8-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking via Lemosho Route

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

Londorossi Gate to Forest Camp

We depart Moshi/Arusha for Londorossi Gate, which takes about 3 to 4 hours, where you will complete entry formalities. Then drive to the Lemosho trailhead, (another hour to reach the trail head). Upon arrival at trail head, we eat lunch, then commence through undisturbed forest which winds to the first camp site.
• Transport: 4 hours, 80 km
• Hiking time: 3 - 4 hours (6 km)
• Ascent: 535 m
• Max. altitude: 2895 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

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

Forest Camp to Shira 1 Camp

The journey continues eastwards across the Shira Plateau with spectacular views of Shira Cathedral. Crossing moorland meadow to reach Shira 1 Camp for dinner and overnight camping at 3500m. By now we will be able to see the stunning glaciers of the Western Breach. It will be colder tonight than the previous night with temperatures possibly falling below freezing.
• Hiking time: 5 - 6 hours (8 km)
• Ascent: 605 m
• Max. altitude: 3500 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

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

Shira 1 Camp to Moir Hut

We leave the forest behind now and the trail gets steeper as it enters the moorland zone. A gentle grade walk takes you across the high altitude Shira Caldera to Moir Hut with fabulous views of Arrow glacier. We will camp here for the night at 4200m.
• Hiking time: 6 - 7 hours (11 km)
• Ascent: 700 m
• Max. altitude: 4200 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

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 Hut to Barranco Camp via Lava Tower

Begin the day by climbing up a ridge and then head southeast towards the Lava Tower up to 4600m – a 300 ft. tall volcanic rock formation for lunch and acclimatization. This will be our toughest day so far and you may, for the first time, feel the altitude. After lunch we will descend again by almost 650m to Barranco Camp, following the “walk high, sleep low” golden rule of acclimatization. Our descent to Barranco Camp takes about 2 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall. The camp is situated in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall.
• Hiking time: 6 - 7 hours (10 km)
• Ascent: 400 m
• Descent: 650 m
• Max. altitude: 4600 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

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 to Karanga Camp

A short, but fun, day starting with a scramble to the top of the Great Barranco Wall. We then traverse over scree to the Karanga Valley (3930m) beneath the icefalls of the Heim, Kersten and Decken Glaciers. We will stay overnight at Karanga campsite. This is a shorter day meant for acclimatization.
• Hiking time: 4 – 5 hours (5 km)
• Ascent: 260 m
• Descent: 280 m
• Max. altitude: 4210 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

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 to Barafu Camp

We leave Karanga and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the rocky section to Barafu Hut. At this point, you have completed the Southern Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp, rest and enjoy an early dinner to prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are viewable from this position.
• Hiking time: 3 - 4 hours (4 km)
• Ascent: 670 m
• Max. altitude: 4700 m
• Accommodation: Camping
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

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 to Uhuru Peak then down to Mweka Camp

In the morning around midnight we begin our push to the summit. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. We ascend in the darkness for several hours while taking frequent, but short, breaks. Near Stella Point (18,900 ft.), you will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see coming over Mawenzi Peak. Finally, we arrive at Uhuru Peak- the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa. From the summit, we now make our descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut camp site, stopping at Barafu for lunch. The trail is very rocky and can be quite hard on the knees; trekking poles are helpful. Mweka Camp is situated in the upper forest and mist, or rain can be expected in the late afternoon. Later in the evening, we enjoy our last dinner on the mountain and a well-earned sleep.
• Hiking time: 12-14 hours (17km)
• Ascent: 1295m
• Descent: 279 m
• Max. altitude: 5895m
• Meals included: Breakfast /Lunch /Dinner.

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)

Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

On our last day, we continue the descent to Mweka Gate and collect the summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. From the gate, we continue another hour to Mweka Village. A vehicle will meet us at Mweka Village to drive us back to the hotel in Moshi.
• Transport: Private transfer (0.5 hours, 17 km)
• Hiking time: 3 - 4 hours (10 km)
• Descent: 1300 m
• Max. altitude: 3100 m
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch
• Accommodation: Hotel.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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