EASt African Peaks Adventure ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer to Mount Kenya – Old Moses Camp (Sirimon Gate)
Depart Nairobi around 08h00 and transfer from Nairobi to Sirimon Park Gate (2600m) where you will meet your trekking crew. The drive is about 4 hours. Today is a relatively short acclimatisation walk to Old Moses camp situated at 3300m for our overnight stay. (4-5 hours)
Day-2: Shiptons camp, 4200m
Today's hike is tougher than the day before, and we will take about 5 to 7 hours to reach our overnight stop at Shiptons camp, situated at 4200m for our overnight stay. (5-7 hours)
Day-3: Mintos Hut 4300m
At about 03h00, we will begin our trek toward to Point Lenana at 4985m, aiming to reach there around 06h30 for a sunrise summit. We then descend to Mintos Hut or tarn area for an overnight stay in in tents at 4300m. (5 hours)
Day-4: Meru Mount Kenya Bandas
We spend about 5 hours descending to Chogoria Park Gate for our overnight stay, at Meru Mount Kenya Bandas. (5 hours)
Day-5: Chogoria
Today, we will have a leisurely descend leisurely through the Chogoria forest to connect with our transfer vehicle to Nairobi after your Mt Kenya Trek to the Airport for your flight to Kilimanjaro International (Flight excluded)
Arrive Kilimanjaro and transfer to Springlands Hotel in Moshi
Day-6: Drive to Arusha National Park - Miriakamba
- Elevation: 1,500 m to 2,500 m
- Distance: 10 km
- Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
- Habitat: Rain Forest
We arrive after about a 2 hr drive, at the Momella Gate (1,500 m) where we meet up with our porters and game ranger, and head off through the lush forest, crossing the Ngare Nanyuki river, to reach Miriakamba Hut at 8337ft / 2541m for overnight taking 4 to 5 hours. En route up, we will get views of buffalo grazing in the lush fields below us, and in the far distance, Kilimanjaro. Over night Miriakamba Hut
Day-7: Miriakamba - Saddle Hut
- Elevation: 2,500m to 3,570m
- Distance: 4 km
- Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
- Habitat: Heath Zone
Day-8: Saddle Hut to Summit to Momella Gate
- Elevation: 3,570m to 4,565m to 1,500m
- Distance: 18 km
- Hiking Time: 8-12 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert to Forest
We start out around 02h00 to Rhino Point and then Cobra Point up very steep and slippery sections. The last hour of the trek is something of a scramble on a rocky ridge between the crater and inner cliffs of Meru to the summit of Meru, also known as Socialist Peak at 4565m, just in time to watch the to see the sun rise behind Mount Kilimanjaro. We then descend all the way back to the park Gate to be met and transferred back to our Hotel and overnight.
Day-9: Free Day in Moshi (Rest & Acclimatization)
Day-10: Machame Gate to Machame Camp (3,000m)
- Machame Gate (1830m) - Machame Camp (2835m)
- Elevation: 1830 metres to 2835 metres
- Distance: 18km
- Trekking: 5 to 7 hours
- Environment: Montane forest
Today after a brief stop in Moshi we drive to Kilimanjaro park entrance at Machame, near the Machame village. Here we complete formalities for trekking permits and then start trekking through the forest. Rain is possible in Machame Forest.
Day-11: Machame Camp (2835m) to Shira Camp 2 (3840m)
- Elevation: 2835 metres - 3850 metres
- Distance: 9km 5 to 6 hours
- Environment: Moorland
You leave Machame camp and climb quite steeply for about an hour. The route then follows a more gentle gradient toward the base Shira Plateau which is actually a the remains of a caldera, or collapsed volcanic crater. Then you traverse up the rocky outcrop before trekking in an easterly direction, to Shira Camp, Shira being one of the three volcanoes of the Kilimanjaro massif.
Day-12: Shira Camp 2 (3840m) to Lava Tower (4640m) - Barranco Huts (3985m)
- Elevation: 3840 metres - 3985metres
- Distance: 12km Trek: 6 to 7 hours
- Environment: Moorland
Shira camp can be quite cold early morning as you hike away from views of Mt Meru into an arid desert type environment full of lava rock. The route is a steady gentle climb toward Lava Tower. It is not uncommon to start feeling the effects of altitude on Machame Route or any other route with shortness of breath around 4200m. At Lava Tower you break for lunch before descending almost 680m in altitude to Barranco Camp at the base of Barranco Wall. Today you follow the principle of climb high, sleep low.
Day-13: Baranco Huts (3985m) to Barafu (4550m)
- Elevation: 3985 metres - 4680metres
- Distance: 13km
- Trek: 7 to 9 hours
- Environment: Alpine Desert
Day-14: Barafu (4550m)- Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka (3100m)
- Elevation: 4600metres to 5895 metres to 3100 metres
- Highest: 5895 metres (Summit)
- Distance: 30kilometres (7kilometres ascent, 13 kilometres descent)
- Trek: 13-16 hours (6 to 8 hours ascent, 7-8 hours descent)
- Environment: Stone scree / ice-capped summit
Rising before midnight, you start your climb in a North westerly direction. The route will take you to Stella Point (5685) on Kibo crater rim. It can take anything from 5 - 6 hours and is physically challenging. After a short rest at Stella before trekking to Kilimanjaro summit, another altitude gain of 200m, taking anywhere from 1-2 hours. After basket in a moment of glory at the summit of Kilimanjaro, you hike down to Barafu and then down towards Mweka hut (3100m).
Day-15: Mweka camp (3100m)- Mweka (1980m)
- Elevation: 3100 metres to 1800 metres
- Distance: 8 kilometres
- Trek time: 3 to 4 hours
- Environment: Montane forest
This morning is a short 3-hour scenic hike to Mweka. Those climbers who made Stella (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates for your Machame Route climb on Kilimanjaro.
Day-16: Depart
Today you are transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight home.
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