Umbwe Route - 6 Days
Tour Overview
The climb starts above the picturesque mountain village of Machame to the south of Kilimanjaro. After passing through the Machame forest and into the moorland zone, we scramble up and over some rocks and eventually emerge onto the Shira Plateau. We then advance counter-clockwise traversing below the southern face of Kibo, climb Lava Tower for magnificent 360-degree panoramas, ascend the Great Barranco Wall, a challenging and exhilarating rock scramble, and approach Uhuru Summit from Barafu or Kossovo Camp and the ridge that abuts the Southeast Valley. The climb from Barafu offers incredible views of Mawenzi Peak and Kilimanjaro’s remnant volcanic cone.
The direct route means that very little time is allowed for acclimatizing, and the trying climbing conditions combine with this to make it the route with the lowest success rate.
| 6days 5nights | Group Size : No size Limit | Pickup : Hotel |
| Tour Type : Hiking,Climbing,Trekking | Guides Languages - English | Availability: All Year Round |
Price Includes
- Transport to/from the mountain gates
- All park entry fees
- All camping and hut fees
- All camping gears
- Rescue fees
- Oxygen cylinder & Oxmiter machine
- Guide, chef and porters salaries
- Meals( 3 times per day)
- English speaking guide (certified as a Wilderness First Responder & Emergency Medicine Adult and CHild CPR)
- Boiled/Purified drinking water
- Personal Summit Certificate stamped and signed by the National Park and your Guide
- Cook and kitchen utensils
- Mobile Communications (for emergency only)
- Daily briefing
- Sleeping pads
- First Aid & Injury prevention kits
- Special Language Guide (for $20 per guide,per day)
Tour Excludes
- International or Local Flights
- Optional activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Travel insurance
Tour Itinerary
Day 0 - ARRIVE IN TANZANIA
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
Day 1 -UMBWE GATE (1,800M/5,905FT) TO CAVE BIVOUAC CAMP (2,850M/9,350FT)
>> At 8am leave Moshi 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 moss-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.
- • Elevation Gain:1,050 meters, 3,445 feet
- • Hiking time: 4 to 6 hours
- • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
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
Day 3 - 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
Day 4 - 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
Day 5 - 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
Day 6 -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
- • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
