Tour Overview
This is the most remote route to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro. After taking you through beautiful forests and moorlands, it crosses the Shira Plateau to meet up with the Machame Route. The South Circuit is then followed, offering superb views of the Southern Ice fields, past the Barranco Hut and then on to Barafu and the summit.
Included And Excluded
- Departure LocationArusha City
- Return LocationArusha City
- Accomdation while on SafariYes
- Arrival & departure airport transfersYes
- Accommodation in Moshi on Day 01Yes
- Shared 4x4 Land cruiser vehicleYes
- All Park Fees as specified in itineraryYes
- English Speaking Drive / GuideYes
- All Tanzania government taxes and service chargesYes
- Flying Doctor’s evacuation serviceYes
- Bottled mineral water while on safariYes
- International Flights to/From No
- All items of personal nature phone callsNo
- Travel insuranceNo
- Laundry & VisasNo
- Tips and gratuitiesNo
- Add-on and supplements [Balloon Safari]No
- All other items not mentioned in the inclusions.No
Tour Plan
It should be noted that weather patterns are changing throughout the world and becoming less predictable, so it is important that you come prepared for poor weather on the mountain at any time of the year. Please contact us for a full information pack with details of our standards of service on the mountain including staff welfare, accommodation, food and general conditions on the Mountain.
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DAY 01 -ARRIVAL AT KIA
OVERNIGHT: AMEG LODGE
Upon arrival in Arusha you will be transfer to Moshi Accommodation for overnight stay at Ameg Lodge on BB.
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DAY 02 - LONDOROSSI GATE - MTI MKUBWA
OVERNIGHT: MTI MKUBWA CAMP
After breakfast, we will depart from Arusha towards the Londorossi Park Gate where we will register at the park entrance and make our final preparations before commencing our journey. We will be transferred by car across the Lemosho Glades and begin our walk along forest trails to Mti Mkubwa (big tree) campsite, stopping to eat a packed lunch along the way.
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DAY 03 - MTI MKUBWA - SHIRA CAMP 1
OVERNIGHT: BARRANCO CAMP
We continue our journey through forest areas where the trail steepens and crosses several streams. We will pass across the Shira Plateau which leads to Shira Camp, located along moorlands near a stream. Temperatures here are notably colder than the previous night so remember to wrap up warm!
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DAY 04 - SHIRA CAMP 1 - SHIRA CAMP 2 - MOIR HUT
OVERNIGHT: MOIR HUT
We explore the Shira plateau for a full day. It is a gentle walk east toward Kibo glaciered peak, across the plateau which leads to Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. Then we continue to Moir Hut, a little used site on the base of Lent Hills. A variety of walks are available on Lent Hills making this an excellent acclimatization opportunity. Shira is one of the highest plateaus on Earth.
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DAY 04 - MOIR HUT - LAVA TOWER - BARRANCO
OVERNIGHT: BARRANCO CAMP
We will hike along a rocky path which leads us towards Lava Tower where we will reach an altitude of 4630m and the change in atmosphere is most likely to be felt here. After lunch, we descend back to Barranco Camp.
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DAY 05 - BARRANCO - KARANGA CAMP - BARAFU CAMP
OVERNIGHT: BARAFU CAMP
A highlight for many trekkers, we continue our ascent scrambling up the Great Barranco Wall and then over scree and ridges of the Karanga Valley which lies beneath the icefalls of the Southern Glaciers towards Barafu Camp.
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DAY 06 - UHURU PEAK
OVERNIGHT: MWEKA HUT
We depart for the Summit at around midnight, through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This is a 6 hour walk to Stella point and is for many climbers, the most challenging part of the entire journey. From Stella Point, after a short break, we will commence the 40 minute walk towards Uhuru Peak, the highest point of Mount Kilimanjaro before descending back to Barafu camp. After a short break, we will head down to Mweka Hut.
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DAY 07 - MWEKA GATE
On our final day of trekking, we will commence a 3 hour hike to Mweka Park gate Transfer to Arusha or Moshi Accommodation for overnight stay BB
