Lemosho In 7 Days
DAY 0 : Pre-trek Briefing
If you have opted for the optional airport transfers, we will pick you up from Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Moshi. Pre-trek briefing at your Moshi hotel. You should be planning to arrive at least one day before the start of the trek. Today we will spend in having a pre-trek briefing. We will also review your equipment and rent any equipment which is needed.
DAY 1 : Hotel to Mti Mkubwa Camp
After breakfast and briefing, drive to Lemosho Park Gate.
From here a forest track requiring a 4WD vehicle leads to
Lemosho Glades. Walk along forest trails to Mti Mkubwa
(big tree) campsite.
Elevation: 1830m/6000ft to 2650m/8700ft
Distance: 6km/4mi
Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Meals: Lunch and
Dinner
DAY 2 : Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp
After breakfast, a gentle hike across the plateau leads to
Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. A variety of
hikes are available on the Plateau, making this an
excellent acclimatization day.
Elevation: 2650m/8700ft to 3500m/11,500ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner
DAY 3 : Shira 1 Camp to Barranco Camp
After breakfast, a gentle hike across the plateau leads to
Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. A variety of
hikes are available on the Plateau, making this an
excellent acclimatization day.
Elevation: 3500m/11,500ft to 3850m/12,600ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner
DAY 4 : Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep
ridge up the Barranco Wall to the Karanga Valley and the
junction which connects with the Mweka Trail.
Elevation: 3850m/12,600ft to 4000m/13,000ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Semi-Desert
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner
DAY 5 : Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Very early in the morning (midnight to 2 am), 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 you will stop for a
short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent
sunrise you are ever likely to see. Faster hikers may view
the sunrise from the summit.
From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all the
way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit. Once at Uhuru
Peak you have reached the highest point on Mount
Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa!
From the
summit we begin our descent by continuing straight down to
the Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You may want
gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going
down. We arrive at Mweka Camp and enjoy our last evening
on the mountain.
Elevation: 4700m/15,350ft to
5895m/19,340ft
Down to 3090m/10,150ft
Distance: 5km/3mi up / 13km/8mi down
Hiking
Time: 5-7 hours up / 5-6 hours down
Habitat: Stone
scree and ice-capped summit
DAY 6 : Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Camp
We continue up to the Barafu Camp. You have completed the
South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many
different angles. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner,
and prepare for the summit day.
Elevation: 4000m/13,000ft to 4050m/13,250ft
Distance: 5km/3mi
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner
DAY 7 :Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Hotel
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. Gaiters and trekking
poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be
plenty to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy).
Ndito Travel vehicle will be waiting for you at
Mweka gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi
(around 60 minutes).
Elevation: 3090m/10,150ft to
1680m/5500ft
Distance: 10km/6mi
Hiking Time:
3-4 hours
Habitat: Forest
