Lemosho Route
7 Days, 6 Nights Trek
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Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
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After breakfast at the hotel, you will be driving to Londorosi Gate with our guide by 4WD for the registration at the national park, then afterward driving back to the starting point and where we can start our hiking through rain-forest crossing Lemosho Glades, where we will have a lunch a half on the way before reach Mti Mkubwa Camp where you rest, and get dinner.
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This is going to be the long trekking day, because we will cross through Shira Camp 1 to Shira Camp 2. Our trekking passing through Shira Cathedral for acclimatization, and there you will have different views of geographical features around the Shira Cathedral and view of Shira Plateau. We proceed to Shira 2 Camp; get rest before having a dinner.
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After breakfast, you will hike east up a steepening path above the highest vegetation, after several hours, you walk through a rocky landscape to reach the prominent landmark called Lava Tower at 15,190 ft/4600m. This chunky remnant of Kilimanjaro earlier volcanic activity is several hundred feet high, and the trail passes right below it. For extra credit, the sure-footed can scramble to the top of the tower. After a lunch stop near Lava Tower, descend for 2 hours below the lower cliffs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall to Barranco Camp at 12,960 ft/3950m. There are numerous photo opportunities on this hike, especially if the walls are festooned with ice. Barranco Camp is in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Walls, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for your dinner. On this day, be careful to notice any signs of altitude sickness.
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Leave Barranco Camp after breakfast starting climbing Barranco wall, nicknamed as Breakfast Wall because after breakfast you have to climb the wall (not technical climbing). Climbing Barranco Wall it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour. From there we hike up and down to Karanga camp 13780ft/4035m probably it will take 2 hours also is another short hiking day where we can get a hot lunch, rest and doing acclimatization by the time you will be given from guide.
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After breakfast, begin the hike to Barafu Camp. On the way to Barafu, you view several Kibo’s glaciers, Mawenzi Peak as well as the junction that connects the descent route which is Mweka Route. Although the trail to Barafu passes through alpine desert with little vegetation, Barafu Camp offers stunning views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Try to sleep as soon as you finish dinner as you will awake before midnight for your summit hike, and take all your warm gears for hiking to the summit.
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At the mid night we wake up at 11:30pm and get a light breakfast before we start hiking to the summit. We should start at 12:00am and it will take 5 hours to reach to the Stella point 14000ft/ 5730m which is at the rim of the crater. And from Stella point to Uhuru Peak the highest peak of Kilimanjaro mountain which it will take one hour hiking through the rim of the crater. Approximately we will be at the summit at the sunrise time 6:00am to 7:00am, where you will get time to enjoy and taking pictures. Afterward you will start to descent back to Barafu Camp where we will have lunch packing and keep descending to Mweka Camp where you will have dinner and rest.
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Mweka Camp (10,170ft / 3,100m/) to Mweka Gate (4,920ft / 1500m/) 10 kilometers. After camping and overnight at Mweka camp you will start descent to Mweka Gate crossing the rain-forest again. Watch your steps because the trail can be slippery. Our vehicles will be waiting at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to the hotel, where you can get a hot shower and celebrate your accomplishment!
8 Days, 7 Nights Trek
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Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
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After breakfast and briefing, drive to Londorossi Park Gate, about a 3-hour trip. From here, a forest track requiring a 4WD vehicle leads to Lemosho Glades (2390 m) where you will start your trek through the rain-forest. Walk along forest trails to Mti Mkubwa campsite (2750 m). Trekking Time: 3 hours | Distance: 7 km | Altitude Gain: 360 m
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After breakfast, we continue as the trail’s steepness gradually increases and enters the giant heather moorland zone. After several streams are crossed we continue over the Shira Ridge then gently downwards to Shira 1 camp (3505 m) located by a stream on the Shira Plateau. Trekking Time: 6-7 hours | Distance: 10 km | Altitude Gain: 755 m
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A gentle hike across the plateau leads to Shira 2 camp (3810 m) on moorland meadows by a stream. A variety of short hikes are available on the Plateau, making this a good acclimatization day. Trekking Time: 3-4 hours | Distance: 8 km | Altitude Gain: 305 m
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From the Shira Plateau we continue to the east, passing the junction near the peak of Kibo. As we continue, our direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the “Shark’s Tooth.” Shortly after the tower, we come to the second junction, which brings us up to the Arrow Glacier (4876 m). We now continue down to the Barranco Hut (3860 m). Although you end the day at the same elevation as when you began, this is another important day for acclimatization. Trekking Time: 6-7 hours | Distance: 10 km | Altitude Gain: 50 m
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We start the day by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up what has been termed the Breakfast Wall. It is a climb over rocks, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga Valley (4000 m) for overnight. Trekking Time: 3-4 hours | Distance: 6 km | Altitude Gain: 140 m
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After breakfast, we leave the Karanga Valley and pass the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue to the Barafu Hut (4600 m). You have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit climb. Trekking Time: 2-4 hours | Distance: 4 km | Altitude Gain: 600 m
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We avoid walking too long in the heat of the sun today by starting around midnight, walking steeply upwards to the Summit glaciers. You will be climbing scree for 5 to 6 hours but you gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5750 m) as the first rays of the sun emerge. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walk takes us to our goal, the summit of Uhuru (5896 m), the highest point; Uhuru means freedom in Swahili. Trekking Time: 6-8 hours | Distance: 7 km| Altitude Gain: 1296 m We begin the descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope back to Barafu camp for breakfast and a rest before finally heading down to Millenium Camp (3000 m) for a well-earned rest. On our descent we have fabulous views of the plains and Mawenzi peak. Trekking Time: 6-8 hours | Distance: 12 km | Altitude Loss: 2896 m .
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A gentle trek takes us down through the rain-forest to the Mweka Gate (1640 m), where we complete park formalities, are met by our vehicles, receive certificates of ascent courtesy of the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority and drive back to Moshi where you can treat yourself to a well-earned shower and a cold beer or two. Trekking Time: 4-5 hours | Distance: 10 km | Altitude Loss: 1360 m .
Price Inclusive:
Accommodation depending on number of days spent in the hotel/hostel in Moshi or Arusha at our Lodge with Bed & Breakfast before and after your Kilimanjaro trek,
> Professional Mountain Guide,
> Assistance Mountain Guide,
> Mountain Potters,
> Mountain Chef,
> Two person Tents,
> Mattress,
> Food-3 meals a day,
> Park Entry Fee,
> Huts Fee,
> Rescue Fee.
Price Exclusive:
> Tip to the mountain guides, porters, chef,
> Personal Mountain Gears,
> Sleeping bags and personal requirements.
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