Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route
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Highlights
- Experience the sunrise over Mawenzi before pushing to the summit of Uhuru Peak (5895m)
- Be captivated by panoramic viewpoints and incredible scenery while trekking
- Hike to the rim of the Shira Plateau
- Discover the city of Arusha, located at the base of Mt Meru
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- 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 9 dinners
- 2 nights in 3 star hotel in Arusha on a twinshare basis
- 7 nights fully supported camping on a twinshare tent basis
- group camping equipment including tent (sleeping bag and mat not included - can be hired locally)
- experienced local mountain guides, cook and camp crew
- porters to carry personal and group equipment
- park entrance fees valued at US$1109
- Emergency oxygen
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Today is an arrival day. If you choose to fly into Kilimanjaro Airport we recommend a private transfer to Arusha where the rest of the day is at leisure. We stay at the Moivaro Coffee Plantation which has spacious rooms, a pool, and restaurant. This afternoon at 16:30 you will meet the rest of the group and your guide for a trip briefing.
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After completing the necessary registration formalities, we drive through varied farmland with open views over the plains to reach the Lemosho Gate roadhead. The last section of the road is of poor quality and difficult to drive after rain, and the drive there should ...
We soon leave the forest behind and enter the moorland zone of giant heather. The trail climbs steadily with wide views to reach the rim of the Shira Plateau. There is a tangible sense of wilderness, especially if afternoon mists come in! We camp in the centre of the plateau at “Shira One” (3550m). [6-7 hours walking]
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An easy day to help acclimatisation, and to explore the volcanic rock formations of Shira Plateau. We walk to the summit of Shira Cathedral before reaching the next camp at Shira Hut (3840m). This campsite has stunning views, close to the glaciated dome of Kibo and...
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A steep climb up the Barranco Wall leads us to an undulating trail on the south-eastern flank of Kibo, with superb vistas of the Southern Icefields. The terrain changes to scree, with pockets of lush vegetation in sheltered hollows, and there is only a short distance to our camp at Karanga (4000m), the last water point on the way to the summit. [4-5 hours walking]
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We follow an easy path on compacted scree with wide views that gains altitude unrelentingly to reach the Barafu campsite (4600m) for lunch. There is a short acclimatisation walk to the plateau at the bottom of the South-East valley (4800m). The remainder of the day is spent resting in preparation for the final ascent before a very early night. [3-5 hours walking]
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We will start our ascent by torchlight at about 1 a.m. so that we can be up on the Crater rim by sunrise. The steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zig-zags and a slow but steady pace will take us to Stella Point (5735m), in about five or six hour...
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In Arusha, after breakfast at your hotel, the trip arrangements end.
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What's excluded
- International or domestic flights
- Arrival or departure transfers in Arusha
- Sleeping bags and mats
- Aerated and alcoholic drinks
- Items of a personal nature such as phone calls, laundry, etc
- Tips
- Airport and departure taxes
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- Travel Insurance (compulsory)
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
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- 10 day trip
- 8 day trek
- 2 nights hotel
- 7 nights camping
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