8 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Via Lemosho Route

MOUNT KILIMANJARO-LEMOSHO ROUTE

8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS

Lemosho Route is the longest of the standard routes and is without doubt the most beautiful. The Lemosho route is one of the newer routes on the mountain, and a superb choice for your climb. It is our preferred route due to its ideal balance of low traffic, beautiful scenery and a high summit success rate. The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Londorossi Gate. From there, the first two days are spent trekking through the rainforest to Shira Ridge. Unlike the popular Machame route, which simply intersects the Shira Plateau, the Lemosho route crosses the entirety of the plain from west to east in a pleasant, relatively flat hike. An added bonus is that climbers will encounter low traffic until the route joins the Machame route. Afterwards, Lemosho follows the same route through Lava Tower, Barranco and Barafu, known as the southern circuit. Descent is made via the Mweka route.Lemosho is considered the most scenic route on Kilimanjaro, and grants panoramic vistas on various sides of the mountain. Thus, Lemosho is highly recommended

Day 0 : Pickup and Briefing

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where you will meet  with African Love birds Adventure  representative, and transfer   to the Panama Garden Resort  in Moshi  for an orientation on  your trek. The hotel will provide all the essentials for a comfortable stay: nice rooms, hot water, polite staff, a swimming pool, and Internet access. In the evening  you will meet with our  guides who will be there to provide you a short briefing  on your trek and  also checking your trekking gears  also to make sure you are ready to begin the climb. 

Dinner and Overnight at  Panama Garden Resort    in Moshi. 

Day 1  : -From Moshi to Londorossi Gate -MtiMkumbwa(2,650 m/8,692 ft) {FB}
Hike time: 3hrs
Elevation Change: + 650 M/+2,132
Estimation distance: 10 km
Final Elevation: 2,650 m/8,694 ftAfter a 1 1/2 hour drive from Moshi check in is at the Londorossi Gate. Day 1 is fairly easy with a 3/4 hour climb to MitiMkubwa Camp.

Day 2  : - Mti Mkubwa (2,650 m/8,692 ft) to Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.) {FB}
Hike time: 5 – 6 hrs
Elevation change: + 950 M/+3116
Estimation distance: 12 km
Final Elevation: 3609 m/11,841 ft
A few hours walk will see the end of the forest and the beginning of a climb through heather forest to the edge of the Shira Caldera. Destination is the scenic Shira One Camp

 Day 3 : - Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.) to Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.) {FB}
Hike time: 5 - 6 hrs
Elevation change: + 240 M/+787 ft
Elevation distance: 5 km
Final elevation: 3849 m/12,628 ft.
Today is spent on a gentle hike across the Shira Plateau with possible side trips to Shira Cathedral. Camp is at the first high camp of Shira Two.

NOTE: From Shira Two Camp the trail links with Machame Route.

Day 4 : - Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.) to Barranco Hut (3,948 m/12,956 ft.) {FB}
Hike time: 5 hrs
Elevation change: +100 M/+328 ft
Estimated distance: 6 km
Final elevation: 3948 m/12,956 ft.
The real work of climbing Kilimanjaro begins here. Today the main feature is a slow climb to Lava Camp followed by a descent to the beautiful Barranco Camp. This is the Climb-High-Sleep-Low principal of altitude adjustment.

Day 5 : - Barranco Hut (3,900 m/12,800 ft) to Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft) to Barafu Hut (4,600 m/15,091 ft) {FB}

After a climb of the Great Barranco Wall we continue around the southern ciruit train until we reach another sceneic location of Karanga Camp.

The trail from Karanga to Barafu reaches the bleak high desert of Kilimanjaro. Barafu Camp is a basic camp geared towards the business of reaching the summit.

Day 6:- Barafu Camp (4,600m/15,091 ft) to The Summit (5,896 m/19,343 ft) and then to Millennium/High   Camp 3,820m {FB}
Trekking distance: 16 km

Duration of trekking: 5–6 hours

Waking up around 4:00 am  you will have a rich, nutrional breakfast leave base camp Barafu around 5:00 am and enter the darkness. A guide will accompany each couple of the climbers. He will monitor your stamina and health. Within two hours you will reach the Uhuru Peak, where you will see one of the most amazing sunrises. Summit time depends on the weather conditions, but do not stay there for long – starting again may be very difficult because of coldness and fatigue. Then you will start descending to Barafu campsite is surprisingly fast, and after lunch and other refreshments, we continue to descend to reach our final campsite  millennium /high cam (3,820m.) Most of us will be too tired to notice the beauty of the forest surrounding the crowded campsite. (total 11-14 hours walking)

 Day 7   : - Millennium Camp  to  Mweka Camp 

Descent time: 3 - 4hrs
Estimated distance: 4km
After a well-deserved breakfast, it is a short, scenic, 3 hours descend  to mweka camp for hot lunch and Relaxing at the camp

Day 8 : Mweka Gate  to Moshi 
Descent time: 3 -4hrs
Estimated distance: 10km
After a well-deserved breakfast, it is a short, scenic 3-4 hour descend  to mweka gate. At Mweka Gate, you can sign your name and add details in a register. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Climbers who reached Stella Point are issued green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak receive gold certificates. From the Mweka Gate you will be driven back to Moshi for an overdue hot shower and comfortable night in hotel.

Dinner and Overnight at  Panama Garden Resort   in moshi. 

Included in the packages;

• Private transport from the hotel to the Parks gate (starting point for the climb), and transport back to the hotel after the climb
• 2 Nights Hotel the night before and the night after the climb, with breakfast and Dinner   included
• Qualified medical guides 
• Salaries for Guides, cook and porters.
• Pickup and drop off      to the airport
• All National Park entry fees
• All camping fees
• Kilimanjaro National Park certificate for your successful summit attempt
• Rescue fees (Kilimanjaro Park rescue team fees)
• Government taxes
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain
• Evacuation services
• Friendly and competent Trained Mountain Guides, assistant guides, porters and professional      cook.
• 3 full fresh meals daily. We provide fresh food on the mountain in plentiful and well prepared by skilled professional cook(we also consider your choice of food that you would prefer -Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian). Menu especially designed for climbers.
• Hot drinks on the mountain and Hot water for washing will be provide everyday on the mountain.
• Quality specious tents, sleeping mats ,camping tables ,camping chairs and Mess/Dining Tent. 
• Supplementary Portable Oxygen and Complete First Aid Kit (used in case of emergency only)
• Pulse oxy-meter carried by all chief guides
• 3-4 liters of mineral/treated water (per Climber) provided daily during the climb
• Private mobile portable toilet on the mountain 
• Hot lunch at the gate after climb with one beer or soda  
• Hot Shower on mountain 

NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PACKAGES PRICES

•   Items of a personal nature

•  Tip to your guides, porters and cook. The recommended for this is  $ 20 to $ 25 per guide per day, cook  $ 15 -$ 20  per day and $ 8 - $10  per porter per day. This can be split between each Client in the climb. 

•   Personal Hiking/Trekking gears (Some Gears are available for Rent)

•   Snacks &  personal medicine 

•   Drinks and dinner at hotel

•   Flight

•   Tanzania Visa

•   Optional tours (Short safari after climb can be arranged with extra cost