
DAY 1: Drive to Mto Simba where walking will start in one
hour, dinner and overnight at Shira II Campsite. (3800m)
DAY 2: This is acclimatization day, here you will observe
Shira plateau and Shira valleys. Have dinner and overnight Shira II
Campsite.
DAY 3: After breakfast trek to the Moir hut (about 4200m) for
dinner and overnight
DAY 4: After breakfast slowly ascend from Moir hut to Lava
Tower.
DAY 5: You will continue to trek and descend to Baranco hut
(3990m).
DAY 6: After breakfast proceed with the trek to the great
Baranco valley and up to Baranco wall then to Karanga valley (about
4200m) for dinner and overnight
DAY 7: From Karanga Valley (the end of water source Karanga
River) proceed to Barafu hut (4600m) for dinner and overnight where
you will have excellent views of Kibo dome & Mawenzi peak.
DAY 8: Around midnight starts to conquer the highest point of
Africa. This section of the route is very steep and considered the
steepest on the non-technical path on this mountain between 4 - hrs
to the peak (5896m), which is one hour from Stella point (5700m).
You will then descend down to Mweka hut (3800 m) for dinner and
overnight.
DAY 9: This is the easiest day walking to the Mweka gate
where there will be a car waiting for transfer to Arusha or Moshi.

