Overview
This is the best short Kilimanjaro route for an intense physical challenges in the lesser travel path. The path leads to the thick rainforest onto a steeply climbing ridge.
KILIMANJARO ROUTE HIGHLIGHTS
Accommodation
Kilimanjaro Wonder Hotels
Located at the major town below Mt Kilimanjaro. Makes perfect place to start or end an expedition.
Mountain Camps
Camp in comfort in all-weather tents. Private toilet tents and solar-lit dining tents are provided daily. Hot meals are prepared from fresh ingredients by our trained camp’s chef. In the afternoons, hot drinks and snacks are provided.
Price and Dates
Umbwe route 6 days
Airfare not included
Single accommodations: $220
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Kili Treks Tanzania staff member will greet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport upon arrival and transfer you to your lodge.
Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
With packed lunch, you’ll begin your climb. Trek steep trails through lush rainforest on your way to your first camp, Umbwe Cave camp.
Overnight: Umbwe Cave Camp (9,500FT / 2,900M)
Trekking time: 6-7 hours
Scramble around large boulders as you enter the moorland zone, marked by the bizarre lobelia and senecio plants, and volcanic rocks draped with lichen beards which protect wild alpine flowers growing at their bases.
Overnight: Barranco Camp (12,950FT / 3,950M)
Trekking time: 5 – 6 hours
A steep rock scramble up the Barranco Wall brings you to the rolling ridges of Karanga Valley. Kilimanjaro’s famous glaciers loom in the distance.
Overnight: Karanga camp (13,100FT / 3,970M)
Trekking time: 3-4 hours
Barafu Camp is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight. Temperatures decline and landscapes grow sparse as you hike a steady incline to Barafu Camp.
Overnight: Barafu Camp (15,200FT / 4,600M)
Trekking time: 3-4 hours
A short day takes us to Barafu Camp which is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt tonight.
Overnight: Mweka camp (10,500FT. /3,010M)
Trekking time: Barafu Camp to Uhuru peak 6-8 hours / 4-5 hours to Mweka camp
After a heartily breakfast you will start to descend to the Mweka gate. Together, the crew sing local songs describing the folk lore around their Mystical Mountain and spiritual homeland. Transfer to a day room where you can shower and relax before your evening flight home.
Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
Trekking time: 3-4 hours
Kili Treks is a company that stands out among the others. If not for the pedigree of Everest-climber Wilfred, then it might be the other skillful guides. We had a fantastic week with guides Godlove and Renatus, who were able to keep the pace steady while telling us about the weird vegetation on the mountain. The facilities were well taken care of. And they are very accommodating; if you want to change anything or think about other ways, Wilfred will do his best to make it happen.
Stephan Van Duin, The Online Scientist (the Netherlands)
