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DOTTO TREKKING SAFARIS TANZANIA |
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Specializes in Mountain Climbing / Trekking, Safaris and Zanzibar Beach Holidays |
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Contact: Tel: 00255 (0)755292821 Email: dottotrekkingandsafaris@yahoo.com |
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UMBWE ROUTE
5 day
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Accommodation will be dome tents. |
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| Day | The Walk | Overnight Camp | ||
| 1 |
Depart for Umbwe gate. Begin the trek through
the rain forest to the Forest caves for dinner and overnight. (13km for
about 5 hours) |
Forest Caves (2850 m) | ||
| 2 | After breakfast, continue your trek past the glacier streams to the Barranco Camp, this is about 5km in 4 hours. An extra day here is recommended for acclimatization. | Barranco Camp (3950 m) | ||
| 3 | Trek to the Arrow Glacier hut for a distance of 5km in 6 hours. Dinner and overnight. | Arrow Glacier (5100 m) | ||
| 4 | After midnight, begin the final ascent (3km, 6-7 hours) to Uhuru peak (5895m) - the highest point in Africa!. After a short rest descend to Mweka Camp for overnight. This will be a distance of 12km at around 6-7 hours. | Mweka Camp(3100 m) | ||
| 5 | After a good nights rest and breakfast, descend to the Mweka gate (10km, 4 hours) where you will be met and transferred to Arusha. | |||