Kilimanjaro Climbing Lemosho Route 11- Days 10 -Nights

Day 1 – Arrival – Arusha.

Arrive at Kilimanjaro international airport as per your flight arrival time met by a representative from wonder routes adventure the drive to your hotel for dinner a overnight at Mount Meru Game Lodge.

Day 2,-Arusha – Londorosi  (2360M -7,742M

Breakfast at the lodge then depart along with a trekking team (professional licenced mountain guide cook and porters) to Londorossi gate for entry formalities. After clearance then drive to Lemosho trailhead for luggage weighing. Then commence the trek toward for rest camp (2375m) above se level which takes approximately 3-4 hours for dinner and overnight at forest camp.

Day 3- Forest Camp – Shira 1

Breakfast at the camp then leave to Shira 1 with   packed lunch of which you can have lunch on the way before the camp. Weather becomes more drive and the terrain is more heather and moor land zone at this level. The height here is about 3700m above sea level and  it take approximately  5-6 hours dinner and overnight at Shira  1 camp.

 Day 4-Shira 1- Shira 2

Breakfast at the camp then leave to Shira 2 with picnic lunch on the way. Here now you can explore the Shira plateau, the terrain is relatively flat easily Fro Shira 1. The height is about 3950m above sea level. Scenic zone featured by heathers and moors.

The distance is approximately 5- 6 hours dinner and overnight at Shira  2 camp.

 Day 5- Shira 2- Barranco

After breakfast from the camp, then leave to Barranco. The terrain here is more of alpine and moor land desert zone. You will pass the lava tower ( 4600m) around the southern flank of Kibo. The vegetations here are giant lobelia and senecia plants especially in Barranco valley, where you will slowly descending into it then arriving at the campsite. Dinner and overnight at Barranco camp.

Day 6- Barranco – Karanga

Breakfast at the camp, then leave to Karanga cam with  lunch box (picnic lunch) the height here is  3960m from the sea level, it takes approximately  3-4 hours,  to accomplish the trek  through this tedious terrain more water intake is required her because of the dry air . The vegetations are alpine desert dinner and overnight at Karanga camp.

Day 7 -Karanga – Barafu

After breakfast from the camp, leave to Barafu camp with packed lunch (picnic lunch), the height her is 4630m above sea level. The scenery (vegetation type here is alpine desert it takes 4-5 hours to the camp dinner and overnight at Barafu camp.

Day  8-Barafu – Crater Camp

Breakfast at the camp, then leave to crater camp with picnic lunch, the height here is  5715m above sea level it takes  8 hours to complete the trek through this tedious terrain, the temperature is pretty cold here it requires you to do much of acclimatization  more hours of the day dinner and overnight at crater camp.

 Day  9- Crater – Mweka

Leave crater camp easilyin the morning to uhuru summit  5895m above sea level it takes only  2  hours. After exploration of the area, photos  and signing, then start descending to Barafu camp for hot lunch then proceed to Mwika camp for dinner and overnight.

 Day 10 – Mwika Camp – Mwika Gate

Breakfast at the camp then leave the camp to Mwika gate which takes about 3-4 hours. After clearance and being awarded the certificate as a sign of conquering the highest peak of Africa, then depart to Mount Meru Game lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 11, – Departure

After breakfast leave to Kilimanjaro International airport to  catch your flight back home

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Karibu tena!