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Mount
Kilimanjaro Routes
Umbwe Route
Many customers use this route to descend instead
of ascend. Either way it is after Mweka the
next steepest route. It is also quite scenic
and relatively infrequently used.
Itinerary
Day 1
After an early
morning pickup at your hotel in Arusha or Moshi
we will drive along the main Moshi-Arusha road
north, past Weru Weru for 15 kms along the
Lyamungu road. We will then turn right at the
T-junction towards Mango, across the Sere River
and after 150 m turn left to the Umbwe Mission.
Here we will organize the last packing and
porters. Then we will continue along former
forestry track to 2100 m and up the path along
the narrow ridge between the Lonzo and Umbwe
Rivers. Depending on when we left Umbwe, we will
choose Bivouac I or II for our camp.
Day 2
From the bivouac or
camp, the trail will continue up the ridge to
the end of the beeline, and follow the cairned
path to the Barranco Hut/Camp.
Day 3
From Barranco Hut
we can go west to Shira Plateau and the Northern
Circuit or up to Lava Tower Hut and the summit
via the Great Western Breach and Arrow Glacier
camp. Or if the altitude is too intense and/or
you don't wish to do a summit ascent, you can
also go eastwards on to the Southern Circuit.
Day 4
From Barranco Camp
we make an early morning rise to Kibo Crater and
on to Uhuru Peak. From there we can descend
the same trail or Mweka to camp.
Day 5
Depending on the
decent we leave the Bivouacs or Mweka Camp for
the trail head where you will be picked up for
transfer back to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha
before dinner.
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