6- Days -Umbwe Route-Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking

Package Overview

Trek on the Umbwe Route, a well-deserved reputation of being the most challenging route on Kilimanjaro. Umbwe is known to be a very difficult route so it should only be attempted by hikers who are confident in their ability to acclimatize quickly to altitude.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : From hotel to umbwe cave campsite

  Pick up with a vehicle from the hotel, drive to Umbwe gate.
  
  Hereafter completing the gate registration procedures, the trek starts through the rainforest to Umbwe cave campsite where you will find all tents already setup then stop for dinner and overnight. Today you will walk across ridges and valleys into a really thick forest.
  
  Meals: Lunch & Dinner
  
  Distance Covered: 10 km (4-5 hours)
  
  Accommodation: Umbwe Cave Camp

  • Themes Adventure, Group, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Hiking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering
  • Accommodation umbwe cave campsite [ 5 Star ]
• Day 2 : Umbwe cave campsite to barranco hut campsite

  This day after breakfast, you will trek through the remaining forest to the moorland and heath zone and you will be enjoying some wonderful views of Barranco valleys and the ice cap on top of the mountain.
  
  Arrive at Barranco Camp for dinner and overnight.
  
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  
  Distance Covered: 9 km (4-5 hours)
  
  Accommodation: Barranco Hut Campsite

  • Themes Adventure, Group, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Hiking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering
  • Accommodation barranco hut campsite [ 5 Star ]
• Day 3 : Barranco campsite to karanga campsite

  Today you will be having a short day walk and in the late morning, you will start climbing Barranco wall and reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga campsite for hot lunch.
  
  After lunch, you will have a short rest and get another acclimatization of trekking up the scree slopes towards the Southern ice field.
  
  Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
  
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  
  Distance Covered: 6 km (4-5 hours)
  
  Accommodation: Karanga Camp

  • Themes Adventure, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Hiking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering
  • Accommodation karanga campsite [ 5 Star ]
• Day 4 : Karanga camp to barafu camp

  Today's trek up to the Barafu ridge campsite is tough because of altitude. The walking hours are few because it is steep so it needs a slow walk so to avoid fatigue as well as high altitude sickness. You will walk across the alpine desert with a strong cold wind blowing because there are no trees around as well as getting closer to the Kibo glaciers.
  
  Have lunch and early dinner at around 1700hrs then rest until midnight when you commence your push for the summit.
  
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  
  Distance Covered: 5 km (3-4 hours)
  
  Accommodation: Barafu Camp

  • Themes Adventure, Group, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Hiking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering
  • Accommodation Barafu Camp [ 5 Star ]
• Day 5 : Barafu hut campsite to uhuru peak to mweka hut campsite

  The day starts around midnight with a light breakfast, and then last preparations for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Leave for the peak at 12:00 am, switchback up steep screed or possibly snow, and reach Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861m around 4 and 5 am. At this point, you will have views of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you and all spectacular all area surrounding you.
  
  Then after 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true summit, Uhuru Peak. Here you will spend some time taking photos.
  
  After your summit activities are done, descend back to the Barafu Huts campsite to have lunch, rest, and collect your equipment.
  
  Continue your walk down through moorland and heath zone to Mweka Huts campsite.
  
  Enjoy dinner and overnight at Mweka hut campsite.
  
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  
  Distance Covered: 15 km (10-12) hours ascent - 4-6 hours descent)
  
  Accommodation: Mweka Hut

  • Themes Adventure, Group, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering
  • Accommodation mweka hut campsite [ 5 Star ]
• Day 6 : Back to moshi

  After breakfast, today is your last day on the mountain so you will descend down to Mweka park gate walking across Montana forest; this descent will take 3-4 hours.
  
  Then here at the gate, you will do sign out and get ready to board the vehicle ready for the transfer back to Moshi.
  
  Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
  
  Distance Covered: 9.1 km (3-4 hours)

  • Themes Adventure, Group, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks, Trekking, Hiking, Mountaineering, Mountaineering, Mountaineering

Inclusions

• MAP (Room + Breakfast + Lunch/Dinner)
• Hotel
• Tanzanian Guide
• Park fees
• Tax
• Gate transfer
• Crew wages
• Environment fees
• Accommodation: During the climb, you will be staying in special camps and huts!
• 5 Breakfasts
• 6 Lunches
• 5 Dinners
• Drinking water
• Cook
• Porters

Exclusions

• Flights
• Tipping the crew
• Visas

Price & Rates

Accommodation

Min & Max. PAX

• Max : 100

Terms & Conditions

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