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Route
No.1 : Machame Route: Overnight
in Tents (6 days/5 nights)
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Highly
recommended: This is probably
the most beautiful route up
Kilimanjaro. With gradual ascent
through forest you emerge to
see wide view of the moorland
on Shira Plateau, Kibo and the
western breach.
Day
1: The route starts at Machame
gate (2000m). Walking through
thick forest until it eventually
breaks into giant heath near
Machame Hut Campsite at 10,000ft.
it takes 4 to 5 hours walk to
reach the hut station.
Day
2: Ascend through heath
and moorland to Shira Hut at
12,598ft. Overnight with fine
view of Kibo’s Western Breach
and wide Shira Plateau.
Day
3: From Shira Hut, you can
go on to the Barranco Hut 3,900m
(12,795ft) this takes about
5 to 6 hours. You will have
to spend your night at Barranco
Hut.
Day
4: After breakfast, you
proceed to Barafu Hut 4,600m
(15,500ft), the path climbs
steeply out of Barranco valley,
it crosses the Karanga Valley
then turn to reach Barafu Hut
for overnight.
Day
5: You begin the summit
climb in the frigid post-midnight
hours, passing through Stella
Point about midway between Gilman’s
point and Uhuru. You proceed
to UHURU PEAK at 19,340 ft.
The highest point in Africa.
From there your descend
straight to Mweka Hut station
for overnight.
Day
6: The descent continues
to mweka Gate.
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Route
No.2: Marangu Route : Overnight
in Huts (5 days/4 nights)
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This
is the most popular of the routes
up Kilimanjaro and probably
the easiest way of reaching
Uhuru Peak.
Day
1: From the Marangu gate
you walk 3 – 4 hours through
the fascinating rainforest to
the Mandara hut at 9000ft close
by the Maundi crater for overnight.
Day
2: The climb to Horombo
hut start off as a steep walk
through the last of the rain
forest and out into tussock
grasslands. The walk to Horombo
Hut 3,720m (12,200ft) is about
14 km with attitude gain of
about 1,000m and will take anything
between 5 - 7 hours.
Day
3: From Horombo Hut you
will climb to Kibo hut 4,703m,
(15,430 ft) which is 13 km and
take about 6 - 7 hours up then
valley behind the huts, last
water point and onto Saddle.
Day
4: The attempt to reach
the summit begins shortly after
midnight. For some 5 hours one
climbs the steepest and most
demanding part of the route
to Gilman’s point at 18,640
ft on the crater rim. The remaining
45 minutes to the highest point
– UHURU PEAK are easier. Then
descent is far less tiring,
and the night is spent at Horombo
Hut.
Day
5: The descend continue
past Mandara Hut to the Park
Headquarters where
Successful Climbers may now
collect their certificate of
achievement.
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Route
No3: Rongai Route: Overnight
in Tents (5 days/ 4 nights)
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This
is probably the best route up
Kilimanjaro because of climbing
from the northern side of the
Mountain viewing Amboseli National
Park from the far angle. This
route is also less crowded.
Day
1: Depart from Moshi to
Rongai forest station and then
proceed to Kilimanjaro National
Park gate, registration formalities
are done at the Marangu gate.
After there you start climbing
through rainy forest and Moorland
to the first Cave for overnight
stay.
Day
2: After breakfast, you
proceed to Cave II for overnight
stay.
Day
3: After breakfast you start
trekking to Outward Bound School
Hut through the path, which
leads towards a point on the
Saddle. You will pass “Bread
Rock” after about 1.5 hours.
The track then divides, to the
right is the Outward Bound School
Hut. Dinner and overnight there.
Day
4: To reach the Summit you
start early at about 0100 hours.
After about 5 hours you reach
Gilman’s point 5,680m, from
here you have another coupleof
hours to get to Kibo Peak (Uhuru
peak 5,896m) the top roof of
Africa. After a short rest and
few Photographs, you descend
to Horombo Hut for overnight
stay.
Day
5: After breakfast you descend
to Marangu Gate for certificate
Award.
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Route
No.4: Umbwe Route : Overnight
in Tents (6 days/ 5 nights)
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This
route is short and steep but
is a wonderfully scenic route
to take and as a result it is
not recommended to inexperienced
climbers.
Day
1: Depart to Umbwe Mission
– the start of the trail. From
the Mission the track continues
for about 3 kms up towards the
forest and climbs quite steep
through the forest along the
ridge that is between the Lonzo
river to the west and Umbwe
river to the East. You reach
the first shelter, which is
a Cave (2,940m) about 6 to 8
Hours from Umbwe. Dinner and
overnight at Bivouac I.
Day
2: From Bivouac I, continue
up past moorland and along the
ridge. You will reach the second
set of Bivouac II at 3,800m
after spending 3 to 4 hours.
You Camp your night here.
Day
3: From here, the path continues
less steeply up the ridge beyond
the tree line before reaching
Barranco Hut 3,900m in about
5 hours. Overnight stay at Barranco
Hut.
Day
4: After breakfast, you
proceed to Barafu Hut at 4,600m
(15,500ft), and the path climbs
steeply out of Barranco valley
across Karanga Valley then turn
to reach Barafu Hut for overnight
stay.
Day
5: On the final day you
start early in order to reach
the crater rim at Stella Point
in time before sunrise, then
to UHURU PEAK at 5,896m (19340ft),
the highest point in Africa.
Thereafter descend past Barafu
to Mweka Hut for Overnight stay.
Day
6: After breakfast, descend
to Mweka gate for certificate
award and drive back to booked
hotel or next destination.
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Route
No.5: Shira Route: Overnight
in Tents (6 days/ 5 nights)
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This
Shira plateau route is one of
the most fascinating and scenic
areas of Kilimanjaro. In this
route, one can drive to a relatively
high attitude and must be very
careful to acclimatize especially
if one plans to climb higher.
Day
1: Drive to the Londorossi
gate. Dinner and overnight at
Simba Cave campsite.
Day
2: From here the track continues
for another 3 km across the
Saddle between Shira dome and
Kibo’s western slopes at 3740m,
at the end of the track you
walk another 1.5 km to Shira
Hut at 3,800m for overnight
stay.
Day
3: The path continues and
go on to Barranco Hut at 3,900m
and that takes about 5-6 hours.
You will have to spend your
night at Barranco Hut.
Day
4: After breakfast, you
proceed to Barafu Hut at 4,600m,
the path climbs steeply out
of Barranco valley crosses the
Karanga valley then turn to
reach Barafu Hut for overnight.
Day
5: You get up at about 0100
hours in order to reach the
Summit at sunrise. You first
reach the Crater rim at Stella
point then, on to UHURU PEAK
at 5,896m ASL, the highest point
in Africa. Thereafter, descend
to Mweka Hut past Barafu for
overnight stay.
Day
6: Descend to Mweka gate
for certificate award and drive
back to your booked hotel or
next destination.
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Route
No.6: Mweka Route
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This
is the most direct route up
the Mountain. It is steepest
and the fastest. It begins at
Mweka village, 13 km north of
Moshi. However, this route is
being used for descending only
for those who would use Machame,
Umbwe and Shira routes for ascending.
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