Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to our Kenya comfort hotel
Day 2: Drive from Nairobi to Mt Kenya NP; then into 4wd vehicles to Bandas Camp
Day 3: Start trek on Chogoria route through forest and moorland, camp at Lake Ellis
Day 4: 6 hour trek up through heather moorland to camp at Lake Michaelson

Day 5: Trek into the alpine desert, to reach Simba camp at 4600m after about 5 hrs
Day 6: 4am start, sunrise at Point Lenana (4985m), descend to Old Moses campsite
Day 7: Descend to Sirimon park gate, drive to Nairobi (stop at the equator) to Kenya comfort hotel
Day 8: Drive from Nairobi, cross into Tanzania at Namanga, to Arusha and our hotel
Day 9: Drive to Kilimanjaro NP, Machame route, 6-8 hr trek, camp at Machame Huts
Day 10: Trek onto the Shira Plateau through heather moorland, & camp at Shira Hut
Day 11: 6-8 hour trek towards Kibo, passing the Lava Tower, to Barranco campsite
Day 12: Trek 6-7 hrs to 'summit base camp', Barafu; afternoon rest, & early to bed
Day 13: Leave camp around 1am to reach Uhuru Peak (5895m) around 8-9 am,
descend to Barafu and then to Mweka campsite: a 14-17 hour day
Day 14: 4hr trek through the forest to park gate & lunch, drive to Arusha hotel
Day 15: Drive to Nairobi, to hotel for dayroom,or overnight
Day 16: Transfer to JKIA