8-Day Kilimanjaro Climbing Lemosho Route

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Hotel to LemoshoGate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

Your day starts early with breakfast from the hotel, followed by a briefing by your head guide and then a 1-hour drive from the hotel (910m) to Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment at the park’s gate and registration. You'll start trekking through the rainforest until you complete this day by entering our first camp where your tent is set up with your personal belongings inside.
-Walking distance: 6km, 3-4 hours.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mti Mkubwa Camp (2810m) - Shira 2 Camp (3505m)

You will depart from Mti Mkubwa to the second camp through the heath and moorland zone, following the Shira ridge. You will enter the vast high-altitude desert plateau where the first view of Mount Kilimanjaro unfolds on the horizon.
–Walking Distance: 8km, 6-8 hours.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shira Camp 2 (3505m)-Moir Camp(4160m)

The route now turns east into a semi-desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower. You will leave from Shira to Moir Camp which is nested near enormous beds of volcanic rock and surrounded by rocky hills and cliffs. On arrival at the camp, you will enter your tent which is already set with your belongings inside.
–Walking Distance: 9km, 6-8 hours.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Moir Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Moir Camp(4160m) - Barranco Camp(3950m)

After spending a night at the Moir Camp, today you will test your acclimatization with a trek to the base of Lava Tower at 4500m. Following your rest, you'll descend through Senecio Forest passing waterfalls that usher you into the Barranco Camp. The camp is set in the shadow of the massive Barranco wall with easterly breezes often carrying misty clouds from the Barranco Valley.
Walking distance: 5-7 hours, 7km.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Barranco Camp(3950m) - Karanga Camp(39950m)

Today’s task will be the 150m face of the Barranco wall. At this point, you will realize how hard the porter's work will be as this challenging scramble provides quite the balancing act for your crew. You will arrive at the camp for a well-deserved dinner and overnight stay.
–Walking distance: 3-5 hours, 5km.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Karanga Camp(3995m) - Barafu Camp(4600m)

After having breakfast with a picnic lunch en route, you will start the morning trek, a slow and steady uphill hike. As you enter the Arctic zone, the temperatures become noticeably cooler, however, excitement fills your camp as you make final preparations for the summit day ahead.
Walking distance: 3-5 hours, 4km.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Barafu Camp(4600m) - Uhuru Peak(5895m) - Mweka Camp(3100m)

Today you will face your greatest challenge, and meet the most rewarding point. You will wake up early for preparation and a light breakfast before starting the summit. Spectacular views coupled with the sunrise will warm your soul and strengthen your spirit as the iconic Uhuru peak is now in sight. After the elation of a well-earned summit, you will descend back to Barafu Camp for a nice break and celebration before continuing to Mweka Camp.
Walking Distance: 12-14 hours, 21km.

Main Destination:

Uhuru Peak (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mweka Camp(3100m)- Mweka Gate

You will descend from Mweka Camp to the park gate where you are transferred back to your hotel for a well-deserved shower.
Walking Distance: 3-4 hours, and drive back to Hotel.

Main Destination:

Mweka Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.