7 DAY KILIMANJARO LEMOSHO ROUTE:
• Eight- days option offers an extra day for acclimatization (highly recommended).
• No hut required.
• Camping accommodation available at all camps.
Day 1: Hike to Mti Mkubwa Camp
• Lemosho Glades to Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp
• Elevation (ft): 6,825ft to 9,100ft
• Distance: 7 km
• Hiking Time:3-4 hours
• Habitat: Rain Forest
DAY 2: Hike to Shira Camp 2
• Mti Mkubwa to Shira Camp 1
• Elevation (ft): 9,100ft to 11,500ft
• Distance: 8 km
• Hiking Time 5-6 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
DAY 3: Hike to Barranco Camp
• Shira Camp 1 to Shira 2 to Moir Hut
• Elevation (ft): 11,500ft to 13,800 ft
• Distance: 14 km
• Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
DAY 4: Hike to Karanga Camp
• Moir Hut to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp
• Elevation (ft): 13,800ft to 13,000ft
• Distance: 7 km
• Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
• Habitat: Semi Desert
DAY 5: Hike to Barafu Camp
• Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
• Elevation (ft): 13,000ft to 13,100ft
• Distance: 5km
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 6: Hike to Kili Summit and down to Mweka Camp
• Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
• Elevation (ft): 13,100ft to 15,300ft
• Distance: 4 km
• Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 7: Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Hut
• Elevation (ft): 15,300ft to 19,345ft (and down to 10,000ft)
• Distance: 5 km ascent / 12 km descent
• Hiking Time: 7-8 hours ascent / 4-6 hours descent
• Habitat: Arctic
Very early in the morning (midnight to 2am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek.
At Stella Point (18,600 ft), you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all they way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit. At Uhuru Peak, you have reached the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa. Faster hikers will see the sunrise from the summit.
From the summit, we now make our descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut camp site, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You will want gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. Mweka Camp is situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be expected in the late afternoon. Later in the evening, we enjoy our last dinner on the mountain and a well-earned sleep.
DAY 8: Complete trek and return to Moshi
• Mweka Camp to Moshi
• Elevation (ft): 10,000ft to 5,400ft
• Distance: 10 km
• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
• Habitat: Rain Forest
A vehicle will meet you at Mweka village to drive you back to hotel in Moshi.
END OF TREK
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7 Day Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route Climb
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