A Mahiri African Tours representative will pick you up and greet you at the Kilimanjaro Airport on arrival. You will be transferred to your accommodations for the night in Moshi, where you will have a briefing about the trek and a review of your equipment and trekking gear.

We will drive to the Londorossi gate entrance. Here your guides will finalize registration, and all the bags the porters will be carrying will be weighed. After completed we will take a quick drive to Lemosho trailhead. Here the trek will start as you walk through the rainforest with curious blue and colobus monkeys around in the trees. We camp at Mti Mkumbwa.

Elevation: approx 2,100m - 2,780 m Distance: 6km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hrs

As the trail heads to Shira 1 camp, you will soon leave the rainforest and be walking through the heather and moorland zone. Here if the clouds clear you can get a great view of Kibo, the summit cone of Kilimanjaro. We will hike until reach camp where a delicious meal will be set up for you.

Elevation: approx 2,780 m to 3,500 m Distance: 9 km
Hiking Time: 5-6 hrs

The trek will continue through the moorland zone with low grasses and shrubs. There are a variety of different walks available on the way to camp, making this a great acclimatization day where you can climb to a higher elevation and then sleep at a lower elevation. This campsite has spectacular views of Mount Meru if weather permits.

Elevation: approx 3,500m - 3,900 m Distance: 7km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hrs

Today after breakfast we start the trek towards the lava tower, the route before getting to the lava tower connects with the Machame route, which is where you notice more crowds appear as numerous trails interact here. But don't worry about the crowds. The lava tower is only a detour today as we use today as an acclimatization day. You will come across the fascinating lava tower and will stop to have lunch here to acclimatize to the change in elevation before descending to the lower elevation at Moir Hut Camp. Your guides may choose not to go to lava tower and instead directly to Moir Camp depending on the group's ability.

Elevation: approx. 3,900 m to 4,630m (Lava tower) to 4,200m Distance: 14km
Hiking Time: 5-7 hrs

On today's trek after breakfast you will take a short detour to the top of Lent hills for the views, then continue the climb to Buffalo Camp, today you will lose some elevation so the extra climb to Lent hills will be helpful with your acclimation. Today you will now wrap around the northern side of Kilimanjaro, and below see the Kenyan valleys.

Elevation: approx. 4,200 m to 4,020 m Distance: 12km
Hiking Time: 5-7hrs

On the trek today you will walk through the valleys and ridges of the alpine desert and moorland zones. Finishing at Third Cave camp, here the trail meets up with the Rongai route. Weather permitting at this campsite you will have Kibo as a backdrop.

Elevation: approx. 4,020- 3,870m Distance: 8kms
Hiking Time: 5-6hrs

This is your final day of trekking before your midnight summit that you will start tomorrow. Today is a steady ascent to the saddle. “The Saddle” sits between Kibo and Mawenzi. After reaching the saddle you will head towards School Hut campsite, it will still be early when you arrive so rest because tomorrow will be difficult. Tonight you should sleep right after dinner, as your summit attempt will start at midnight.

Elevation: approx. 3,870 m to 4,800 m Distance: 7km
Hiking Time: 4-5hrs

(Summit), descent to Mweka Camp

Today is your summit night, with a very early start to the day. The trek will start at about midnight as you walk towards the summit, making this your most difficult day on the mountain, Between the significant elevation gain to the summit and the significant descent after the summit.

The high altitude makes this a very challenging summit night. This will be your most difficult day, but your guides will be there to assist you along the way. The lack of oxygen the closer you get will be challenging to deal with and you will need to focus on your breathing. When walking along the crater rim towards Uhuru Peak you will be able to see the glaciers that cover Kibo up close

After reaching the summit, the amount of time spent here will depend on the weather and your health status at the current time. You will then descend back down to Barafu Camp for lunch. Then you continue your descent down to Mweka Camp. This camp is the final stop of the day, where you will then relax for the night and have a delicious dinner as you will be exhausted from the long day.

It is important that while you descend from the summit to go slowly and make sure you are watching your footing as you will get tired. The descent is commonplace for injuries to occur from falling and losing your footing if moving too fast.

Elevation: approx. 4,800m- 5895m (Uhuru Peak) - 3,100m Distance: 19kms
Hiking Time: 14-16hrs

Today is your final day on the mountain, as you leave camp and head towards Mweka Gate. You will walk through the beautiful forest before arriving at the gate. At the gate, if you were successful in submitting to Uhuru Peak you will receive your summit certificate. Your driver will be waiting for you here and will drive you back to your accommodations for the night.

Elevation: approx. 3,100m - 1,700m Distance: 9kms
Hiking Time: 3-4 kms

Today we will have a driver take you to the airport for your departure flight. If you choose to continue on another tour after your climb we will take care of that for you to ensure it will be a seamless transition to your next tour.