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6 Days Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Umbwe Route

6 Days
Max Guests: 100+
Soweto, Moshi - Tanzania, 25114

From $1500

6 Days Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Umbwe Route

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Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking 6 Days via the Umbwe route is a short route that presents challenges as it is very difficult to climb due to its steepness. Due to the rapid ascent, the 6 days of the Umbwe Route trek does not provide enough time to acclimate to the altitude, so it is important to walk slowly. Although the traffic on this route is very light. This route merges with the Machame Route and the Lemosho Route at the Western Gap Approach en route. This trail is very beautiful but also very challenging due to its rock formations and steep drop off.

ITINERARY

Day 1: Moshi/Arusha to Umbwe Gate to Umbwe cave campsite.

Elevation: 1200m to 1700m to 2850m, Distance: 11 km, Hiking time: 6 hours, Habitat: Montana forest.

Pick up from your hotel by our vehicle, drive to Umbwe Gate. Here after completing check-in procedures at the gate begins the trek through the rainforest to Umbwe Cave Camp where you will find all the tents already set up, then stop for dinner and overnight. Today you hike through ridges and valleys into a really dense forest.

Day 2: Umbwe cave campsite to Barranco hut campsite.

Elevation: 2850m to 3950m, Distance: 6 km, Hiking time: 4 hours, Habitat: Montana forest and heather

On this day, after breakfast, you will trek through the remaining forest to the moorland and heath area, enjoying magnificent views of the Barranco valleys and the ice cap on top of Kilimanjaro. You will then arrive at Barranco Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Barranco campsite to Karanga campsite

Elevation: 3950m to 3900m, Distance: 6 km, Hiking time: 4 hours, Habitat: Moorland

Today you have a short-day hike and in the late morning you start climbing the Barranco wall and reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga camp for a hot lunch. After lunch, take a short break and continue acclimatization by hiking the slopes of the Ruler toward the southern ice field, then return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Karanga campsite to Barafu campsite

Elevation: 3900m to 4620m, Distance: 4 km, Hiking time: 4 hours, Habitat: Alpine Desert

Today the trek to Barafu Ridge Camp is difficult due to the altitude. Walking time is short as it is steep, so it is necessary to walk slowly to avoid fatigue and altitude sickness. You will hike through the alpine desert with a strong cold wind because there are no trees and you will get close to the Kibo Glaciers. You will have an early lunch and dinner around 5:00 PM and then rest until midnight as you make your way towards the summit of Uhuru Peak.

Day 5: Barafu hut campsite to Uhuru peak to Mweka hut campsite

Elevation: 4620m to 5895m to 3100m, Distance: 15km, Hiking time: 10 – 12 hours, Habitat: Desert and ice

The day hike to Uhuru Peak begins around midnight with a light breakfast and final preparations for the climb to the summit. The goal is to run before sunrise so you can reach Uhuru Peak just before or after sunrise. Departure to the top at 12:00 p.m. m., change down steep sill or possibly snow and reach Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m between 4 and 5 am. m. At this point you have a view of the legendary crater and its polar caps in front of you and the spectacular surroundings that surround it. Then, after an hour's hike along the rim of Kibo Crater, near the snow, the true summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak, is reached. Here you will spend some time to take photos. After your summit activities, climb back to Barafu Huts Camp, have lunch, rest, gather your gear and continue your trek through the moorland and heathland to Mweka Huts Camp, then have dinner and spend the night the night at Mweka Hut Camp.

Day 6: Mweka hut campsite to Mweka gate to Arusha/Moshi

Elevation: 3100m to 1700m, Distance: 9km, Descending time: 4 hours, Habitat: Montana forest

After breakfast, today is your last day on the mountain, so descend through Montana forest to the gate of Mweka Park. This descent takes 4 hours. Then, check out here at the gate and prepare to board the vehicle ready for transfer back to Moshi/Arusha.