10-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Trek (Lemosho Route)

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

Airport Transfer to Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, a Wayfairer representative will meet you and drive you to your lodge in Arusha, where you’ll spend one night. We recommend that you try to get an early night ahead of your Mt Kilimanjaro trek, which will start the following day.

*There is an optional accommodation upgrade for extra cost, which includes an upgrade on the tents used for the trek's camp.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Ilboru Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Trek Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

After breakfast, your local guide will meet you at your lodge. You will drive together to Londorrosi Gate, where you’ll go through the registration process. You’ll have a briefing session before you meet the rest of your trekking team.

The trek begins on the lower slopes of the mountain and follows a wilderness trail passing through dense rainforest up to the Shira Plateau. This area is teeming with wildlife, including black & white ‘caped’ Colobus Monkeys.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Shira 1 Camp

Today, you’ll start to ascend into the alpine moorland. The flora changes once you’re out of the rainforest, with fig and rubber trees making way for the Giant Heather and Erica. The most challenging part of the day involves climbing over Shira Ridge at 3600m, before descending onto the Shira Plateau to camp.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Shira 2 Camp

Today, you will cross the wild heath and moorlands of the Shira Plateau, notorious for its beautiful indigenous flowers and unique plants such as the Giant Lobelia. Your steady climb across the Shira Plateau will help with acclimatisation. You’ll enjoy incredible panoramic views.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Barranco Camp

Today, you’ll trek to Lava Tower at 4630m. Then, you’ll make your way down into Barranco Valley. After the rocky, bleak terrain past the Lava Tower, the landscape in the valley starts to change into a surreal, shrubby land with Giant Groundsels. You’ll spend the night at Barranco Camp, which offers spectacular views of the Western Breach and Breach Wall.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Karanga Camp

Today starts with a short, steep ascent of the daunting Barranco Wall — this can be quite a challenge. However, your effort is rewarded with phenomenal views of the Hiem Glacier and the summit of Kilimanjaro. Then, you’ll make a gentle descent into the Karanga Valley, followed by a short ascent to your campsite at 4035m. In the afternoon, you’ll complete an acclimatisation walk towards Barafu. Then, you’ll have some time to rest and take in the views from Karanga Camp.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Barafu Camp

This morning, you’ll set off towards the final camp, Barafu, where you can see two of the three peaks, Mawenzi and Kibo. It will be difficult to sleep. However, you must try to get some rest as early tomorrow morning, when you will begin your ascent to the summit to see the sunrise from the roof of Africa.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to summit, Descend to Mweka Camp

In the very early hours of this morning, you’ll start your ascent by torchlight to climb to Stella Point at 5685m. It is a long and hard climb at high altitude, but experiencing sunrise from Stella Point is a moment that you will remember for the rest of your life.

If you’re still feeling strong enough, you can then walk around the crater rim to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5895m.

After taking time to enjoy your achievement and taking photographs at the summit sign, you’ll descend back down to Barafu Camp for a rest and something to eat, before descending further down the mountain to Mweka Camp.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Trek to Mweka Gate & Return to Arusha

On your final day of the trek, you’ll walk down through the lush rainforest, enjoying the increasing warmth and richness of the mountain air. Upon arrival at Mweka Gate, you’ll receive your certificates — green for reaching Stella Point and gold for reaching Uhuru Peak. Then, you’ll return to Arusha to relax, shower, and celebrate.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Ilboru Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

International Flight Home

After breakfast this morning, you’ll check out of your hotel. Then, you’ll be transferred back to Kilimanjaro Airport for your return flight home, feeling a huge sense of achievement at having climbed the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

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