Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly received by our professional team after completing immigration and baggage collection. You will then be transferred by private vehicle to your hotel in Arusha. This day is intentionally relaxed to allow your body and mind to recover from the international journey. No scheduled activities are planned, ensuring you can rest comfortably and prepare for the adventure ahead.

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 arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. 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.

• Elevation: 4,035m to 4,640m
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Distance: 4 km
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Habitat: Alpine Desert

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). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Millennium Camp for a long well-earned rest.

• Elevation: 4,640m to 5,895m, then down to 3,080m
• Hiking Time: 12-15 hours
• Distance: 18 km
• Difficulty: Very Challenging
• Habitat: Arctic to Rainforest

A gentle trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Arusha, where you can treat yourself to a welcome hot shower.

• Elevation: 3,080m to 1,640m
• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
• Distance: 10 km
• Difficulty: Easy
• Habitat: Rainforest

The day is left free to wind down after the trek before your flight home. Depending on flight times you could go and explore Arusha town and grab some gift shops before heading to the airport.