Kilimanjaro Tour Umbwe Route 7 Days

Price in South African Rand: 

1,850.00 US Dollar =

33,202.79 South African Rand

1 USD = 17.9475 ZAR

1 ZAR = 0.0557182 USD

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: UMBWE GATE (1,800M/5,905FT) TO CAVE BIVOUAC CAMP (2,850M/9,350FT)

The First Day Of  Your 7 days Kilimanjaro Umbwe route

Elevation Gain:1,050 meters, 3,445 feet

Hiking time: 4 to 6 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Early  morning leave Moshi/Arusha for Umbwe Gate where you will meet  our  porters, guides, and cooks who will spend the next six days trekking  with you to Uhuru Peak,   the roof of Africa. After arriving, wait at the gate while we register   your climb and the porters and guides make final preparations. Your   first day’s destination is Cave Bivouac Camp, approximately 6 hours  from  the gate. The trail is steep and can be slippery in some places.  Hike  through the most covered trees of Kilimanjaro’s cloud forest. The  forest  will thin later in the hike and heathers, tall grasses, and  wildflowers  will come into view. Porters and cooks will walk ahead to  set up the  camp in time for your arrival.

Day 2: CAVE BIVOUAC (2,850M/9,350FT) TO BARRANCO CAMP (3,950M/12,960FT)

Total Elevation Gain: 1,100 meters, 3,610 feet

Hiking time: 5 to 7 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

The  first section of the trail continues following the ridge. After   leaving the forest, continue through open moorlands until reaching   Barranco Camp. Barranco is generally regarded as the most scenic   campsite on the Umbwe Trail as giant senecios and lobelias surround it.   As Barranco is in a valley, the sun rises later than at the other  camps.

Day 3: BARRANCO CAMP (3,900 M/12,800 FT)

Extra Day for Acclimatization. Adding this day will ease your effort, and amplify your acclimatization.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: BARRANCO CAMP (3,950M/12,960FT) TO KARANGA VALLEY (4,200M/13,780FT)

Elevation Gain: 250 meters, 820 feet

Distance: 7 Kilometers

Hiking time: 3 to 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Leave  Barranco Camp after breakfast for Karanga Valley. The day  begins with a  1.5-hour scramble up the Barranco Wall. This is the hardest part of the  day and in some places, you may have to use your  hands to aid your  climb. After reaching the top, hike through fairly level terrain before  making a short but steep descent into the green Karanga River Valley.

Day 5: KARANGA VALLEY (4,200M/13,780FT) TO BARAFU CAMP (4,600M/15,100FT)

Elevation Gain: 400 meters, 1,320 feet

Hiking time: 3 to 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

After  breakfast, begin the hike to Barafu Camp. On the way to Barafu,  view  several of Kibo’s glaciers as well as the junction that connects  the  descent route, Mweka, with the Machame trail. During day four, hike  by  the Heim, Kersten, and Decken Glaciers. Although the trail to Barafu   passes through an alpine desert with little vegetation, Barafu Camp   offers stunning views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Try to sleep after   finishing dinner as you will wake before midnight for your summit hike.

Day 6: BARAFU CAMP (4,600M/15,100FT) TO UHURU PEAK (5,895M/19,340FT) TO MWEKA CAMP (3,100M/10,170FT)

Elevation Gain: 1,295 meters, 4,240 feet

Elevation Loss: 2,795 meters, 9,170 feet

Hiking time: 6 hours to the rim, 1 hour to Uhuru, 3 to 4 hours back to Barafu, 4 hours to Mweka

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Around  midnight, begin the final ascent to Uhuru Peak. Hike by the  light of  your headlamp for the next six hours. The ascent to the crater  rim is  the most challenging part of the entire trek. The trail is very  steep  until you reach the crater rim at Stella Point.

The  hike from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak is a gradual climb and, as  far as  hikes go, not very difficult. The altitude, however, makes the  hike  long and tiring. The crater rim hike takes approximately one hour. Upon  reaching Uhuru, take photos of your guide and group at the peak  before  beginning the descent to Mweka Camp. On the way down from Uhuru,  enjoy  views of the mountain, crater, clouds, and glaciers.

At  Barafu Camp, eat breakfast and take a short break. You still have   another three to five hours to go before reaching Mweka Camp.

DAY 7: MWEKA CAMP (3,100M/10,170FT) TO MWEKA GATE (1,500M/4,920FT)

Elevation Loss: 1,600 meters, 5,250 feet

Hiking time: 4 hours

After breakfast, finish the trek with a hike through the forest to  Mweka Gate. The trail may be slippery following rain. Our vehicles will  meet you at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel in Moshi town .

Included in the Prices:

• 2 Airport Transfers, to/from JRO Kilimanjaro Airport.
• 1 night accommodation at Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel in Moshi town on Bed and Breakfast basis, Double Occupancy
• 3 Delicious meals a day while on the mountain
• All park entrance, camp and rescue fees
• Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.
• Oxygen Cylinder - only for emergency
• English Speaking Guides (Wilderness First Responder certified), cook and porters
• Staff salaries and fees
• Transport to/from national park gates
• First aid kit and pulse oximeter
• Emergency telephone between the guides and our office in Moshi town
• 3 liters of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day of your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams  to  be boiled and filtered for you
• Breakfast included at Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel in Moshi town

Excluded from the Prices:

• Personal hire gear such as trekking poles, sleeping bags, etc.
• 2nd night at Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel after the climb.
• Gratuities/Tipping your crew
• Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
• Energy food & beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks
• International airfare & VISA
• Laundry service (available at the hotel for small price)
• Meals not noted on the itinerary
• Personal travel insurance

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