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Itineraries
Parkview Inn can organise the following
treks on Mount Kilimanjaro. For detailed information click on
the appropriate link.
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Inclusive of time spent on the mountain and 3 nights in Moshi.
Lemosho
Day 1
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. You
will be picked up by our representative and taken to the hotel
for a short briefing and light dinner. Overnight: Parkview Inn
(D) Day 2 (Rest Day)
After a late breakfast you are free to
explore Moshi town. You can even visit some of the local
attractions which include rice, banana and coffee farms and a
carvings market. In the evening you will meet your guide who
will give your a comprehensive briefing. Overnight: Parkview Inn (B)
Day
3 Rise and shine early in the
morning and have hearty breakfast. You will then drive to the
Londorossi gate where you will register and receive your
climbing permit. You will then be transferred to the Lemosho
gate where you will begin your trek. While trekking to Mti
Mkubwa enjoy the stunning volcanic formations around you. Overnight:
Mti Mkubwa (B,L,D) Day 4
Trekking through unimaginably lush green
rainforest you will slowly make your way toward Shira 1 camp.
Trekking across the Shira Plateau you will be awed by your first
views of Africa from high altitude. Overnight:
Shira 1 Camp (B,L,D)
Day 5
After breakfast continue your explorartion of Shira Plateu on
this relatively non-strenous trekking day. You will climb to
Johnsons Peak and Shira Cathedral Needle where you will have
lunch. You will then trek through the moorland to the next camp
for dinner. Overnight:
Shira 2 Camp (B,L,D) Day 6
A relatively easy trek awaits you today.
You pass the Lava Tower, around the southern flank of Kibo, and
slowly descend to Baranco, your most spectacular campsite, at
the foot of Kibo Peak, looming high above. Your camp is only 465
feet higher than where you were last night, but our walk will
have taken you just over 14,000 feet today. This is one of your
most valuable days for acclimatization. Overnight:
Barranco Camp, 12100ft (B,L,D) Day
7 Today your first challenge
will be to breach the Barranco Wall, a 600ft rock. Once over the
wall you will be rewarded with stunning views of the crags and
crevasses of the jagged peaks around you. Then you descend to
the Karanga Valley through the alpine desert to setup camp. Overnight:
Karanga Camp (B,L,D)
Day
8
You will begin to feel the
effects of altitude as you begin the ascent to Barafu Hut.
Feeling light-headed and breathless are common effects at this
point. It is a slow tough hike up to Barafu hut through
cold alpine desert. Go to bed early today we'll wake you at
midnight for the final ascent to Uhuru Peak – the summit. Overnight:
Barafu Hut (B,L,D) Day
9
 At about 1am you set off on
your accent on the steepest and most demanding part of the
mountain. We plan to reach Stella Point by sunrise (About 6
hours) At dawn, from the Crater rim, rugged Mawenzi is a
thrilling sight, with the Kibo saddle still in darkness beneath
you, and the crater's ice-walls looming ahead. After a short
rest we continue to Uhuru Peak (1-2 hours) This is the highest
point in Africa. We will rest and take in the breathtaking
scenery before we begin our decent to Mweka Camp via Barafu Hut.
This is the toughest day that most trekkers have ever
experienced. You will have ascended 3,600feet and descended
7,200 feet in a period of 12-15 hours. Overnight:
Mweka Camp
Day
9 After breakfast we
will descend down to Mweka Gate where you will be met by our
representatives and a vehicle. You will have a welcome lunch
before returning to the hotel for snack, celebration and a warm
bed. Overnight: Parkview Inn (S)
Day 10 Say
goodbye to Moshi. Transfer to you next destination which might
be the relaxing beaches of Zanzibar, a wildlife safari or a
return flight home. (B) |
