Lemosho Route, Kilimanjaro

Day 1: Lemosho Gate – Big Tree Camp

After breakfast depart for Londrossi gate approx approx. 3 hrs drive, upon arrival your guide will work out on the climbing permit and authorities will weigh the porter’s luggage, whilst our chef prepares an early lunch for you, you’ll be able to explore this beautiful starting point. Immediately after clearing with the permits, porters weight check and lunch we will drive to the Lemosho starting trail ahead and embark into the hiking trail that winds up through the beautiful rain forest of Mount Kilimanjaro to Big tree camp. Our team will take care of the necessities and a warm dinner will served by our chef. Your guide will brief you about the day ahead before you retire to your tents for overnight.

6 km

2,250 m – 3,780 m

3–4 hrs

Rain forest

Day 2: Big Tree Camp – Shira 2 Camp

After an early breakfast we will embark into the trail leading out of the rain forest into heather and further on Moorland ascending the rolling hills and down to Shira 1 camp, we will break for lunch and further continue heading to Shira 2, this is one of our longest day. Arrive Camp and relax whilst our chef prepares a warm dinner for you.

17 km

3,780 m – 3,900 m

8 – 10 hrs

Moorland

Day 3: Shira 2 – Barranco Camp

After Breakfast depart for Barranco Camp heading east and then toward Lava tower, a tall Volcanic rock formation before we descend down to Barranco camp experiencing a beautiful scenery around us. Your dinner will be served and you will have the briefing for tomorrow’s day before retiring to your tents for overnight.

10 km

3,900 m – 3,960 m

6 – 8 hrs

Moorland | Alpine desert

Day 4: Barranco Camp – Karanga Camp

After breakfast depart for Karanga Camp. We will begin by descending into a ravine directly at the base of the Barranco wall. This great wall takes over an hour to climb and you may need to use your hands on occasions to haul yourself up the rocks, challenging but fair. We do not need any mountaineering equipment.
After Barranco wall, we gently walk our way down into Karanga valley where another steep climb awaits us before we reach camp overlooking the valley. Both lunch and dinner will be served in this camp. Today’s hike will be a 6 km route taking approximately 4-5 hrs.

6 km

3,960 m – 3,995 m

3 – 5 hrs

Alpine Desert

Day 5: Karanga Camp – Barafu Camp

After breakfast, we head for a 4 km route through the alpine desert to Barafu base camp. On reaching camp approximately after 3-4 hours hike, we will rest take lunch and later an early dinner and try to get some sleep before the ultimate challenge on our next day.

4 km

3,995 m – 4,640 m

3 – 4 hrs

Alpine desert

Day 6: Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp

An early start at around midnight to begin the slow march up to Stella Point (5,745 m) on the edge of the Kibo crater. About an hour from here lays the ultimate goal, the great summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak – at 5,895 m, the highest point in Africa! Here, if we’re on time, we can watch the sun rise over the African continent, take photos and embrace the moment and feeling of being on the highest point of Africa. The ascending hike is 5 km and will approximately take 6-8 hours. After a rest at the top, we continue back down to Barafu where we take breakfast and relax for an hour, before continuing our march down the mountain. Today’s walk takes us back down through the alpine desert, heather and moorland zones further down to rain forest zone at Mweka Camp. Lunch, dinner and overnight. Enjoy our last evening on the mountain and a well-earned sleep.

5 km

4,640 m – 5,895 m – 3,080 m

6-8 hr Ascent | 4-6 hrs Descent

Arctic | Alpine desert | Moorlandt

Day 7: Mweka Camp – Mweka Gate

After breakfast depart for Mweka gate. The trek will be a short trek of 10 km downhill, which will take approximately 3-4 hours.
Upon arrival at the park headquarters at Mweka Gate we will collect our summit certificates, celebrate and our team will be ready to transfer you to hour hotel in Moshi.

10 km

3,080 m – 1,630 m

3–4 hrs

Rain forest