8-Day Kilimanjaro Trek via Lemosho Route to Uhuru Peak

• Leave your hotel early in the morning and drive to Londorosi Gate for registration.
• We will then drive to Lemosho Glades (2389m).
• Start the memorable trek through the unspoiled rainforest to Mtimkubwa (Big Tree Camp) (2785m).

Dinner and overnight stay in nature.

Elevation: 2389m/7838ft to 2785m/9137ft

Distance: 4.8km/3mile

Hiking time: 3-4 hours

Meals: Lunch - Dinner

• Today, the trek will gain an altitude of approximately 719m.
• Lunch will be served in an exciting valley outside the Shira Crater at 3004m.
• After lunch, we will go across the rim into the Shira Caldera, filled with Kibo lava.
• We will camp and have dinner at Shira One Camp (3504m).

Elevation: 2785m/9137ft to 3504m/11,496ft

Distance: 7.9km/5mile

Hiking time: 6-7 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• Enjoy a long walk toward the eastern side across the Shira Plateau.
• This will bring you to Shira Two Camp via Shira Cathedral Peak at 3862m.

Overnight stay at the peak.

Elevation: 3504m/11496ft to 3895m/12779ft via Cathedral Peak 3862m/12671ft

Distance: 6.9km/4.3mile (10.11km/6.3mile via the Cathedral Peak)

Walking time: 6-7 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• Cross a ridge at 4600m over the Lava Tower, which offers invaluable altitude acclimatization.
• From here, we will have a further 5-6-hour trek as we drop down through the Barranco Valley to the camp beside Barranco Wall at 3986m.

Overnight at camp.

Elevation: 3895m/12779ft to 3986m/13077ft

Distance: 10.1km/6.3mile to Barranco Hut and 6.7km/4mile to Lava Tower

Hiking time: 8-10 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• After an early breakfast, we will start by climbing the legendary Barranco Wall, which gives us an altitude gain of 300m.
• We continue our trek for 5-6 hours, crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga Upper Camp (4034m), where we will have lunch.
• In the afternoon, we will have an optional altitude acclimatization trek up the scree slopes.

Elevation: 3986m/13077ft to 4034m/13235ft

Distance: 5.3km/3.3mile

Hiking time: 8-10 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• After breakfast, we will trek for 2-4 hours to an altitude of 4600m.
• At the camp, we can either take an afternoon rest or acclimatize until midnight, when our trek to the summit will commence.

Elevation: 4034m/13235ft to 4662m/15295ft

Distance: 3.1km/1.9mile

Hiking time: 2-4 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• At midnight, we will start the ascent up to the crater rim through the scree slopes to Stella Point, then continue to the top of Africa, Uhuru Peak. Stella Point is located at 5745m around the crater rim.
• After enjoying the unforgettable views from Kilimanjaro's summit, we will trek down via Stella Point and the scree slopes back to Barafu Camp for a few hours of rest before heading to Millennium Camp or Mweka Hut. This is the most challenging day for trekkers.
• We will camp and have dinner at Millennium Camp/Mweka Hut.

Elevation: 4662m/15295ft to 5895m/19341ft, then down to 3827m/12556ft or 3106m/10191ft

Ascent distance: 4.86km/3mile - Descend distance: 11.5km/7.1mile

Hiking time: 13-15 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

• We leave camp early in the morning and trek down to Mweka Gate via Mweka Camp. The path from Millennium Camp takes us through heather for about an hour. The muddy trail continues until we enter a dense rainforest that leads us to the gate.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch at the gate, receive certificates, and celebrate our memorable journey before returning to town.

Dinner and overnight stay in town.

Elevation: 3106m/10190ft to 1633m/5358ft

Distance: 9.1km/5.6mile

Hiking time: 4-5 hours

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch