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Arrival day in Moshi/Arusha
Meet on arrival at the airport and transfer to the Lodge/Hotel for dinner and overnight then followed by introductory briefing.

Day 1:

Umbwe gate to Umbwe Cave
at 7:30 a.m., we'll transfer you to the Umbwe Park Gate at 2,100m. The path begins a narrow ridge crest between the Lonzo River to the West and the Umbwe River to the East. It is easy to follow as it continues up through the dense forest. The path continues to follow the ridge, rising steadily with some steep sections and scramble rocks. The route takes you to the first tented camp Umbwe Cave (at 2,940m) in 5 to 6 hrs.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Camping

Day 2:

Umbwe Cave to Barranco
Follow the trail through steep and scramble rock across rainforest to moorland. The path proceed steep to the Southern Glacier Branches, at 4000m you reach the campsite, (Barranco), were you will overnight. (6-7 hrs)

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Camping

Day 3:

Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp
We'll trek up through the Karanga Valley, the trail turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape more sparse as we near Barafu Camp. Barafu Camp is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting as a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight tonight. Barafu camp (15,200 feet, 6-7 hours of walking).

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Camping

Day 4:

Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Camp
Just after midnight we start of a challenging trek (12-17 hours of trekking). You begin trekking at 12:30 to 1am, passing between the Rebmann and Tarzel glaciers to the rim at Stella Point. The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 deg. F (-12 deg. C) to –10 F. (-23 deg. C) just before dawn at the summit. As dawn nears, we'll summit at Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 19,340 feet. Uhuru will be the culmination of - and the reward for - 6-7 hours of strenuous hiking. We'll then descend back to Barafu Camp, resting for a while before continuing our descent to Mweka Camp (9,840 feet, 3-4 hours of walking on the descent).

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Camping

Day 5:

Mweka Camp to Park Gate, transfer to Arusha
we’ll make our final descent to the park gate, a walk of about 3 or 4 hours. After bidding our farewells to our guide and porters, we'll drive to Arusha for your ongoing travel extension.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: (on your request)

Departure day:

Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. We can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris to the Tanzania Nothern Parks such as trips to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park and to Arusha National Park. Also we can arrange trips to Southern Circuit such as trips to Selous game reserve, Mikumi National Park and Ruaha National Park.

For those who think jet lag might affect them and/or prefer to arrive a day earlier, we recommend a day trip to the nearby Arusha national park for game drive and hiking for an extra cost.

Price Includes:

• Transport to and from mountain gates

• All parks entry fees.

• All camping fees.

• Rescue fees.

• Services of English-speaking assistant guide (s), a skilled cook, and enough numbers of porters for your luggage, food, water, and a dinning tent.

• Guide and porters fees.

• Guide and porters salaries

• All accommodations on the mountain based on three meals a day.

• Cook and all kitchen utensils.

• Use of radios/phones to increase your safety.

Price Excludes:

• International and domestic flights (we can arrange on request)

• Accommodation on the first night upon your arrival before climb and on the last day after climb (book with us)

• Airport transfers (book with us)

• Tips, drinks and all items of personal nature

• Hard and soft drinks and tips

• Medical Equipment which can be rented well in advance for the following costs: $250/group for hyperbaric chamber, $210/group for an emergency Oxygen cylinder and $140/group for a stretcher. Please note these prices include a porter to carry the equipment. Please note these prices include a porter to carry the equipment.

• Portable toilets: If you do not want to use public toilets which some of climbers have been complaining about being dirty, and then add $110/person (or $180/group) for a portable toilet. Kindly, let us know at the time you make a booking and not afterwards.