Day 1:
Depart Nairobi by shuttle bus for Moshi via Namanga border
post. After going through the Immigration office, you
proceed on to Arusha where you get a brief stop over for
lunch. Later proceed on to Moshi arriving by 4 p.m.
Overnight at the spring land hotel on B/B basis.
 Day
2:
Breakfast and transfer to the Machame park gates where you
enter the rain forest. The hike keeps you amongst the giant
trees for about 4 hours. Picnic lunch en route, after which
you are almost at Machame camp 3000m for dinner and
overnight.
Day 3:
After breakfast, you climb out of the rain forest and into a
moorland zone. After 5 hours hike, take picnic lunch and
arrive at the Shira plateau – Shira hut at 3840m for dinner
and overnight.
Day 4:
After spending the night at near zero degrees Celsius, rise
early and head straight towards Kibo. After about 2 hours,
gain altitude sharply toward Lava Tower 4570meters. Descend
to Barranco camp at 3900m.
Day 5:
After spending a night at the Great Barranco wall, you will
appreciate how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. A long hike
through the Karanga Valley joins with Mweka route. This is
preferred route down the summit. Turn left up the ridge and
after another hour or so, you reach Barafu hut, 4750m and
you will now be at same altitude as the day before at Lava
Tower.
Day 6:
A steep and difficult hike of about 6 hours brings you to
the crater rim at Stella Point. Proceed on to reach Uhuru
peak before turning back to Barafu and then Mweka camp 3100m
for overnight.
Day 7:
After an early breakfast, it is a short and scenic hike back
to the park gate where you get your certificate of
achievement for having reached the summit. Transfer to
spring land hotel Moshi for overnight.
Day 8:
After breakfast, you are transferred to connect your
transport vehicle back to Nairobi
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