Umbwe Cave Camp
Umbwe Cave Camp is a mountain camp at 2,850 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Umbwe Route. It sits on a forested ridge and marks the end of the first, steep day on the route. Guests sleep in tents set up by the mountain crew, with meals served in a dining tent and basic toilets provided at the site. The camp is quiet and remote, and the Umbwe Route is known as one of the steepest and most direct ways up the mountain.
Machame Camp
Machame Camp is a mountain camp at 3,000 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Machame Route. It lies at the edge of the rainforest and the moorland after the first day’s climb from Machame Gate. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The camp is popular with trekkers on the Machame Route and offers a good first night for adjusting to the altitude.
Shira Camp
Shira Camp is a mountain camp at 3,840 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Machame Route. It stands on the Shira Plateau and offers open views across the moorland. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The camp looks up to Kibo and the western breach and is cold at night, so the night is spent resting and adjusting to the altitude.
Shira 1 Camp
Shira 1 Camp is a mountain camp at 3,610 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Lemosho Route. It is the first camp on the Shira Plateau and is reached after the walk from Mti Mkubwa Camp through the forest and moorland. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The plateau gives wide views of Kibo and Mount Meru, and the camp is a calm place to begin adjusting to the altitude.
Shira 2 Camp
Shira 2 Camp is a mountain camp at 3,850 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Lemosho Route. It stands on the Shira Plateau after a relaxed walk across open terrain from Shira 1 Camp. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The gentle day helps the body adapt to higher altitude before the climb towards Lava Tower and Barranco.
Barranco Camp
Barranco Camp is a mountain camp at 3,900 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Machame, Lemosho, Umbwe and Northern Routes. It lies in a valley below the Barranco Wall, among giant groundsels. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The camp has views up to Kibo and is where routes meet, and the next morning starts with the climb of the Barranco Wall.
Karanga Camp
Karanga Camp is a mountain camp at 4,035 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Machame, Lemosho, Umbwe and Northern Routes. It sits in the Karanga Valley and is the last stop before Barafu Camp. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The short but steep walk from Barranco helps with acclimatisation, and the camp is a quiet place to rest before the final push.
Barafu Camp
Barafu Camp is a mountain camp at 4,673 m on Mount Kilimanjaro, used as an overnight stop on the Machame, Lemosho, Umbwe and Northern Routes. It stands on a rocky ridge and is the base camp for the summit attempt. The name means ice in Swahili. Guests sleep in tents set up by the crew, with meals in a dining tent and basic toilets at the site. The camp is exposed and cold. Trekkers rest in the afternoon and leave around midnight to reach Uhuru Peak at sunrise, before descending to a lower camp.
