Trekking · Mount Kilimanjaro
Scenic, Quiet and Built for Acclimatisation
The Lemosho Route is the connoisseur’s way up Kilimanjaro: a western approach through untouched rainforest onto the open Shira Plateau, joining the busier southern trails only on day four. Colobus monkeys, giant lobelias and uninterrupted views of Kibo come as standard.
This seven-day itinerary adds one full mountain day over the standard six — a night at Moir Hut — which measurably improves acclimatisation and summit success without adding a second week to your trip.
- Panoramic western approach with very few other trekkers
- Extra mountain day for gradual altitude gain
- Lava Tower, the Barranco Wall and the crater rim
- 3 porters per climber, head guide with assistant
5,895 m
Uhuru Peak — 19,345 ft
7 Days
6 Nights on the Mountain
59 km
Total Trekking Distance
5 Zones
Rainforest to Arctic Summit
Day by Day
Your Itinerary
Day 1
Londorossi Gate to Forest Camp
A four-hour drive around the mountain to Londorossi for registration, then the trek begins in lush montane rainforest beneath towering fig trees, with blue monkeys and turacos overhead.
- ⛰️ 7,800 → 9,500 ft
- 📏 6 km
- 🕐 3–4 hrs
- 🌿 Rainforest
Day 2
Forest Camp to Shira Camp 1
Forest thins into heather and volcanic rock. The trail offers sweeping views west across the plains and, when the cloud breaks, your first glimpse of Kibo Peak before the descent to Shira 1.
- ⛰️ 9,500 → 11,500 ft
- 📏 8 km
- 🕐 5–6 hrs
- 🌾 Moorland
Day 3
Shira Camp 1 to Moir Hut via Shira 2
A long day crossing the meadows and streams of the Shira Plateau before turning north to the quiet Moir Hut valley — a campsite most groups never see, and superb for acclimatisation.
- ⛰️ 11,500 → 13,800 ft
- 📏 14 km
- 🕐 5–7 hrs
- 🌾 Moorland
Day 4
Moir Hut – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp
Ascend to Lava Tower, the striking volcanic plug known as the Shark’s Tooth, for lunch at 15,190 ft — then descend to Barranco. Climb high, sleep low, in its purest form.
- ⛰️ 13,800 → 15,190 → 13,000 ft
- 📏 7 km
- 🕐 4–6 hrs
- 🏜️ Semi-Desert
Day 5
Barranco – Karanga – Barafu Camp
Scale the iconic Barranco Wall — a thrilling scramble that is not technical but needs both hands — then cross Karanga Valley and push on to Barafu base camp.
- ⛰️ 13,000 → 15,000 ft
- 📏 9 km
- 🕐 8–10 hrs
- 🏜️ Alpine Desert
Day 6 · Summit
Barafu – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Hut
The summit attempt begins around midnight on loose volcanic scree to Stella Point, then a final push along the rim to Uhuru Peak — the Roof of Africa. Descend all the way to Mweka.
- ⛰️ 15,300 → 19,345 → 10,000 ft
- 📏 5 km up · 12 km down
- 🕐 7–8 hrs up · 4–6 down
- ❄️ Arctic
Day 7
Mweka Camp – Mweka Gate – Moshi
A last descent through verdant forest to Mweka Gate to collect your summit certificate, then transfer back to your hotel in Moshi.
- ⛰️ 10,000 → 5,400 ft
- 📏 10 km
- 🕐 3–4 hrs
- 🌿 Rainforest
Cost
What Your Trip Covers
What’s Included
- Base and airport transfers
- Full-board trek accommodation & hotel before/after
- All park fees and government taxes
- Professional English-speaking guide, porters & cook
- Tents, mattresses & private chemical toilet
- Boiled water, first-aid kit & supplementary oxygen
- 3 porters per climber · head guide with assistant
- Flying Doctors emergency evacuation cover
- Oxygen cylinder, pulse oximeter & dining tent
Not Included
- Laundry, sleeping bags & climbing gear
- Beverages
- International flights, visas & taxes
- Tips for the mountain crew
- Personal items not listed
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Where You'll Be Travelling
Stand on the Roof of Africa
Seven days, the mountain’s finest scenery and a guide team that has done it hundreds of times.