6-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via the Umbwe Route
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Your trip at a glance
- 6 days, 5 nights
- Day 1 starts at 09:00 in Moshi. Ends around 17:00 on day 6.
- All 5 nights included: Umbwe Cave Camp, mountain tent; Barranco Camp, mountain tent; Karanga Camp, mountain tent; Barafu Camp, mountain tent; Mweka Camp, mountain tent
- Meals: 5 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 5 dinners included
- Group of 1–6
This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.
Your guide
Karibu Tanzania! I am Petro Paul Mihambo, Founder and Lead Guide at Tanzania Daily Tours & Safari, based at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro …
Take Kilimanjaro's steepest, quietest trail over six days, scrambling the Barranco Wall and summiting Uhuru Peak at 5,895m with a full mountain crew.
Highlights
- Summit Uhuru Peak (5,895m), the highest point in Africa
- Scramble up the Great Barranco Wall
- Quiet trail through undisturbed rainforest and alpine valleys
- Full camping set-up, hot meals and a dedicated safety crew
What's included
- All Kilimanjaro National Park entry, conservation, camping and rescue permits
- Four-season mountain tents, sleeping foam mattresses, and a mess tent with chairs
- Licensed English-speaking guides, assistant guides, mountain cook and porters
- Hot breakfast, lunch and dinner on the mountain
- Round-trip private transfers between your hotel and the park gates
- First aid kit, pulse oximeter for daily oxygen checks, and an emergency oxygen cylinder
- Official Kilimanjaro National Park summit certificate
- Entry tickets
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
Not included
- Hotel stays in Moshi or Arusha before or after the climb
- Personal gear: sleeping bag, hiking boots, warm layers, trekking poles and daypack
- Crew tips (recommended $200–$300 total per climber)
- International flights and Tanzania visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Equipment
- Gratuities
- Drinks or a tasting
- Insurance
What to bring
- Sleeping bag rated to -10°C
- Hiking boots
- Warm layers
- Trekking poles
- Daypack
- Headlamp
- Water bladder
Know before you go
- This is a strenuous, very challenging climb, suited to experienced and physically fit hikers
- Summit day starts at 11:30 PM and takes 11–15 hours in total
- Mandatory high-altitude medical and travel insurance is required
- Accommodation is in tents on the mountain for the whole climb
- The route ascends rapidly during the first two days
Pickup: Anywhere within 5.0 km of Moshi. You agree the place with your guide after booking.
Meeting point: Pickup from your hotel in Moshi or Arusha, then transfer to Umbwe Gate
Cancellation policy: Long trip, strict: Full refund up to 30 days before
Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.
What you'll do
Umbwe Gate to Umbwe Cave Camp
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1
Umbwe Gate to Umbwe Cave Camp
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After hotel pickup and registration at the gate, climb steeply along a narrow ridge through mossy rainforest to camp (1,600m to 2,850m).
Night in Umbwe Cave Camp, mountain tent. Included in the price.
Meals: lunch and dinner included
Umbwe Cave Camp to Barranco Camp
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2
Umbwe Cave Camp to Barranco Camp
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Leave the forest behind and follow the Umbwe Ridge through heathland into the alpine zone, with views of Kibo ahead (2,850m to 3,960m).
Night in Barranco Camp, mountain tent. Included in the price.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Barranco Wall to Karanga Camp
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3
Barranco Wall to Karanga Camp
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Scramble up the Great Barranco Wall, then descend into Karanga Valley and climb to Karanga Camp (3,995m) for acclimatization.
Night in Karanga Camp, mountain tent. Included in the price.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
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4
Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
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Trek over rocky terrain to Barafu base camp (4,673m), then have an early dinner and rest before the summit push.
Night in Barafu Camp, mountain tent. Included in the price.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Summit Day: Uhuru Peak and Mweka Camp
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5
Summit push to Uhuru Peak and descent to Mweka Camp
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Start at midnight past Rebmann Glacier to Stella Point at sunrise, continue to Uhuru Peak (5,895m), then descend via Barafu to Mweka Camp.
Night in Mweka Camp, mountain tent. Included in the price.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Mweka Gate and return to Moshi or Arusha
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6
Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
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Descend through rainforest after a celebration song with your crew, receive your certificates, and transfer back to your hotel.
Meals: breakfast and lunch included
Ends around 17:00.
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