This 7-day Kilimanjaro Hiking - Lemosho Route is a portable pocket hiking tour package that offer hiking experience and successful summit to Uhuru Peak at 5,895m by joining a group style. This is the best tour peckage for Mt.Kilimanjaro experience for both beginners and moutainners, it has enough acclimatization session at Lava-Tower and Karanga Camp with an average challenge with a success rate for about 85%. Typically the tour starts in Moshi town wth a drive to Lemosho gate, Day 1: Moshi – Lemosho Gate (7,800ft) – Mti Mkubwa, Day 2: to Shira 2 Camp (3840m), Day 3: to Lava Tower (4630m) – Barranco Camp (3950m), Day 4: to Karanga Camp (13,106 ft), Day 5: to Barafu Camp(15,331ft), Day 6: to Uhuru Peak (19,341ft)- Mweka camp (10,065ft), Day 7: Mweka Gate - Moshi Town. Immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro via Lemosho route as you take on the challenge of ascending one of the world's most majestic peaks.
Route
Lemosho
Duration
07 days
Tour
Hiking
Style
Group
Acclimatize
4,000s Meters
Success Rate
80-85%
Tour Type
Group, Hiking, Acclimatize
lemosho route is one of the best routes to Kilimanjaro, the route traverse through the western circuit and joins the machame route
at shira camp. Famous for its beautiful landscape and high success rate, lemosho route is one of our top choices when it comes to
Kilimanjaro climbing trails.
The route start at londorosi gate just 3 hours away from the bounty town of Moshi, from there it goes through the rain forest area where some
wildlife can be spotted there. The route proceeds to moir hut; the best place for acclimatization by hiking the lent hills, the next stop is in
lava tower before a slight descent to barranco valley, there after there is the intimidating barranco wall that leads to karanga and the barafu
hut. Summit always starts from the barafu camp and descent will follow the Mweka trail(End of the tour).
Overall, the lemosho route offers a high success rate to the summit and guarantees a memorable experience while doing it.
After arrival at Kilimanjaro airport you will meet your guide excitedly waiting for you with a smile; relax and enjoy your drive as you’re transferred to the hotel in Moshi. Get some rest as you prepare yourself for an amazing adventure of 7 days machame route Kilimanjaro climbing.
start our adventure by leaving Moshi for a 3 hours’ drive to londorosi gate, after all the formalities are handled , the drive will continue for one hour to lemosho trailhead . After arrival lunch will be served and we will start hiking through the wild and thick rainforest which leads to the first camp.
After having breakfast in the camp we will have an early ascent into the heather moorland zone. Along the way we will come across a good number of streams, we will proceed on a plateau that leads to shira 2 campsite. On this site there is an incredible view of the western breach and its glaciers in the east. You will enjoy evening snacks and a tasty dinner.
After having breakfast we will hike from shira 2 camp and enter the desert and rocky landscape. After a five hour walk we will reach the lava tower and enjoy lunch at the tower. After having lunch we will descend from the tower to barranco campsite. The descent will take about two hours and after arrival we will spot the popular barranco wall which will be embarked the next day.
We will have a short day hiking to karanga camp. After winning the intimidating barranco wall, we follow a sequence of hills and valleys till we reach karanga camp. Enjoy beautiful sunset here with the magnificent sights of glacial valleys and ice fields towering over 3000ft above.
After having breakfast we leave karanga and campsite and hit the intersection which connects with mweka trail. From here we proceed to barafu camp. This will be the end of the southern circuit, which offers mesmerizing view of the summit from different angles. We will rest and enjoy a tasteful dinner as we prepare for the summit day.
Around midnight you will be woken up to start our trek to the summit. This part is more challenging compared to the other parts of trekking. After packing snacks we will start trekking to the summit between the rebman and ratzel glaciers through heavy scree up to Stella point on the crater rim.
After reaching stella point we will take a short break and stare at the most beautiful sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting), from there we might encounter snow all the way up to the summit. After reaching the highest peak in Africa, take as many pictures as you can and indulge in your victory, your time here will be brief to avoid altitude sickness.
Start your descent to mweka hut campsite, making a stop at camp for lunch, the trail is a bit rocky and can be harmful to the knees so trekking
poles can be helpful here, after reaching the camp we will have our last dinner on the mountain and get some rest.
This will be the last day of our trekking and we will begin it after having tasty breakfast in the camp, our trek to the mweka gate will take about three hours. After reaching the gate you will be ad with a gold certificate for successfully reaching the summit after that we will tweak mweka village and meet our driver who will take you back to your hotel for a long well-earned rest.
Inclusions & Exclusions 7 Days Lemosho kilimanjaro Group Join
Join a scheduled group departure for a particular date or request a new date as we can formulate a new group under your proposed date from one week to departure date.
Price For 7 Days Group Join Lemosho Route is $1800
Day
Monday
Group Size
7pp
Availability
Open
Day
Tuesday
Group Size
6pp
Availability
Open
Day
Wednesday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Day
Thursday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Day
Friday
Group Size
5pp
Availability
Open
Day
Saturday
Group Size
7pp
Availability
Open
Day
Sunday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Tour Package:
6 Days Kilimanjaro Tour
Extra:
Airport Transfer & Hotel 2 NightsDay
Monday
Group Size
7pp
Availability
Open
Day
Tuesday
Group Size
6pp
Availability
Open
Day
Wednesday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Day
Thursday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Day
Friday
Group Size
5pp
Availability
Open
Day
Saturday
Group Size
7pp
Availability
Open
Day
Sunday
Group Size
4pp
Availability
Open
Tour Package:
6 Days Kilimanjaro Tour
Extra:
Airport Transfer & Hotel 2 Nights