Northern Circuit Route

10 days—High Success rate of Summit Mt Kilimanjaro

$2000-2800 USD

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Safari summary

Instead of following the southern traverse like all the other west approaching routes, the Northern Circuit traverses the mountain around the quiet, rarely visited northern slopes. While you trek, you will see nearly 360 degrees of beautiful scenery as you traverse the mountain at 13,000 feet. As the longest route on Kilimanjaro, the Northern Circuit also has the longest acclimatization time, giving you the highest chance of reaching the summit successfully.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
International flights
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival-Arusha

At arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport(JRO) , you will be met by staff of Mytrip Connector Safaris and driven to your accommodation in Arusha for meal and relaxation stay . Our Safari Consultant will then meet Participants for a short briefing for the climb the next day. Kits and the necessary equipment will be checked as well.

Tulia Hotel

Londorossi Gate-Forest Camp

Elevation (ft): 7,800ft to 9,500ft •Distance: 6 km •Hiking Time: 3-4 hours• Habitat: Rain Forest We depart Arusha for Londorossi Gate (2 hours), where you will complete entry formalities. We then drive to the Lemosho trailhead and arrive in time for lunch. Afterwards, we walk through undisturbed forest, which winds to the first campsite.

Camping

Forest Camp-Shira 1Camp

Elevation (ft): 9,500ft to 11,500ft •Distance: 8 km •Hiking Time 5-6 hours •Habitat: Moorland We continue on the trail leading out of the forest and into a savannah of tall grasses, heather, and volcanic rock draped with lichen beards. As we ascend through the rolling hills and cross several streams, we reach the Shira Ridge before dropping gently down to Shira 1 camp. Here you will have an amazing view of Kibo from across the plateau.

Camping

Shira1 Camp- Shira 2Camp

Elevation (ft): 11,500ft to 13,800 ft •Distance: 14 km •Hiking Time: 5-7 hours• Habitat: Moorland We explore Shira plateau for a full day, one of the highest plateaus on earth. It is a gentle walk towards Kibo’s glaciered peak, across the plateau, which leads to Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. A variety of walks are available on Lent Hills making this an excellent acclimatization opportunity.

Camping

Shira Hut-Moir Hut

Elevation: 4,200m •Distance: 14 km •Hiking 5-7 hours Today, we trek in high altitude and sleep in a low altitude, which is good for the acclimatization process. We spent the morning trekking up to Lava Tower and the iconic Shark’s Tooth rock formation at 4,600 meters where you will have lunch. After, we head down to the northern circuit to Moir Camp at 4,200 meters.

Camping

Moir Camp-Buffallo Camp

Elevation: 4,020m •Distance: 12 km •Hiking 5-7 hours We leave Moir Valley and take a short walk to reach the summit of Little Lent hill at 4,375 meters with amazing views. After, we return to the trail and head eastwards throughout the northern circuit path to Buffalo Camp. Here, you will be welcomed with a vast space of Kenyan plains stretch out far below to the north.

Camping

Buffalo Camp-Rongai Third Cave

Elevation: 4,020m-3,800m •Distance: 8 km •Hiking 5-6 hours Today, the trek will be shorter and you should be feeling well acclimatized to the altitude. We climb up the Buffalo ridge and down into Porfu Camp where lunch will be served. The route then continues east around the northern slopes to the Rongai Third Cave at 3,800 meters. You will arrive at the Third Cave just around mid-afternoon.

Camping

3rd Cave-School Hut

Elevation: 4,800m •Distance: 15 km •Hiking 4-5 hours After breakfast, we ascend to The Saddler, lunar panorama between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Afterwards, we proceed upwards and arrive at School Hut Campsite early in the afternoon. You can spend the rest of the day relaxing and preparing for the summit day.

Camping

School Hut-Uhuru Peak-Millennium

We’ll start our ascent by midnight and use a torchlight so that we can reach the Crater rim by daybreak. It will be a steep climb for about 5 or 6 hours over unfastened volcanic scree up to Gilmans stage (5,685 m). We shall rest there for a a while admiring the daybreak over Mawenzi. The trail leads west alongside the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,896 m). We then retrace our steps alongside the crater rim to Stella Stage. Afterwards, we descend down to Millenium Camp stopping at Barafu for lunch

Camping

Millenium Camp-Arusha

Elevation 3,950 to 1640m •Distance: 10 km •Hiking Time: 3-4 hours •Habitat: Rain Forest After breakfast, we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy so Gaiters and trekking poles will help. From the gate, we continue another hour to Mweka Village where our vehicle awaits to driveus back to the Hotel in Arusha.

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