Day 1: To Mti Mkubwa Camp 9100ft/2650m

After breakfast in the morning, you will drive approximately for two to three hours to the Londorosi gate where you will do registration and get an entrance permit. Then, you will drive again for one hour to the Lemosho starting point where you will get off from the jeep and stop for a picnic lunch. After lunch, you will meet all the crews including the rest of the guides, cooks, and porters.

Day 2: Hike to Shira 1 camp 11,500feet/3650m

Today it will be one of our beautiful hikes for about 6-7 hours including a lunch stop to cover the distance of 7km and after two hours walk, we will be in the moorland zone on the west side of the Shira plateaus where you will be able to see old lava flows and we will be enjoying the sun and walking slowly more breaks for acclimatizing until we arrive at our camp for overnight.

Day 3: To Moir Hut 13800ft/4200m

Today we will hike about 4-6 hours to cover the distance of 9km also we will cross the middle of the Shira plateau a world heritage site for our picnic lunch at fishers point. After lunch, we will walk for 1-2 hours hiking through the moorland zone and arriving at our beautiful overnight camp located at the base of the massive lava flow.

Day 4: Hike to Barranco Camp 13,044feet/3940m

Today we will keep walking in the alpine desert for 9km for about 6-8 hours, We will start by climbing over steep hills and very few rock, then steady uphill climb to Lava tower (150m high volcanic plug that juts out the side of the mountain) and stop for lunch around noon. From this point, some people might start to feel mild headaches due to altitude change. From the lava tower, we will descend about 2 hours through the dust and rock trail overnight at Baranco camp.

Day 5: Hike to Karanga Camp 13,106feet/3995m

Today is a short day for 4-6 hours to cover the distance of 6km and we will start by scrambling up the great Baranco wall for about 1-2 hours. In this wall, some sections will be steep forcing you to use your hands to reach and maneuver yourself around rock boulders like rock climbing, Although is not challenging as rock climbing. At the top of the wall, you can see Baranco valley and the campsite you spend a night before also you will walk up and down to Karanga valley which is the last water point to the mountain and on top of the ridge it will be our campsite where we will have hot lunch and overnight. 7 Days Kilimanjaro Climb – Londorosi Route

Day 6: Hike to Barafu Camp 15,330feet/4600m

Today we will have another walking of 4km for 3-5 hours on the steep uphill with a lot of boulders and shattered rock crossing the upper alpine desert. We will go through a steep ridge until we reach a rocky section more scrambling for about an hour and a half. Our next camp will be on a large rocky with steep faces and we will have earlier dinner and sleep earlier because we have to wake up at mid night for the summit.

Day 7: Summit to Uhuru Peak (19,340feet/5895m) and descend to Mweka hut 10,065feet/3100m

We will wake up around 11:00 pm and have some tea and snacks dressed up warm for the summit. We will start our summit around midnight by starting with steep rocks for about 2-3 hours and then we will start crossing the zigzag area and keep moving to the crater rim and finally Stella point 5756m around 6 am. At Stella point, we will meet with other hikers from other routes and join them in heading to Uhuru peak and we will be able to see the sunrise on our way or at the summit. Once we arrive at the summit we will stay for 10-15minutes for pictures and a view then descend down via the same trail for about 3 hours to Barafu camp for resting, brunch, and descend to Mweka hut.

Day 8: Descend from Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate 5,380feet/1640m

Today after breakfast you will meet your Essentia Safari Kilimanjaro crew for group pictures and Kilimanjaro songs afterward we will start descending down via rain forest for about 3-4 hours to cover the distance of 10km, Also if you will be lucky we can see blue monkeys, black and white Colobus monkeys and other wildlife. At Mweka gate we will sign out in Kilimanjaro national park log book and our guide will collect certificates for those who manage successful summits and then drive to your hotel in Arusha for a hot shower and Kilimanjaro beer.