Northern Circuit Route 9 Days

• The most time to acclimatise on any route
• Extra night on the Shira Plateau
• Wild northern slopes with views to Kenya
• The highest summit success rate
• Peace and quiet almost all the way

Route: Moshi – Londorossi Gate – Mti Mkubwa – Shira 1 – Shira 2 – Moir – Buffalo – Third Cave – School Hut – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Gate

1. Day 1Arrival in Moshi

   We meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (or pick you up anywhere in Moshi or Arusha) and drive you to Maridadi Hotel. In the evening your lead guide comes to brief you on the route, check your gear and answer every question.

   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
2. Day 2Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

   A drive of about two hours from Moshi to Londorossi Gate (2,100 m) on the west side. After registration, a short first walk through the rainforest, where you may see wildlife, to Mti Mkubwa ("Big Tree") Camp.

   • 2,820 m
   • Walking: 3–4 hours · 5.5 km
   • Mti Mkubwa Camp
   • B, L, D
3. Day 3Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp

   A gradual climb out of the rainforest into low alpine moorland, then onto the edge of the Shira Plateau.

   • 3,610 m
   • Walking: 5–6 hours · 8 km
   • Shira 1 Camp
   • B, L, D
4. Day 4Shira 1 to Shira 2 Camp

   An easy day across the Shira Plateau to Shira 2, with an afternoon acclimatisation walk. This extra night is what the nine-day climb adds.

   • 3,850 m
   • Walking: About 4 hours
   • Shira 2 Camp
   • B, L, D
5. Day 5Shira 2 to Moir Camp

   East past the Garden of the Senecios into the high alpine desert, to the quiet Moir Camp below the Northern Ice Fields.

   • 4,200 m
   • Walking: 5–7 hours
   • Moir Camp
   • B, L, D
6. Day 6Moir Camp to Buffalo Camp

   A steep climb out of the Moir Valley, with an optional detour to Little Lent Hill (4,375 m). Then you circle Kibo's quiet northern slopes, with views across the plains towards Kenya.

   • 4,020 m
   • Walking: 5–7 hours · 12 km
   • Buffalo Camp
   • B, L, D
7. Day 7Buffalo Camp to Rongai Third Cave

   A shorter, relaxed day. You climb Buffalo Ridge, have lunch near Porfu Camp and walk east to Third Cave.

   • 3,800 m
   • Walking: 5–7 hours · 8 km
   • Rongai Third Cave
   • B, L, D
8. Day 8Third Cave to School Hut

   Up across the Saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi to School Hut. Early dinner and rest — you are woken just before midnight.

   • 4,800 m
   • Walking: 4–5 hours
   • School Hut
   • B, L, D
9. Day 9Summit night: Uhuru Peak and down to Millennium Camp

   You wake around 23:30 and climb in the dark past Hans Meyer Cave to Gilman's Point (5,681 m), then along the rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) at or just after sunrise. You come down via Stella Point (5,739 m) and Barafu Camp to Millennium Camp.

   • 5,895 m
   • Walking: 14–16 hours in total
   • Millennium Camp
   • B, L, D
10. Day 10Millennium Camp to Mweka Gate

    Down through the montane rainforest to Mweka Gate. You sign out and receive your certificate — green for Gilman's Point, gold for Uhuru Peak — then say thank you to your crew and drive back to Moshi.

    • 1,640 m
    • Walking: 3–4 hours · 10 km
    • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
    • B, L
11. Day 11Departure

    Breakfast, then a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. Not ready to leave? Add a safari or a few days on Zanzibar — we arrange it all.

    • B

Meals: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner.

Children pay from 60% of the adult price — ask us for their exact price.