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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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
| No of pax | Age Limit | Price per pax (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | Above 12 years | $ 1450 / Adult ( With Tax ) |
* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.
| City | Hotel Name | Star Rating |
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| kilimanjaro | umbwe cave campsite |
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| kilimanjaro | barranco hut campsite |
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| kilimanjaro | karanga campsite |
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| kilimanjaro | Barafu Camp |
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| kilimanjaro | mweka hut campsite |
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Payment Terms & Methods :
* 20% Advance Percentage of total booking amount
Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
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Timos Grobby -
Reviewed: Jul 17, 2020
The food was very well done and varied. Camp was set up for us and spacious. I was a little nervous concerning the lack of protection on the parks but we had no incidents. All in all well done if a bit pricey.We had a great time. Mostly the animals were amazing, which Jose and our drivers either found for us or were directed too. While that was mostly out of their control, what was in their control was well done.
Nicole Dudey -
Reviewed: Jul 17, 2020
We are very happy with the support from the professional crew of guides, porters and cook under the able stewardship of main guides Michael, Peter and Elia. They supported us in all areas (quality equipment, excellent food, close monitoring of our health & great company) ensuring that we were safe till the 12th July 2020 when we made it to Uhuru Peak – the summit of Kilimanjaro. 4 brothers and I recently did six days private Machame route Kilimanjaro trek with Kitano Tours And Safaris and we have no regrets for choosing to go with them as they made our dream of conquering Kilimanjaro finally come trueKilimanjaro is off our bucket list and we could not have achieved the stripes without the support and care of this brilliant crew. Do no hesitate to book with Kitano Tours And Safaris, they are a great outfit
Producer Pispite - Mwanza
Reviewed: Jun 09, 2020
This experience was out of this world! The company, the guides, and everyone else involved exceeded all of my expectations! Peter was our main guide and Julius was our secondary guide. They were both exceptional! Their main goal was to make sure we make it to the top and they did everything possible to make it happen. We all sumitted without any issues and I will most definitely never forget this experience! Highly recommend Kitano Tours And Safaris. Very professional company and known by everyone in the area. I heard a lot of positive feedback about them after the fact and I can definitely see why. Highly recommend Peter and Julius as well. They were my faborite part of the experience. And of course, the entire crew of porters, cooks, servers, everyone and everything was outstanding! No need to think twice on this one, book your climb through Kitano Tours And Safaris if you want to have the most memorable climb in your life! P.s. we did the 6 day Machoume road and it was plenty of ti
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