Tanzania Safari and African Safaris

Mt. Kilimanjaro Itineraries - UMBWE Climb Route

Trip Summary: 7 days and 6 nights on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Price for 2008: $1570 per person. Extra day $200 persons per day

2008 Scheduled Dates : ONLY available as a private trek

Route Description:

This is the steepest route up or down Kilimanjaro, thus those few people who use this route do use this route to descend rather than ascending . The route also offers scenery.
Umbwe route is usually recommended for descent only. Hardly anyone climbs it. It is extremely steep and offers incredible views of Kibo, the Great Western Breach (a huge stone mass protruding from Kibo) and the Baranco

Day 1	Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to mid-level hotel in Arusha, Jacaranda Hotel.
Day 2	Breakfast, leave for Umbwe route. We will pass through the banana and coffee plantations and Umbwe parish(4,600ft) on the way to Umbwe. Dinner and overnight at Bivouac I (9,300ft) or Bivouac II (12,600ft), B.L.D.
Day 3	Breakfast, leave the camp for Baranco camp. On the way we pass through heather and open moorlands, B.L.D.
Day 4	From Baranco camp, we can go west to Shira Plateau or up to Lava Tower hut and the summit via the Great Western Breach and Arrow Glacier camp, B.L.D. Alternatively, we can go eastwards to Barafu hut
Day 5	Wake up at midnight for a last ascending moment to the summit via Kibo crater and on to Uhuru Peak. Thereafter, we can descend the same trail or Mweka route. Dinner and an overnight stay at the trail of your choice, B.L.D.
Day 6	Breakfast, descend to the gate, we will take you to Jacaranda Hotel. B.L.
Day 7	Transfer to the airport for your return flight, B.

Distance	Time(Approx.)
Umbwe to Bivouac I	4-6 hours
Bivouac I to Bivouac II	3-4 hours
Bivouac II to Barranco Hut	2-3 hours
Barranco Hut to Lava Tower Hut	3-4 hours
Barranco Hut to Shira Hut	5-6 hours

Price Includes

Guarantee Departure and Guarantee Price once we receive your deposit (be aware! most other Companies do not have this policy!)
Arrival and departure Kilimanjaro Airport transfers. Also, free bus shuttle transfer Nairobi-Arusha-Nairobi if flying to/from Nairobi.
2 nights accommodations at a mid-class hotel (Bed & Breakfast) in Arusha, before and after the climb.
Upgrade to Ilboru Safari Lodge is available for $40/person for the 2 nights in Arusha.
Also, upgrade to Impala Hotel is available, and this will cost $50/person for the 2 nights in Arusha.
Accommodation in mountain huts or mountain tents with mattresses We use the highest quality expedition tents of Eureka and The North Face, which are made and imported directly from USA.
Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner).
All park fees, including mountain rescue fees, government taxes and all applicable fees and taxes.
Services of a Professional leading guide who is medically trained, certified, licensed and English speaking
Services of English-speaking assistant guide (s), a skilled cook, and enough numbers of porters for your luggage, food, and water, and a dinning tent.
Dining tent (provided only when a group is of 5 or more trekkers. If less than 5 trekkers, and you want it to be included, we will have to charge you $90/group)
Transport from your hotel to the mountain, and back to your hotel.
Use of radios/phones to increase your safety.
Group average of 4~6 climbers, maximum of 10
Discount is available for group of 3 or more, booking together

Price Excludes

Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, traveler’s insurance, medical evacuation insurance (a 50$ value).
Tips to guides and porters.
International Airfare (unless explicitly stated).
Medical Equipment which can be rented well in advance for the following costs: $250/group for hyperbaric chamber, $210/group for an emergency Oxygen cylinder and $140/group for a stretcher. Please note these prices include a porter to carry the equipment.
Portable toilets: If you do not want to use public toilets which some of climbers have been complaining about being dirty, then add $110/person (or $180/group) for a portable toilet. Kindly, let us know at the time you make a booking and not afterwards.