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Your Lemosho Route escapade kicks off with a private shuttle ride from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha, the epicenter of Tanzanian adventures, which is about 45 minutes away. Check into a budget lodge with a reasonably priced restaurant for local and international dishes. After settling in, the lodge’s restaurant offers meals at reasonable prices, or you may want to try some local restaurants around Arusha to expand your taste buds. They serve local delicacies for a small money, so it is a great opportunity for you to find something new. Refundable dinner ensures that you will wake up well-rested for the day’s adventures.

Accommodation: Budget lodge in Arusha
Meals: None included
Activities: Private airport transfer, itinerary, and gear briefing

Drive Time: 2-3 hours
Altitude: 2,100 meters (6,890 feet) – 2,650 meters (8,694 feet)
Hiking Distance: 6 km (3.7 miles)
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

Following a filling breakfast at the lodge, begin a private transfer to the Londorossi Gate (2,100 meters), which takes around 2-3 hours. The gate serves as the western starting point for the Lemosho Route. Complete park registration with your guide, meet your dedicated porters and crew, and start a 6 km stroll to Mti Mkubwa Camp (2,650 meters) via lush montane rainforest. Along the trail, dense vegetation offers chances to see Bobolinks, colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and even Turacos. Your guide balances the ascent with a steady pole pole pace while giving insights about the rainforest’s biodiversity. Relish a packed lunch prepared by your cook while on the trail and arrive at Mti Mkubwa Camp, a budget campsite situated in a forest clearing, in the early afternoon. Afterward, relish a sumptuous dinner served in the shared dining tent consisting of warm Tanzanian soups and other staples, then drift off in the basic tents equipped with sleeping mats and lulled to sleep by the soothing sounds of the forest.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Mti Mkubwa Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Private transfer to Londorossi Gate, trek to Mti Mkubwa Camp

Altitude: 2,650 meters (8,694 feet) – 3,500 meters (11,483 feet)
Hiking Distance: 8 km (5 miles)
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours

After enjoying a warm breakfast, embark on an 8 km hike from Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp (3,500 meters), moving from the rainforest zone into the heath and moorland region. The path continues to rise slowly through the grassy slopes and heather, revealing breathtaking views of Shira Plateau and Kibo Peak. To mitigate the chances of altitude sickness, your guide progresses at a balanced pace, offering valuable advice on water intake and respiration to help with acclimatization. Enjoy a mid-hike hot lunch while soaking in the expansive views the moorland has to offer. Reach Shira 1 Camp, a budget campsite that offers great views of the plateau. Savor a calorie-dense dinner in the shared dining tent, gaze at the stars, then settle down in your basic tent. The eye-catching set position of the campsite provides a comfortable night’s sleep.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Shira 1 Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Trek from Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp

Altitude: 3,500 meters (11,483 feet) – 3,900 meters (12,795 feet)
Hiking Distance: 7 km (4.3 miles)
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

After your day starts with a filling breakfast, set out on a 7km hike towards Shira 2 Camp (3,900 meters) while continuing through the heath and moorland zone. The path leads you across the Shira Plateau, which has superb views of Kibo and the western glaciers. Your guide helps the group with pace for better acclimatization and gives lectures on the plateau’s vegetation, like giant groundsel. Upon reaching Shira 2 Camp, enjoy a hot meal, which is served to you at the camp, which is a budget campsite with remarkable views of the summit. In the afternoon, choose to rest or partake in low-effort acclimatization strolls to the nearby ridges, which your team guides to help with altitude adaptation. In the twin dining tent, share dinner, which is simple but enjoyed more because of the high altitude of the camp. To brace the next level of this journey, sleep in the basic tents.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Shira 2 Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Trek from Shira 1 Camp to Shira 2 Camp, optional acclimatization hike

Altitude: 3,900 meters (12,795 feet) – 3,950 meters (12,959 feet) via Lava Tower (4,600 meters/15,092 feet)
Hiking Distance: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours

