This is a fairly gentle introduction to climbing Kilimanjaro, which passes through some of the finest forest scenery to encircle the mountain. Ascending steadily on a straightforward path, you are transported through lush montane cloud forest to arrive at the Machame Hut on the edge of the health or moorland zone.

Following an energetic start to the day and an aggressive ascent of a steep volcanic fin that juts out of the mountainside, the terrain levels and the path eases onto the Shira Plateau, an atmospheric, ancient part of Kilimanjaro.

This is a superb day’s walking that showcases some of Kilimanjaro’s finest features. The path climbs across the Shira Plateau to a high point by Lava Tower, before dropping into the Barranco Valley to arrive at Barranco Hut, a mere 110m higher than the day’s start point. This climb-high, sleep-low approach to scaling Kilimanjaro maximizes your ability to acclimatize and improves your chance of successfully reaching the summit. The views of the Shira Plateau, Lava Tower and the western face of Kibo are sumptuous, and the final campsite affords you with some of Kilimanjaro’s classic viewpoints.

Start to climb up the Baranco wall which is 4200M for acclimatization for few minutes. Continue with the trail to reach Karanga Hut 3995M for the lunch and a long rest. Rest and have refreshments when you just waiting for the dinner.

Trek out the Karanga camp to reach Mweka junction 4500M.Proceed with the hike to join Mweka trail which finally leads to Barafu hut. Take as much rest and drink water upon arrival to prepare your body for the final target. Dinner and overnight stay at the campsite. It’s recommended to sleep early by 19:00pm.

Wake up around 23:00 for adding more warm clothes and head lamp. Leave the campsite and start summiting by midnight into the glacial zone. The path leads to Stella point 5756M.Have time for the sun rise pictures and a short rest for 5 to 10 minutes while having water or hot tea at Stella point. For the climbers who have experienced AMS are advised to start descending down, however for those interested can take a round trip along the crater rim to reach Uhuru Peak 5895M.Proceed by descending down from the summit, have a short rest to the base camp again for 2 hours. Have some lunch, repack your gears and start to descend down to Mweka hut 3100M “pole pole” through Mweka route.

This is short, relatively swift final day that sees you descend the remaining distance through the forest to Mweka Gate. The forest section is lush and extremely picturesque. The track here used to be very narrow and after rainfall would degenerate rapidly into slippery trench.

You have the entire day to relax after safari or trekking before your return flight. You can see Moshi town, go on day trips, or get some souvenirs before leaving for the airport, depending on the time of your departure.If you want to explore Tanzania even further, there are add-ons like safari and Zanzibar.