Day 1: Drive from Moshi to Machame park
entrance.
From here you trek through the lush forest to Machame Hut (10,000
ft / 3000 m) Camp. You will reach Machame Hut in late afternoon
while mist and low clouds dominate the camp. Supper will be served
into the mess tent. Already personal tent has been erected - let
alone sleeping. Temperature at this camp drops below freezing
point with possible frost in the morning.
Day 2: Machame Hut (3000 m) to Shira Hut (3840 m).
Breakfast is served early in the mess tent and, weather permits
you to view the Western Breach of the Kilimanjaro. After lunch
and limited rest you will continue with the trail up to Shira
Hut at about 3 840m. The night at this exposed camp is really
cold with temperature dropping to zero miner freezing point and
full frost in the morning. By now the altitude will have affected
most of climbers and sleeping in the tent becomes uncomfortable.
Day 3: Shira Hut (3840 m) to Barranco Hut (3950 m).
Now the trail turns east into a semi desert and rocky section
where you reach an altitude of about 4600m at Lava Tower. Here
also you have a chance to collect fresh water that running off
streams supplied by melting snow and ice. It is here you will
get a spectacular picture of the Kilimanjaro sunset.
Day 4: Barranco Hut (3950 m) to Karanga Valley Camp (4200
m).
The morning starts with a scramble up the almost vertical Barranco
Wall to an altitude of about 4 200m. After lunch the climbers
are advised to take a rest at this point. Dinner / Overnight.
Day 5: Karanga Valley (4200 m) to Barafu Hut (4600 m).
From here there is no water, so take care to stock them for there
is no water at Barafu Hut. It is recommended that the climbers
must familiarize with the camp before dark because of this camp
is situated on an exposed and dangerous ridge.
Day 6: Barafu Hut (4600 m) to Uhuru Peak (5895 m) to
Mweka Hut (3100 m).
At around midnight you will be awaken to start summit assault
north-western direction up the south-east valley towards Stella
Point on the Crater rim. It is very cold at this point and the
footpath is unclear and steep in places. But careful, slowly you
could encounter snow and ice from below Stella Point all the way
to Uhuru Peak (5895 m). At this point expect to be rewarded a
beautiful African sunrise ever. The spend time on the summit depends
on weather conditions. The power of mountain is phenomena. You
lose consciousness of your own detached reality and melt into
the earth to become part of the universe. Therefore, such experience
real enriches your life.
Day 7: Mweka Hut (3100 m) to Moshi (1450 m).
A health breakfast will be served before you descend through the
rain forest to the park's gate. On arriving at the gate you must
enter your particulars again into park's register. For climbers
who reached Stella point is issued with green certificates and
the one who reached Uhuru peak with gold certificates.
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