Lemosho Route (8 Days)

After breakfast and briefing from your guide you will be collected from your hotel in Moshi and you will be driven to Lemosho gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. After the registration process you will still start our climb steadily through the forests of the Lemosho glades to reach Big Tree camp where you will be spending the night.

	Big Tree Camp
	Distance:	| 7km / 4.3 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 4 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

Day two will trek across the rain forest and into savannah of tall grasses, heather and volcanic rock draped with lichen beards. Our destination for today is the Shira 1 Camp from where there are often views of Kibo Peak floating on the clouds. We gain a reasonable amount of altitude today and parts of the route are fairly steep.

	Shira 1 Camp
	Distance:	| 8.5km / 5 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 6 – 7 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

On day three we depart from Shira 1 Camp (3,500 meters) and a light trekking towards the second high altitude camp: Shira 2 Camp (3,900 meters). This trek is not difficult and you will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Africa and the unique flora of Kilimanjaro and the surrounding area. Shira 2 Camp is the best place on the trip to see Mount Meru (the fifth summit of Africa), weather permitting. When you arrive to camp you will have lunch, and after a two-hour rest everyone will complete an acclimatization hike towards Lava Tower Camp that features a 200meter gain in altitude.

	Shira 2 Camp
	Distance:	| 8km / 5 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 5 hours
	Zone:	| Low alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

Your trek starts with an ascent with far reaching panoramic views, walking in to the climatic zone of the upland desert and on the lava ridges beneath the glaciers of the Western Breach. You will reach the distinct pinnacle of the Lava Tower (4640 m), our high point for the day and a great place to enjoy your lunch. In the afternoon we make a steep descent to our camp for the night, located in the base of the Great Barranco Valley (3960 m), sheltered by towering cliffs but with extensive views of the plains below.

	Barranco Camp
	Distance:	| 10km / 6.2 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 7 hours
	Zone:	| High alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

On day five early wakeup, breakfast and the start of summiting Barranco Wall. Hiking up the gorge wall is not technical but long and tiring, only takes around an hour. After the climb you can have a rest and take photos in front of the Kibo volcano. Then you start a more difficult hike to Karanga Camp, which features numerous ascents and descents during the route, but don’t worry: our guides are experts at choosing an optimal pace for the group. After reaching the camp you will be offered warm lunch. After a couple of hours you will have to complete an acclimatization hike in the direction of Barafu Camp with a 200-meter gain in altitude, and then descent back down to the camp.

	Karanga Camp
	Distance:	| 5.5km / 3.4 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 5 hours
	Zone:	| High alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

On day six after breakfast you begin your way to Barafu Summit Camp (4,640 m), the starting point for a night summiting Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. Our team will set up a camp for you ahead of time, including tents and sleeping bags, so you can relax. After regaining strength, you have to complete an acclimatization hike towards the intermediate Kosovo Summit Camp (4,800 m) and then back to Barafu Camp, where you will be served a hot dinner. It is better to spend the remainder of the day resting and sleeping before night summiting.

	Barafu Camp
	Distance:	| 3km / 1.9 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 3 hours
	Zone:	| High alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

We start off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Mweka Camp for a long well-earned rest. 

	Uhuru Peak
	Distance:	| 16 km / 9.6 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 13 – 15 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

A gentle trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower then celebrate with cold drinks. Overnight at your arranged Hotel.

	Mweka Camp
	Distance:	| 9km / 8 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 6 – 7 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest
	Hotel:	| Bed & Breakfast

This day left for your next destination. A vehicle will take you back to the Hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration! Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania. If you have safari, then might be used to beginning your safari or fly to beaches in Zanzibar so as we can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region. If you fly back home our vehicle will be ready to take you to the airport at your time.

	Moshi
	Meals	| Breakfast