Duration: 7 days
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7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho
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Duration - 8 days, 1 hour
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Guide optionsEnglish, French
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
The Lemosho route is considered the most scenic trail on Kilimanjaro, granting panoramic visitors on various sides of the mountain. As one of the newer routes, Lemosho is a superb choice for your climb. It is our preferred route due to its ideal balance of low crowds, beautiful scenery.
Highlights
- DAY 1: Lemosho Gate to Big Tree Gate
- DAY 2: Big Tree Camp to Shira Camp
- DAY 3: Shira Campsite to Barranco Campsite
- DAY 4 : Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
- DAY 5: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
- DAY 6: Barafu Camp - Uhuru Peak to Millenium Campsite
- DAY 7: Millenium Campsite to Mweka Gate
Description
7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho
The Lemosho route is considered the most scenic trail on Kilimanjaro, granting panoramic visitors on various sides of the mountain. As one of the newer routes, Lemosho is a superb choice for your climb. It is our preferred route due to its ideal balance of low crowds, beautiful scenery and a high summit success rate. Most of our clients climb Kilimanjaro using this route and they consistently report that they loved it. Thus, Lemosho is highly recommended.
The lesser-known Lemosho route begins on the western side of Mt Kilimanjaro. The first 2 days of the tour cross the thick rainforest belt which then changes into heath and moorland with many ferns and ericas along the way. The small trail sometimes has very steep passages and goes through diverse landscapes. On the third day, the trail joins the Machame route. Compared to the Marangu and the Rongai route, the Lemosho route is somehow challenging.
Then the route travers’s underneath Kilimanjaro's Southern Ice Field on a path known as the Southern Circuit before summiting from Barafu. Descent is made via the Mweka route.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
Day 1: Moshi/ Arusha – Londorossi gate – Mti mkubwa (big tree camp)
Day 2: Mti Mkubwa – Shira 2 camp
Day 3: Shira 2 camp – Lava tower – Barranco camp
Day 4: Barranco camp – Karanga Camp
Day 5: Karanga camp - Barafu Camp
Day 6: Barafu camp – Uhuru Peak (summit point) – back to Barafu camp then to Mweka camp
Day 7: Mweka camp – Mweka gate – Back to Moshi
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Guide
- Park Fees
- Tax
- Gate transfer
- Crew wages
- Environment fees
- During the climb you will spleep in Tents
- 6 Breakfasts
- 7 Lunches
- 6 Dinners
- Drinking Water
- Porters
- Cook
- Exclusions:
- Flights
- Crew Tips
- Visas
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
DAY 1: Lemosho Gate to Big Tree Gate
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
You will be picked up at your hotel at around 08:00am and transferred to the 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.
Distance covered: 7km
Time to be used: 4 hours
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Big Tree Camp
DAY 2: Big Tree Camp to Shira Camp
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
Today you will cover a lot of ground as you trek across a plateau of grassy moorland and heather scattered with volcanic rock formations. We will trek through Shira 1 Camp from where there are often views of Kibo Peak floating on the clouds as we head towards our destination which is Shira 2. We gain a reasonable amount of altitude as we head towards Shira 1 and parts of the route are fairly steep. As you proceed towards Shira 2 you will get the chance to view the Northern Ice fields from the western side of the mountain with some unusual views of Kibo. Our steady climb across the moorland of the Shira Plateau will help with acclimatization and we enjoy great panoramic views.
Distance Covered: 16.5kms
Time to be used: 9 - 11 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Shira Campsite
DAY 3: Shira Campsite to Barranco Campsite
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
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.
Distance Covered: 10km
Time to be used: 7 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Barranco Camp
DAY 4 : Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m. For those feeling strong we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp for the night.
Distance Covered: 5.5 km
Time to be used: 5 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Karanga Camp
DAY 5: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. 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. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.
Distance Covered: 3km
Time to be used: 3 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Barafu Camp
DAY 6: Barafu Camp - Uhuru Peak to Millenium Campsite
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
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 Millennium Camp for a long well-earned rest.
Distance Covered: 13.5km
Time to be used: 12 - 15 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Millenium Campsite
DAY 7: Millenium Campsite to Mweka Gate
( 7 Days Kilimanjaro Majestic Kilimanjaro Hiking Tour via the Lemosho Route )
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 (and a cold beer or two!) before our big celebration.
Distance Covered: 12.5km
Time to be used: 6.5 hrs
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
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