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Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania at Kilimanjaro International Airport
On your arrival, you will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to a hotel in Arusha town; where you will meet a mountain guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gears.
The missing gears can be hired on this day or on the next morning before leaving for Kilimanjaro.
Hotel in Arusha: Gran Melia-bed & breakfast included
DAY 2: Londorossi Gate (2,100m/6,890ft) – Big Tree Camp/ Forest Camp (2,750m/9,023ft)
Today your driver picks you up and drives you to Londorossi Gate, to arrange the paperwork (entry formalities). Then drive about 1 hour to the Lemosho trailhead. Upon arrival at trailhead, we eat lunch, before we start walking for about 3 hours through forest, to the first camp site. This charming camp is situated under a big tree and with plenty of monkeys and birds around.
Day 3: Big Tree Camp (2,750m/9,023ft) – Shira Camp 1 (3,480m/11,420ft)
Early in the morning we set off to the next camp and hike through forests, savannah and heather. Halfway we stop to have lunch and enjoy the great views of the Shira ridge. After a long hike we reach the Shira Plateau, one of the highest altitude plateaus in the world. If you stand on the plateau you can see Kilimanjaro’s impressive Kibo Peak. We gentle descent to Shira 1 Camp.
DAY 4: Shira Camp 1 (3,480m/11,420ft) – Shira Camp 2 (3,860m/12,600ft) – Moir Hut (4,206m/13,800 feet)
Enjoy the amazing views this morning and try to spot wildlife, such as antelope, jackal and buffalo. We hike for about 4 hours through the alpine heather zone towards Kibo’s Peak, across the Shira Plateau to Shira Camp 2 in the moorland fields. We continue to Moir Hut, a spot on the base of Lent Hills. A variety of walks are available on Lent Hills which gives your body time to acclimatize to the altitudes of Kilimanjaro.
DAY 5: Moir Hut (4,206m/13,800 feet) – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp (3,950m/12,960ft)
We leave the camp in the morning, to hike for about 3 hours to the Lava Tower. This is a large rock formation that was formed from lava, when Kilimanjaro was still an active volcano. We now descend the valley to Barranco Camp, located below the Great Barranco Wall. Here we rest, enjoy dinner, and overnight. Your day starts and ends at the same elevation to give your body time to acclimatize and prepare for the summit day.
DAY 6: Barranco Camp (3,950m/12,960ft) – Karanga Camp (4040 m/13255 ft)
This is one of the best and most adventurous parts of the route. After breakfast, we start with a descent to the base of the Barranco Wall and continue climbing up a steep cliff. Enjoy the amazing sightings of Kibo and Mount Meru. We leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco Wall, to the Karanga Valley campsite. This is a short day to give your body time to adapt and acclimatize.
DAY 7: Karanga Camp (4040 m/13255 ft) – Barafu Camp (4,600m/15,100ft)
After breakfast, we leave Karanga and continue up to the Barafu Hut for about 2-3 hours. At this point, you have views of the summit from many perspectives. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy early dinner and prepare for the summit at midnight. This is the last night before we summit the mighty Kilimanjaro. You can already see the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo from this location.
DAY 8: Barafu Camp (4,600 m./ 15,100ft) – Uhuru Peak (5,895 m./ 19,340ft) – Mweka Camp (3,110 m./ 10,170ft)
At midnight we start the most challenging part of the hike. It begins with a rocky part and zigzag to the crater rim at Stella Point (18,600 ft). From Stella Point it’s just another hour to Kilimanjaro’s summit (Uhuru Peak). If you reach the summit on time, you can see the most beautiful sunrise ever. Enjoy the overwhelming sense of achievement.
It’s time for a short celebration and to take awesome pictures. From the summit, we make our descent to Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. This is a tough climbing day (8-14 hours) from Barafu Camp to the summit and back to Barafu Camp. The last challenge is another 2-4 hours downhill from Barafu Camp to Mweka Camp.
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A 9 day ascent to the roof of Africa. Starting at Lemosho on the Western side and traversing across the most spectacular parts of the mountain,
The shira route is a little used trail that begins near shira ridge. It is nearly identical to the lemosho.
An 8 day ascent to the roof of Africa. Starting at Lemosho on the Western side and traversing across …