts Camp sits directly below the summit cone, looking down over the Kenyan plains and Mawenzi and upwards to the climb that lies ahead.
• Hot lunch.
• A full summit briefing.
• The rest of the day is spent resting in preparation for the Summit attempt.
• Overnight Kibo Huts Camp

Time climb- 5-6 Hours

Elevation Gain: 370m/1,210ft

• Around midnight, begin the final ascent to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. For the next six hours, hike by the light of your flashlight.
• The ascent to the crater rim is the most challenging part of the entire trek. The trail consists mostly of steep switchbacks, with a rocky section known as Jamaica Rocks to scramble over as you approach the crater rim at Gilman's Point (5,756m).
• The hike from Gilman's to Uhuru Peak is a gradual climb and, as far as hikes go, not very difficult. The altitude however makes it feel long and tiring. After summit celebrations descend to Kibo Huts to eat, before continuing down to Horombo Huts to camp. Total trekking time is around 14 hours, so be prepared for a very tough day.
• Overnight Horombo Huts

Elevation Gain: 1,195 m/3,930ft

Elevation Gain: 2,175m/7,140ft

Time spent : 13-14 hours

• After breakfast we continue our descent, passing Mandara Hut, down to the Marangu Gate.
• Transfer to your hotel for a well-earned shower and celebration.
• Overnight. Dinner. Overnight

Elevation Gain:1,880m/6,160ft

Time spent : 6-7 hours.

Breakfast

Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport in time for your flight, or if you’ve decided to extend your Tanzanian adventure, begin the next part of your journey!