The path gets steeper on this section, as you get out of the forest. The wall of the Western Breach appears and disappears as the afternoon mists roll up the Great Barranco. You soon arrive at Barranco Camp and stay there for the night. Trekking time: 5-6 hours Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

This day we start with a short, but fun, scramble, to the top of the Great Barranco Wall. We then traverse over scree to the Karanga Valley (3930m) beneath the icefalls of the Heim, Kersten and Decken Glaciers. We will stay overnight at the Karanga campsite. Trekking time: 4-6 hours Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Depart from Karanga campsite and meet the junction connecting with the Mweka descent Trail. From here we continue up to the Barafu Hut. You have now completed the Southern Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. At camp, we can rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be clearly seen from this position. Trekking time: 4-5 hours Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After being awoken with hot tea and bites, we will start the hike around midnight so that we can reach the crater rim by sunrise. The route up to the crater rim is long and difficult! Around dawn, you will reach Stella Point at the top of the crater rim and enjoy the sunrise. From here additional 1-2 hours you will reach Uhuru Peak (5,895 meters). After some time at the summit, taking pictures and videos we will start to descend to our final campsite Mweka Camp. Mweka Camp is in the forest zone, and you'll love how easy it is to breathe again! This is where you spend your final night on the mountain. Trekking time: 6-8 hours to the summit, 6-8 hours to Mweka Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Enjoy your last breakfast on the mountain before we descend down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy, gaiters and walking sticks will help. Trekking time: 3-5 hours