Lemosho Route Options
Lemosho is preferred by reputable operators due to its beauty, remoteness and success rate. In short, it maximizes the chances that a climber will reach the summit, and enjoy the experience overall. The trail takes hikers through a beautiful rain forest where they might have the chance to spot wildlife along the way. Black and white colobus monkeys are routinely seen in the forests, as are blue monkeys, small lizard and a wide assortment of birds. From there, the path wanders out onto the Shira Plateau, crossing it from west to east on relatively flat and easy to walk terrain.
Each route includes one day before starting the trek and one day after.
7 Day Lemosho
ITINERARIES
Day 1:
Arrive in Tanzania Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport by a High Mountain Edge rep and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town. Later on, your guide will come to brief you about the trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Then overnight and dinner in the hotel.
Day 2:
Lemosho Glades (2385 m) to Mti Mkubwa Camp (2980 m)
Approx. hiking time: 4 hours
Distance covered: 7 km
Habitat: Montane Forest
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Your day starts early with a breakfast from the hotel, followed by a 2-hour drive from the hotel (910m) to Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment at the park’s gate and registration. You will start trekking through the rainforest until completes this day by entering to our first camp where your tent is setup with your personal belongings inside. Overnight at Mti Mkubwa Camp(2980 m).
Day 3:
Mti Mkubwa Camp (2810m) – Shira II Camp (3900m)
Approx. hiking time: 7 hours
Distance covered: 12 km
Habitat: Heath and Moorland
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Today is a long day because we will skip Shira I Camp and going directly to Shira II Camp. Around 7:00 am you will start to hike from Mti Mkubwa to the second camp through heath and Moorland zone, following the Shira ridge we enter vast high altitude desert plateau where we get the first clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Overnight at Shira II Camp (3900 m).
Day 4:
Shira II Camp (3900m) to Barranco Camp (3900 m)
Approx. hiking time: 6 hours
Distance covered: 10 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast and lunch included
The moorlands soon come to an end. The trek will take us into alpine desert up to lava tower (4600 m) before descending to Baranco Camp (3900 m). This descent to Barranco Camp takes about 3 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photos of the Western Breach and Barranco wall. The campsite is situated in a valley below the Barranco wall which should provide you a memorable sunset while waiting for dinner and overnight at Barranco Camp (3900 m)
Day 5:
Barranco Camp(3900 m) to Karanga Camp (4000 m)
Approx. hiking time: 4 hours
Distance covered: 6 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
This is another favorite day whereby after breakfast you will leave the campsite, walk up the Baranco wall (4200 m) that ends up at the fort of the Hein glacier. It will take you 4 hours to reach at Karanga Camp (4000 m).
Day 6:
Karanga Camp (4000 m) to Barafu Camp (4640m)
Approx. hiking time: 3 hours
Distance covered: 4 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
After breakfast you will start hiking to Barafu Camp (4640 m) on the way you will have a good views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. After arriving at the campsite we have lunch and a long rest waiting for long-night and day ahead. Dinner will be early and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up around midnight to start climbing to the summit. <
Day 7:
Barafu Camp (4640 m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) then down to Mweka Camp (3100 m) Approx. hiking time: 14 hours
Distance covered: 21 km
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
We will wake up very early, at around 00:00, some light tea with cookies will be ready for you. We will climb scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The view is spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella point (5756 m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Then it will take us 1 hour form Stella point to Uhuru peak (5895 m) were you take some photos for a few minutes before we start descending to Barafu Camp for lunch and some rest, and then walk down to to Mweka Camp (3100 m) for dinner and overnight.
Day 8:
Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1630m) Approx. hiking time: 3 hours Distance covered: 10 km Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included Walk down the Mweka montane forest to Mweka Gate for 3 hours, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride. The vehicle will be ready to drive you back to the hotel for warm shower at Moshi. It’s definitely time to celebrate!
Day 9:
Departure / other destination in Tanzania Later in the evening or the next day you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to board your home bound flight. Also High Mountain Edge can organize an affordable safari trip to one of the best wildlife parks in Tanzania such as Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater or Serengeti National Park. END OF TOUR
RATES:
Prices (quoted in USD/per person)
1 person – $2,100/person
2-4 people – $2,000/person
5-9 people – $1,850/person
10+ people – $1,775/person
Included in the price:
– Two nights’ accommodation in the hotel;
first night includes dinner &breakfast, last
night includes dinner
– Private transport to / from Kilimanjaro
International Airport to your hotel in
Moshi
– Qualified guides with mountain crew
– National park fees
– 18% VAT on tour fees and services
– All camping accommodations including
mountain tents
– Transport
– All meals on the mountain (breakfast,
lunch
and dinner)
– Guides and porters accommodations and
their entry fees on the mountain
– Pulse oximeter
– First aid kit
– Emergence oxygen
– Sleeping bag and sleeping mats
– Katady filtered water throughout the trek
– Fair wages to guides and porters as
approved by Kilimanjaro National Park
authority
Not included:
– Flights
– Visa
–Rescue insurance
– Tips to mountain crew
– Items of personal nature Laundry services
– Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is
extra
($150)
8 Day Lemosho
ITINERARIES
Day 1:
Arrive in Tanzania. Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport by a High Mountain Edge rep and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town. Later on, your guide will come to brief you about the trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Then overnight and dinner in the hotel.
