6 Days Kilimanjaro Trekking Via Umbwe Route
Trekking Overview
The 6 Days Kilimanjaro Trekking via Umbwe Route is designed for experienced and physically fit climbers seeking an adventurous and less-crowded route to the roof of Africa. Known for its steep, direct approach, the Umbwe Route is the shortest trail to Uhuru Peak, but also the most challenging due to its rapid altitude gain Kilimanjaro Trekking.
While it offers unmatched scenic views and a sense of wilderness, the route has limited acclimatization time, making it best suited for confident trekkers with prior high-altitude experience Kilimanjaro Trekking.
INCLUSION
* All transfers
* Accommodation
* all trekking fees,
* All meals while on the Mountain
* Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
* Quality Mess tents with table and chairs
* English speaking guide
* Sleeping bags
* Porters salary
• 3 meals in a day
• Mineral drinking water.
EXCLUSION
Tips,
* medical insurance cover
* all trekking personal gears
* alcohol
* all things of personal nature
Frequently asked questions
How difficult is the Umbwe Route?
The Umbwe route is one of the shortest routes to the Southern Glaciers and the Western Breach and its the most challenging route on Mt Kilimanjaro. Approaching from the south, the Umbwe route is a short, steep and direct climb. It is probably the most scenic, non-technical route on Kilimanjaro. It is quite taxing, primarily due to the relatively fast ascent to higher altitude, but the rewards are plentiful.
Due to the fast ascension to high altitude, this route does not provide the necessary stages for acclimatization. Although the traffic on this route is very low, the chances of success are also low. Good level of fitness is highly recommended.
What is the distance of the Umbwe Route and how many days does it take?
The exact trekking distance for the Umber Route is 53km or 32 miles. The shortest number of days required for the Umbwe Route is 5 days, It’s a Shorter ascents with strenuous trekking days. By the time you have added on arrival and departure days it is 9 or 10. However, as it’s considered one of the Shortest and steepest routes on the mountain it is strongly recommended to be very well prepared and acclimatized to increase your changes of success.
What is the Umbwe Route Summit Success Rate?
The Umbwe Route is one of the Shortest routes up Kilimanjaro which has a very poor chance for acclimatization due to it’s steepness and days spend in the mountain. Whilst there are no official statistics, the average success rate across all operators is 70%. However, We have a summit success rate of over 90% for the Umbwe Route!
What is the Scenery like on the Umbwe Route?
The first two days of the Umbwe Route trek are through tree plantations and then beautiful and rich rain forest, before continuing into the steep Western Breach and Arrow’s Glacier path, scramble up to the Reutsch Crater (5,800 meters) where trekkers spend the night near one of Kilimanjaro’s last remaining glaciers, Furtwangler Glacier.
From Crater Camp, one can take an optional one hour hike to Reusch Crater, or simply explore the areas around Furtwangler Glacier. Reusch Crater is a magnificent sight. It is almost perfectly circular and the ash pit measures 400 feet (120 m) deep and 1,300 feet (400 m) wide. This is rarely seen by tourists.
When is the best time to Trek Umbwe Route?
July-September is the best time to trek the Umbwe Route, as the weather is most stable during this period and encountering rain is less likely. That said, since it is close to the equator it is possible to climb the mountain at any time of the year. April and May is the rainy season so this period is best avoided.
When is the best time to Trek Machame Route?
July-September is the best time to climb Kilimanjaro, as the weather is most stable during this period and encountering rain is less likely. That said, since it is close to the equator it is possible to climb the mountain at any time of the year. April and May is the rainy season so this period is best avoided.
