Trekking Uhuru Peak in 7days, 6 nights
Day 1
We will drive you to Londorossi gate in the early morning and introduce you to your guides, the cook and the porters. The rain forest makes a beautiful start to our trek towards Kibo. We'll walk with the sounds of birds and Colobus monkeys thronging the canopies above the trail. We might spot some wild buffalo and elephant further down as we climb up to Mti Mkumbwa Camp. We will have walked for about 4 hours and up to 2.810m by then.
Day 2
As it will be a long day of trekking we make an early start ascending through the rain forest towards the moorland zone. We take lunch in a beautiful valley just outside of Shira Crater before crossing into the Shira Caldera, a rarely visited high altitude desert plateau. The afternoon is dominated by the first views of Kibo, the lesser summit of Kilimanjaro. We stay overnight at Shira 1 campsite.
We will have walked for 6-7 hours and up to 3504m by then.
Day 3
A gentle day to assist with your acclimatization. Our trek continues east, crossing the Shira Plateau to take in the geological features of Shira cathedral and Shira needle before slowly ascending to Shira 2 Camp. The Western Breach - your route to the summit - with its stunning glaciers looms into view as we approach the camp. It's nestled on a ridge and offers beautiful views: we have Kibo, Shira ridge and Shira plateau in front of us.
We will have walked for 4-5 hours and up to 3873m by then.
Day 4
A tough acclimatization day. After breakfast we leave the moorlands behind us and enter the alpine zone - a barren moonscape of semi desert where only some grasses and a few lichens survive. Trekking on rocky trails, the way ahead looks daunting as we draw closer to the Western Breach. We are on our way to a molten rock formation known as Lava Tower. As the first effects of high altitude start to materialize, we descend. Walking through Giant Lobelia and Senecia plants we reach Baranco valley. It's a beautiful place, Baranco Camp is nestled dramatically beneath the Great Baranco wall with Kibo rearing up above us.
We will have trekked for 7-8 hours and up to 3985m by then.
Day 5
We retrace our steps back up the other side of the Baranco Valley. Climbing up Lava tower is very challenging. Our camp site will be at Arrow Glaciers at the base of the Western Breach. Above us the glaciers glisten and the sounds of occasional rock falls are the only sounds to disturb the silence. We are in preparation for our summit attempt the next day.
We will have climbed for 5-6 hours and up to 4985m by then.
Summit Day 6
Rising round midnight, there is enough time for a light breakfast before heading off to tackle the forbidding slopes of the Western Breach. This is mentally and physically the most challenging part of the climb - a 6 to 7 hour trek up loose and rocky trails under torchlight, with the effect of the altitude weighing heavily upon you, until finally reaching the crater rim in time for sunrise. From here, it is a further 1 to 2 hour ascent to the summit - an exhilarating achievement that will be with you for the rest of your life. Congratulations!
You are now at Uhuru Peak, at 5895m.
Another three hours will see you back at a comparatively safe altitude of 3.800m for a short rest and lunch before we continue down the easy path to Mweka, our last camp on the mountain in the fringes of the forest.
We will have trekked for 9 hours and be back at 3095m at the end of the day.
Day 7
Feeling surprisingly fit and strong as we descend the mountain, we trek back through the rain forest. We'll walk for about 4 hours and have our last lunc h on the mountain. Time to bid farewell to your porters and guide team. Back at the gate you will be rewarded with a certificate attesting your success at climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
There will be our car waiting for you and we'll bring you back to the comforts of your hotel in Arusha and a dinner hosted in celebration of your achievement.

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