We will drive to the Umbwe gate entrance. Here your guides will finalize registration, and all the bags the porters will be carrying will be weighed. You will have lunch here before starting the trek. Today's hike will be through the rainforest along the Umbwe River until reaching Umbwe Camp for the night.

This will be a challenging first day with a significant increase in altitude, so we recommend keeping your pace slow during the trek and drinking a significant amount of water. Both will help with your ability to acclimatize better.

Elevation: 1,600m -2,950m
Distance: 11km
Hiking time: 5-7hrs

Today you will leave the rainforest behind and reach the moorland zone. Along the way, you will ascend a few ridges along the trek before arriving at Barranco Camp for lunch. You can relax for the rest of the day and adjust to the increase in altitude.

Elevation: 2,950m -3,950m
Distance: 6km
Hiking time: 4-6hrs

The day will begin early with the trek up the famous Barranco Wall, where you will need to use your hands and feet to maneuver the wall for a short time. This makes for an exciting experience. After the wall, this is a great place to stop for photos of Kibo before continuing toward Karanga Camp. This part of the trek has numerous ascents and descents along the way. After reaching the camp, you can participate in a small acclimatization hike toward Barafu Camp if you are up for it.

Elevation: 3,950m to 4,040m
Distance: 5kms
Hiking Time: 4-5hrs

Today you will trek to Barafu camp, the final camp and resting spot before a night summit to Uhuru Peak. Once at Barafu camp, you can choose to hike towards Kosova Camp for acclimatization before returning to Barafu Camp for dinner and early night sleep. This will help your body acclimatize better for summit night. You will sleep right after dinner tonight, as your summit attempt will start at midnight.

Elevation: 4,040m- 4,640m
Distance: 6kms
Hiking Time: 4-5hrs

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 challenging 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 assist you. The lack of oxygen, the closer you get, will be challenging, and you will need to focus on your breathing. Walking along the crater rim towards Uhuru Peak, you can see the glaciers covering 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 and a quick rest. After this, you will pack up your belongings and continue your descent to Mweka Camp. This camp is the final stop of the day, where you will relax for the night and have a delicious dinner as you will be exhausted from the long day.

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

Elevation: 4,640m - 5,895m (Uhuru peak) - 3,100m
Distance: 18kms
Hiking Time: 14-15hrs

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 entrance, you will receive your summit certificate if you successfully summited Uhuru Peak. Your driver will be waiting for you here and will drive you back to your accommodations for the night.

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

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 a seamless transition to your next tour.