Day 0: arrival to Tanzania.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro international airport and transferred to your hotel in moshi town, you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day . Getting prepared for Kilimanjaro Budget Climbs with us.Kilimanjaro Budget Climbs
Meals: no lunch & dinner included.
Day 1: Pick up from Lodge/Hotel- Machame Gate (1790m) to Machame Camp (3010m)
One hour’s drive from Moshi lies the gate to the Machame route, where we complete park formalities, meet our crew of porters and start to climb! The first section of the route climbs steadily and passes through magnificent, dense rainforest. This path is less well-trodden so it can get somewhat overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy underfoot.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Day 2: Machame Camp (3010m) to Shira Camp (3845m) – 7kms – 5 to 6hrs – Altitude gain 800m
To Shira Cave, 3800m. An initial steep climb followed by a gentle incline. After lunch a descent and ascent brings you to the camp. Walking time approx. 5 hours. Full board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Day 3: Shira Cave (3845m) to Barranco Camp (3960m) – 10kms – 6 to 7hrs – Altitude gain 700m down 600m
To Barranco Wall, 3900m. Today you climb slowly for some 5kms. Then you climb high to 4600m to lover tower and stay for 15 to 20 min for acclimatization then down to Barranco camp 3900m. This is a fairly strenuous day as the altitude begins to tell. Walking time approx. 8 hours. Full board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Day 4: Barranco Camp (3960m) to Barafu Camp (4640m) – 8kms – 7 to 8hrs – Alt. gain 650m
To Barafu Camp, 4600m. Climb Barranco Wall to Karanga and excellent views of the West Breach and on to Barafu. Full board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Mweka Camp (3100m) – 12 to14hrs – Alt. gain 1295m down 2105m
Barafu to Uhuru, 5895m, then descend to Mweka, 3100m. You will wake at about midnight for the torchlight climb to Stella Point, approx. 7 hours with rest stops, and finally to the highest point, Uhuru Peak with fantastic views of glaciers and plains far below. Descend to Mweka or High Camp, arriving late afternoon. Full board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Day 6: Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1630m) – 13kms – 5 to 6hrs – Descend 1650m – Transfer to Lodge/Hotel
To Moshi. A descent of some 4 hours takes you to Mweka Village where you are met and transferred back to the Hotel. Full board
Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to your hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration!
Breakfast and lunch. included.
* The climb cost includes
- National park entry fee
- Camping / hut fee
- Rescue service
- All meals while on the mountain (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Fair wages for mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro national park and Kilimanjaro association tour operator
- Round trip airport transfers between Moshi and JRO
- Round trip transfers between Moshi and mountain gates
- Hotel stays in Moshi for pre and post trek (2 nights in total) on bed and breakfast
- 4 Season mountain tents.
- Double layered sleeping mats
- Private portable toilet
- Wash basins with hot water each morning and evening
- Treated drinking water 3L or more everyday
- Portable oxygen tanks and ox-meter.
- Emergence first aid kit.
* Not includes
- International or Local flights
- Rental gears
- Tips for guides, porters and other staff
- Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb.
- Laundry [available in hotel]
- Personal items at toiletries.
- Meals and drinks at the hotel in Arusha
- Travel Insurance, Visa and Medical Insurance
- * Tips on Mount Kilimanjaro are recommended for group sharing as following:
- * guide $ 15-20/guide/day
- * cook $ 10-15/day
- * Porter $ 8-10/porter/day
