Kitonga Tours and Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arival

Arival

You will be met and greeted at Kilimanjaro Airport by one of our professional drivers and driven to Moshi. you will check in your room then you will participate in a pre-climbing briefing on your upcoming trek. This accommodation is Bed and Breakfast.

Main Destination:
Moshi (Town)
Accommodation:
Panama Garden Resort
  • Mid-range hotel located in Moshi (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Moshi - Machame Gate

Moshi - Machame Gate

After breakfast, you will transfer to the Kilimanjaro Park Gate at Machame. You will begin the first section of your climb through the mountain forest. You will walk five to seven hours before you reach the Machame campsite at 10000ft/3000m. Your meals and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Machame Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro)
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On Mt Kilimanjaro
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Machame Camp - Shira 1Camp

Machame Camp - Shira 1Camp

At 7:00 a.m., after breakfast, you will depart the camp and follow the steep ridge across heath and moorland to picnic rock and the Shira plateau. The hike to Shira Camp 2 is one of the most scenic on the mountain. The hike begins in the tropical rainforest and sojourns quite quickly into a shrubland setting. Some people refer to this area on Kilimanjaro as moorland or low-alpine landscape. Your walk to the Shira Campsite (12500ft/3800m) will take five to seven hours. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Mount Kilimanjaro
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On Mt Kilimanjaro
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Shira 1 Camp - Barranco Camp

Shira 1 Camp - Barranco Camp

After breakfast in the morning, you will depart to your third destination, Barranco Camp (13000ft/3900m). You will cross a broad valley and then climb to a ridge crest, crossing scree slopes and a river valley to reach the campsite. Your walk will take five to seven hours. Your meals and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Mount Kilimanjaro
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On Mt Kilimanjaro
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Barranco Camp - Barafu Camp

Barranco Camp - Barafu Camp

After breakfast, you will cross the floor of the Great Barranco Valley and make your way over the Barranco wall to the Karanga River, the last water source on this route. A steep climb over rocky slabs brings you to the Barafu Campsite (15500ft/4600m). Your journey today will take eight to nine hours. Your meals and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Mount Kilimanjaro
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On Mt Kilimanjaro
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Barafu Camp - Uhuru peak - Mweka Camp

Barafu Camp - Uhuru peak - Mweka Camp

Today, you will rise early in the morning and make your way to the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak (19340ft/5896m). This trek will last six to seven hours. After you have had your fill of the summit, you will descend via Barafu Campsite through the forest to the Mweka Campsite (10000ft/3000m) for your meals and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Uhuru Peak (Mt Kilimanjaro)
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On Mt Kilimanjaro
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Mweka Gate - Moshi

Mweka Gate - Moshi

After breakfast, you will descend three to four hours to the park gate at Mweka Wildlife College. You will be met and transferred to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home.

Main Destination:
Moshi (Town)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Kitonga Tours and Safaris, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
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