Kilimanjaro lemosho trek

10 days—Trek along the dramatic Lemosho Route for stunning scenic views on a hike to the top of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak 5895m

$2398-6895 USD

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Safari summary

Day 1: Arrivals day, Airport – Moshi
Day 2: Moshi – Kilimanjaro national park- Mti Mkubwa
Day 3: Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp
Day 4: Shira 1 Camp –Fishers point - Moir Hut
Day 5: Moir hut Camp- Lava tower- Barranco Camp
Day 6: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
Day 7: Karanga to Barafu Camp
Day 8: Barafu hut- Summit (Uhuru peak) - Mweka hut
Day 9: Descend from Mweka Hut to Moshi
Day 10: Moshi – Airport

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	January, February, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1

We meet you at JRO airport and drive to your chosen hotel in Moshi, meet your guides for briefing gear checking and overnight.

Weru Weru river lodge

Day 2

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast in the morning, you will drive approximately 2 to 3 hours from Moshi to the Londorosi gate where you will do registration and get an entry permit then you will drive again for 1 hour to Lemosho starting point where you will get off from the jeep and stop for picnic lunch. After lunch, you will meet all the crews including the rest of the guides, cooks, and porters, and your hike for about 2 to 3 hours to cover the distance of 4.3 miles to Mti Mkubwa Camp.

Camp at Mti Mkubwa

Day 3

Kilimanjaro

Today, it will be one of your beautiful hikes for about 6 to 7 hours including a lunch stop to cover a distance of 4.3 miles and after 2 hours walk, you will be in the moorland zone on the west side of the Shira plateaus where you will be able to see old lava flows and you will enjoy the sun and Walk slowly to get more breaks to acclimatize until you arrive at the camp for hot lunch and overnight rest.

Camp at Shira 1

Day 4

Kilimanjaro

Today, you will hike for about 4 to 6 hours to cover the distance of 5.5 miles; you will also cross the middle of Shira plateau, a world heritage site as your picnic lunch at fishers point. After lunch, you will walk for 1 to 2 hours hiking through the moorland zone and arriving in the beautiful overnight camp located at the base of a massive lava flow

Camp at Moir Hut

Day 5

Kilimanjaro

Today you will hike through the alpine desert for 6-8 hours. You will start by climbing over steep hills with few rocks before steadily making your way uphill to the lava towers. Here you will stop for lunch around noon. After lunch, you will descend along a dusty trail to your camp for the evening at Baranco camp 3,940m/13044ft

Camp at Baranco

Day 6

Kilimanjaro

Today you are still in the Alpine desert, expect to hike for 6 kilometers/3.7 miles, about 4 -5 hours. Start by scrambling up the great Baranco wall for about an hour and a half at the top of the wall, you can see Baranco Valley and the campsite you spent a night before, After a short break, you will walk up and down to the Karanga Valley which is the last water point on the mountain and your campsite will be at the top of the ridges 3995m/13106ft where you will have hot lunch

Camp at Karanga Hut

Day 7

Kilimanjaro

The hiking for today will be steep up hills with a lot of boulders and shattered rock crossing the upper alpine desert covering distances 4km/ 2.4 miles for 4 -5 hours. You will go through a steep ridge until you reach a rocky section more scrambling for about an hour and a half. Your next camp 4600mm/15330ft will be on large rocky with steep cliff faces and you will have earlier dinner and sleep earlier because you have to wake up at midnight for the summit ascent.

Camp at Barafu Hut

Day 8

Kilimanjaro

You will wake up around 11:00 pm have some tea and snacks dress up warm for the summit. The summit trek will start with steep rocks for about 2 to 3hours, then we will start crossing the zigzag area and keep hiking to the crater rim and finally, Stella point 5756m around 6 am, You will have a short break for hot tea and sunrise view hike for 1 hour to Uhuru peak 5895m/19341ft, for pictures, view and descend for 3 hours to base camp for a short nap.

Camp at Mweka hut

Day 9

Kilimanjaro

Today after breakfast you will meet your Eastland adventures Kilimanjaro crew for group pictures and Kilimanjaro songs and afterward starting descending down for 3-4 hours to cover the distances of 10km/ 6 miles and we will back again to rain forest heading all the way to Mweka gate and you will sing out in National park logbook, our guide will collect certificate for those who made the successful summit and we will drive to your hotel in Moshi for a long shower and Kilimanjaro beer.

Weru weru river lodge