Kilimanjaro 7 Days Lemosho Route

Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania – Drive to Moshi.

The first day on your amazing Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route journey is filled with anticipation. After arriving at the airport, you’ll be greeted warmly by our driver who’ll transport you to the hotel in Moshi. You’ll then settle down then attend an orientation session. Our experienced team leaders will guide you through all the important details of your trip and offer advice for a successful journey. Your hiking gear will then be carefully inspected and adjusted if necessary. The rest of the day is spent getting ready for your life-changing adventure. Overnight stay on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 2: Moshi -Lemosho Gate  — Mti Mkubwa Camp

• Elevation (ft): 7,800ft to 9,500ft
• Elevation (m): 2,375m to 2,895m
• Distance: 6 km / 3.7 miles
• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Overnight: Big Tree Camp
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The hike begins at the western entrance of the Kilimanjaro National Park – Lemosho Gate. On reaching Lemosho Gate, you will be expected to wrap up the formalities of acquiring the climbing permits and registering with the search and rescue services. After these formalities you will have lunch before hiking Mount Kilimanjaro on the Lemosho Route, your group can start trekking on the first stretch of the 8-day journey. 

The first camp of the route is the MtiMkubwa Camp. In order to reach this spot, you will need to walk through a rain weald, so carrying raincoats for protection is highly recommended. When you reach the camp, your tents will have been set up by our mountain crew, and they will prepare a dinner for you too.

Day 3: Mti Mkubwa Camp — Shira 2 Camp

• Elevation (ft): 9,500ft to 13,800 ft
• Elevation (m): 2,895m to 4,205m
• Distance: 14 km / 8.6 miles
• Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
• Overnight: Shira Two Camp
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You can begin your day early, with a satisfying breakfast and a gradual climb upwards to Shira 1 Camp for lunch. For the first time you can see the view of Kilimanjaro Shira 1 Camp. Thereafter proceeds toward to Shira 2 Camp arriving for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Shira 2 Camp — Barranco Camp

• Elevation (ft): 13,800ft to 13,000ft
• Elevation (m): 4,206m to 3,962m
• Distance: 7 km / 4.3 miles
• Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Overnight: Barranco Camp

You can leave the Shira 2 Camp after having breakfast. The next part of your journey shall entail the key point of the Mount Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route. This tops turvy route encompasses several ascents and descents, which reach the camp. There may be challenges in reaching the spot owing to the twisted nature of the route. It is however, imperative to take up these challenges and head towards the camp where you can successfully acclimatize yourself for the rest of the 8-day climb. You can have your lunch and spend the next few hours there.

The next leg of the trek takes you towards the Barranco Camp from where you can see the famous Barranco Wall. This is a beautiful aspect of the trek, renowned for its steep height and huge size. The next day’s path will feature climbing this wall, but you needn’t worry as you will enjoy a simpler hike.

Day 5: Barranco Camp — Karanga Valley Camp

• Elevation (ft): 13,000ft to 13,100ft
• Elevation (m): 3,962m to 3,992m
• Distance: 5km / 3.1 miles
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Overnight: Karanga Valley Camp
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The challenges of the next Lemosho Route distance are also quite invigorating. You can look forward to a great start of the day by waking up to an early breakfast. The ascent to the Barranco Wall is not hard, and you should be able to end it within an hour. You’ll be near the Kibo Volcano, where you can take pictures and rest for some time. The challenging hike to Karanga Camp begins here, where you can come across the numerous twists and turns in this route. Don’t worry about the level of difficulty however, since our guides are adept at choosing the most simplified route options for you.

You can enjoy a freshly cooked, warm lunch on reaching the camp, after which you can go ahead with an acclimatization hike. This hike will be in the direction of Barafu Camp, where you get a 200amsl gain in altitude. You can then get downslope to the camp and rest your fatigued muscles.

Day 6: Karanga Valley Camp — Barafu Camp — Midnight summit attemp

• Elevation (ft): 13,100ft to 15,300ft
• Elevation (m): 3,992m to 4,663m
• Distance: 4 km / 2.4 miles
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Overnight: Barafu Camp
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast this morning, you will push for Base Camp where you will prepare for your summit attempt. The journey to Barafu Camp will take approximately 4 hours, and so you’ll have plenty of time to relax in your tent or take a short acclimatization walk with your guide. Dinner will be served early today, and afterwards, you’ll return to your tent for a few hour’s sleep. At midnight, you will depart for Uhuru Peak.

After a challenging day of hiking, the 6th day of your Kilimanjaro Climb up the Lemosho Route will entail ascending towards the Barafu Summit Camp. This is the starting point for conquering the Uhuru Peak. Once you reach this spot, you can at once relax in the tents, replete with sleeping bags and essentials. Our team makes it a point to set up everything for you beforehand, so you can maximize the excitement, without having to lose any time. It is best to spend the rest of your time resting and preparing yourself for the night summiting.

Day 7: Barafu Camp — Uhuru Peak — Mweka Camp

• Elevation (ft): 15,300ft to 19,345ft (and down to 10,000ft)
• Elevation (m): 4.663m to 5,895m (and down to 3,048m)
• Distance: 5 km / 3.1 miles ascent / 12 km / 7.4 miles descent
• Hiking Time: 7-8 hours ascent / 4-6 hours descent
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Overnight: Mweka Camp
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Summit day has finally arrived, and after a warm drink at Barafu base camp, you will begin the final part of your journey to Uhuru Peak at 19,340ft or 5,895m above sea level – the highest peak in Africa. It will be a long, cold night, and your endurance will be pushed to the max, but success is just 6 – 7 hours away. As soon as the sun begins to rise over Mother Africa, your end goal will be in sight, with the Stella Point sign welcoming you. After a brief break at Stella Point, you’ll continue along the final stretch to Uhuru Peak where you can take those all-important photos before descending backto Barafu Camp for lunch. After lunch, you’ll descend along the Mweka Route to Mweka Camp for your final night on the mountain.

Day 8: Mweka Camp — Moshi

• Elevation (ft): 10,000ft to 5,400ft
• Elevation (m): 3,048m to 1,645m
• Distance: 10 km / 6.2 miles
• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
• Meals Included: Breakfast

After a final mountainside breakfast, you’ll descend to Mweka Gate where you’ll receive

your certificate and spend some quality time with your mountain crew. This is the

perfect time to give them their tips. Afterwards, you will transfer to your hotel in Moshi.

Day 9: Departure from Moshi to Kilimanjaro Airport.

If you are flying back home we mostly recommend to book an evening flight so that you can spend in the afternoon doing shopping in Moshi and of course this is the reason why we booked your last night accommodation in Moshi. This is the beating heart of the wild and the last port of civilization.

The markets of Moshi burst with color, and throng with locals picking up their weekly wares. The numerous cafes sell dark and deliriously good coffee from the plantations, and close by the infamous National Park lures visitors in to explore her evocative Chaga culture and exotic flora and fauna. In the late evening, depending on your flight time we will come to pick you up and drop you at Airport.

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