Altitude 4040 m.a.m.s.l. Karanga hut campsite is an overnight resting point that is located next to the Karanga valley, on the southern side of Kibo and in Kilimanjaro national park. It is primarily used by hikers on the Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame routes, during their ascent to the summit, either as a lunch point or as a campsite for the night - depending on the duration or timetable of the route. In cases where it is used as a rest stop during lunch, then the Barranco before and Barafu after camps are used for the nights. However, all of these routes take you through the Karanga valley itself. Karanga huts campsite has no cabin accommodations, providing only spaces for tent pitching along with dry toilets in the form of pit latrines. Apart from the toilets, the only other built structure is the rangers hut, a wooden house on the western edge of the campsite, next to the valley itself. All persons intending to use the campsite would have to carry their own tents.

The Karanga Camp or Karanga Hut Campsite, having got its name from the Karanga Valley which cuts across Kibo’s Southern side cutting through Kilimanjaro national park, the Karanga hut campsite is an overnight resting point used by climbers via the Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe, and Machame routes, climbing towards Mount Kilimanjaro’s  summit

Karanga Camp/Karanga Hut campsite can be used as a point to rest for lunch or for an overnight stay depending on your route itinerary and sometimes duration.

In the event that it is to be used as a stopover for lunch, then Barranco (before) and Barafu (after) camps are used for overnight stays. No matter which route you choose though, they all pass through the Karanga valley.