Day 1 Moshi
You will be met on arrival in Arusha and transferred to your Hotel where the rest of the day is spent preparing for the long climbing days ahead.
1 overnight Marangu Hotel

Day 2 Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
After a hearty early morning breakfast we transfer to the southern base of Mount Kilimanjaro National Park at Machame Gate. Machame as this track is known, is rarely used and is marked only by splashes of red paint on some trees, a dull echo of the brilliant red gladioli that grow amongst them. We continue onto a small forest glade and our base camp for the night
1 overnight Machame Camp
(3000 metres)

Day 3 Shira Camp
Today a 5 hour hike takes us up a steep ridge higher into the moorland zone, the vegetation changes dramatically. The milky way in these high altitude and low pollution regions is a beautiful plume of stars arched over the mountain peaks.
1 overnight Shira Camp (3790 metres)

Day 4 The Great Barranco Wall
We set off on another 5 hour hike eastwards to the "Great Barranco Wall" a spectacular basalt cliff some one thousand feet high. Each day our team of porters remains behind after we leave camp, to pack up then storm ahead to set up the next camp. By the time we arrive there is always a welcome brew of "dawa ya mlima" on the boil. Literally meaning - "Medicine of the Mountain" it's a strong brew of tea, milk and lots of sugar stewed together.
1 overnight Barranco Camp
(3950 metres).

Day 5 Karanga Valley
We hike for several hours out of The Barranco Valley, and start heading north across the Karanga Valley. Seen from here the glaciers are at their most spectacular - vast sheets of cold crystal ice, draped like an imperious cloak about the hunched shoulder of the mountain, they glow a deep rust red rock during evening light.
1 overnight Barafu Camp (4600 metres)

Day 6 Uhuru Peak (5896 metres)
We make an early start for Uhuru some 6 hours away, eventually reaching the edge of the Kilimanjaro saddle, a strange moonscape sloping gently towards the great cone of Kibo. We continue round the crater rim to the peak Uhuru. After the exhilaration of reaching the top of Africa we continue down the eastern slopes of Kibo taking the most direct and swiftest descent route. We join the trail the Mweka Route,
1 overnight Mweka Hut (3790 m).

Day 7 Moshi
We make our final descent along the rarely used Mweka route.
1 over night. Marangu Hotel.

Travel Advice:

Required equipment
All climbers should attempt to bring as much as possible of the following:

• Anorak
• Mittens
• Balaclava
• snow goggles or ski sunglasses
• scarf
• 3 pairs warm trousers
• sweaters
• 6 pairs warm socks
• thermal underwear
• waterproof layer
• sun proof hat
• comfortable boots
• sun cream
• small first aid kit
• knapsack
• water bottle.

Suggested medicines:
Headache tablets (preferably not aspirin since this tends to irritate stomachs already sensitive at altitude), Imodium/ Lomotil for diahorrea sometimes associated with altitude. Climbers may like to consult their physicians about azetazolomide (Diamox), a drug that many find mitigates the ill effects of altitude, headache, diahorrea & vomiting.

Notes:
• Marangu Hotel will attempt to make up any shortfalls in equipment at no extra charge.

• Climbers are advised to try to bring as much as possible of the above as cabin baggage in case of baggage delays. Climbers might, for example, wear their boots on the plane.