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The Umbwe route is deserved to be considered as the most challenging route and that should be attempted by strong and real adventurer team. This is because the trail is not well opened due to low traffic. The route does not give necessary stage to acclimatization due to the fast ascent to high altitude which may lead to altitude sickness. The Umbwe route start with short drive from Moshi town to Umbwe gate where the hikes begins, later join with Machame, Lemosho and Shira route at Baranco and head to East south at Barafu camp before summit. Its first day is covered with real adventure experience on a thick, health forest and wet trail. We offer this route for private hike only and can be climbed in 6 days or one can choose 7 days for better off acclimatization day spent at Baranco Camp.
DAY 0
A driver will pick you from Airport {KIA} to your arrenged Hotel in Moshi Town. After arriving to your Hotel, you will meet your guide and he will give you a brief about the upcoming hike and do some checkup of hike gear, to make sure that you have all the necessary Mount gear. Incase of some missing gear will be rented befor hiking
Driving distance: 55km/miles
Driving Time: 1hr
Hotel: Overnight lodge or hotel in Moshi
DAY 01: UMBWE GATE – UMBWE CAVE CAMP
A day start with short drive from your Hotel to Umbwe Gate, hike will start from Umbwe Gate to Umbwe Cave Camp, where the path follows a ridge between two deep valleys up through the dense montane forest. The camp is perched between huge trees and thick undergrowth. There is no water available at this campsite, so we must carry from the gate all the water needed for drinking, food preparation and cleaning.
DAY 2: UMBWE CAVE CAMP – BARANCO CAMP
The path gets steeper on this section, as you get out of the forest along the Umbwe ridge the route descends slightly to the Barranco camp situated in the valley. In this camp you will meet with other climbers from Machame route and Lemosho route. The camp will be so busy due to the joining with other three famous route.
DAY 03: BARANCO CAMP TO KARANGA CAMP
After a breakfast, you continue in a southeasterly to the junction before turning North to reach Barafu Camp. Here you take a long rest and prepare for the midnight ascent to the Summit.
Distance: 4km/2Miles
Time: 4-5 hrs
Eleven: 13,106ft-15,331ft
Habitat: Alphine Desert
DAY 04: KARANGA CAMP TO BARAFU CAMP
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.
DAY 05: BARAFU CAMP TO UHURU PEAK
At midnight you will head in a northwesterly direction up to the souteast valley toward Stella point on the Creter rim, 6hrs long walk to Stella Point. Another hours take us to Summit Uhuru Peak (5895m). The time you spend on the Summit it dtermined by the weather condition. The walk back to mweka Camp from the Summit can take over 7hrs.
Distance: 5km/3miles to 7km/4miles
Time: 6hrs-8hrs and 2hrs-4hrs
Eleven: 15,331ft to 19,341 and 12,434
Habitat: Arctic to heath
DAY 06: MWEKA CAMP TO MWEKA PARK GATE
After a breakfast from Mweka camp, you will continue down to Mweka village, normally a muddy and long hour walk. A driver will pick you from Mweka Gate to your Hotels were you be served with delicious hot lunch and long hot shower. After a rest, a successful climbers will be awarded a Summit certificate, and those who ended at Stella Point will be issued by green certificate, and those who ended Uhuru Peak will receive a Gold cerificate
Distance: 12km/miles
Time: 5-7hrs
Eleven: 12,434ft to 5,380ft
Habitat: Rain forest