KILIMANJARO ROUTES - Printversion
ROUTE 1: MACHAME DOWN MWEKA
ROUTE 2: MARANGU DOWN MARANGU ROUTE 3: RONGAI ROUTE ROUTE 4: UMBWE ROUTE
ROUTE 1: MACHAME DOWN MWEKA
Day 1 depart from Nairobi at 7.30 am arriving in moshi at 4.00 pm dinner/overnight.Day 2 transfer to machame gate 1 hour drive. From the gate walk to machame hut 3000m 5 hours through rain forest,10 km walk dinner/overnight.
Day 3 early in the morning after breakfast proceed to shira hut 3840m 6 km 5-7 hours,dinner/overnight.
Day 4 leave at 7.00 am to barranco hut 3950m,5-7 hours walking,dinner/overnight.
Day 5 leave at 7.00 am to barafu hut 4600m,8-9 hours walk,dinner/overnight.
Day 6 This is the time of going to the summit.Leave at 11.00 at night through the srew,6-7 hours arriving at 7.30 am for the sunrise at UHURU PEAK 5896M.After taking photograph taking, descend to mweka hut 3100m,dinner/overnight.
Day 7 descend down to mweka gate and transfer to moshi hotel dinner/overnight
Day 8 transfer to Nairobi or tanzania safaris.
Accomodations: hotel, hut
ROUTE 2: MARUNGU DOWN MARUNGU
Day 1 depart from Nairobi at 7.30 am arriving in moshi 4.00 pm, dinner
and overnight at hotel and for a cclimatization.
Day 2 after breakfast, depart through marangu village to marangu gate
45 km.an altitude of 1860 metres and hike 9km to mandara hut 2,744
metres. Dinner overnight.
Day 3 after breakfast,leave to horombo hut which normally takes 7
to 8 hours walk dinner/overnight.
Day 4 leave at 7.30 am to kimbo hut 4750 metres 8 to 9 hours walking,dinner/overnight.
Day 5 leave to the summit at 11.30 at night,6 to 7 hours,arriving
at UHURU PEAK 5,896M, arriving in the morning. After the sunrise descend
down to kimbo hut for your full breakfast. After breakfast proceed
down to horombo dinner/overnight.
Day 6 leave at 7.30 am after breakfast and descend via mandara hut
down to the gate and transfer back to arusha dinner/overnight.
Day 7 transfer back to nairobi.
Accomodations: hotel and camping
ROUTE 3: RONGAI ROUTE
DAY 1The climb begins at the village of Nale Moru ( 1950 mts) through cultivated land before entering the pine forest. Watch out for Kilimanjaro Colobus monkeys in the tree tops with their white fringed 'capes' and tail. Taking 3 - 4 hours the first camp is on the edge of the moorland zone where the forest begins to thin out at First Cave at 8500ft/2600m. Overnight 1st Cave Camp
DAY 2
The morning walk is a steady ascent up to Second Cave at 11300ft/3450m with superb views of Kibo and the eastern ice fields on the crater rim. Pushing on to reach Third Cave taking 3 to 4 hours at 12800ft/3800m for overnight camp. Overnight 3rd Cave Camp
DAY 3
Continue ascending on the east side of Kibo crossing the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo taking 4 to 5 hours to reach Kibo Hut at 15000ft/4700m. The remainder of the day is spent resting in preparation for the final ascent which begins around midnight. Overnight Kibo Camp
DAY 4
An early start for the summit on steep heavy scree to arrive at Gilman's Point at 18640ft/5681m in time to see the sun rise. Those who want to reach the highest point in Africa can take the approximately three hour excursion to Uhuru Peak 19340/5896m passing close to the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area. The descent to Kibo is surprisingly fast and after some refreshment, continue the descent to reach the final campsite at Horombo at 12000ft/3700m taking 11 to 15 hours. Overnight Horombo Camp
DAY 5
A steady descent down through the moor land to Mandara Hut and then downward through the lush forest on a good path to the National Park gate at Marangu ( 1830m) taking 5 to 7 hours to be met and transferred to your Hotel for dinner and overnight.
ROUTE 4: UMBWE ROUTE
Umbwe route is the hardest but most magnificent and shortes way to reach Uhuru Peak. Additional days can be added to our programme to discover or lighten up along the route or camp in the Karanga valley.Day 1:: Arrival - transfer to hotel -dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: After breakfast drive to Kilimanjaro National Park gate at Umbwe for starting the climb. From here hike within the forest through a narrow ridge between Umbwe and Lonzo rivers reachin Bivouac No. 1 (known as Forest Caves at 2850m - Camp and overnight.
Day 3 The Path continues follwoing the ridge, then leaving the forest through open moorlands to reach Barranco Hut at 395m. Camp oand overnight.
Day 4: This day stars off with a steep climb out of Barranco valley crossing Karanga Valley and finally reaching Barafu Hut at 4600m. Camp overnight.
Day 5: Early morning start to reach the crater rim at Stella point, continuing to Uhuru Peak at 589m. Decend to Mweka Camp.
Day 6: The day is spent in descending down to the park Gates - Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Transfer to Airport or safari or the Coast.