Elevation (ft): 2835 m to 3,750 m

Distance: 5 km

Walking Time: 5-6 hours

Habitat: Moorland

Full Board Shira Cave Camp.

A shorter day of hiking involves ascending a steep ridge to the Picnic Site, a small semicircular cliff, and then continuing your trek across the lower alpine moorland, famed for its stunning wild alpine flowers. Shira Camp offers some of Kibo Peak's most breathtaking vistas.

Elevation (ft): Shira Cave camp 3,750 m to Baraco Camp 3,900 m

Distance: 10 km

Walking Time: 5 to 6 hours

Habitat: Moorland

Accommodation: Barranco Camp

Today's hike includes a gradual ascent and sweeping vistas. After a warm lunch at the bottom of the Lava Tower (4,600 m), we drop to the bottom of the Great Barranco Valley as we travel around the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing beneath the Lava Tower and the last portion of the Western Breach (3,950 m).

Elevation (ft.): Barranco Camp 3,900 m to Karanga Camp 3995 m

Distance: 6 km

Hiking Time: 3.5 to 4 hours

Habitat: Moorland

Accommodations: Karanga Camp.

A steep hike up the eastern wall leads us just below the Heim Glacier, where we may have some spectacular views of Kilimanjaro. We then take a steep exit up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo, The trail continues down into the alpine desert of the Karanga Valley, and finally we have a steep climb up to Karanga Camp on Kilimanjaro.

Elevation (ft): Karanga camp 3995 m to Barafu Camp 4,673 m

Distance: 4 km

Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

Habitat: Alpine Desert

Accommodations: Barafu Hut Camp.

 After hiking Karanga on mount Kilimanjaro, the terrain becomes easier to navigate across compacted scree with expansive vistas all the way to Barafu Camp. From Barafu Camp, one can see the two peaks, Kibo and Mawenzi. The rest of the day is spent relaxing as we get ready for the final ascent before an early-morning summit trek after a nice meal at the camp.

Elevation (ft.): Barafu Camp 4,673 m to Uhuru peak 5,895 m {Via Stella Point 5756m}

Distance: 4.3 km ascent to Stella Point 

Distance: 5 km Barafu to Uhuru Peak Ascent.

Hiking Time: 6-7hours ascent / 7-8 hours descent

Habitat: Alpine Desert

Accommodations: Mweka Camp.

Before midnight, in the shadows, get up. A moderate, steady pace will bring us to Stella Point, which is the rim of the main crater, at a height of 5,735 meters. We start out with a hard ascent through loose volcanic scree that has some well-graded zigzags. We will take a short break there to watch the sunrise over Mawenzi. Those who are still in good spirits can undertake the two-hour round trip from here along the crater rim to the main peak (5,895 m), which is the highest point in Africa, in a slow and methodical manner. After taking a moment to recognize your accomplishments, we quickly descend to Barafu Camp, where we stop for a snack before continuing to descend to Mweka Camp on Kilimanjaro.

Elevation (ft.): Mweka camp3,100 m to Mweka Gate 1,640 m

Distance: 10 km

Hiking Time: 4 -5 hours

Habitat: Montane Forest

Half Board

Successful climbers will collect their summit certificates at Mweka gate after a leisurely stroll through the rainforest. We return to your hotel in Moshi after lunch.

Transfer to the Kilimanjaro Airport on the day of departure.