Day 1: Arrive Moshi, Keys Hotel. Climb briefing

Day 2: After breakfast transfer from your hotel to national park forest edge. Gentle walk through the undisturbed forest to Mti Mkubwa for dinner and overnight. With luck you will be able to see colobus monkeys and signs of elephants.

Day 3: Take your time to walk through the forest which has fantastic bird life. You will pass through montane forest and hagenia zone. Dinner and overnight at Shira camp.

Day 4: After breakfast hike up lava tower- the first introduction to the alpine zone. The only plant life being the hardiest of grasses and lichen. Here you will have a spectacular view of the final ascent route up the western breach.

Day 5: With the Western breach ascent route in view. Spend a few hours climbing to the base of the route where you will make a camp near arrow glacier. An afternoon hike further up the route before relaxing in camp will help you acclimatize and improve your performance the next day.

Day 6: Wind your way up the western breach non-technical climbing route about six hours to the crater rim. Explore the inner crater and ash pit before pitching the camp at the crater floor.

Day 7: Summit day start your ascent to the summit early enough in the morning to put on the summit by 10am. After Uhuru peak descend via Barafu hut and on down to Mweka hut camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: It takes about 3 to 4 hours to make the descent to the road head. After your lunch bid goodbye to your porters and transfer to Moshi for dinner and overnight.

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