Mt.Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route
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Day 1
We collect you from your hotel at 0800. It's then about 21/2 hours from Nairobi to where we cross the border into Tanzania. This border process usually takes about 45 min, then it's on to Arusha for lunch, (about 11/2 hr's). A further 2 hours driving gets us to our hotel, (where we spend the night), at the base of the mountain. Your guide then spends the rest of the afternoon arranging for the required porters and the mandatory local guide /s.
Day 2
After breakfast one or more of the party will be driven up to the Marangu Park Gate where all necessary fees will be paid, and our "permit to climb" obtained. You then return to the hotel, load the food and equipment, collect the porters, and then drive back through Moshi to the start of the road track up through the local shambas to the edge of the forest and the path up the mountain. Hopefully we are able to start walking by about 1130, lunch at a small stream by about 1400 and arrival at the first nights cave, (2,900m) by about 1730. Quite a hard days walk.
Day 3
From our campsite at the cave, we continue to move steeply up through the last of the forest, to join the main ridge after about 30 min. and a couple of hours later, the start of the moorland proper. This ridge section is especially spectacular, in places it's knifedged with some steep drops down to the Lonzo river 400m below, and it's from this ridge that we usually get our first views of the summit cone - Kibo.
Day 4
A real easy days walk, though sometimes with fit groups we will combine it with day 5. Walk eastwards across a wide glacial outwash plain, and moraines to the Breach wall". Steeply up for about 300m to the top of the wall, and the spectacular views of the whole of that side of the mountain and the expanse of the Southern Glaciers above. Descend a short ridge, then after about an hour (from the ridge), drop down into the Karanga Valley. Total time required for this days walk is less than 3 hours.
Day 5
Another easy days walk. After climbing out of the Karanga Valley we continue contouring around the mountain. An hour and half later at the top of the ridge bordering the Charrongo valley to the east, we turn left and start to head on up towards the main cone of the mountain it's self. Barafu Hut, (4,600m, is reached after some 5 hours walking. At the hut, subject to available space, we will set a tent up inside one of the huts. It keeps the wind off us and we all sleep a little warmer. Retire to the sleeping bags early
Day 6
Well rather it's still day 5 when we get up for breakfast, Ugh, and a hot drink before a midnight departure for the walk up to the crater rim at Stella Notch, (5,780m), where, with luck, we should arrive in time to view the usually magnificent sunrise with the crater rim as a foredrop and the jagged peaks of Mawenzi in the background. Another hour to Uhuru Pt. then it's time to return back round the crater rim to Stella Pt. and the start of the big scree slopes leading back to Barafu Hut. From this hut it's another 3 hours on down to the Mweka Huts (3,050m), where an early night will be had by all.
Day 7
Leisurely departure for the 3 hour walk back to the Park Gate at Mweka roadhead. Transport awaits us here, and after obtaining "Achievement" certificates (assuming we got you to Uhuru or Gillmans), we head on down to Moshi, change clothes and on to Arusha for lunch. Mid afternoon departure for Nairobi.
Options available.- Ascent of the mountain by another route (Machame, Mweka or Shira). An extra night at an hotel in Moshi / Arusha or at the Kibo Hotel, departing for Nairobi / Serengetti / Ngorongoro the next day.
On the 9 day variation to this safari it is possible for the fit and well acclimatised person to spend one or more nights actual camped in the crater of the Volcano, and to spend a day exploring this fascinating area; The Reuche Crater, the Ash Pit and the sulphur deposits, plus of course the northern and western icefields.
All the costs include food, drink, tents, park fees, porters and guide, transport and transfers. This Itinerary can be extended to include technical climbing on the mountain and white water rafting
All prices in Sterling Pounds (£)/person and subject to change.
| Number of clients | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Kilimanjaro 7 days | Technical Guide | 2,420 | 1,590 | 1,290 | 1,120 | 1,080 | 1,040 |
| European Guide | 2,090 | 1,400 | 1,180 | 1,065 | 1,000 | 950 | |
| Local Guide | 1,040 | 910 | 815 | 750 | 730 |
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