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"The cook was superb! Amazing how he can make meals delicious at 18,000 feet!"
Suzanne M.
Alberta, Canada
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB ITINERARY
For CME Credit with EXPEDMED
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JUNE 13-14: MOSHI
3,000-ft/600-m
After arriving at Kilimanjaro airport, you check into our hotel. We spend two nights in Moshi allowing you time to regenerate and meet with your guides as they give you a detailed climb orientation and gear check. |
JUNE 15: LONDOROSSI
GATE to MTI MKUBWA CAMP
9,170-ft/2,800-m • 2.1 miles/3.4 km • 3-4 hours
We enter Kilimanjaro National Park and check in at the Londoross i Gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. Our trek today will be along a little used track through the montane forest. In places the vegetation is so untouched that it grows right across the trail. The flora and fauna are richer here than on the other more popular routes through the rain forest. Our first camp is in the rain forest at Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree). |
JUNE 16: MTI
MKUBWA to SHIRA PLATEAU CAMP
11,500-ft/3,505-m • 4.5 miles/7.3 km • 7-8 hours
After breakfast we leave the glades, and start the climb towards the heath and moorland zone. A couplehours after lunch we cross into the Shira Caldera, a high altitude desert plateau, very different from the rain forest. Shira is the third of Kilimanjaro's volcanic cones, and is filled with lava flow from Kibo Peak. Weather and volcanic action have decimated the crater rim. Today you'll get your first close views of Kibo - the summit of Kilimanjaro. |
JUNE 17: SHIRA PLATEAU to MOIR CAMP
13,650-ft/4,160-m • 5.7 miles/9.2 km • 7-8 hours 
After breakfast we hike east across theShira Plateau past the Shira Cathedral towards Moir camp, tucked away at the end of a huge gorge, at the foot of a giant lava flow. We enjoy a hot lunch at Fisher Camp, which is only a couple hours from our destination. |
JUNE 18: MOIR to LAVA TOWER CAMP
14,600-ft/4,450-m • 2.4 miles/3.9 km • 3-4 hours 
In this Alpine Moorland Zone, the plantsare extremely hardy, and consist of lichens, grasses, and heather among others. Our camp is at the foot of Lava Tower. This is the high point of the first section of the trek, and is excellent for helping our bodies get used to the thin air. |
JUNE 19: LAVA TOWER to BARRANCO CAMP
12,850-ft/3,916-m • 2.2 miles/3.5 km • 3-4 hours
We descend just over 2,000-ft/600-m ona trek down through the Giant Senecio forest to Barranco. Camp is beautifully set up on a ridge at the foot of the Barranco Wall, just across a beautiful stream. This is where the Machame and Lemosho-Lava Tower routes converge, so we meet other climbers ascending the Machame Route. |
JUNE 20: BARRANCO to KARANGA CAMP
13,200-ft/4,023-m • 2.4 miles/3.9 km • 4-5 hours
After breakfast, our big challenge is to hike up the Barranco Wall, a 500 -ft lava flow. It’s not a technical wall, but challenging nonetheless. Once on top of the "wall", the climb becomes easier and extremely beautiful with fantastic views of the crags and crevasses of the jagged peaks of Kibo on your left. Lastly we descend into the Karanga Valley and up the other side, for our overnight camp. The sunsets here are truly spectacular. |
JUNE 21: KARANGA to BARAFU CAMP
14,950-ft/4,556-m • 2.2 miles/3.5 km • 3-4 hours
It’s all uphill to the rocky, craggy slopesat Barafu camp. Barafu means "ice" in Swahili, and it is extremely windy and cold at this altitude. There is a buzz of excitement in the air, as climbers anticipate our toughest day just ahead. The clouds move in an out, revealing the eroded peak of Mawenzi, painted with colors of the African sun. |
JUNE 22: BARAFU to CRATER CAMP
18,370-ft/5,600-m • 2.8 miles/4.5 km • 6-9 hours
We repack our gear, taking only what we'll need for the day and tomorrow’s summit push. The porters will carry the rest of our gear as they descend to Millennium Camp, where we will rendezvous with them on after the summit.
Today’s the toughest day, with the most stunning views of Mawenzi, the Kibo Saddle and the plains below. We slowly wind our way up over the rocky outcrops and through the scree until we reach the rim of the crater. If you get there early, you will have time to hike around the inner crater before going on to our camp on the crater floor facing the amazing Furtwangler Glacier. There might be snow along this part of the climb. We spend the remainder of the day taking it easy, and enjoying our camp at the highest sleeping altitude. |
JUNE 23: THE
SUMMIT!
& DESCEND to MILLENIUM CAMP
Summit: 19,340-ft/5,895-m • 2-3 hours • .5 miles/.7 km
Millennium: 12,500-ft/3,810-m • 5-7 hours • 2.5 miles/4 km
We spend about 2 hours hiking up to Uhuru Peak. The view from the summit is dramatic. The weather and effects of altitude will determine how long we stay here celebrating. We descend to our camp for our last night on the mountain, as your lungs thank you for the the oxygen-rich air. We enjoy a celebration meal, prepared by our cook at camp, and savor our last night on Kilimanjaro. |
JUNE 24: MILLENNIUM
CAMP to MWEKA GATE to MOSHI
Mweka: 5,500-ft/1,676-m • 6.9 miles/11 km• 4-5 hours 
Moshi: 3,000-ft/600-m • 30 minute drive
In the morning we have a 4-5 hour walk down to the road. At the gate, our Tusker vehicles meet us and it’s a half-hour drive back to the hotel and a well-earned shower and a beer. |
JUNE 25: DEPART TANZANIA
Fly home, or head out on a Great Game Safari!
Click for Dates
CME Climb - 13 Days
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 US$3,710
plus park fee US$1,080*
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| Optional Safari - 6 Days Click for Itinerary |
US$2,940
Single Supplement US$585 |
Sample East Coast USA
Sample West Coast USA |
US$1,800-$2,500
US$1,900-$2,700 |
*Park fees are subject to change. Trip members are responsible for any increase.
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Kilimanjaro CME Climb
