8 Days Lemosho Route: Kilimanjaro Climbing

Package Overview

This route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west. It offers a chance to visit Shira Plateau (Cathedral peak) and Shira Caldera.
Lemosho Route crosses from Shira Ridge to Shira 2 Camp, in a pleasant hike. Climbers encounter low traffic until the route joins the Machame route. Afterwards, Lemosho follows the same route as Machame Route through Lava Tower, Barranco and Barafu, known as the southern circuit.

The minimum days required for this route is 7 days, but eight days is recommended as it will give more chance to acclimatize and reach the summit. Like Machame,this is a scenically spectacular and varied route. Lemosho is highly recommended and it has an abundance of wildlife such as Colobus monkeys,different species of birds and small jackals which come over to forage during dry season from Longido game controlled area.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Londrossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp (2,650 m); 3-4 hours walking.

  After breakfast at the hotel in Arusha, we drive approximately 2 hours through the rural countryside to the Londrossi Gate. For the necessary park registration formalities at the Londorossi National Park gate, we drive through varied farmland with open views over the plains to reach the Lemosho road head. We start our ascent along the forest trail we camp at Lemosho Mti Mkubwa Camp.

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• Day 2 : Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira Camp (3,550 m): 6-7 hours walking.

  We leave the forest behind now, the trail climbs steadily with wide views to reach the rim of the Shira Plateau. A full day trekking with a slow and steady pace up to Shira Camp.

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• Day 3 : Shira Camp to Shira Hut (3,840 m): 3-5 hours walking.

  Today we follow an easy path to the summit of Shira Cathedral before reaching the next camp at Shira Hut. As this camp is quite exposed, it can be substantially colder than the previous night, with temperatures dropping to well below freezing.

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• Day 4 : Shira Hut to Barranco valley (3,900 m.): 5-7 hours walking.

  Today we walk on a gentle ascent and panoramic views. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and after hot lunch the bottom of the Lava Tower (4,600 m.) we descend to the bottom of the Great Barranco valley (3,900 m.).

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• Day 5 : Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (4,000 m): 4-5 hours walking.

  A steep climb up the eastern wall leads us just below the Heim Glacier, where we may have some spectacular views of Kilimanjaro. We then take a steep exit up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo, the trail continues down into the alpine desert of the Karanga Valley, finally, we have a steep climb up to Karanga Camp.

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• Day 6 : Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp (4,600 m): 3-4 hours walking.

  Today we take the Traverse Route that takes up the Barafu Ridge, we walk up quite slowly to the final camp before your last ascent day to the summit. The remainder of the day is spent relaxing in preparation for the final ascent before a very early night.

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• Day 7 : Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Camp (3100 m): 13-15 hours walking.

  Wake up before midnight in the cover of darkness. We begin a steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zigzags and a slow but steady pace will take us to the rim of the main crater, Stella Point, at 5,735m. We will rest there for a few minutes to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi. Those who are still feeling good can continue slowly to make the two hour round trip from here, along with the crater rim to the main peak (5,895 m), which is the highest point in Africa. After a few minutes to appreciate your accomplishment we descend to Barafu is amazingly fast, and we stop at Barafu Camp for some refreshment, we continue to descend to reach Mweka Camp.

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• Day 8 : MWEKA GATE TO HOTEL

  A gentle walk takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka gate successful climbers will receive their summit certificates. After lunch, we drive back to Hotel.

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Inclusions

• AP (Room + Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
• Hotel
• Transfers
• Pickup-Drop
• Private Guide
• Entry Tickets/Passes
• Accommodation
• Mineral Water
• Non Veg Meals
• Veg Meals
• Veg & Non Veg Meals
• Transfers:
• >>Return transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to accommodation in Moshi;
• >>Return transfer from accommodation in Moshi to the entry gate into Kilimanjaro National Park.
• Trip Crew:
• Professional guides, licensed by Kilimanjaro National Park. All our guides are well-equipped to handle medical emergencies as they have undergone various High-Altitude Medical Emergency Training to save the lives of climbers who fall sick on the mountain.
• Dedicated support crew (assistant guides, camp master, porters, cooks, etc.).
• Accommodation:
• One night at 3* hotel before the expedition and one night after; The hotels have everything for your comfortable stay - caring staff, nice rooms, reliable Wi-Fi, restaurant and swimming pool).
• Tented accommodation on Mount Kilimanjaro (modern, comfortable 4-Season tents North Face VE-25
• Please Note: All hotel accommodation is based on a sharing basis (i.e. you will be sharing with your travel companion a twin/double room. If you travel solo on a group expedition, we will room you with a same-sex participant. Single occupancy in a hotel is available upon request and extra chargers apply.
• Meals:
• Breakfast in the hotel before and after the trek.
• All meals on the trek. Our Kilimanjaro diet includes energy-rich and highly nutritious meals prepared by our professional high-altitude cooks. In our menu you will find different soups, garnishes, several types of fish and meat, fresh fruit and vegetables; vegetarian/gluten-free/halal options are available at no extra cost.
• All drinks on the trek (juices, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and water).
• Entrance Fees:
• All park fees collected by the Kilimanjaro National Park (conservation fees, camping fees, crew fees, rescue fees and all other fees collected by the Tanzania National Parks Authority).
• Hiking and safety equipment:
• >>2-inches thick and comfortable sleeping mattresses.
• >> All group equipment (spacious and comfortable dining tent, camping table and chairs, crockery and cutlery).
• >> Dry bag (to protect your duffel bag).
• >> Portable toilets (one unit can be comfortably shared between up to 3 people).
• >>Bottled oxygen and pulse oximeter.
• >>GPS-tracking service.
• >>Complete medical kits including Diamox.

Exclusions

• -Travel Insurance:
• - Entry visa for Tanzania:
• - $100 per person for USA Citizens and $50 per person for All Other Nationalities.
• Tips for the trip crew:
• Personal Gear: Though all group camping equipment is included in our Kilimanjaro packages, your personal outfit (mostly clothes for climbing) is not. Thus, you should bring all personal gear for your Kilimanjaro adventure. Our consultants will let you know what you will need for the expedition.If you do not have certain gear, you may hire everything necessary from us. All equipment is new (we renew our stock every six months). However, remember that personal gear hire is not included in your tour price and extra fees apply

Price & Rates

Package Start From

• Moshi, Tanzania, Africa

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