Barranco Campsite

Altitude 3950 m.a.m.s.l. The Barranco campsite is an overnight resting point on mt. Kilimanjaro that is located near the base of the Barranco wall. It is used exclusively by climbers on the Machame, Umbwe, Shira and Lemosho routes on their way to the summit, as the descent from the mountain takes a different route. The Barranco campsite has no cabin accommodation, meaning all of climbers who use it sleep in tents that are carried up the mountain by porters. There is however, a rangers hut at the northern end of the campsite and near the wall, where climbers are required to check in on arriving at the campsite. The toilets are located inside one building at the centre of the campsite, a few W.Cs - some of the few available on the mountain as other campsite use pit latrines.