Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania and transfer to Arusha

Welcome to Tanzania – Today you will be meet at Kilimanjaro International Airport and then transferred to the hotel in Arusha. The drive from Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha is approx one hour. Meals – Dinner at Mvuli hotel in Arusha. https://www.mvulihotels.co.tz/ bed and breakfast included included

Day 2: Lemosho Big Tree Camp (2,650 m); 3-4 hours walking.

After completing the necessary registration formalities at Londorossi park gate, we drive through varied farmland with open views over the plains to succeed in the Lemosho road head. The last section of the road is of poor quality and difficult to drive after rain, sometimes we start walking a kilometer or two below the road head. we frequently have our lunch at the roadhead before beginning to walk. it’s a simple day of walking up a little path through beautiful and plush forest. We camp at Lemosho Big Tree Camp.

Day 3:Shira One” (3,550 m); 5-6 hours walking.

We soon leave the forest behind and enter the moorland zone of giant heather. The trail climbs steadily with wide views to succeed in the rim of the Shira Plateau. there’s a tangible sense of wilderness, especially if afternoon mists come in! We camp within the center of the plateau at “Shira One.

Day 4: Great Barranco valley (3,900 m); 7-8 hours walking

A morning of gentle ascent and panoramic views, leaving the moorland plateau behind to steer on lava ridges beneath the glaciers of the Western Breach. After lunch near the Lava Tower junction (4,550 m) we descend to rock bottom of the good Barranco valley sheltered by towering cliffs and with extensive views of the plains far below near our campsite at Barranco valley. 

Day 5: Karanga campsite (4,000 m); 4-5 hours walking

A steep climb up the Barranco Wall leads us to an undulating trail on the south-eastern flank of Kibo, with superb vistas of the Southern Icefields. The terrain changes to scree, with pockets of vegetation in sheltered hollows, and there’s only a brief distance to our camp at Karanga (4,000 m), the last water point on the thanks to the summit.

Day 6:Barafu campsite (4,600 m); 3-4 hours walking

We follow a simple path on compacted scree with wide views that gains altitude unrelentingly to succeed in the Barafu campsite (4,600 m) for lunch. there’s a brief acclimatization walk to the plateau at rock bottom of the South-East valley (4,800 m). the rest of the day is spent resting in preparation for the ultimate ascent before a really early night.

Day 7: Mweka forest camp (3100 m); 13-15 hours walking

We will start our ascent by torchlight at about 1 a.m. in order that we will be abreast of the Crater rim by sunrise. The steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zig-zags and a slow also steady pace will take us to Stella Point (5,735 m), in about five or six hours. we’ll rest there for a brief time to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi. those that are still feeling strong can make the 2 hour trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,896 m), passing on the brink of the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that also occupy most of the summit area. The descent to Barafu is surprisingly fast, and after some refreshment, we still descend to succeed in our final Mweka forest camp.

Day8:Mweka forest camp to Mweka Gate (1,650 m);

3-4 hours walking
A sustained descent through a lovely forest with lush undergrowth takes us to Mweka National Park gate.