Day
1 : Pickup to Airport
You will be picked up from airport. From there you
will go to the hotel in Moshi for an orientation on your trek. Your guides will be there to
provide you with details on your trek and will also check your trekking gear.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Moshi
Day 2: Moshi-Machame gate-Machame Hut/camp.
In the morning transfer from your hotel to Machame
Gate.This will take us one-hour drive. We will pick up the park passes, signing-in
and weighing our luggages before heading off to the
first camp. The firs section of the route climbs steadily and involves
real jungle-bashing through magnificent forest. This start is a good
introduction to Kilimanjaro and with prime
examples of the forest that laces the foot of the mountain though is often wet
and muddy underfoot. We will have our Dinner and overnight at Machame camp.(3100m)
Trekking Time:4-6 hours –Distance:9
km-Altitude Gain is 740
Day 3: Machame
camp-Shira Camp
The rout continues on up through the forest until we are at the steep ascent on
the Shira Plateau,where there are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking
back, you will see Mt.Meru rising high above Arusha town. We camp at Shira
caves (3840m).We will have an evening walk of 100m high for altitude
acclimatization(Walk high and sleep low).
Trekking Time:4-6-Distance:9
km-Altitude Gain: 740m
Day 4 : Shira Camp via Lava Tower -Baranco Camp
After breakfast we start a day by walking on high
moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse
the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the lava Tower and the
final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp at Barranco camp
(3900m). The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have also
followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to avoid altitude sickness.
Trekking Time: 6-7hours-Distance:
15 km-Altitude Gain:60 m
Day 5 :
Baranco Camp – Barafu Camp
Leave
slowly crossing the floor of the great Barranco Valley and up the Barranco
wall; continue the trek on the South Circuit path through the Karanga Valley.
Then slowly trek (7 hours) to Barafu Hut (4600m). From Barafu you will have
excellent views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Barafu Hut is situated on an exposed
and dangerous ridge, so it is necessary to familiarise yourself with the
terrain before dark. We will have our dinner,
rest and prepare for summit night.
Trekking Time: 7-8 Hours-Distance: 9km-Altitude Gain
800 m
Day 6 :Barafu Camp –
Uhuru Peak (Summit)– Mweka/High Camp
We normally start
our ascent by torchlight around midnight so that we can be up on the Crater rim
by sunrise. The steeply climb over loose volcanic scree has some graded zigzags
and a slow but steady pace will take us to Stella point (5735m.), in about 5-6
hours. We will rest there for a short time to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi.
Those are still feeling strong can make the 2hours round trip from here along
the Crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5895m.), passing close to the spectacular
glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area. The descend
to Barafu campsite is surprisingly fast, and after lunch and other
refreshments, we continue to descend to reach our final campsite (3100m.) Most
of us will be too tired to notice the beauty of the forest surrounding the crowded
campsite. (11-14 hours walking)
Day7:mweka camp-mweka gate
After breakfast,
finish the trek with a descent to Mweka Gate. Your last hike on Kilimanjaro is
a beautiful one, passing through Kilimanjaro's cloud forest. Watch your step
during the descent, as the trail can be slippery. Our vehicles will be waiting
at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to Moshi.
At Mweka Gate gate you sign your name and details in a
register book. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit
certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point are issued with green
certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m), receive Golden certificates.
You now drive back to Moshi for a long overdue hot shower, dinner descent bed
and celebrations!!
PRICE: $1585 Per person
Included in the packages;
·
Private transport
from the hotel to the Parks gate (starting point for the climb), and transport
back to the hotel after the climb
·
2 Nights Hotel
the night before and the night after the climb, with breakfast included
·
Qualified medical
guides
·
Salaries for
Guides, cook and porters.
·
Pickup and drop
off to the airport
·
All National Park
entry fees
·
All camping fees
·
Kilimanjaro
National Park certificate for your successful summit attempt
·
Rescue fees
(Kilimanjaro Park rescue team fees)
·
Government taxes
·
Breakfast, lunch
and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain
·
Evacuation
services
·
Friendly and
competent Trained Mountain Guides, assistant guides, porters and
professional cook.
·
3 full fresh
meals daily. We provide fresh food on the mountain in plentiful and well
prepared by skilled professional cook(we also consider your choice of food that
you would prefer -Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian). Menu especially designed for
climbers.
·
Hot drinks on the
mountain and Hot water for washing will be provide everyday on the mountain.
·
Quality specious
tents, sleeping mats, camping tables ,camping chairs and Mess/Dining Tent.
·
Supplementary
Portable Oxygen and Complete First Aid Kit (used in case of emergency only)
·
Pulse oxy-meter
carried by all chief guides
·
3-4 liters of
mineral/treated water (per Climber) provided daily during the climb
NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PACKAGES PRICES
Excluded from above package rates:
• Items of a
personal nature
• Tips for
guides, porters and cook (average tip is anything from US$250 to US$ 300 per
hiker - depending on number of days / how many hikers in the group and route
chosen)
• Personal
Hiking/Trekking gears (Some Gears are available for Rent)
• Snacks& personal medicine
• Dinner and
drinks at hotel
• Optional
tours (Short safari after climb can be arranged with extra cost
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