:: MOUNT KILIMANJARO
Any physically fit person can climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
No climbing experience is necessary to get you to
the top of Africa’s highest mountain 5,896M
(19,340FT) with its magnificent gleaming glaciers,
Flora and Fauna.
Weather: Mt. Kilimanjaro can be
climbed any time of the year but there are two rainy
seasons – late March to mid June and November.
The best are December, January to March and July to
October usually dry and minimum clouds.
:: Kilimanjaro Via Machame Route
Day 1:
Nairobi – Arusha After breakfast,
we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and thereafter
depart for Arusha via Namanga border town for immigration
formalities. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight
at an Arusha hotel.
Day 2:
Arusha – Machame An early start
for Kilimanjaro National park . Once we reach the
park gate we will proceed directly to Machame but
campsite in an average hiking time of 6 hours for
meals and overnight in tents. The altitude here is
3,100m.
Day 3:
Machame – Shira After breakfast, hike to Shira
hut. The trek takes 4 hours approximately via the
rain forest past the valley and a steep rocky ridge
ending westward at a river gorge. You will have a
rest, dinner and overnight at Shira hut campsite,
3,658m above sea level.
Day 4:
Shira – Barranco From Shira, hike to Barranco
hut, in an average hiking time of 6 hours we by-pass
the lava tower and past the second junction which
brings us to the arrow glacier, altitude 4,876m. We
descend to Barranco hut campsite for our third overnight
on Kilimanjaro, 3860m above sea level.
Day 5:
Barranco – Barafu After breakfast, we leave
Barranco and continue to the Karanga valley and the
junction, which connects with the Mweka trail. We
hike to Barafu hut where we set up camp. We will have
walked for about 8 hours. Dinner and overnight at
the hut campsite, altitude 4,600 m with the possibility
of sighting both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks,
Day 6:
Barafu – Mweka via Steall a Point and Uhuru
peak. We rise early and head for Stella Point altitude
5,745m on our way to the summit Uhuru Peak that is
5,896m above the sea level. This part of the descent
takes about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7:
Mweka – Arusha After breakfast, depart for
Nairobi on the morning or afternoon shuttle arriving
at 01.00p.m or 06.30 p.m.
