You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town; you
will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the
necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.Meals: No Meals Included.
After breakfast and briefing, drive to Londorossi Park Gate for park registration and check the bags.
(About a 4-hour drive). After doing everything at Londorossi gate. Then drive back to starting point here a forest track
requiring a 4WD vehicle leads to Lemosho starting point. For the lunch then start Walking along forest trails to
Mti Mkubwa (big tree) campsite.
Early breakfast and Medical checkup we leave the camp, and start the climb towards the heath and moorland zone.
A couple hours after lunch we cross into the Shira Caldera, a high altitude desert plateau, very different from the
rain forest. A high altitude desert, Shira is the one among the three peaks which erupted in Kilimanjaro ecosystem.
The peak later collapsed and formed a crater which eventually became filled with the lava flow from Kibo peak.
Its rim is eroded and blasted away by weather and volcanic action. Weather and volcanic action have decimated the
crater rim. Today you will get your first close views of Kibo the summit of Kilimanjaro.
This day after breakfast then medical checkup you will trek to east across Shira plateau visiting Shira Cathedral
Peak (3850m) for acclimatization. At this peak you will have great views of both Mt. Meru and Kibo
Peak and other
many spectacular special features then continue walk to Shira Two camp for hot meal then having a short rest before
going for acclimatization after back to the camp for tea, coffee, hot chocolates with popcorn or nuts, dinner and
overnight here.
From the Shira Plateau we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we
continue, our direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the Sharks Tooth
(elev 4650m/15,250ft). Shortly after the tower we come to the second junction which goes to the Arrow Glacier. We now
continue down to the Barranco Camp. Although you end the day around the same elevation as when you began, this day is
very important for acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.
Early morning breakfast, as it going to be a long walking day, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge up
the Barranco Wall (elev 4250m/13,900ft), through the Karanga Valley (elev 4050m/13,250ft) to the junction which
connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Camp. You have completed the South Circuit, which offers
views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp with views of the summit in the distance.
Very early in the morning (midnight to 2 am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel
glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim.
This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. At Stella Point you will stop for a short rest
and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see. Faster hikers may view the sunrise
from the summit.
From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all the way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit.
Once Uyou reach Uhuru peak the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa!
From the summit we
begin our descent by continuing straight down to the Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You may want gaiters
and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. We arrive at Mweka Camp and enjoy our last evening
on the mountain.
After breakfast we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower
elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty
to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy). Your team will be waiting for at the gate as they will receive with
the Kilimanjaro songs plus traditionally songs while receiving your certificate from Kilimanjaro National park.
African Traces vehicle will be waiting for you at Mweka gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi
(about 30 minutes)
GROUP SIZE | AMOUNT (US DOLLAR) |
---|---|
1 Person | $2000 |
2-5 People | $1920 |
6-8 People | $1870 |
8+ People | $1750 |
Tips is recommanded for a group sharing as follows:
Guide $20/guide/day
Cook $15/day
Porter $10/porter/day
>>Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
>>2 nights of accommodation in Moshi.
>>Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
>>Park entry fees,
>>Camping fees.
>>Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees.
>>18% VAT on tour fees & services
>>4 Season mountain tents
>>Double layered Sleeping Mats
>>Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters.
>>3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
>>Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
>>Hot water for washing.
>>Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro
Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
>>Government taxes
>>Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
>>Emergency first-aid kit.
We contact Marko Mtui from African Traces about a month and a half before our trip to Tanzania in order to book ourself a safari trip. Marko was very communicative and answered all our questions and wonderings.
We checked a few Safari operators in Tanzania and decided to go with African Traces (which had the best "value for money" proposal and a lot of great reviews), and we couldn't choose better!
Ich bin derzeit auf Weltreise und habe Marko und African Traces von einem anderen Reisenden empfohlen bekommen. Wir hatten unsere Kili-Tour (leider) schon woanders gebucht, eine Safari sollte noch Folgen.
Die Nummer per Whatsapp kontaktiert und es hat vom ersten Moment an gestimmt. Marko weiss was die Kunden wollen.
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