Umbwe Route
Duration
7 Days
Start
Arusha
Start
Arusha
Transport
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7 Days Umbwe Route
Safari Overview
Umbwe route is the shortest of all routes in terms of the distance you travel to the top of Kilimanjaro. Therefore, the increase in altitude per day is very high. You hike steep through the valley and directly up to the summit. Because this route is so extreme and demands a lot from your body, it is also known as the “Double Whiskey Route”. The Umbwe route is only suitable for climbers who have already been at a comparable altitude and know how their body reacts to such an extreme increase in altitude.
If you want to add another day to the Umbwe route, this is of course possible and even recommended. An extra day gives your body more time to get used to the altitude and increases the chance that you will reach the top of Kilimanjaro without suffering from altitude sickness.
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What you'll Experience on this Tour
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Full Itinerary
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport our African Specialist guide is there waiting for you. He then drops you off at your hotel, where you can relax from your flight.
Preparation for your climb: You meet your guide before the start of your climb, where he briefs you and offers advice on what to wear, what to pack, and other important tips to make your climb as comfortable as possible.
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Today, your driver picks you up at the hotel and takes you to the Umbwe Gate to complete the registration formalities. The Kilimanjaro climb begins through dense rainforest, where you can hear and spot various animals.
As you approach the Umbwe River, the route becomes steeper, offering views of Kibo Peak in the distance and the deep valleys surrounding you. The climb ends after 5-7 hours at Umbwe Cave Camp.
- Altitude: 1,640m to 2,850m
- Hiking distance: 5-6 hours
- Hiking time: 6-7 hours
Leave the rainforest and enter the heather with rocks and valleys around you. The ascent becomes steeper at the Umbwe Route Ridge and flattens out again near the Barranco Valley.
After a 4 to 5-hour hike, you have dinner and overnight at the Barranco Camp in the valley below the Barranco wall.
- Altitude: 2,850m to 3,950m
- Hiking distance: 7 km / 4.3 miles
- Hiking time: 6-7 hours
This morning, you hike to the Barranco Wall where you have a spectacular view of the Kibo volcano to the left and Mount Meru to the right. Then a more difficult route to Karanga Camp begins, with many ascents and descents. Once at the camp, you have lunch and a couple of hours to rest.
You can then go on a 300-meter acclimatization hike towards Barafu Camp before descending back to Karanga Camp for the night.
- Altitude:3,950m to 4,035m
- Hiking distance: 5 km / 3.1 miles
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
On the fourth day on the mountain, you walk to Barafu Camp, the starting point for your summit push to Uhuru Peak. Arrive at the camp around noon, enjoy lunch, and take some time to rest.
Later, go on another acclimatization walk to Kosovo Summit Camp (4,870 m) before returning to Barafu Camp. Warm up with a hot dinner and relax for the rest of the day before starting the climb to the top of Kili at midnight.
- Altitude: 4,035m to 4,640m
- Hiking distance: 4 km / 2.5 miles
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
Around midnight, you begin your final push to Uhuru Peak. Ascend along good trails while your guide keeps an eye on you to monitor your physical and mental state facing the altitude.
Once you reach the top, enjoy a beautiful sunrise from the roof of Africa! After celebrating at the top, descend to the nearby glacier before returning through Barafu Camp and continuing the descent to Millennium Camp after a two-hour break.
- Altitude: 4,640m to 5,895m to 3,100m
- Hiking distance: 13 km / 8.1 miles
- Hiking time: 12-14 hours
Millenium Camp is located in a tropical rainforest. Here you feel a sense of relief from the reduced altitude and satisfaction from reaching the summit the day before. After breakfast, you walk to the national park's exit and your driver takes you back to the hotel, where you can recover from the rigors of the climb.
- Altitude: 2,200 m – 2,780 m
- Hiking distance: 7 km
- Hiking time: 5 hours time
Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route
per person sharing
7 Days Climb
1 Pax
$3946
2 Pax
$3079
3 Pax
$2818
4 Pax
$2762
5 Pax
$2706
6 Pax
$2611
- Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation.
- All game drives viewing in a custom built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
- All park and entrance fees
- Transportation with 4×4 vehicles with viewing roofs
- Professional English-speaking driver/guide or other language as specified during the safari.
- Bottled water in safari vehicles
- Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee if itinerary includes crater.
- Current Government taxes and levies
- 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Moshi.
- Internal or International flights
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Balloon excursion (US$600 pp)
- Entry visa to Tanzania.
- Travel and health insurance
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
- Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
- Item of personal Nature
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