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8 days lemosho route kilimanjaro climbing
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8 days lemosho route Kilimanjaro Climbing On your arrival day before the
beginning of your Kilimanjaro experience, your guide will do a briefing and a
gear check on your arrival day
These
essential steps will ensure security for all and significantly increase your
chance of success.
Day 2:
Londorossi Gate (2100m) – Mti Mkubwa camp (2750m)
Hiking
time: 3 hours
Habitat: Montane forest
Habitat: Montane forest
After
eating breakfast at your hotel, your guide will brief you on the day. You will
drive two hours from Arusha (1400m) to Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). In the
village near Londorossi Gate, you will receive a packed lunch and can buy
mineral water for the hike. Then the final 45 minutes of the drive leading up
to the gate will be on a bumpy forest track requiring 4WD vehicles.
At the
entrance gate, the guides and porters distribute the supplies and register with
the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA). You are now ready to begin your
3-hour hike into the rain forest. Be on the lookout for Colobus monkeys! Along
the way, you will stop for an afternoon lunch break and arrive at Mti Mkubwa
(“Big Tree”) Campsite (2750m) in the early evening.
The
porters, who arrive at the campsite before the clients, will set up your tent
and boil water for drinking and washing. The chef will prepare a snack then
dinner for the clients. At nighttime, mountain temperatures may drop to
freezing so be prepared!
Day 3: Mti
Mkubwa (1750m) – Shira 1 (1500m)
From the
forested slopes of Lemosho you ascend through Podocarpus and Juniper forest and
break out of the forest on to the heath zone and the Shira Plateau. Lunch is
taken on trail and you arrive in camp mid afternoon.
Overnight Shira 1 Camp (breakfast- lunch – dinner)
Overnight Shira 1 Camp (breakfast- lunch – dinner)
Shira 4;
Shira 1- shira 2 Camp (3840m)
Hiking
time: 6.5 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Habitat: Moorland
After an
early morning breakfast, you will begin your ascent out of the rainforest and
into the heather moorland zone. You will cross many streams and walk over a
plateau that leads to Shira 2 Camp (3840m). At this campsite, you will be next
to a stream and have a spectacular view of the Western Breach and its glaciers
in the East. Similar to the first night, your tents will be set up prior to
arriving at camp and the porters will prepare drinking and washing water for
you.
You will
enjoy evening snacks then dinner prepared by our chef. Be prepared for a cold
night as temperatures drop below freezing at this exposed camp.
Day 5;
Shira (3840m) – Lava Tower (4630m) – Barranco Camp (3950m)
Hiking
time: 7 hours
Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers
Habitat: Semi desert
Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers
Habitat: Semi desert
Following
an early morning breakfast, you will leave the moorland environment and enter
the semi desert and rocky landscape. After 5 hours of walking east, you will be
come face to face with the Lava Tower (4630m). Packed lunches are served at the
Tower and hikers have the option of climbing the massive Lava Tower weather
permitting. At this point of the hike, it is normal for hikers to start feeling
the effects from the altitude including headaches and shortness of breath.
After lunch,
you will descend from Lava Tower (4630m) to the Barranco Campsite (3950m). The
6800m descent gives hikers a huge advantage to allow their bodies to adjust to
the conditions of high altitude. The descent to camp takes around 2 hours to
reach. It is located in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall
(“Breakfast Wall”). Drinking and washing water and dinner will be served as
hikers view the sun setting.
Day 6;
Barranco Camp (3950m) – Karanga Camp (3950m)
Hiking
time: 4-5 hours
Distance: Approximately 5 kilometers
Habitat: Alpine desert
Distance: Approximately 5 kilometers
Habitat: Alpine desert
This is a
short hiking day meant for acclimatization. After an early morning breakfast,
it is now time to conquer the Great Barranco Wall! Although it may look
intimating at first glance, hikers state that this Class 2 hike is usually much
easier than they anticipated. At the top of the Wall, you will have a view of
Heim Glacier and will be above the clouds. The trail then winds up and down in
the Karanga Valley. You will spend the night at Karanga Camp (3950m) and enjoy
dinner and washing at the site.
Day 7:
Karanga Camp (3959m) – Barafu Hut (4600)
Hiking
time: 2-3 hours
Distance:
Approximately 4 kilometers
Habitat:
Alpine desert
After
breakfast, you will begin your ascent. The trail intersects with the Mweka
Route, which is the trail used to descend on the final two days. As you
continue hiking for an hour, you will reach Barafu Hut. This is the last water
stop for the porters because there is no accessible water at Barafu Camp
(4550m). The word “barafu” in Swahili means “ice” and this camp is located on a
rocky, exposed ridge.
Tents will
be exposed to wind and rocks so it is important for hikers to familiarize
themselves with the campsite before dark. An early dinner will be served so
hikers can rest before attempting the summit the same night. Your guide will
brief you in detail on how to prepare for summit night. Get to sleep by 19:00!
Day
8,summit attempt Barafu Camp (4600m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka (3100m)
Hiking
time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak, 4-5 hours to descend to Mweka
Distance: Approximately 6 kilometers ascent and 16 kilometers descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Distance: Approximately 6 kilometers ascent and 16 kilometers descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Your guide
will wake you around 23:30 for tea and biscuits. You will then begin your
summit attempt. The route heads northwest and you will ascend over stone scree.
During the ascent, many hikers feel that this is the most mentally and
physically challenging part of the climb. In about 6 hours, you will reach
Stella Point (5685m), located on the crater rim.
After
enjoying the magnificent sunrise, you will continue ascending for about 2 hours
on a snow-covered trail to Uhuru Peak (5895m). Reaching the summit of Mt.
Kilimanjaro is a lifetime accomplishment! You will be able to spend a short
time on the summit taking photographs and drinking tea before the descent to
Barafu begins. The hike down to Barafu Camp takes about 3 hours.
At camp,
you will rest and enjoy a hot lunch in the sun. After eating, you will continue
descending down to Mweka Hut (3100m). The Mweka Trail will lead you through the
scree and rocks to the moorland and eventually into the rain forest. Mweka Camp
(3100m) is located in the upper rain forest, so fog and rain should be
expected. You will have a dinner, wash, and rest soundly at camp.
Day 9:
Mweka Camp (3100m) – Mweka Gate (1980m)
Hiking
time: 3 hours
Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers
Habitat: Forest
Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers
Habitat: Forest
Following
a well-deserved breakfast, your staff will have a big celebration full of
dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips
to the guide, assistant guides, chef(s), and porters. After celebrating, you
will descend for three hours back to Mweka Gate.
The
National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates
of completion. Hikers who reached Stella Point (5685m) receive green
certificates and hikers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold
certificates. After receiving certificates, hikers will descend into the Mweka
village for 1 hour (3 kilometers). You will be served a hot lunch then you will
drive back to Arusha for long overdue showers and more celebrations.
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Included
in this tour:
• Quality, waterproof mountain sleeping tents.
• 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.
• Mess tents with table and chairs:
• Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food:
• Clean, purified drinking water:
• Fair and ethical treatment of porters:
• Sleeping Mattress,
• Quality, waterproof mountain sleeping tents.
• 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.
• Mess tents with table and chairs:
• Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food:
• Clean, purified drinking water:
• Fair and ethical treatment of porters:
• Sleeping Mattress,
Excludes:
• Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival.
• Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
• Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc.)
• Tips and any items of personal
• Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival.
• Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
• Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc.)
• Tips and any items of personal
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