Tour Overview
With fewer than 10 percent of climbers on this trail and the potential to see a variety of wildlife through dense jungle, Lemosho is our favorite way to enter the mountain. At 72 km (almost 45 miles), the longer route allows for more thorough acclimatization and a higher success rate to the summit.
The trail passes through five ecosystems, from dense forest and heather up through alpine desert and the glorious summit. Explore the many variations in landscape and climate on the way up the mountain and spend time capturing breath-taking photos of your surroundings as you move from the jungle, to the high desert, to snowy terrain on one of the more exciting routes on the mountain, but still manageable by the average adventurer
Day 1: Moshi to Rongai gate – Simba Camp
This day our driver from Braventure Africa will pick you from Kilimanjaro Airport and drive you to your booked hotel in Moshi. This day we will brief you about your trek and check your gears for Climbing Kilimanjaro.
Day 2: Simba Camp – Kikelewa Camp
After breakfast in the morning we will drive for 2 to 3 hours to Londorosi gate where we will do registrations and get entrance permit then we will drive again for 1 hour to Lemosho starting point where we will get off from our jeep and have picnic lunch.
After lunch we will meet all our crew including rest of guides, cook and porters and we will start our hike crossing rain forest for about 3 to 4 hours to cover the distance of 7km to Mti Mkubwa camp. On the way we will see a lot of beautiful flowers like impatients Kilimanjari and if you will be lucky you might see black and white Colobus monkeys and other forest wildlife.
Day 3: Kikelewa camp – Mawenzi turn hut
Today it will be one of our beautiful hike about 6 to 7 hours including lunch stop to cover the distance of 7km and after 2 hours walk we will be in the moorland zone on the west side of Shira plateaus where you will be able to see old lava flows and we will enjoying the sun and walking slowly more breaks for acclimatize until we arrive at our camp for overnight.
Day 4: Acclimatization day
Today we will hike for 4 to 6 hours to cover the distance of 9km also we will cross the middle of Shira plateau a world heritage site to our picnic lunch at fishers point. After lunch we will walk for 1-2 hours hiking through moorland zone and arriving to our beautiful overnight camp located at the base of massive lava flow.
Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn hut – Kibo Huts camp
Today we will be a short hike about 3 to 4 hours walking for a while before getting to alpine desert then lava tower, a 150m high volcanic lava plug that juts out of the side of mountain. We will arrive at lava tower for lunch and after lunch we can rest for few hours before wake up earlier evening for acclimatization walk and back to our camp for early evening appetizing hot drinks and snacks before dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Summit Day! Kibo Huts camp – Uhuru Peak to Horombo Huts camp
Today is very short day about 2 to 3 hours to cover the distance of 3km we will climb to the base of the route where we will camp near Arrow Glacier. Today we will spent mostly resting and conserving strength, but we will also do an afternoon hike partway along the final climbing ascent route thus will get us to high elevations for better acclimatization and give us a chance to familiarize ourselves with the beginning of the toughest hiking day of the whole climb.
Day 7: Horombo Huts camp – Marangu Gate to Moshi
Today we will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and ready to start hike by 5pm. We will wind our way up the western breach non-technical climbing route. The first part is covered with a lot of screed or lose rock with the final part of the trail be steep rocky slopes which you will need to use your hands to navigate the sections and using rocks for hands hold.
We will spend 6 to 7 hours to crater camp where we will have hot lunch and rest for few hours, We will have an optional hike to explore the inner crater and ash pit, this is raised circular inner rim, the inside of which slopes down to a flat floor and then 200m deep inverted cone at the very center of the volcano also Kilimanjaro has one of the mostly perfectly formed volcanic ash pit of any mountain in the world.
Day 7: Horombo Huts camp – Marangu Gate to Moshi
We will have early breakfast and start our ascent to the summit early enough in the morning to be on the summit by sunrise. This final ascent to the summit is about 195m but very tiring .The beginning part of the trail is very soft, loose, dusty screed and very few steep rocky scrambling to the top, followed by relatively flat terrain about 250 yards to Uhuru sign.
This quite difference compare to 1200m long required to summit from other base camp, the reward of seeing the summit crater glaciers and standing of Africa highest peak are well worth the efforts. At the summit we will spend 10 to 15 minutes for view and pictures before start 2 to 3 hours descend to Stella point then Barafu camp where we will stop for resting and brunch then we descend to over night at Mweka hut.
Day 7: Horombo Huts camp – Marangu Gate to Moshi
Today after breakfast you will meet your crew for Kilimanjaro pictures and group photo, afterwards we will start descending down via rain forest about 3 to 4 hours to cover the distance of 10km, also if we will be lucky we might see blue monkeys and black and white Colobus monkeys as well. At Mweka gate we will Sing out in Kilimanjaro national park log book and collect our certificate and drive to your hotel in Moshi for long hot shower and Kilimanjaro beer.
Price Includes
- 2 nights accommodation at Keys Hotel in Moshi
- All nights accommodation in Huts
- Professional, experienced, mountain guides
- All Park fees and Rescue fees.
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Arrival and Departure transfers
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
- Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food
- Clean, purified drinking water
- Fair and ethical treatment of porters
- Sleeping Mattress
Price Excludes
- Flights ( International)
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Personal expenses in nature such as money for souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees etc.
- Visa fees ( 100 USD for American and 50 USD for non-American)
- Immunization documents ( yellow fever recommended for visa processing on arrivals)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and /or park fees
