A short introduction to this route. Overnight : camping.
Day 1
Londrosi gate tp Murram (3-4 hrs)
Drive from Arusha to Londrosi for registration and continue
driving to Londrosi gate. Start trekking to Murram for dinner
and overnight.
Day 2
Murram to Shira 2 (3 hrs)
From Murram trek to Shira 2 for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Shira 2 to Barranco Hut (5-6 hrs)
From Shira 2 to Barranco Hut for dinner and overnight.
Day 4
Barranco Hut to Barafu Hut : 3950m - 4600m (8 kms, 7-8 hrs)
Continue to Uhuru Peak (2.5 hrs)
Trek across the floor of the Great Barranco valley, crossing
several streams, up to a huge boulder at the base of the
Barranco wall. From the top of Barranco wall you will go down
into the Karangu valley after 2 hours, where you'll overnight
at Barafu Hut.
Day 5
Barafu Hut - Uhuru Peak (5 kms, 6-7 hrs)
Decent to Mweka Hut (12 kms, 4-7 hrs)
The trek involves between 10-15 hrs of walking, which is made
even more strenous by the effects of altitude and extreme
cold.
You start this day walking very early in the morning to see
the sunrise at the crater rim and try to avoid the mist.
Sunrise is at about 6.00 am and it takes 5-6 hours to get
from Barafu Hut to the rim of Stella Point (5700m) plus
another 1.5 hrs to Uhuru Peak.
The route from Barafu Hut joins the route from Gillman's Point,
continue westward round the Kibo rim to reach Uhuru Peak
(5896m).
Day 6
Mweka Hut to Mweka gate (10 kms, 3-4 hrs)
Descend steeply through forest on a narrow path along the
crest on a broad ridge between two river valleys down to
Mweka gate.
Note :
If you want acclimatize, you can add one more day and stay
at Barranco hut for 2 nights.
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