Day 2:
Lemosho Glades (2385 m) to Mti Mkubwa Camp (2980 m)
Approx. hiking time: 4 hours
Distance covered: 7 km
Habitat: Montane Forest
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Your day starts early with a breakfast from the hotel, followed by a 2-hour drive from the hotel (910m) to Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment at the park’s gate and registration. You will start trekking through the rainforest until completes this day by entering to our first camp where your tent is setup with your personal belongings inside. Overnight at Mti Mkubwa Camp(2980 m).
Day 3:
Mti Mkubwa Camp (2980m) to Shira I Camp (3500 m)
Approx. hiking time: 4 hours
Distance covered: 7 km
Habitat: Moorland
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
After breakfast you will start your trek across a plateau of grassy Mooland and heather scattered with volcanic rock formalities. Today some parts of the route are fairly steep and you will have a good view of KIBO and Shira plateau. Then overnight at Shira I Camp (3500 m)
Day 4:
Shira I Camp (3500 m) to Shira II Camp (3900 m).
Approx. hiking time: 5 hours
Distance covered: 8 km
Habitat: Moorland
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Today is one of shortest days and it is not as steep as other days. You will have a chance to view the northern ice fields form the western side of the mountain with some good views of Kibo. You will have hot lunch at the camp and around 4:00 pm you will take some tea followed by an acclimatization walk; then head back to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 5:
Shira II Camp (3900m) to Barranco Camp (3900 m)
Approx. hiking time: 6 hours
Distance covered: 10 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
The moorlands soon come to an end. The trek will take us into alpine desert up to lava tower (4600 m) before descending to Baranco Camp (3900 m). This descent to Barranco Camp takes about 3 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photos of the Western Breach and Barranco wall. The campsite is situated in a valley below the Barranco wall which should provide you a memorable sunset while waiting for dinner and overnight at Barranco Camp (3900 m)
Day 6:
Barranco Camp(3900 m) to Karanga Camp (4000 m)
Approx. hiking time: 4 hours
Distance covered: 6 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
This is another favorite day whereby after breakfast you will leave the campsite, walk up the Baranco wall (4200 m) that ends up at the fort of the Hein glacier. It will take you 4 hours to reach at Karanga Camp (4000 m).
Day 7:
Karanga Camp (4000 m) to Barafu Camp (4640m)
Approx. hiking time: 3 hours
Distance covered: 4 km
Habitat: alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
After breakfast you will start hiking to Barafu Camp (4640 m) on the way you will have a good views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. After arriving at the campsite we have lunch and a long rest waiting for long-night and day ahead. Dinner will be early and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up around midnight to start climbing to the summit
Day 8:
Barafu Camp (4640 m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) then down to Mweka Camp (3100 m) Approx. hiking time: 14 hours
Distance covered: 21 km
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
We will wake up very early, at around 00:00, some light tea with cookies will be ready for you. We will climb scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The view is spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella point (5756 m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Then it will take us 1 hour form Stella point to Uhuru peak (5895 m) were you take some photos for a few minutes before we start descending to Barafu Camp for lunch and some rest, and then walk down to to Mweka Camp (3100 m) for dinner and overnight
Day 9:
Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1630m) Approx. hiking time: 3 hours
Distance covered: 10 km
Meal: breakfast and lunch included
Walk down the Mweka montane forest to Mweka Gate for 3 hours, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride. The vehicle will be ready to drive you back to the hotel for warm shower at Moshi. It’s definitely time to celebrate!
Day 10:
Departure / other destination in Tanzania Later in the evening or the next day you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to board your home bound flight. Also High Mountain Edge can organize an affordable safari trip to one of the best wildlife parks in Tanzania such as Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater or Serengeti National Park.
END OF TOUR
RATES:
Prices (quoted in USD/per person)
1 person – $2200/person
2-4 people – $2,100/person
5-9 people – $1900/person
10+ people – $1820/person
Included in the price:
– Two nights’ accommodation in the hotel;
first night includes dinner &breakfast, last
night includes dinner
– Private transport to / from Kilimanjaro
International Airport to your hotel in
Moshi
– Qualified guides with mountain crew
– National park fees
– 18% VAT on tour fees and services
– All camping accommodations including
mountain tents
– Transport
– All meals on the mountain (breakfast,
lunch
and dinner)
– Guides and porters accommodations and
their entry fees on the mountain
– Pulse oximeter
– First aid kit
– Emergence oxygen
– Sleeping bag and sleeping mats
– Katady filtered water throughout the trek
– Fair wages to guides and porters as
approved by Kilimanjaro National Park
authority
Not included:
– Flights
– Visa
–Rescue insurance
– Tips to mountain crew
– Items of personal nature Laundry services
– Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is
extra
($150)