Mount Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route
This mount kilimanjaro umbwe route is the hardest but most spectacular and direct way to reach Uhuru Peak. It follows a forested ridge to the moorlands,
Then traverses below the Southern Icefields to reach the Barafu Route, which is followed to the summit.
An early start is made on the summit day to reach Stella Point, on the Crater Rim at dawn. Uhuru Peak lies a further 40 min. Along the rim.
Accommodation on the mountain is in tents which the porters will pitch for you; you will need a sleeping bag, warm clothes and walking poles.
This is a steep, tough, and in places slightly exposed trek within the limits of a fit individual used to walking in mountain areas.
An extra day can be added to our itinerary to explore or relax along the route (best taken at the Barranco Hut).
We will pick you up at the airport and take you to the Maridadi Hotel, where you can relax by the pool or
go for an evening monkey-viewing forest walk. You then go up your chosen route. We do not charge you extra if you are on your own!
You will have a guide, a cook and porters to carry as much of your equipment as you want. We organize year round trips on any route.
On the last day you return to the hotel for a clean up, final meal and overnight, this is a good time to have a sauna or maybe a massage.
Everything is included in our prices except for drinks, tips, and the hotel is on a B&B basis. For high seasons
(Christmas – New Year and July – August) Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Now take a look at the routes available up the mountain, ranging from the least demanding Marangu to the rugged and
spectacular Umbwe or long and wild Lemosho. The Machame Route is a popular one as it combines the beautiful and varied
scenery with plenty of opportunities to acclimatize.
This follows easy angled paths through magnificent rainforests to the Mandara Hut. Shortly beyond it passes Maundi Crater,
a fine viewpoint located at the edge of the forest belt. Above, you enter the moorlands with their fine giant heather stands,
groundsels, lobelia, and other exotic tropical high-altitude plants. The next hut is the Horombo Hut. Soon after
this hut, you reach the Saddle, a high-altitude desert separating the rugged Mawenzi summit from Kibo.
The final ascent starts from the Kibo Hut and involves steep paths on loose scree. There is fresh running water at all the
huts, apart from Kibo, where it will be carried by your porters. You will be accommodated generally in 4-person clean huts with mattresses.
The latter blooms once every 50 – 70 years. Leaving the Alpine Meadow, we reach the Alpine Desert and eventually the ‘’snows of Kilimanjaro.