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8 days · 7 nights · from Moshi or Arusha

8 Days Kilimanjaro — Lemosho Route

The most scenic route, and the one with the best summit statistics

  • Trekking

Lemosho approaches from the west across the Shira plateau, giving you two days of gentle high walking before the route joins Machame. It is the longest of the standard routes and, precisely because of that, the one with the highest success rate.

Trip highlights

  • The highest summit success rate of any standard route
  • Two days crossing the Shira plateau, a collapsed caldera at 3,800 m
  • The Barranco Wall and the southern circuit
  • Genuinely quiet for the first three days
  • Eight days means a real acclimatisation profile, not a rushed one

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Moshi → Lemosho Gate → Mti Mkubwa (2,780 m)

    A long drive round to the western side and three to four hours through rainforest to the Big Tree camp.

    Meals
    Lunch, dinner

  2. Day 2

    Mti Mkubwa → Shira 1 Camp (3,505 m)

    Five to six hours out of the forest and up onto the western rim of the Shira plateau.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  3. Day 3

    Shira 1 → Shira 2 Camp (3,850 m)

    An easy four to five hours across the plateau, with Kibo growing ahead of you all day.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  4. Day 4

    Shira 2 → Lava Tower → Barranco Camp (3,960 m)

    Up to 4,600 m at the Lava Tower for lunch, then down into the Barranco valley among giant senecio. Seven hours.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  5. Day 5

    Barranco → Karanga Camp (3,995 m)

    The Barranco Wall scramble, then across the valleys to Karanga. Four to five hours.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  6. Day 6

    Karanga → Barafu Camp (4,673 m)

    Three to four hours across alpine desert to the summit camp. Early dinner and sleep.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  7. Day 7

    Barafu → Uhuru Peak → Mweka Camp (3,100 m)

    Midnight start, Stella Point at sunrise, Uhuru Peak, then the long descent to Mweka.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  8. Day 8

    Mweka Camp → