8 Days Mount Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route Climbing

Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 camp 3610 m After your first breakfast on the mountain, you will leave Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 camp 3610 AMSL. Ascend through the lush rolling hills and cross several streams, you will reach the Shira Ridge before dropping gently down to Shira 1 camp for your hot lunch, take a short walk around the camp after lunch and also enjoy playing cards until evening. Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping

Leave Shira 1 to Shira 2 Camp 3850 m After your healthy breakfast, you leave Shira 1 camp to Shira 2 camp. This day you cross between moorland and heathland while enjoying the beautiful view of Shira plateau and if you are lucky you can see dik-dik and klipspringer on the way to the next camp. Hot lunch and dinner will be served at Shira 2 camp. Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping

Shira 2 to Barranco Camp 3900 m The morning after your heavy breakfast, leave Shira 2 camp and hike slowly until we reach the junction connecting people from the Machame route a few minutes before arriving at the lava tower 4600 m camp where you can take your lunch. The Lava Tower is a volcanic rock that was formed by volcanic activity many years ago, this is an acclimatization point for people going to overnight at Barranco Camp. After lunch at the lava tower, descend to Barranco camp for dinner and overnight. Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping

Barranco Valley camp to Karanga camp Wake up early in the morning after breakfast starts hiking the Barranco wall which is also known as breakfast. The Barranco wall is somehow a technical part of the whole trek where you experience hugging and kissing some rocks. After one hour, we reach the top of the Barranco wall where we take a short break before continuing with our journey to Karanga Camp for Lunch, dinner, and overnight. Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping

Karanga Camp to Barafu camp 4673 m Wake up in the morning for breakfast and be prepared to leave the camp. Today the next camp is not far, the trail is also less steep. After arriving at Barafu Camp, check-in, and spend your time resting until dinner time. Today you will get your dinner earlier to give yourself enough time to rest. Your guides will meet for a summit briefing before you go to sleep. Carefully listen and follow the advice from your guides for a successful summit Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping

Barafu Camp (4550 m) to Uhuru peak (5895 m) to Mweka camp (3100 m) Around 1 am we start to climb the steep frozen scree. This is unavoidable on any route but we aim to go past Gillman’s Point to reach Stella Point on the crater rim for sunrise another 40 minutes and you are at the highest point on the continent (Kibo:5900m), usually in the warm sunshine. Return on the Mweka descent route. Ascent of 1,300m and about 7 hours trek to the summit; 2,600m descent and 6 to 7 hours trek to the Mweka campsite (3400m) above Mweka gate. This is a long hard day but you feel absolutely delighted when you have done it! Hiking Time: 8 hours to Uhuru peak. 7/8 hours descend to Mweka. Activities: Hiking Accommodation: Camping    

Departure This tour ends after breakfast in the hotel, our driver will collect you from the hotel at the arranged time to take you to the airport. However, it is possible to extend your trip to Tanzania to visit Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater or you may decide to visit cultural Tourism programs near Arusha before your departure time to Airport.