When it comes to an alternate route to the Kilimanjaro summit, Umbwe route is the hardest but most spectacular. It follows a forested ridge to the moor lands, and then traverses below the Southern Ice fields via great Barranco wall, Karanga valley, Barafu hut then to the summit.

An early start is made on the summit day to reach Stella Point, on the Crater Rim at dawn. Uhuru Peak lies a further 40 min. along the rim.

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Umbwe Route » Shira plateau, Kilimanjaro private trek » Accommodation

On routes other than Marangu (which has mountain huts), we provide modern mountaineering tents with ground sheets and cold-weather sleeping mats.

Large mess tents with floors hold aluminium tables and chairs with backs and arm-rests.

There is no better way than a camping safari to truly experience the African Bush. After the excitement of the trekking on this free standing mountain, you arrive to your campsite where another adventure begins while all around you the sky is emblazoned with the brilliant colours that make East African sunsets famous.

As night falls, the heavens come alive with millions of stars that seem so close; you could almost pluck them from the skies. While you drift off to sleep.