8-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Trek – Lemosho Route

Enjoy your climb on Kilimanjaro with a pickup from your hotel in Arusha at 7 am. After this, you will enjoy a scenic drive for about 2.5 to 3 hours (around 120 kilometers) to the iconic gate of Londorossi (2,100m/6,890ft) located at the western side of Kilimanjaro. Once you arrive, head for the registration desk and meet with the park authorities. After successful registration, embark on a trek through a montane rainforest for 3 to 4 hours (around 6 kilometers) while enjoying the sceneries of birds singing and colobus monkeys swinging throughout the trees. This is a perfect way to get you into the wilderness. On the way you will be assisted by porters with mountaineering equipment and experienced mountain guides. When you arrive at Mti Mkubwa camp (2,650m/8,694ft), settle into your tent for a warm meal while surrounded by the tranquil forest. Now it is the time to kick off your adventure in Tanzania.
Meals Provided: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Express - Mti Mkubwa Camp (Tented Camping)
Main Activities: Transfer to Londorossi Gate, hike in the rainforest, and acclimatization.
Cumulative Increase In Height: 550 m / 1 804 ft

Get up at 6:30 A.M. Enjoy breakfast before departing on a 5-6 hours hike to Shira One Camp at 3500m which is approximately 8 kms away. The way from the rain forest passes to heath and moorland zone is well developed. You can see Shira Plateau with Kibo Peak on the horizon. The gradual increase in altitude is well planned to aid in acclimatization. Your guiding mountain staff will lead you at a normal pace while the porters are setting up the camp. Your guides will ensure you arrive around noon for hot lunch. Afterward there will be a short optional walk to discover the volcanic scenery of the plateau. As a warm-up exercise dinner will be served and you will sleep in tents before the upcoming ascent to the peak begins.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Budget - Shira 1 Camp (tented camping)
Key Activities: Heathland trek, Acclimatization.
Elevation Gain: 850m/2,789ft

Kick-start your day with breakfast at 7 AM then set out towards Shira 2 camp (3,900m/12,795ft) after having had some sustenance. From there you will embark on a trek that is 7 km long and will take you about 4 to 5 hours to complete. This route passes through the enormous Shira Plateau – which is one of the famous monuments in Kilimanjaro – and has stunning views of the western slopes of the mountain and the plains. In addition to this, it is also very easy to trek on which makes it great for acclimatization. Throughout the trip, you will be guided by one or more experts who can give you valuable information about Tanzania and the geology of the mountain. As you gradually adjust, you should reach your destination by lunchtime. With time to relax before lunch, rest or take an optional hike to better acclimatize. After the sky changes color, and the stars emerge, dinner will be served. You can enjoy the tranquility of the plateau's as you gaze at the sky.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation Options: Budget – Shira 2 Camp (tented camping)
Key Activities: Plateau crossing, acclimatization hike
Elevation Gain: 400/1312ft

Wake at 6:30 AM, breakfast is served. Begin a six-seven-hour trek, ten kilometers distance to Lava Tower. This is an important acclimatization location in the desert alpine. The trail increases in viewpoint with dramatic Mount Kilimanjaro culture. Once lunch is packed, it’s time to eat. Enjoy lunch with a view near the tower’s volcanic formations. For the next 3-4 hours, descend towards Barranco Camp, which is situated in its walls. This is around 3900 m to almost 12,796 ft above sea level. The camp is set under the dominating Barranco wall. A well-known motto for climbers is 'Climb high, sleep low'. Mountain guides and porter support help prepare the climb at those higher altitudes ss the mountain wall increases rapidly in structure and shape. Dinner is enjoyed around the camp with the mountain wall silhouette as the sun sets. This marks the end of Tower shira camp and the start to a new exciting day. Once again erecting the next plan for adventure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Camping Towards the Barranco (Tented Camping)
Key Activities: Descent, Acclimatization, and Alpine Trekking
Elevation Gain/Loss: 0m net, 700m up, 700m down

We have a 4–5-hour trek (5 km) ahead of us, so be sure to have an early breakfast at 7.00 AM followed by a good night's rest. First, we will tackle the breathtaking Barranco Wall – this climbing section takes around one hour to finish, and the snazzy mountain guides are here to help you get through it. Following that, we will continue strolling through ridge and valley terrains to make sure that we are acclimatizing properly. Trent trekkers tend to arrive at around noon, so you will have plenty of well-deserved time to enjoy explore the picturesque calm streams in the Karanga Valley after lunch. Once the sun sets, you will feel refreshed and energized to trek up the peak. Resting up in tents, while enjoying dinner, will certainly allow for that.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Budget-Karanga Camp (tented camping)
Key Activities: Barranco Wall climb, valley trek
Elevation Gain: 95m/312ft

At 7:00 AM, you will have a late sleep in and have your breakfast. After rest and prep, you will set off on a 4–5-hour trek (4 km) to Barafu Camp (15,331 ft). On the way, you will pass through the valley, have a light lunch at 12pm, and admire the views of Kibo peak, which will provide you with the motivation and energy, prior to the expedition for the mountaineers. Your meal here will include the rest of the meal provided during lunch. Essentially pick from rice and fish, lamb stew, veggies, or lentils. After lunch you will be rested along with all the other participants at the base camp. With the head guide and active guides from the mountain giving a low down covering the summit briefing. Dinner will follow, you will receive light dinner consisting of rice and omelets for your evening meal, and then at five you will set off for rest, along with everyone else. For supper, the camp consists of dry rocks reminding you that you will be climbing a peak. rasched in this the placement sanders, tired from the expedition. Begining mid night is where your peak ascent will start, while many will agree this is one of the more challenging parts, all will whilst this is when your body clock will be changing. Then off to sleep to rest for when the rocky and thin air will remind the camp. You will need all the energy which is once reaching out towards you.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Light Dinner
Accommodation Options: Budget - Barafu Camp (Tented Camping)
Key Activities: Alpine Trekking, Summit Preparations
Elevation Gain: 678m/2,224ft

This is the last day of your climb and the most challenging. Head out at 11 P.M., right after having a light meal and begin your trek to the peak at midnight. With the provided headlamps and your guides, you should be at Stella Point (5,739m/18,822ft) by dawn. From there, with each step, be ready to meet the summit Uhuru at sunrise. Now that you have reached the final battle, celebrate your victory that Is accompanied by astonishing glaciers as well as the plains of Africa. When you’re done basking in the glory, It is finally time to descend and celebrate all that you accomplished during this epic adventure. With this, I bid you adieu and hope that one day I can join on your next adventure.
Meals: Light Meal, Brunch, and Dinner
Accommodation Options: Budget – Mweka Camp (tented camping)
Key Activities: Summit climb, descent
Elevation Gain: 1,222m/4,010 ft, descent 2,795m/9,170 ft.

After breakfast at 7:00 AM, you will descend for 4–6 hours (10 km) to Mweka gate (1,640m/5,381ft). This is a beautiful rainforest where wildlife like blue monkeys and tropical bird’s roam. You should arrive by noon, where you will also receive a summit certificate. The hour-long drive (50 km) back to Arusha will have you there in the early afternoon. This marks the end of your exciting trip to Tanzania! Of course, upon request, we can extend the safari.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Not included, but can be set up upon request.
Key Activities: Descent, certificate ceremony, return drive
Elevation Loss: 1,460m/4,790 ft.