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LanguagesGerman, English, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
Experience the thrill of climbing Africa’s highest peak with this 8-day Lemosho Route. Regarded as the peak of Africa, this route to the summit offers acclimatization appropriate for hikers of all levels. Kitchen teams cook fully nutritious meals, porters carry your equipment and your professional guides will ensure you make it through this challenging but rewarding experience. With amazing views and a real sense of accomplishment to be found, this is an experience you won’t forget.
Pulse oximeters & Portable oxygen tanks and First aid kit
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Return transportation from Moshi/from the starting/finishing point on the mountain.
Gear for your climb |Flights | Visa | Travel Insurance | Items of personal nature
Tips for guides, porters and cook
Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is available for extra charge $50$ for entire trek.
What to expect
Day 1: Moshi to Lemosho gate to Mti Mkubwa campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
6h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 1,200m to 1,950 m to 2,850 m
• Distance: 9km.
• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest to moorland and heath vegetation.
We will pick you up from your hotel your hotel and transport you to Lemosho gate for registration. After this formality, from this point you will start the trek across undisturbed Montane forest decorated with Black and White Colobus Monkey to the camp where dinner and overnight will take place.
Day 2: Mti Mkubwa campsite to Shira 1 Campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
6h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 2850m to 3500m
• Distance: 7km.
• Hiking Time:5-6 hours
• Habitat: Moorland and Rocky
This is an acclimatization trek because you will gain over 650m by starting walking across a beautiful valley outside Shira caldera rim (3600m). After few hours you will reach into Shira caldera. A high-altitude desert, Shira is the one among the three peaks which erupted in Kilimanjaro ecosystem. The peak later collapsed and formed a crater which eventually became filled with the lava flow from Kibo peak. Its rim is eroded and blasted away by weather and volcanic action. Camp and overnight at the Shira 1 campsite.
Day 3: Shira 1 campsite to Shira Two Campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
5h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 3500m to 3800m
• Distance: 7km.
• Hiking time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
This day you will trek to east across Shira plateau visiting (Cathedral peak 3850m) for acclimatization. Reaching at this peak you will find spectacular views of Mt. Meru and Kibo Peak. We then continue trekking to Shira two camp where we will stay for dinner and overnight place.
Day 4: Shira two Campsite to Barranco campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
7h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 3800m to 3950m
• Distance: 13km.
• Hiking Time: 7-8 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
This is long acclimatization day. You will have an early breakfast then trek east to a junction leading to Lava tower rock 4600m for acclimatization. Afterwards, you will descend down to Barranco campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Barranco campsite to Karanga campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
6h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 3950m to 3960m
• Distance: 6km.
• Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
Today is short day of trekking. In the morning you will start climbing Barranco wall and reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga campsite for hot lunch. After lunch you will have a bit of rest and get another acclimatization of trekking up the scree slopes towards the Southern ice field. You will then return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Karanga campsite to Barafu campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
5h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 3960m to 4620m
• Distance: 3.5km.
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today the trek up to the Barafu ridge campsite is difficult because of altitude. The walk take few hours because of short distance but is steep which required a slow pace to avoid fatigue. You will walk across an alpine desert with strong, cold winds blowing down from Kibo peak and its glaciers. You will have an early dinner at 1700hrs then rest until midnight when we you commence your push for the summit.
Day 7: Barafu Campsite to Uhuru peak to Mweka hut campsite
Mount Kilimanjaro
11h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 4620m to 5895m to 3100m
• Distance: 15km.
• Hiking Time: 10 – 12 hours
• Habitat: Desert and ice
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Departure for the summit is at 12:00AM. Switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Stella Point on the crater rim (5,861 m/18,640 ft) between 4 and 5 AM. At this point you will be having the views of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you. Then after 45 minutes of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true summit, Uhuru Peak here you will spend time for taking photo’s. After your summit activities, you will descend back to the Barafu Huts campsite, for lunch, rest, collect your gear, and continue down through moorland and heath zone to Mweka Huts campsite. Dinner and overnight at Mweka hut campsite.
Day 8: Mweka hut campsite to Mweka gate
Mount Kilimanjaro
5h · Admission ticket included
• Elevation: 3100m to 1700m
• Distance: 9km.
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
Today is your last day on the mountain. After breakfast, you will descend down to Mweka park gate walking across montane forest. This descent will take 3-4 hours. At the gate you will sign out and board the vehicle, ready for the transfer back to your hotel for your certificate presentation celebration.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pickup from the airport/Hotel will be by our representative who will always dress in the company uniform displayed by his name tag.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
