9-Day Kilimanjaro Trek via Lemosho Route to Uhuru Peak

• Pick up from the airport.
• Transfer to the hotel in Moshi.
• Attend the trek orientation provided by your guides.
• Have your trekking gear checked by the guides.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.

• Drive from Moshi through Sanya Juu to Londorossi Gate (4 hours).
• Complete entry formalities at the gate.
• Drive to the Lemosho trailhead (1 hour).
• Have a lunch box at the trailhead.
• Begin hiking through the rain forest to Forest Camp.
• Hike 6 km in 3-4 hours.

• Hike from Forest Camp out of the forest into moorland habitat.
• Pass through savannah with tall grasses, heather, and volcanic rocks.
• Cross several streams and reach Shira Ridge.
• Descend gently to Shira Camp 1.
• Hike 8 km in 5-6 hours.

• Explore the Shira Plateau with a gentle walk east toward Kibo Glacier peak.
• Trek across moorland meadows by a stream to Shira Camp 2.
• Proceed to Moir Hut at the base of Lent Hills.
• Take optional acclimatization walks around Lent Hills.
• Hike 14 km in 5-7 hours.

Day 5: Moir Hut to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp

• Continue east up a ridge from Shira Plateau.
• Pass the junction toward Kibo peak.
• Head southeast to Lava Tower ('Shark's Tooth').
• Reach the second junction and ascend to Arrow Glacier (16,000 ft).
• Descend to Barranco Camp (13,000 ft).
• Hike 7 km in 4-6 hours.

Rest, have dinner, and stay overnight.

• Leave Barranco after breakfast.
• Climb a steep ridge, passing the Barranco Wall.
• Reach the Karanga Valley campsite.
• Use the short day for acclimatization.
• Hike 5 km in 4-5 hours.

• Depart Karanga after breakfast.
• Join the junction with Mweka Trail.
• Ascend to Barafu Camp.
• Complete the South Circuit with summit views from multiple angles.
• Prepare for summit day.
• Hike 4 km in 4-5 hours.

• Wake up between midnight and 2 am for the summit attempt.
• Ascend 5 km through scree to Stella Point (18,600 ft).
• Rest and watch the sunrise at the crater rim.
• Continue with a 1-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak (19,345 ft), the highest point in Africa.
• Descend 12 km to Mweka Camp, stopping for lunch at Barafu.
• Experience Arctic habitat conditions.
• Hike 7-8 hours on the ascent and 4-6 hours on the descent.

Have your last dinner and overnight stay on the mountain.

• Hike down 10 km through rain forest to Mweka Gate.
• Receive summit certificates at the gate.
• Transfer to the hotel in Moshi.

Enjoy a hot dinner and rest.

Optionally add a 3-4 day wildlife safari to complete the African adventure.