Day 1: Nairobi / Arusha
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your
Nairobi Hotel and thereafter depart for Arusha via
Namanga border town for immigration formalities.
Rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Lunch Dinner and Overnight at Sinka Court
Hotel, Arusha crown Hotel/Arusha Tourist Inn
Day 2: Arusha / Machame
An early start for Kilimanjaro National Park. One
we reach the park gate we will proceed directly to
Machame hut campsite in an average hiking time of 6
hours for meals and overnight in tents. The altitude
e here is 3,100m.
Day 3: Machame / Shira
After breakfast, hike to Shira hut. The trek 4
hours approximately via the rain forest past the
valley and a steep rocky ridge ending westward at a
river gorge. You will have a rest, dinner and
overnight Shira hut campsite, 3,658m above sea
level.
SHIRA BARANCO
Shira, hike to Barranco hut, in an average hiking
time of 6 hours. Pass the lava tower and pass the
second junction which brings us to the arrow
glacier, altitude 4,876m. We descend to Barranco hut
campsite for our third overnight on Kilimanjaro,
3,860 above sea level.
Day 5: Barranco / Barafu
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue
to the Karanga valley and the junction, which
connects with the Mweka trail. We hike to Barafu hut
where we set up camp. We will have walked for about
8 hours. Dinner and overnight at the hut campsite,
altitude 4,600m with the possibility of sighting
both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.
Day 6: Barafu / Mweka via Stella Point /
Uhuru Peak
We rise early and head for Stella Point altitude
5, 745 on our way to the summit Uhuru peak that is
5,896m above sea level. This part of the hike takes
about 6 hours. From the summit we descend to the
Mweka hut campsite, 3,100m above sea level. This
part of the descent takes about 5 hours. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 7: Mweka / Arusha
After breakfast, we descend to the Mweka Park
Gate in an average hiking time of 4 hours and then
drive back to Arusha for overnight.
Day 8: Arusha / Nairobi
After breakfast, we depart for Nairobi on the
Morning or afternoon shuttle arrive at 01:00pm or
6.30p.m
