9 Day Northern Circuit Route
Day 0:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by a Exuberant Kilimanjaro Safaris representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. A briefing will be conducted in the evening at the hotel to prepare you for the climb ahead, followed by group dinner, an opportunity for the group to get to know each other before the climb. .
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
DAY 7
DAY 8
DAY 9
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by a Exuberant Kilimanjaro Safaris representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. A briefing will be conducted in the evening at the hotel to prepare you for the climb ahead, followed by group dinner, an opportunity for the group to get to know each other before the climb. .
- Nine - days option offers an extra day for acclimatization (highly recommended).
- No hut required.
- Camping accommodation available at all camps.
- Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa
- Elevation: 7,742 ft to 9,498 ft
- Distance: 6 km/4 miles
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Rain Forest
DAY 2
- Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp
- Elevation: 9,498 ft to 11,500 ft
- Distance: 8 km/5 miles
- Hiking Time 5-6 hours
- Habitat: Heath
DAY 3
- Shira 1 Camp to Shira 2 Camp
- Elevation: 11,500 ft to 12,500 ft
- Distance: 7 km/4 miles
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Heath
DAY 4
- Shira 2 Camp to Lava Tower
- Elevation: 12,500 ft to 15,190 ft
- Distance: 7 km/4 miles
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
- Lava Tower to Moir Hut
- Elevation: 15,190 ft to 13,580 ft
- Distance: 7 km/4 miles
- Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 5
- Moir Hut to Buffalo Camp
- Elevation: 13,580 ft to 13,200 ft
- Distance: 12 km/7 miles
- Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 6
- Buffalo Camp to Third Cave
- Elevation: 13,200 ft to 12,700 ft
- Distance: 8 km/5 miles
- Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
- Habitat: Heath
DAY 7
- Third Cave to School Hut
- Elevation: 12,700 ft to 15,600 ft
- Distance: 5 km/3 miles
- Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 8
- School Hut to Uhuru Peak
- Elevation: 15,600 ft to 19,341 ft
- Distance: 6 km/4 miles
- Hiking Time: 6-8 hours
- Uhuru Peak to Mweka Camp
- Elevation: 19,341 ft to 10,065
- Distance: 12 km/7 miles
- Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
- Habitat: Artic
DAY 9
- Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
- Elevation: 10,065 ft to 5,380 ft
- Distance: 10 km/6 miles
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Rain Forest