6 Days Umbwe Route
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6 Days Umbwe Route
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Umbwe is a short route, providing challenges as it is very difficult to climb due to its steepness. Due to the fast ascension, this route does not provide the enough time for altitude acclimatization so proceeding slowly is vital. Although the traffic on this route is very low, the chances of success are not as great unless a acclimitization day is added. The route is offered at a minimum of six days, and seven days is preferred. This route merges along the way with Machame route, Lemosho route and Shira route.
An alternative route to the summit approaches Uhuru Peak from the west, called the Western Breach Route. The strenuous Western Breach ascends 850m in about 1.25 miles (2 km), and requires some scrambling (climbing on hands and feet) at certain points. This path is very beautiful but also very challenging due to its rocks formations and its steep slope. The Western Breach was gaining popularity by climbers using the Umbwe, Lemosho, Shira and Machame routes until a rock fall claimed the lives of three climbers in January 2006. In response, Kilimanjaro National Park (KINAPA) closed the Western Breach Route but in 2007 KINAPA open it again with condition that all clients and their supporting members who want to use this option must sign at the entrance gate that they are doing for their own risk.
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Include
- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International airport to the Park view inn Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Park view inn Moshi (before and after the climb bed and breakfast)
- Return transportation from Moshi/from the starting/finishing point on the mountain.
- Qualified guides with mountain crew
- All national park fees
- Hut/camping fees
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Mess tent (for dining) Mini camping chairs/Tables/Candles
- Rescue fees
- Pulse oximeters & Portable oxygen tanks
- First aid kit
- 3 hot meals dail while on the mountain
- Enough treated &filtered drinking water throughout the trek
- Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA),Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators(KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Guides, porters, waiter, cook accommodation and entry fees on the mountain.
Exclude
- Meals and drinks not specified
- Gear for your climb
- Items of personal nature
- Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included
- Visas
- Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is available for extra charge $70$ for entire trek.
- Flights
- Tips for guides, porters and cook ( this is a guide to tipping on the mountain htt://www.kiliporters.org/ tipping_recommendations.php
- Tipping on Kilimanjaro from the trekking group (not per climber)
- Guides : 20$ /day/guide
- Cook : 15$/ day
- Porter: 10$/day/porter
- Elevation : 1200m to 1700m to 2850m
- Distance : 10 km.
- Hiking Time : 4-5 hours
- Habitat : Montane Forest.
Pick up with our vehicle from the hotel, drive to Umbwe gate. Here after completing the gate registration proceedures, the trek starts through the rainforest to Umbwe cave campsite where you will find all tents already setup then stop for dinner and overnight. Today you will walk across ridges and valleys into a really thick forest.
