8 DAYS KILIMANJARO LEMOSHO ROUTE CLIMB

Day 0: Arrival in Tanzania

Your driver will be waiting to meet at the airport and take you to your hotel to relax after your flight. Your guide will meet you at the hotel for gear check and climb briefing.

Day 1: Londorossi Gate to Forest Camp

Depart for Londorossi Gate.Then drive to the Lemosho. Eat lunch, then commence through the forest which winds to the first camp site.

DAY 2: Forest Camp to Shira Camp 1

Continue on the trail from Forest Camp leading out of the forest and into a savannah of tall grasses, heather, and volcanic rock draped with lichen beards. As we ascend we reach the Shira Ridge before dropping gently down to Shira 1 camp. 

DAY 3: Shira Camp 1 to Shira 2 to Moir Hut

A gentle walk east toward Kibo’s glacier peak, across the plateau which leads to Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. Then we continue to Moir Hut. A variety of walks are available on Lent Hills making this an excellent acclimatization opportunity.

DAY 4: Moir Hut to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp

We continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo towards the Lava Tower. Shortly after the tower, we come to the second junction which brings us up to the Arrow Glacier. We now continue down to the Barranco Hut. Here we rest, enjoy dinner, and overnight.

Day 5: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Departure time today will be 08.30 and we will enjoy a hot lunch at Karanga and have the afternoon to enjoy the views before dinner. At the beginning, we encounter the hardest part of today’s stage as we have to scramble up the near-vertical face of the Barranco Wall. The rest of the walk becomes a bit easier.

Day 6: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

Breakfast at the camp at 07.30 and another 08.30 departure. Today we will ascend about 500 metres in a distance of around 5km and walking time once again is 4 hours. We will be aiming to arrive the Barafu Camp by 13.00.

DAY 7: Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Hut

Very early in the morning (midnight to 2am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. At Stella Point, you will stop for a short rest. From Stella Point it is 1-hour ascent to the summit. From the summit, we now make our descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut camp site, stopping at Barafu for lunch.

DAY 8: Mweka Camp to Town

We continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate. From the gate, you continue another hour to Mweka Village. A vehicle will drive you back to the hotel 

DAY 9:Departure 

Your trip in Tanzania is now over. Today we drive you to the airport for your departure