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Price per Person - Based on 2 Pax
The shira route is a little used trail that begins near shira ridge. It is nearly identical to the lemosho route. In fact, shira was the original route and lemosho is the improved variation.
Day 1: ARRIVE IN TANZANIA
You Will Be Picked Up At The Kilimanjaro International Airport And Transferred To Your Hotel In Arusha Town; You Will Meet Your Guide Who Will Brief You On Your Upcoming Trek And Do An Equipment Check To Make Sure You Have All The Necessary Mountain Gear. The Missing Gear Can Be Rented On This Day.
Day 2: SHIRA GATE TO SHIRA 1 CAMP
We Depart Arusha to Londorossi Gate, Which Takes About 4 Hours; Here We Will Complete Entry Formalities While Guides And Porters Prepare Equipment. We Then Continue To Drive Up A Steep Path To The Shira Gate( Morum Barrier) Where We Will Begin The Hike. The Trek Starts Through Shrubs And Giant Heather Until We Reach Shira 1 Camp for camp orientation,Dinner and overnight.
Day 3: SHIRA ONE TO SHIRA 2 CAMP
Today Is A Fairly Easy Day To Help With Acclimatization. We Begin By Exploring The Grassy Moorland And Volcanic Rock Formations On The Plateau. Then We Take A Scenic Path To The Shira Cathedral, A Huge Buttress Of Rock Surrounded By Steep Spires And Pinnacles, Before Settling At Shira 2 Camp.
Day 4: SHIRA 2 CAMP TO BARANCO CAMP VIA LAVA TOWER
LAVA TOWER TO BARRANCO CAMP
We Continue To The East Up A Ridge And Then Head Southeast Towards The Lava Tower – A 300 Ft Tall Volcanic Rock Formation. We Descend Down To Barranco Camp Through The Strange But Beautiful Senecio Forest To An Altitude Of 13,000 Ft. Although You Begin And End The Day At The Same Elevation, The Time Spent At Higher Altitude Is Very Beneficial For Acclimatization.
Day 5: BARRANCO CAMP TO KARANGA CAMP
We Begin The Day By Descending Into A Ravine To The Base Of The Great Barranco Wall. Then We Climb The Non-Technical But Steep, Nearly 900 Ft Cliff. From The Top Of The Barranco Wall We Cross A Series Of Hills And Valleys Until We Descend Sharply Into Karanga Valley. One More Steep Climb Up Leads Us To Karanga Camp. This Is A Shorter Day Meant For Acclimatization.
Day 6: KARANGA CAMP TO KOSOVO CAMP
We Leave Karanga And Hit The Junction Which Connects With The Mweka Trail. We Continue Up To The Rocky Section To Barafu Hut,Then we go passes This usual Busy Basecamp and go To the Higher BaseCamp Kosovo Camp 4830Masl . 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.
Day 7: KOSOVO TO THE SUMMIT
A DAYTIME SUMMIT CLIMB
Most companies climb to the summit at midnight. However, we have found that a daylight summit climb takes advantage of the magnificent views and warmer temperatures. This allows you to get a good night’s rest, essential for a successful summit bid after many tough days on the trail. We do a daytime ascent on our 8 days Shira routes.
So – At This Summit day! After a Full Night sleep you will be Awake at 4 p.m. for a light Breakfast meal before departure at 5pm , We climb wearing headlamps for about 1 hour until the dawn light is reflected off the African plains. Following a distinct ridge, we approach the crater’s rim, then traverse northwest along the rim to the main summit, Uhuru Peak (19,344 ft.). From here we view the Bismarck Towers, rock pinnacles along the rim, the vast crater floor, the tiny Furtwängler Glacier, the ash pit, and the large northern ice cap. We then descend back to Kosovo Camp for a late lunch and another Full Night sleep after a long Tiring Day.
Day 8: DESCENT TO MWEKA CAMP – HEATHER / MOORLAND ZONE
Wake up at Kosovo Camp (15,839ft or 4800m) and continue making our descent to our next camp – Mweka Camp (10,204ft or 3,110 m). This descent portion takes approximately 4-5 hrs. Overnight at Mweka Camp in the Moorland/Heather Zone.
Day 9: 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 but After it will be a rewarding day of Having a nice hot Lunch at Mweka Village and after our Vehicle Will Drive Us Back To The Hotel In Arusha
DAY 10 : DEPART TANZANIA
The Day Is Left Free To Wind Down After The Trek Before Your Flight Home. Depending On Flight Times You Could Go And Explore Arusha Town And Grab Some Gifts Shop Before Heading To The Airport.
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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 …
