DAY 1: NAIROBI – ARUSHA
Travel to Arusha aboard morning shuttle bus –via Namanga border for immigratiom into Arusha for overnight at hotel booke d on bed and breakfast.
DAY 2: LONDOROSSI GATE/LEMOSHO TRAIL HEAD – BIG TREE CAMP
(Mti Mkubwa) (2650 m/8695 ft)
Walking distance: 6 km/3.7 miles
Walking time: 2-3 hours
Altitude gain: 550 m/1795 ft
DAY 3: BIG TREE CAMP – SHIRA I (3480 M/11420 FT)
Walking distance: 8 km/5 miles
Walking time: 4-5 hours
Altitude gain: 830 m/2725 ft
DAY 4: SHIRA I – SHIRA HUTS (3850 M/12630 FT) VIA SHIRA CATHEDRAL
Walking distance: 11 km/6.8 miles
Walking time: 6-8 hours
Altitude gain: 370 m/1210 ft
DAY 5: SHIRA HUTS – VIA LAVA TOWER (4640 M/15220 FT) – BARRANCO HUTS (3985 M/13070 FT)
Walking distance: 9 km/5.6 miles
Walking time: 6-8 hours
Altitude gain: 135 m/440 ft (790 m/2590 ft to Lava Tower)
DAY 6: BARRANCO HUTS – KARANGA CAMP (4040 M/13255 FT)
Walking distance: 5.5 km/3.5 miles
Walking time: 4-5 hours
Altitude gain: 55 m/185 ft
DAY 7: KARANGA CAMP – BARAFU HUTS (4680 M/15360 FT)
Walking distance: 3.5 km/ 2.2 miles
Walking time: 4-5 hours
Altitude gain: 640 m/2105 ft
DAY 8: SUMMIT ATTEMPT VIA STELLA POINT (5752 M/18871 FT) TO UHURU PEAK (5895 M/19340 FT) AND DESCENT TO MILLENIUM CAMP (3820 M/12530 FT) (OR TO MWEKA HUT)
Walking distance: 5 km/3 miles ascent + 10 km/6.2 miles descent
Walking time: 5-6 hrs + 1-2 hours up, 5-6 hours down (the overall walking time may vary from 10 – 16 hours)
Altitude gain: 1072 m/ 3511 ft (Stella Point) or 1215 m/3980 ft (Uhuru Peak)
Descent: 2075 m/6810 ft
DAY 9: MILLENIUM CAMP – LEMOSHO GATE – ARUSHA
Walking distance: 20 km/12.5 miles
Walking time: 5 hours
Descent: 1990 m/6530 ft
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