We meet you at your lodge/hotel in Arusha or Moshi a day before for detailed briefing & gear checking. Please let us know if you will need transfers & accommodation in Arusha before and after trekking to be included in your prices.

Hiking time: 5 - 6 Hourss
Distance: 11km/8miles
Your day starts early with a briefing, followed by breakfast and a 45-minute drive from Moshi (910m) to the Machame Park Gate. After registering at the gate office, you start your ascent and enter the rain forest. You will receive a lunch pack at the gate and you can also drink bottled water you bought at Springlands Hotel in Moshi. There is a possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into a very soggy, muddy and slippery experience. In the evening the porters will boil drinking and washing water and the cook will prepare dinner before you retire to your tent for the night. Night temperatures can already drop to freezing point at Machame camp.

Hiking time: 4 - 5 hours
Distance: Approx. 5km/3.5miles
Vegetation type: Moorland

Once your breakfast is done at Machame camp, then move towards the top of the forest through moorland zone, The trail becomes steeper as you ascend through the heath and moorland zones. Enjoy panoramic views of Kibo (Kilimanjaro's main peak). After a rest, move towards a rocky ridge which is located in Shira plateau. Now, after a small trek, you reach Shira Campsite 3840m/12,598ft and Overnight, distance 5km/3miles, Shira Camp offers stunning sunset views.

Hiking time: 5 hours
Distance: Approx. 4km
Vegetation type: Semi - Desert

You rise early at Machame camp and after breakfast, you climb an hour or so to the top of the forest and then for 2 hours at a gentler gradient through the moorland zone. After a short lunch and rest, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira plateau. By now you will be able to see in an easterly direction, the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. You are now due west of Kibo and after a short hike, you will reach the Shira camp at 3,840m. The porters will boil drinking and washing water, before serving dinner. The night at this exposed camp will even be colder than the previous night, with temperatures dropping to well below freezing.

Hiking time: 7 - 8 hours
Distance: Approx. 11km / 7 Miles
Vegetation type: Semi - Desert

The route now turns east into a semi desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower, where you reach an altitude of 4630m after about a 5 hours walk. Lunch is served in a designated area before ascending the rocky scree path to Lava Tower (4630m). Definitely the toughest day so far. It is normally around this point, where for the first time, some climbers will start to feel symptoms of breathlessness, irritability and headaches. After lunch, you descent again by almost 680m to the Barranco camping area and after reaching the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true acclimatisation benefit of this day becomes clear. This descent to Barranco camp takes about 2 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall. The camp is situated in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for the preparation of your dinner and overnight at Barranco Camp.

Hiking time: 7 - 8 hours down
Distance: 11km descent
Vegetation type: Arctic

A pre-dawn start takes you on a challenging ascent to Uhuru Peak. Witness a breathtaking sunrise from the summit, a truly unforgettable experience; now ascend towards Stella point 5735m/18815ft which is at the crater rim. Here, you can take a short rest and take your way to Uhuru Peak 5895m/19,340ft. After celebrating your achievement, descend to Mweka Camp for a well-deserved rest, the camp is mainly located over the upper forest where you can get your dinner and water.

Hiking time:15 hours
Distance: Approx. 17 km
Vegetation type: Rainforest.

You will rise around 23h30, and after some tea and biscuits you shuffle off into the night. You will head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This 6-hour walk to Stella point is for many climbers, mentally and physically the most challenging on the route. At Stella Point (5685m) you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point, you will normally encounter snow all the way on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. The time you will spend on the summit will depend on the weather conditions. Do not stop here for too long, as it will be extremely difficult to start again due to cold and fatigue. Enjoy your accomplishment and a day to remember for the rest of your life. The walk back to Barafu from the summit takes about 3 hours. Here you will have a well-earned but short rest and collect the rest of your gear, before heading down to Mweka Camp for dinner and overnight.

Hiking time:4 - 5 hours
Distance: Approx. 10 km
Vegetation type: Rainforest.

After Breakfast, From the Mweka Gate, you will continue down into the Mweka village, normally a muddy and long hour walk. In the Mweka village drive to Springlands Hotel and you will be served a delicious hot lunch and a long overdue hot shower. Overnight in Springlands Hotel. It is recommended and tips are highly appreciated at the end of their trip. Tips can be given to the guide at Springlands Hotel. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates.