Our driver will meet you at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) and take you to your hotel in Moshi. Do not worry if you are slow clearing customs, our driver will be waiting for as long as necessary. After you settle in at your hotel, we will go through an equipment check with you. If any items are lacking, they can be rented at this time. Your guide will meet you for a thorough pre-climb briefing where all questions will be answered. For night time arrivals these things can be done the early the next morning.

• Overnight Location: Hotel in Moshi
• Travel Time: 45 minutes drive to Moshi
• Meals: None

After breakfast at you hotel, you’ll be picked up from your hotel in Moshi for the driven to the Londrossi Gate. From here, you’ll take a 4x4 vehicle up a forest track to the Lemosho Glades where you can finally stretch your legs and start hiking! The trail today goes through the rainforest and is the section where you’ll see the most vegetation and wildlife. Keep an eye on the trees to look for monkeys on your way to your first campsite at Mti Mkubwa Camp.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (2,780m / 9,120’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 2 to 3 hours, 6 km, 820m of elevation gain
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

You’ll notice the trees are already thinning as your trail gets steeper today. You’ll have gorgeous panoramic views as you crest the dramatic Shira Ridge. Tonight, you’ll be camping at Shira 1 Camp, which is on the western side of the Shira Plateau.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (3,600m / 11,811’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 4 to 5 hours, 8 km, 850m of elevation gain
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today will be a nice day to acclimate while you cross the meadows of Shira Plateau. Since this is an easier day, you’ll also have a chance to explore the moorland on one of the many short trails nearby.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (3,850m / 12,631’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 4 to 5 hours, 8 km, 350m of elevation gain
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Your trail this morning winds through the “Garden of Senecios” which will be the last of the larger vegetation as you climb into the higher alpine desert region. You’ll stop for lunch at the Lava Tower rock formation, which you can scramble up if you’re so inclined. In the afternoon, you’ll finally be splitting away from the southern circuit routes before heading down to Moir Camp.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (4,200m / 13,790’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 5 to 7 hours, 14 km, 350m of elevation gain
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

The trek out of the Moir Valley is a moderately steep trail, followed by the option to hike to the top of Little Lent Hill. Once you’ve returned to the Northern Circuit, the path is a series of gradual inclines and declines as you circle the slopes of Kibo. Buffalo Camp is only used by hikers on the Northern Circuit, so enjoy the seclusion!

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (4,020m / 13,180’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 5 to 6 hours, 12 km, 180m of elevation loss
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

After you leave camp you’ll be hiking up Buffalo Ridge and on to Pofu Camp for lunch. In the afternoon, the trail continues to skirt around the remote northern slopes until you reach the Rongai Third Cave Camp. At this point you should be well acclimated to the high elevations, so you can have an enjoyable night.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (3,875m / 12,713)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 5 to 7 hours, 8 km, 220 of elevation loss
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

You’ll be trekking a steeper incline up over the saddle today, but the payoff is the unique views of Kibo and Mawenzi Peaks as you cross between them. You’ll arrive at School Hut Camp for early dinner and bedtime in preparation for your summit attempt tomorrow.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (4,800m / 15,748’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 4 to 5 hours, 15 km, 1000m of elevation gain
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

The excitement of todays activity will be your motivation to leave your bed at midnight. The cold and dark can be mentally challenging as you begin the steep ascent to Gilman’s Point. Here you’ll be joining the climbers from other routes as you make your final ascent together. The sun will be making its appearance as you cross the crater rim and take in the beauty of Mawenzi Peak. Let the sunrise uplift you as you scramble through the snow to the top, where you’ll celebrate while taking in the views of a lifetime! You won’t have long at the tallest point in Africa before you’ll have to descend to a safer altitude. There’s no rest here just yet as you still have another 5-6 hours of trekking down to Millennium Camp.

Overnight Location: Camping on Mount Kilimanjaro (3,950m / 12,960’)
Trekking Duration and Distance: 10 to 15 hours, 17 km, 1095m of ascent, 1945m of descent
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

The energy this morning is likely to be high as you exchange summit stories with your fellow hikers. It will also become increasingly easier to breathe as you leave the mountainside and return to the rainforest. At Mweka Gate the Goduru Travel vehicle will be waitin for you to return to Moshi.

Overnight Location: Hotel in Moshi
Trekking Duration and Distance: 3 to 4 hours, 10 km, 2270m of descent
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Breakfast at the hotel is included in the climb package. Our driver will be available at any time to take you to Kilimanjaro Airport. If you have booked a safari, we typically will leave just after breakfast. Checkout time at the hotel is 10am. If you have a flight departing later in the day, we will try to obtain a late checkout for you or arrange for a day room if you desire.

• Travel Time: 45 minutes drive to Kilimanjaro Airport
• Meals: Breakfast