8 Days, & Nights Mt Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route

Day 01 Arrival

You will be met at the International Airport of by your Driver / Guide and our representative. We will take you to the Kaliwa Lodge situated at Machame, a small town at the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. It provides wonderful views towards the mountain.

Our Kilimanjaro Expert will come to meet you and to provide you with a briefing on your climb. Dinner included.

Day 02 Londorossi Park Gate – Big Tree Camp

After breakfast drive to Londorossi Park Gate from where you will first drive to the Lemosho glades and your starting point at 2385 m. Walk along trails through beautiful thick mountain forest with a moderate climb to Big Tree Campsite at 2780 m where you spend the rest of the day. The first two days of this trek you will be joined by an armed ranger because animal encounters are not unlikely on this part of the climb. All meals included.

Day 03 Big Tree Camp – Shira 2 Camp

Today a longer day of hiking (some 8-9 hours) is waiting for you. The trail gradually steepens and enters the giant heather moorland zone. Several streams are crossed, then it gains the Shira Ridge at about 3600 m and drops gently down to Shira 1 where you stop for lunch. For the last part of this stretch you we will climb another 400 m in altitude to Shira 2. The landscape will once change again. You will walk on ground once having been a lava flow and pass the Giant Senecias while distant views of Mt. Meru and the Rift Valley can be enjoyed.

Overnight at Shira 2 Cammp at 3900 m. All meals included.

Day 04 Shira 2 Camp – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp

You will draw nearer the peak as we get closer to the Lava Tower. The trek becomes a bit more strenuous as the trail steepens on the approach to the Lava Tower, a 300 foot tall volcanic plug which marks an exposed pass at 4600 m. In the afternoon, descend the steep track into the Great Barranco Valley. Hanging glaciers glint in the sunshine above, amidst the eerie landscape of plants such as the giant groundsels and the uniquely endemic Giant Lobelia. Then you slowly ascent to Barranco Camp at 3960 m. All meals included.

Day 05 Barranco Camp to Karanga Valley Camp

The day will begin with a descent into the Gorge, before we climb its eastern wall where we will enjoy views of Kilimanjaro’s ice fields, an equatorial anomaly. We will continue trekking until we reach our camp in Karanga Valley Camp at 4035 m. All meals included.

Day 06 Karanga Valley Camp to Barafu Camp

We’ll trek up through the Karanga Valley, the trail turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge through the alpine desert. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape more sparse as we near Barafu Camp set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting as a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight tonight.

Overnight at Barafu Camp at 4640 m. All meals included.

Day 07 Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp

Just after midnight we start with a challenging trek (12-15 hours of trekking). You begin trekking at midnight passing between the Rebmann and Tarzel glaciers to the rim at Stella Point. The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight to approx. -12 to – 23 deg centigrade just before dawn at the summit. As dawn nears, you summit Uhuru Peak (5895 m), the highest point in Africa. After your photo shooting you descend back to Barafu Camp, resting for a while before continuing your descent to Mweka Camp at 3080 m. All meals included.

Day 08 Mweka Camp to Park Gate

We’ll make our final descent to the park gate, a walk of about 3 or 4 hours.

After bidding your farewells to our guide and porters, we’ll take you to Arusha or Moshi for extension. Breakfast included.

End of service – routing subject to changes if necessary. All accommodations subject to availability

Rates 2018

All rates in US$ per person. Rates are subject to change without notice in the event of a change in Government Taxes or Levies or any other increases beyond our control. Children rates on request.