Day 1: Lemosho Gate (2385m) to Big Tree Camp (2780m)
You will be picked up at your hotel at around 09:30am and transferred to the Lemosho gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. After the registration process you will still start our climb steadily through the forests of the Lemosho glades to
reach Big Tree camp where you will be spending the night.

Day 2: Today you will cover a lot of ground as you trek across a plateau of grassy moorland and heather scattered with volcanic
rock formations. We will trek through Shira 1 Camp from where there are often views of Kibo Peak floating on the clouds as
we head towards our destination which is Shira 2.. We gain a reasonable amount of altitude as we head towards Shira 1
and parts of the route are fairly steep. As you proceed towards Shira 2 you will get the chance to view the Northern Ice
fields from the western side of the mountain with some unusual views of Kibo.

Day 3: Your trek starts with an ascent with far-reaching panoramic views, walking in to the climatic zone of the upland desert and on the lava ridges beneath the glaciers of the Western Breach. You will reach the distinct pinnacle of the Lava Tower (4640m), our high point for the day and a great place to enjoy your lunch. In the afternoon we make a steep descent to our camp for the night, located in the base of the Great Barranco Valley (3960 m), sheltered by towering cliffs but with extensive views of the plains below.

Day 4: Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great
Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical but long and
tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a
steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m. For those feeling strong we will go
for a mid-afternoon acclimatisation trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp.

Day 5: After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On night and day ahead. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between
11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.

Day 6: We start off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). then back to Millennium camp
Day 7: outside the mountain, plan to dos