Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi
Pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Moshi town, which is commonly known as the gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro. Meet your guide and review your equipment in the evening in preparation for the trek the following day.

Day 2: Umbwe Gate (1800m) - Umbwe Cave (2850m)
(2850 meters / 9350 feet) Distance: ~10.5km / 6 miles Hikking time: 5-7 hours

After breakfast you will be driven to the Umbwe Gate at 1800m, passing through villages with coffee and banana plantations. On arrival at the Parks Gate your guide and porters will meet you. Sign the register before you enter the park for your first step to accomplishing a life-long dream. The air is thick with moisture and the path is usually muddy. The route initially follows a forestry track winding up through the natural rain forest. It then narrows and steepens to climb the ridge between the Lonzo and Umbwe rivers, with huge trees surrounding you. The path offers some spectacular views of deep gorges and if you are lucky, glimpses of Kilimanjaro towering above you in the distance. The camp is perched between huge trees and thick undergrowth.

Day 3: Umbwe (first) camp (2940m) - Barranco camp (3950m)
Hiking time: 6 hours | Habitat: Montane forest & Moorlands
Shortly after leaving the camp, the forest starts thinning and is replaced by rockier terrain, sparser undergrowth and straggly, moss-covered trees. The path continues along a narrow, but spectacular ridge. As you gain higher altitude, catch glimpses of Kilimanjaro rising majestically ahead of you - etched against the blue sky. The path flattens as you approach Barranco Valley. From the Umbwe ridge the route descends slightly to the Barranco camp. The camp is situated in the valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while your dinner is being prepared.

DAY 4: BARRANCO CAMP - KARANGA CAMP: 5km/3mi | 4-5hrs | Alpine Desert
Elevation: 4000m/13,000ft to 4050m/13,250ft
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and hike the non-technical but challenging Barranco Wall, a 500ft lava flow. It's extremely beautiful on top, with fantastic views of the crags, crevasses and jagged peaks of Kibo on your left. Lastly we descend into the Karanga Valley and head to camp. This is a short acclimatization day.

DAY 5: HIKE KARANGA CAMP - BARAFU CAMP: 4km /2 mi | 4-5hrs | Alpine Desert 
Elevation: 4050m/13,250ft to 4700m/15,350ft
Hike 3.5km from Karanga camp to Barafu camp, with a view of Mawenzi and Kibo peak once reached you have now completed the South Circuit Expect to arrive to Barafu by afternoon, allowing much more time to enjoy dinner, prepare your summit gear and rest.

DAY 6: BARAFU CAMP – SUMMIT: 5km /3mi up | 5-7hrs | - MWEKA CAMP: 13km /8mi down | 5-6hrs  | Glaciers, Snow Capped Summit
Elevation: 4700m/15,350ft to 5895m/19,340ft
Descent to 3090m/10,150ft
You'll head in a northwesterly direction, ascending through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. For many climbers, the 6-hour walk to Stella point is mentally and physically the most challenging on the route. At Stella Point (5739m) you'll stop for a short rest and be rewarded with a most magnificent sunrise (weather permitting). From Stella Point it's a 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak, often with snow. The time spent on the summit will depend on weather. Enjoy your accomplishment! 
After photos, celebrations and maybe a few tears of joy we take a few moments to enjoy this incredible accomplishment. We begin our steep descent down to Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch and a very brief rest. We strongly recommend gaiters and trekking poles for uncooperative loose gravel and volcano ash terrain. Well-deserved rest awaits you to enjoy your last evening on the mountain. Overnight at  Mweka Camp.

DAY 7: MWEKA CAMP - MWEKA GATE – MOSHI: 10km|3-4hrs       Rainforest
Elevation:3090m/10,150ft to 1680m/5500ft
After breakfast and a heartfelt ceremony of appreciation and team bonding with your crew it’s time to say goodbye. We continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. Weather maybe warmer, the terrain is wet, muddy and steep, Gaiters and trekking poles will be recommended.
From the gate, a vehicle will meet you and drive you back to your hotel in Moshi. It’s about 35 minutes’ drive.

Day 8
After breakfast, transfer to Arusha town for safari or Kilimanjaro airport as per your requirement.

What is included

• All park fees and taxes

• Hotel lodging the night before and the night after the climb with breakfast included (double occupancy)
• Transport to and from the hotel and trailhead
• Airport pickup and drop off
• Tents (double occupancy)
• Sleeping pad
• Private toilet tent
• All meals and water on the mountain
• Support personnel (guides, cooks and porters)

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What is not included

Airfare to Tanzania
Tips for guides and porters
Sleeping bags and other personal gear
Rental gear
Visa
Travel Insurance
Drinks and/or snacks
Lunch and dinner at hotel