Affordable Kilimanjaro Climb 6 Days Umbwe Route for US$1,590/Person Based on 2-3 Persons Booking

Trek Itinerary

DAY O: ARRIVAL TO TANZANIA.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro international airport and transferred to BnB Hotel in Moshi town, you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.

Day 1: From BnB Hotel to Umbwe Cave Camp
• Elevation: 1650m/5410ft to 2850m/9350ft
• Distance: 11km/7mi
• Hiking Time: 5–7 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
• Meals: Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, you’ll drive from Moshi to Umbwe Gate (about 1 hour). Registration is completed at the park office before beginning your trek through a dense rainforest. The trail is steep, narrow, and winds up a sharp ridge between deep valleys. As you gain altitude, enjoy glimpses of Kilimanjaro’s southern glaciers. You’ll arrive at Umbwe Cave Camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Umbwe Cave Camp to Barranco Camp
• Elevation: 2850m/9350ft to 3950m/12,960ft
• Distance: 6km/4mi
• Hiking Time: 4–5 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, continue ascending along the narrow ridge until it flattens out near the Barranco Valley. The dense forest gives way to heather and moorland vegetation, with spectacular views of the Western Breach and the towering Barranco Wall ahead. You’ll join the Machame Route trail and reach Barranco Camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
• Elevation: 3950m/12,960ft to 4050m/13,250ft
• Distance: 5km/3mi
• Hiking Time: 4–5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, climb the steep Barranco Wall—a fun and exciting scramble that offers amazing panoramic views from the top. Continue across a series of ridges and valleys to reach Karanga Camp, located at the base of the junction connecting with the Mweka Trail. This is a short but vital acclimatization day before the final push to higher altitudes.

Day 4: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
• Elevation: 4050m/13,250ft to 4700m/15,350ft
• Distance: 4km/2.5mi
• Hiking Time: 3–4 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a restful morning, you’ll continue the ascent on an easy but steep trail through a barren landscape to reach Barafu Camp, the final base before the summit. You’ll have an early dinner and rest as you prepare for the midnight summit attempt.

Day 5: Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak to Mweka Camp
• Elevation: 4700m/15,350ft to 5895m/19,340ft (Uhuru Peak)
• Descent to: 3100m/10,170ft
• Distance: 5km/3mi up / 12km/7.5mi down
• Hiking Time: 6–8 hours up / 5–6 hours down
• Habitat: Arctic zone / Moorland
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You’ll wake up around midnight to start your summit push. Ascend steeply through heavy scree toward Stella Point (5739m/18,829ft) on the crater rim. After a short rest, continue for about 1 hour to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa! Enjoy the breathtaking sunrise and incredible views before descending back to Barafu Camp for lunch and then further down to Mweka Camp for your final night on the mountain.

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Hotel
• Elevation: 3100m/10,170ft to 1640m/5380ft
• Distance: 10km/6mi
• Hiking Time: 3–4 hours
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, continue the descent through lush forest to Mweka Gate, where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. At the gate, your vehicle will be waiting to transfer you back to BnB Hotel in Moshi town for a warm shower and celebration.

What’s included:

• Kilimanjaro International Aport (JRO) Transfers, 2-Way

• All park entrance, Hut and rescue fees

• All meals, boiled and filtered drinking water while on the mountain.

• Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.

• Oxygen Cylinder – only for emergency

• English Speaking Guides (Wilderness First Responder certified), cook and porters

• Staff salaries and fees

• Transport to/from national park gates

• First aid kit and pulse oximeter

• Emergency telephone between the guides and our office in Moshi town

• 3 delicious meals daily on the mountain

• 3 litres of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams to be boiled and filtered for you

• 2 nights lodging at BnB Hotel in Moshi town

• Bed and breakfast at BnB Hotel in Moshi town

What’s excluded:

• Prices do not include sleeping bags

• Gratuities

• Soda/alcohol unless otherwise noted

• Health insurance

• Visa fees

• International airfare

• Laundry

• Meals not noted on the itinerary