We will pick you up from Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha airport and transfer you to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha.
Depending at what time you arrive you will have pre-trek briefing at your hotel. You should be planning to arrive at least one day before the start of the trek. Today we will spend time having a pre-trek briefing. We will also review your equipment and rent any equipment which is needed.

- Elevation: 1,800 m/5,905 ft - 2,800 m/9,190
- Hiking Time: 6 -7 hours
- Habitat: Montane Forest
Your day starts early with a briefing, followed by breakfast and an hour drive from Moshi to Umbwe park gate, where your guides and porters pack your equipment and supplies, and give you a lunch pack. You start your ascent at the small Umbwe Gate just above the village and follow a gentle winding vehicle track for an hour to a signboard that announces the small steep Umbwe trail. The introduction is over, and you now climb up for several hours through a dense forest of rubber trees and giant fig trees. In places, you must scamper up steep sections of roots and rock. The Umbwe Camp is in the forest, and there are some caves nearby. You will be greeted here with a graciously served hot meal.

- Elevation: 2,800 m/9,190 ft - 3,900 m/12,800 ft
- Hiking Time: 4 -5 hours
- Habitat: Moorland/Semi desert
Your day starts early with a steaming cup of tea or coffee. After breakfast, you will climb steeply through thinning forest glades to Giant Erica, Heather, and drier air. You continue up a ridge that drops steeply on both sides, and hopefully, the clouds will part to reward you with a view of Uhuru Peak looming overhead. After lunch, you enter a zone of giant groundsels (Scenario Kilimanjaro) that seem to guard the heights, and this garden is one of Kilimanjaro’s special treasures.

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

- Barranco Hut (3,900 m/12,800 ft) to Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft)
- Elevation: 3,900 m to 3,963 m
- Distance: 5 km / 3 miles
- Hiking time: 3 -4 hours
- Habitat: Moorland and alpine desert
A short hiking day of 3 hours, after a morning breakfast, it’s time for you to climb the Barranco Wall. Although it may look intimidating at first, trekkers usually report that it turned out to be much easier than they anticipated.
At the top of the wall, you're above the clouds and enjoy superb views of the Southern Ice Fields and the summit. The trail then winds up and down until you arrive at Karanga Camp for lunch and rest

-Karanga Camp (3,963 m/13,000 ft) to Barafu Hut (4,600 m/15,091 ft)
-Hike time: 3.5 hrs
-Elevation change: +600 m/+1,968 ft
-Estimated distance: 4km/2.5 miles
-Final elevation: 4,600 m/15,091 ft
The trail from Karanga to Barafu reaches the bleak high desert of Kilimanjaro. Barafu Camp is a basic camp geared towards the business of reaching the summit.
After breakfast in the morning, we continue scaling close to the summit and have some amazing views of the mountain during your ascent of just three hours to reach Barafu Camp, which sits at 4,600 m (15,091 ft). Arrive for lunch and take an afternoon siesta following with an early dinner served after summit briefing (details on how best to prepare for summit night) and get some rest before attempting the summit that same night.

- Barafu Camp (4,600m/15,091 ft) to The Summit (5,896 m/19,343 ft) and then to Millennium Camp (3,820 m/12,532 ft)
-Summit time: 7 hrs
-Estimated distance: 5km/3.2 miles
-Final elevation: 5,896 m/19,343 ft
-Descent time: 5 hrs
-Estimated distance: 12km/7.5 miles
-Final elevation: 3,820 m/12,532 ft
You will be awoken around 11:30 with hot tea and biscuits and will then begin the steep incline up the slopes of Kibo under the cover of darkness. Your first check-point is at 4900m where you will take a short break. The climb steepens as you approach Stella Point on the crater rim, which sits at 5,685 m (18,651 ft) above sea level, which will be around 5-6 hours after departing Barafu Camp.
Take a moment to enjoy the approaching dawn and incredible view out and across to Mawenzi Peak, but remember you still have 1 hour trekking to reach Uhuru Peak so dig deep for the energy. The slope flattens as you head west around the crater rim and you should arrive at the summit at or just after sunrise.
Your stay here will be brief so get as many pictures as you can of the incredible views and surrounding glaciers. You will then retrace your steps back around the crater rim to Stella Point (5,739 meters) where you will turn south and head down the heavily screed slopes of Kibo to Barafu Camp.
Most trekkers take a short break here before continuing down to Millennium Camp (3,950 meters) for your final night on the mountain. In total you will be trekking for 14-16 hours on day eight so it is important to pace yourself, remain hydrated and keep your blood sugar levels up.

- Elevation: 3790m/12,435ft to 1,828 m/6,000 ft
- Distance: 12.1 km/7.5 miles
- Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
- Habitat: Forest
After breakfast we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy).
Kili Trips safari vehicle will be waiting for you at Mweka gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha.