Transfer from hotel to Machame gate with private car.
Hike cultivated area of Mount Kilimanjaro to Machame campsite
Walk starts at the Machame gate where the registration should be done. Pass through the rain forest expect to have shower any time, trail (path) can be wet, keep looking around for wild animals, it’s possible you may spot monkeys and birds. The distance from Machame gate to Machame campsite is 11km, take 5h- 6h of walk with a gradual 7-9 degree of gradient. End the day at elevation of 2835m above the rain forest.

Meal Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Hike through the heathland to moorland to Shira cave campsite and get the incredible view of Kibo peak and Shira peak which is Shira cathedral with Shira cone.
Proceed climbing steepness of 16.3 degrees of gradients to elevation of 3800m and then down a bit to the Shira camp at elevation of 3750m.

Meal: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.

 

Shira to Barranco camp via lava tower distance of 10km in 6h-7h to Barranco campsite at elevation of 3900m.Hiking slowly through alpine desert with rocky gradual 5 degree of gradient Shira to lava tower 4 hours 7km at elevation of 4600m up there for acclimatization go to high sleep low.
Lava Tower to Barranco camp descent to the camp where sleep take 2h-3h in 3km. decreasing of the barometric pressure and oxygen molecule per breath some people might start feeling the mountain. Go pole that is the song along the way.

Climbing to Karanga camp through great Barranco wall a.k.a breakfast wall. start gradual few minutes start climbing the wall at 19-20 degree of gradient take 1h-1.5h cross the wall to the 4200m enjoy the incredible view of the Kibo and lower slope of Mount Kilimanjaro sea cloud-like at lower depend on weather of that day Descend to Karanga campsite through alpine desert and Karanga valley to Karanga camp (3995m)

Short climbing to base camp (Barafu camp) through alpine desert.
Enough rest for the last push. Barafu camp at(4673m) is on a narrow ridge with no wind block and remarkable view of Kibo and Mawenzi peak. The Barafu camp is colder than before because of wind and as go higher as colder after 200m up loss one degree of centigrade.
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch./Dinner

Night hike to the peak (summit) passes Stella’s point through alpine desert to arctic zone. Barafu camp to summit is 6h-8h in 5km, this time is a challenging day of the entire trip, need strong confidence. From base camp to Stella point at 5756m/18886ft) is 6h-7h in 4km, time for the incredible view of the sunrise temperature is -5℃ to -12℃ depending on weather. Zigzag path to avoid steepness with loss scree. Stella point to summit (Uhuru Peak) (5895m,19341ft) 0.9km 1h-1h30m gradual ascent along the bare path or snow –covered path depending on weather. Enjoy remarkable view of Rebmann glacier, Heim Glacier and Southern ice field on the left side and crater and northern ice field and Ash Pit long way on right side
Descent from the summit to base camp take 3h-4h, where group going to have short rest and pack up. Barafu Camp to Mweka camp at 3100m is 4h 7.5 km, the path down pass through alpine desert, moorland and heathland.
Meal: breakfast /lunch Dinner.

Mweka camp to Mweka gate (1640m) 3h-4h, 10 km descending through forest (rain forest), normally is west and slip so take care, From Mweka gate to the hotel with private vehicle.

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