Umbwe Route 6 days
UMBWE CAVE (1.050m↑; 6-7hrs; 2.850m; +/+/+)
It’s time to meet your group for the next week. We will pick you up at your hotel around 8.30am. The guide will present the whole team with a heartwarming welcome and introduction of porters, the cook and the rest of the team. You will get a nice first impression through typical Tanzanian songs which follow you the whole way up to Uhuru peak. It takes us 2.5hrs by car (passing a supermarket in the meanwhile) to get to the Umbwe Gate (1.800m). Your guide will sign you up and arrange all payments for the National Park. Before starting our trek you will get a lunch box and softdrinks to strengthen yourself for a nice trip. Around noon we’re starting our trekking tour. For the whole day you are passing the “FOREST ZONE” of Kilimanjaro, will pass the jungle and meet the famous Colobus monkeys with their white tails. In the afternoon you are heading up to the Umbwe Cave (2.850m) around 5pm. Every day you’re entering your Camp you will sign up yourself into the Camp book. Your tents were already finished to lay down and rest a bit. We will prepare hot water for washing. Dinner will be around 6.30pm and your guide is happy to give you the briefing for your next day.
BARRANCO CAMP (1.050m↑; 4-5hrs; 3.900m; +/+/+)
Your alarm bell rings at 6.30am and we will bring you coffee/tea to your bed for waking up slowly. Hot water for washing will be ready at 7am and you can pack your luggage for the porters before going to breakfast at 7.30am. Enjoy a nice and extensive breakfast with porridge, fruits, toast, pancakes and omelet. Be ready for trekking at 8am. The second day is often considered challenging due to the steep climbs but rewarding you in terms of the natural beauty around you. It’s crucial to take “Pole, Pole” seriously to acclimatize. The journey through the rainforest into the “Moorland Zone” of Kilimanjaro prepares climbers for the higher altitude ahead – Setting the stage for the forthcoming days on your expedition to the summit. Around 3.000m of altitude it’s quite normal to feel the increase in altitude. Around 3pm you already reached our day’s destination: Barranco Camp at 3.900m. This camp is famous for its stunning views of the Great Barranco Wall (Breakfast Wall) which is your goal for tomorrow morning. The afternoon is free to use and dinner will be served at 6pm.
KARANGA CAMP (405m↑; 400m↓; 3.995m; 4hrs; +/+/+)
This morning you will get the breakfast on the “Breakfast Wall” (4.250m) – No, that’s a joke. But make sure you get your body strengthened through a nice breakfast around 7.30am. The wall behind you looks massive but is really fun and very good to walk. During the season it might be full of traffic and you always need to make the way clear for the porters. Use your legs and arms, put your walking sticks in your backpack and enjoy the “Monkey Business” for 1.5hrs. The look above is definitely worth it. Above the clouds and very close to the peak of Kilimanjaro – but this impression is deceptive – It will take us 3 more days. After a short break at the top of the day, we are going downwards for around 2hrs. Another time you think the Karanga Camp is very close, before you realize the Karanga Valley is between you and the camp. That means: No bridge ahead of you. The valley itself is the last chance to get water for the team till you arrive at the Barafu Camp. No worries: No client ever had the feeling of less water than usual. But of course it will be used more safely (No water for washing anymore). At 3pm we will reach the Karanga Camp on 3.995m and immortalize ourselves in the Camp book. Hot lunch you will get directly after arrival and the afternoon is free to use as usual. Dinner will be around 6pm.
BARAFU CAMP (675m↑; 50m↓; 4.670m; 4-5hrs; +/+/+)
Today we will have a short day, which starts at 8am and the plan to reach the camp is around 1pm with lunch at arrival. From a landscape perspective you will realize less green, more Lava stone which is typical for the “Desert Zone”. Your body will know the altitude from day 4 (Lava tower) because the Barafu Camp is the last Camp before the Summit with 4.670m high. If you don’t wanna use time to rest in the afternoon you might want to use the chance to go up to the “Kosovo Camp” (5.300m) within 1 hrs. Dinner will be early this day because your night will be short. That in specific means: Dinner at 5.30pm, then sleeping time and wake up at 11pm to start to go to the summit at midnight.
UHURU PEAK – MILLENIUM CAMP (1.225m↑; 1.905↓; 3.990m; 12-14hrs +/+/+)
We will get breakfast before starting the summit. On average we will need 7hrs to Stella Point (5.756m) and +45min to Uhuru Peak (5.895m). Enough time to enjoy the view, the crater, the sunrise and your snacks. After max. 15min at the TOP of Africa we are bringing you asap down to don’t risk any altitude symptoms. Our way downwards is very sandy/stony and we recommend gatters to your trousers. It will take us 3-4hrs down, back to the Barafu Camp. Once we arrive you will get lunch and enough time to sleep (2hrs) before we set off to the Millenium Camp (3.990m) where we will spend the rest of the day and the night. This day is tough and will demand more from you mentally than physically. But we will not get tired of reminding you at any time: “We are here to make your dream come true!”. Tonight you will sleep like a baby – we promise you.
HOTEL (2.350m↑; 5-6hrs; +/+/+)
Well rested, your day starts with your last bed tea at 6am, breakfast at 7am and starting time at 7.30am. All the way down to the Mweka Gate (1.640m) will demand a lot from your legs – We recommend using your walking sticks all the way down. It’s steep and could be very slippery, especially because we will cross the forest zone again. During your way you will realize lots of running porters with a smile on their faces and music they listen to. They’re happy on their last day and arrival at home with their loved ones, too. Use the chance to realize the beautiful nature of Tanzania and the last view back to the Top of Afrika. Amazing what you did yesterday – you can be proud of yourself. Around 1pm it comes to an end. You hear many voices from the distance and you will see the Mweka Gate is close to you. Hold on for a minute and look back and say “Tumefanikiwa” – Which means: “We made it!” The last group picture is done and your guide will arrange the check out and sign out of the National park. Grab a beer and use the 1 hrs break to come down and celebrate before the bus will bring you to your hotel.
Hint: If you want to book this tour for 8 days, we are going after the Barranco Camp to the Moir Camp and following the Southern Circuit (Buffalo Camp, Rongai 3rd Cave, School Hut, Summit).
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