After enjoying a warm meal, start moving from Shira 2 Camp to Barranco Camp, which sits at 3950m, on a 10km hike. You will have a stop at the famous Lava Tower, which sits at 4600m, for important acclimatization. The path goes across the moorland as well as the alpine desert zones, which include the Southern Icefields alongside the tough Barranco Wall. Your guide uses the “climb high, sleep low” strategy, elevating to Lava Tower before descending to Barranco Camp and enhancing altitude adaptation. Take pleasure in a hot lunch at Lava Tower as you admire the beauty of the stark alpine desert. Make your way towards Barranco Camp, a budget campsite under the imposing Barranco Wall looking out over Kibo’s glaciers. Enjoy a plentiful dinner in the shared dining tent, gaze at the high-altitude sky filled with stars, and then retreat to your basic tent, awaiting the next part of the climb.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Barranco Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Trek from Shira 2 Camp to Barranco Camp via Lava Tower

Altitude: 3,950 meters (12,959 feet) – 4,000 meters (13,123 feet)
Hiking Distance: 5 km (3.1 miles)
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

After a filling breakfast, set out on a 5 km hike from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (4,000 meters), starting with a thrilling scramble up the Barranco Wall. This steep but non-technical wall provides fantastic views. The path then cuts across relatively flat sections of alpine desert, and your guide will pace the group to aid acclimatization. Enjoy a hot lunch after your guide leads you to Karanga Camp, a budget campsite in a picturesque valley with views of southern Kibo. In the afternoon, you can rest or take a short acclimatization stroll towards the ridges, led by your team for better resilience towards altitude. In the shared dining tent, savor a warm dinner with the rest of the climbers. The campsite’s altitude adds to the sense of togetherness. Lastly, retreat to your basic tent and prepare for the next leg of the climb.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Karanga Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Trek from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp, optional acclimatization hike

Altitude: 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) – 4,680 meters (15,354 feet)
Hiking Distance: 4 km (2.5 miles)
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

After another filling breakfast, start with a 4 km walk from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp, located at 4,680 meters, while continuing the walk in the alpine desert. The path goes up gradually and shows the peak cone and Mawenzi Peak. Your guide, who is walking at an easy pace, shares facts on the surrounding high areas to make sure you save your energy for the upper zone. Upon reaching Barafu camp, enjoy a hot lunch served by the budget camp staff. The camp is located on a rocky ridge overlooking the summit route and offers breathtaking views. Barbref camp is the first stop for budget hikers. In the afternoon, rest and set out further, stowing equipment while the guide carries out the last summit highlight. After a light, early dinner, sleep for a short time in the basic tent before the midnight hike to Uhuru Peak. The shared mylar walls capture heat, and frame our nights vision of the peak campsyde while the camp tents intense my gain feel as if they will burst-of joy from holding so much winter food, hands with snow they sharpened the held dining tent heat During example we came I get growing mountains I camping plains provided warmth, yet amplified the need for the peak.

Accommodation: Budget tented camp at Barafu Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Trek from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp, summit briefing

Altitude: 4,680 meters (15,354 feet) – 5,895 meters (19,341 feet) to 3,100 meters (10,170 feet) to 1,640 meters (5,380 feet)
Hiking Distance: 5 km (3.1 miles) to summit, 12 km (7.5 miles) to Mweka Camp, 10 km (6.2 miles) to Mweka Gate
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours (summit ascent), 4-6 hours (descent to Mweka Camp), 3-4 hours (descent to Mweka Gate)

After breakfast, start the day at midnight on a journey to Barafu Camp, which is 5 kilometers away from Uhuru Peak. Reach Barafu Camp in six to eight hours, passing through Stella Point, which is 5,739 meters. Your guide will make sure the group is pacing well to prevent the cold and altitude from being a problem, aided with headlamp lights. Breathe freely as you celebrate at the African plains and Kilimanjaro’s glaciers as they come into view during sunrise. Move to Mweka camp and descend for an additional 12 kilometers, which will take you 4 to 6 hours. Enjoy a hot lunch while resting here. Rest further while descending 10 kilometers towards the Mweka gate. With the gate being at 1,640 meters, this will take 3 to 4 hours and can be done whilst enjoying a tasty lunch and sighting blue monkeys. At the gate, if you earned your summit certificate, receive it. Feel the warmth of a private Maasai village visit that is located close to Arusha. Here you can learn more about their culture and buy welcome gifts. Spend an hour in a private car to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Depart with captivating memories of Tanzania's culture alongside the summit of Kilimanjaro and its alluring views.

Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Activities: Summit attempt to Uhuru Peak, descent to Mweka Camp and Mweka Gate, private Maasai village visit, private airport transfer