altitude: car only, distance: approx. 3 km, time required: approx. 1 hour After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha or Moshi and driven to the Londorossi Gate entry point (about 2 to 4 hours depending on your accommodation). After you have completed the formalities, you will sign into the mountaineering book. Afterwards you will go on by 4×4 car to Morum Barrier Gate. Then you start your short first hike at 3500 meters altitude through heath land to the first camp. You will notice that the view of the Kibo peak over the plateau is breathtaking. Dinner and overnight at Shira 1 Camp.

ltitude Δ: 400 m, distance: about 7 km, time required: about 4 hours Today a pleasant hike through the Shira plain is on the agenda. After an extensive breakfast you will hike on relatively level paths through the unique heath and moorland landscape with its characteristic giant lobelia plants. This part of the hike is certainly the most beautiful of your entire trip and also serves to acclimatize. If the weather is fine, you will enjoy a truly magnificent view of Mount Meru up to the Great Rift Valley and Lake Natron. After about 4 hours you will reach Shira 2 Camp, where the Lemosho and Shira routes merge. Dinner and overnight at Shira 2 Camp.

Today you will climb about 800 meters of altitude. Nevertheless, your destination for today is almost at the same altitude as your starting point, ideal for the acclimatization strategy “climb high and sleep low”. The hike begins with a long hike over the Shira Plateau towards the Lava Tower. The route leads through the extensive Barranco Valley with its famous alpine climate zone with many unique plants. After 6 hours you reach the Barranco Camp. Dinner followed by an overnight stay in tents.

Altitude Δ: 650 m, distance: approx. 9 km, time required: approx. 7 hours After your breakfast the ascent from Barranco Camp starts at the Great Barranco Wall, then continues to Karanga Valley Camp (4070 m). This site is challenging but offers great views of the southern glaciers of Kibo. From Karanga Valley Camp we continue on a ridge to Barafu Camp (4600 m), your base camp before the summit ascent at night. Dinner followed by an overnight stay in tents.

Altitude Δ: 1560 m, distance: 17 km, time required: approx. 12 hours Night ascent with flashlight from Barafu Camp in northwestern direction through scree and snow to the summit of Kilimanjaro. After about 6 hours you will first reach Stella Point (5725 m) at the crater rim. Due to the altitude this is the physically challenging part of the hike. With good visibility you will experience a magnificent sunrise here. From here you need another hour to reach the summit of Uhuru Peak. Now you stand on the roof of Africa and enjoy the best viewpoint on the continent. Then you descend again to Barafu Camp, rest there for a while and continue your descent to Mweka Camp (3100 m).

altitude Δ: 1450 m, distance: approx. 10 km, time required: approx. 3 hours The last stage of your hike begins after a hearty breakfast. Afterwards you will walk gently downhill through the tropical rainforest to Mweka Gate. Your faithful mountain crew will bid you farewell here with a traditional ceremony and your summit certificate. Afterwards you will be brought to your accommodation for a well-deserved drink and dinner.

After breakfast transfer to the central bus station, to the airline office in the city for your shuttle bus to the airport or extension e.g. Northern Circuit Safari or onward flight to Zanzibar.