There are several routes by which to climb Kibo, or Uhuru Peak, the highest summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, namely, Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame.

Our ascent will follow the Rongai route and lasts for 4.5 days. For the decent we follow the Marangu route giving us the chance to see a different part of Kilimanjaro.  The crazy thing is that it will only take 1.5 days to get down from the top!

It’s important that we have a slow increase in altitude each day during the ascent as this will allow for maximum acclimatisation.

The trek starts in the rainforests of Lemosho Glades and heads upwards as we acclimatise on Shira Plateau. From here we will catch a glimpse of our goal Kibo, Kilimanjaro’s main ice-capped peak.

We’ll continue via the beautiful Southern Flank, Barranco Wall and Barafu Route.

On the final day we’ll have an ascent of 1,000 metres to reach the summit and then a 2,000 metres decent to get back to the bottom!