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17th Oct 2026 - 26th Oct 2026
10 days/Tanzania /Challenging to Extreme
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Standing proudly as the highest free-standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the planet’s most iconic trekking challenges—and an unforgettable adventure.
This once-in-a-lifetime journey takes you through a remarkable variety of landscapes, from lush rainforest and alpine desert to glacial summit, offering constantly shifting views and a true test of endurance.
Over ten days, you’ll follow the Machame route, widely regarded as one of the most scenic paths to the summit, accompanied by expert local guides, porters, and cooks. Along the way, you’ll acclimatise gradually as you trek through diverse ecosystems, culminating in a pre-dawn push to Uhuru Peak (5,895m), the roof of Africa.
Each day brings new challenges, camaraderie, and awe-inspiring views, with evenings spent in campsites beneath vast African skies.
This itinerary is designed to give you the best chance of summit success while ensuring you experience the beauty and spirit of Kilimanjaro every step of the way. Whether you’re trekking for a cause, chasing a personal goal, or simply seeking an extraordinary experience, this Kilimanjaro adventure promises memories and a sense of achievement that will stay with you forever.
Our dedication to porter welfare with KPAP
Anyone who has trekked Kilimanjaro will tell you that the hard-working porters are vital to your success in reaching the summit.
The Different Travel Company are proud to be one of a small number of UK tour operators who are official partners of the International Mountain Explorers Connection (IMEC) which works closely with the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) to improve conditions for porters and mountain crew on Kilimanjaro.
Being a partner of IMEC means that when you trek Kilimanjaro with Different Travel, you can rest assured that the staff will be provided with good meals throughout the trek, are paid well, sleep in high quality tents and have mountain-appropriate clothing and footwear to ensure their safety on the mountain – just as we would expect for our participants.
You are encouraged to learn about the importance of porter protection at http://www.kiliporters.org.
A challenging to extreme trip. You will be trekking on challenging terrain which is steep at times, you will be exposed to altitudes up to 5895m and will camp in basic campsites. Each day you will trek up to 8 hours per day. The summit night could be up to 16 hours of trekking.
The terrain will vary each day but in general, you will experience undulating terrain with an uphill gradient as you approach the summit, and a downhill gradient on the way down from the summit. Underfoot the terrain will vary from muddy forests, rocky and dry trails, barren gravelly tracks, scree and possibly even snow.
Halfway through the trek, you reach the Barranco wall which is a vertical rock wall with a narrow winding path and a drop on your right-hand side. No technical climbing skills are required but scrambling over large rocks is necessary. Your guides and support staff will help you every step of the way and most people say that this is a highlight of the trek.
For the majority of the trek you will ‘trek high, sleep low’. This means you trek to high elevations each day to expose your body to a higher altitude environment, then descend to a lower altitude to rest allowing your body time to recover and acclimatise. The first four nights of the trek are spent at campsites no higher than 3963m. That said the effects of high altitude exposure should not be underestimated.
You will stay in a hotel in Moshi before and after the trek and you will camp in tents during the trek.
All accommodation is on a shared basis, but single occupancy may be available subject to payment of a single supplement.
At camp, you will stay in 3-man tents (two to a tent). You will need to bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping mat, or these can be hired locally if you prefer.
Meals are cooked by your dedicated trek chef who will prepare hearty, delicious Tanzanian and Western meals. They will be taken in a mess tent where a table, chairs, plates, mugs, cutlery and other equipment are provided for you.
Commitment to physical preparation is fundamental for this challenge, to ensure your best chance of success, and enjoyment, during the trek.
Attempting to complete the trek without training will make each day more challenging than necessary, being inadequately prepared may prevent you from reaching the summit, and it may hinder the experience of your teammates.
The ascent does not require technical climbing skills but it is a huge mountain at a high altitude so you must take your training seriously and not underestimate the scale of the challenge.
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