8-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via Lemosho Route to Uhuru Peak at Sunrise

• Pick up from your hotel in Moshi and transfer to Lemosho Gate for registration.

• Begin trekking through undisturbed montane forest decorated with Black and White Colobus Monkeys.

• Arrive at Big Tree Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

• Elevation: 1,200m to 1,950m to 2,850m

• Distance: 6 km / 4 miles

• Hiking Time: 3 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Montane Forest to Moorland and Heath Vegetation

Meals: Lunch and Dinner Included

• Trek across a beautiful valley outside the Shira Caldera Rim at 3,600m.

• Reach the Shira Caldera, a high-altitude desert formed after the collapse of an ancient peak.

• Camp and overnight at Shira 1 Campsite.

• Elevation: 3,500m to 3,800m

• Distance: 7 km

• Hiking Time: 5 - 6 hours

• Habitat: Moorland and Rocky

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Trek east across the Shira Plateau.

• Visit Cathedral Peak at 3,850m for acclimatization and enjoy spectacular views of Mount Meru and Kibo Peak.

• Continue to Shira 2 Camp for dinner and overnight.

• Elevation: 3,500m to 3,800m

• Distance: 7 km

• Hiking Time: 3 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Moorland

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Enjoy a long acclimatization trek.

• Trek east to the junction leading to Lava Tower Rock at 4,600m for acclimatization.

• Descend to Barranco Campsite for dinner and overnight.

• Elevation: 3,800m to 3,950m

• Distance: 13 km

• Hiking Time: 7 - 8 hours

• Habitat: Moorland

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Begin the day by climbing the Barranco Wall to 4,200m for acclimatization.

• Cross ridges and valleys to Karanga Campsite for a hot lunch.

• Enjoy an afternoon acclimatization hike up the scree slopes towards the Southern Ice Field.

• Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

• Elevation: 3,950m to 3,900m

• Distance: 6 km

• Hiking Time: 4 - 5 hours

• Habitat: Moorland

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Trek to Barafu Ridge Campsite.

• Walk across an alpine desert with strong, cold winds from Kibo Peak and its glaciers.

• Have an early dinner at 17:00 hrs and rest until midnight for summit preparation.

• Elevation: 3,900m to 4,620m

• Distance: 8 km

• Hiking Time: 3 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Alpine Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Wake at midnight for a light breakfast and begin the summit ascent at 00:00 hrs.

• Reach Stella Point at 5,861m between 04:00 - 05:00 hrs.

• Continue along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa.

• Spend time taking photographs before descending to Barafu for lunch.

• Continue descending through moorland and heath to Mweka Hut Campsite for dinner and overnight.

• Elevation: 4,620m to 5,895m to 3,100m

• Distance: 15 km

• Hiking Time: 10 - 12 hours

• Habitat: Desert and Ice

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• After breakfast, descend through montane forest to Mweka Gate.

• Sign out and receive your climbing certificates.

• Transfer back to your hotel in Moshi for a celebration.

• Elevation: 3,100m to 1,700m

• Distance: 9 km

• Hiking Time: 3 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Montane Forest

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Included