Lemosho is a slightly longer route, in the one of preferred route due to its low traffic, beautiful scenery and high summit success rate. It begins with a long drive from Moshi to Londorosi gate.
From there after register formalities drive to Lemosho glades, where start to walk through forest to the Big tree camp site. 8 Days Lemosho Route Climb is preferable for better acclimatization and summit success in MT Kilimanjaro climbing.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport to your Hotel in Moshi town, you will meet with guide to brief about upcoming hike.
5 Days Marangu RouteROUTE ITINERARY
DAY 1 Moshi (950m/3116ft) to Londorosi gate to (2250m/7425 ft.) to Lemosho glade (2100m/ 6,889ft) to Big tree camp (2650m/8,694ft)
You will be picked up at hotel, long drive to Londorosi gate for registration and Rangers park to check the luggage after they doing so repack our vehicle drive to Lemosho glades to start walk.
Lemosho glades (2100m/6,889ft) to big tree camp (2650m/8694ft) to 7km, 4 hours. Pass through rain forest but short day hike to Big tree camp site still in the forest as well over night there with monkey spot
Meal Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 2 Big tree camp(2650m/8,694ft) to Shira camp (3610m/11,843ft) 8.5 km, 5-6 hours
From here still walk through rain forest for a while and emerge to heather and then to Moorland as to the camp .It will be the best time the day to offered you beatifying view of Mount Meru and Kibo peak depending weather of that day. Steepness is 5-10 degree of gradient to shira ridge and down flat to the camp.
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
DAY 3 Shira 1 camp (3610m/11,843ft) to shira 2 camp (3850m/12705ft) 10km, 5 hours
Today is less step gentle gradual of 3-5 degree of gradient to Shira peak for acclimatization and then down up to the shira 2 camp site. Pass (walk) through Moorland on shira plateau with some unusual view of Kibo as well shira ridge and plateau
Meal Breakfast/ lunch dinner
DAY 4 Shira 2 camp (3850m/12705ft) to barranco camp (3900m/12870ft) 10 km, 6-7 hours
From shira 2 we continue to the east up a ridge with far reaching panoramic view, walking in to the alpine desert to lava tower at (4600m) that is picnic site stop there for lunch and let the body to adjust with high elevation as acclimatization most of the passengers start feeling the mountain
In after noon steep descent to the Barranco camp site located on the base of Great Barranco wall and extensive views of the plains below
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 5 Barranco camp(3900m/12870ft) to Karanga camp(3,995m/13106ft); 4h-5h, 6km
Climbing to Karanga camp through great Barranco wall a.k.a breakfast wall . start gradual few minutes start climbing the wall at 19-20 degree of gradient take 1h-1.5h cross the wall to the 4200m enjoy incredible view of the Kibo and lower slope of Mount Kilimanjaro sea cloud like at lower depend on weather of that day Descend to Karanga camp site through alpine desert and Karanga valley to Karanga camp (3995m)
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch./Dinner
DAY 6 Karanga camp(3,995m/13106ft) to Barafu camp(4,673m/15,331): 3h-4h 4km
Short climbing to base camp (Barafu camp) through alpine desert.
Enough rest for the last push. Barafu camp at(4673m) is on narrow ridge with no wind block and remarkable view of Kibo and Mawenzi peak. The Barafu camp is colder than before because of wind and as go higher as colder after 200m up loss one degree of centigrade.
Meal: breakfast /lunch Dinner.
DAY 7 Barafu Camp(4673m/15331ft) to Uhuru Peak(5895m/19341ft) to Mweka Camp(3100m/10170ft)
Night hike to the peak (summit)pass Stella point through alpine desert to arctic zone .Barafu camp to summit is 6h-8h in 5km ,this time is challenging day of entire trip, need strong confidence .from base camp to Stella point at 5756m,18886ft)is 6h-7h in 4km,time for the incredible view of the sunrise temperature is -5c-12c depending on weather .zigzag path to avoid steepness with los screen. Stella point to summit (uhuru peak)(5895m,19300ft)0.9km 1h-1h30m gradual ascent along the bare path or snow –covered path depending on weather .Enjoy remarkable view of Rebmann glacier, heim glacier and southern ice field on the left side and crater and northern ice field and ash pit long way on right side
Descent from the summit to base camp take 3h-4h, where group going to have short rest and pack up. Barafu camp to Mwika camp at 3100m is 4hm 7.5 km, the path down pass through alpine desert, moorland and heath land.
Meal: breakfast /lunch Dinner.
DAY 8 Mweka Camp(3100m/10170ft) to Moshi(950m/3113ft)
Mweka camp to Mweka gate (1640m) 3h-4h 10 km descending through forest (rain forest), normally is west and slip so take care, From Mweka gate to the hotel with private vehicle.
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- Accommodation in the mountain and hotel 2 nights
- Meals
- All parks fees, mountain rescue fee, government taxes
- Services for crew team and salary
- Tent highest quality tent Eureka or Mountain hard ware
- Transport to and from mountain
- Emergency oxygen cylinder
- Mattress
- Items of personal nature such as passport, visa, travelers etc.
- Tips for the crew
- Medical equipment as hyperbaric chamber
- Portable toilets: available for renting 110 USD/trip
- Note Over weight, extra luggage will require an extra porter, at a rate of 11 USD per bag per day
- Massage we may arrange for 40 USD per person
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