Day 1:Moshi-Machame gate
Pick up from Moshi to head to Machame gate.At the gate complete the formalities of bag weighing,meet the trekking guides and other people who will join you for the climb.Start off the trek along a rain forest area ,the walk will be steady and slow as you pick up pace to head towards your destination for the first day trek which will be at Machame camp.The trek upto machame camp takes around 7 hours trekk on arrival at m,achame camp relax and set camp enjoy your dinner and overnight.
Day 2:Machame Camp-Shira Camp
Breakfast then kick start your second trekking day on Mount Kilimanjaro.The path that we will trekk on for this day consists of a small valley and a hill as well as a thinning forest.The various different terrains from the valley to the hill as well as the thinning forest are helpful especially in getting used to the various hig altitudes on Mount Kilimanjaro.Along your days trekk experiences vegetation covers such as moorland zone with their characteristic giant groundsel,lobelia and senecios.The destination camp for the second day is Shira camp where you will have your dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: MACHAME-SHIRA
Cross the village, continue along the seep ridge on the rock ridges and through heathen.
The route turns west into river gauge, reaching shira hut (3800). Dinner and overnight in tent.
DAY 4: SHIRA-BARRANCO
Continue east towards kibo passing the junction, then toward east of the Lara towers. Shortly after this climb down to Barranco hut (3940m). Dinner and overnight in tents.
DAY 5: BARRANCO-BARARU
From Barraco seep rocky climb, passing the Barraco wall, then up and down until you come to Karanga valley and then on to Barafu hut (4600). Dinner and overnight in tents.
DAY 6: BARAFU-MWEKA-HOROMBO
Very early in the morning start for the summit, 1st to Stella point and then to uhuru peak. There are through ways to descend on this route-marangu or mewka. The mweka hut will take about 6hrs. The route is seep but picture square. The marangu route-uhuru-libo-horombo is the main route. It is easier but can be dusty and busy. It’s also longer.
DAY 7: MWEKA-HOROMBO-ARUSHA
Mweka hut to Mweka gate will take only 3 hours. Horombo Marangu gate will take about 6 hours. Drive to Arusha for hot showers. Dinner and warm bed.
DAY 8: ARUSHA-NAIROBI
After breakfast depart for Nairobi city by either morning or afternoon shuttle bus where the tour ends.
