Kilimanjaro Tour Umbwe Route 7 Days

Kilimanjaro Climb Cost: Per person sharing, 2 nights hotel included:

• 1 Person climbing alone, US$1,950 
• 2-4 People climbing together, US$1,850 per person
• 5-6 People climbing together, US$1,750 per person
• 7+ People climbing together, US$1,650 per person

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: UMBWE GATE (1,800M/5,905FT) TO CAVE BIVOUAC CAMP (2,850M/9,350FT)

The First Day Of  Your 7 days Kilimanjaro Umbwe route

Elevation Gain:1,050 meters, 3,445 feet

Hiking time: 4 to 6 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Early morning leave Moshi/Arusha for Umbwe Gate where you will meet  our porters, guides, and cooks who will spend the next six days trekking  with you to Uhuru Peak,  the roof of Africa. After arriving, wait at the gate while we register  your climb and the porters and guides make final preparations. Your  first day’s destination is Cave Bivouac Camp, approximately 6 hours from  the gate. The trail is steep and can be slippery in some places. Hike  through the most covered trees of Kilimanjaro’s cloud forest. The forest  will thin later in the hike and heathers, tall grasses, and wildflowers  will come into view. Porters and cooks will walk ahead to set up the  camp in time for your arrival.

Day 2: CAVE BIVOUAC (2,850M/9,350FT) TO BARRANCO CAMP (3,950M/12,960FT)

Total Elevation Gain: 1,100 meters, 3,610 feet

Hiking time: 5 to 7 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

The first section of the trail continues following the ridge. After  leaving the forest, continue through open moorlands until reaching  Barranco Camp. Barranco is generally regarded as the most scenic  campsite on the Umbwe Trail as giant senecios and lobelias surround it.  As Barranco is in a valley, the sun rises later than at the other camps.

Day 3: BARRANCO CAMP (3,900 M/12,800 FT)

Extra Day for Acclimatization. Adding this day will ease your effort, and amplify your acclimatization.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: BARRANCO CAMP (3,950M/12,960FT) TO KARANGA VALLEY (4,200M/13,780FT)

Elevation Gain: 250 meters, 820 feet

Distance: 7 Kilometers

Hiking time: 3 to 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Leave Barranco Camp after breakfast for Karanga Valley. The day  begins with a 1.5-hour scramble up the Barranco Wall. This is the hardest part of the day and in some places, you may have to use your  hands to aid your climb. After reaching the top, hike through fairly level terrain before making a short but steep descent into the green Karanga River Valley.

Day 5: KARANGA VALLEY (4,200M/13,780FT) TO BARAFU CAMP (4,600M/15,100FT)

Elevation Gain: 400 meters, 1,320 feet

Hiking time: 3 to 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

After breakfast, begin the hike to Barafu Camp. On the way to Barafu,  view several of Kibo’s glaciers as well as the junction that connects  the descent route, Mweka, with the Machame trail. During day four, hike  by the Heim, Kersten, and Decken Glaciers. Although the trail to Barafu  passes through an alpine desert with little vegetation, Barafu Camp  offers stunning views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Try to sleep after  finishing dinner as you will wake before midnight for your summit hike.

Day 6: BARAFU CAMP (4,600M/15,100FT) TO UHURU PEAK (5,895M/19,340FT) TO MWEKA CAMP (3,100M/10,170FT)

Elevation Gain: 1,295 meters, 4,240 feet

Elevation Loss: 2,795 meters, 9,170 feet

Hiking time: 6 hours to the rim, 1 hour to Uhuru, 3 to 4 hours back to Barafu, 4 hours to Mweka

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Around midnight, begin the final ascent to Uhuru Peak. Hike by the  light of your headlamp for the next six hours. The ascent to the crater  rim is the most challenging part of the entire trek. The trail is very  steep until you reach the crater rim at Stella Point.

The hike from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak is a gradual climb and, as  far as hikes go, not very difficult. The altitude, however, makes the  hike long and tiring. The crater rim hike takes approximately one hour. Upon reaching Uhuru, take photos of your guide and group at the peak  before beginning the descent to Mweka Camp. On the way down from Uhuru,  enjoy views of the mountain, crater, clouds, and glaciers.

At Barafu Camp, eat breakfast and take a short break. You still have  another three to five hours to go before reaching Mweka Camp.

DAY 7: MWEKA CAMP (3,100M/10,170FT) TO MWEKA GATE (1,500M/4,920FT)

Elevation Loss: 1,600 meters, 5,250 feet

Hiking time: 4 hours

After breakfast, finish the trek with a hike through the forest to  Mweka Gate. The trail may be slippery following rain. Our vehicles will  meet you at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to  Moshi/Arusha to continue with your schedule

Included in the Prices:

• 2  Airport Transfers, from JRO Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi when   you  arrive, then transfer back to the Airport for your flight home.
• 2 nights accommodation at Keys Hotel in Moshi town on Bed and Breakfast basis, Double or Triple Occupancy
• 3 Delicious meals a days, boiled and filtered drinking water while on the mountain.
• All park entrance, camping and rescue fees
• Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.
• Oxygen Cylinder - only for emergency
• English Speaking Guides (Wilderness First Responder certified), cook and porters
• Staff salaries and fees
• Transport to/from national park gates
• First aid kit and pulse oximeter
• Emergency telephone between the guides and our office in Moshi town
• 3 delicious meals daily on the mountain
• 3 litres of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day   your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams  to  be  boiled and filtered for you
• Breakfast included at Keys Hotel in Moshi town

Excluded from the Prices:

• Personal hire gear such as trekking poles, sleeping bags, etc.
• Additional lodge nights after the climb
• Gratuities/Tipping your crew
• Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
• Energy food & beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks
• Personal Travel Insurance (not a requirement to climb Mount Kilimanjaro)
• International airfare & VISA
• Laundry service (available at the hotel for small price)
• Meals not noted on the itinerary