6-Day Umbwe Route

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

Moshi-Umbwe gate- Umbwe cave

After breakfast drive to the Umbwe gate (1800). There after start the ascend through the heavy rain forest to Umbwe cave for about six to seven hours. Dinner and overnight at Umbwe cave (3000m). Distance covered is 11km and altitude gained is 1200m, The hike is steep but short walk.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Umbwe cave- Baranco camp

After breakfast start the ascend with your picnic lunch box to Barranco
camp. The walk now is steeper through the ridge of valleys in both sides
but very scenic. Dinner overnight at Barranco camp. (3950m) on the
moorland). Distance covered is 6km altitude gained is 950m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Baranco camp-karanga camp

Breakfast and climb Barranco walls (4250m) to Karanga camp (4000m) have hot lunch, rest and walk around for Acclimatizing. It takes 3-4hrs. Dinner and Overnight. Distance covered is 4.25km and altitude gained is 60m. The walk is steep here as well but very short distance.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Karanga camp-Barafu camp

Having breakfast about 8:30am continue on hiking to Barafu Camp (4600m) for 3-4hrs. Hot lunch, rest, early dinner and sleep for a short hour’s then wake up at about 11:00pm, pack things for summit, having hot drinks and bites then start hiking to the summit. It takes about 6-7hrs. Distance covered is 4.86km and altitude gained is 1295m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Barafu camp-Uhuru peak-Mweka camp

Early in the morning start hiking to the summit passing Stella point
(5750m) head to the summit (5895m) and back to Barafu for rest, lunch
and continue descending to Mweka camp for dinner and overnight.
[Barafu –Uhuru 6hrs, Uhuru -Barafu 3hrs and Barafu- Mweka camp.
Distance covered is 11.5km and altitude lost is 2795m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mweka camp- Mweka gate

After breakfast, descend to Mweka gate (1700m). The walk begins
through the rainforest taking 2 to 3 hours. Distance covered is 9.1km
and altitude lost is 1400m. Meet the vehicle from the office for transfer to
the hotel in Moshi for shower, lunch and rest. End of climb.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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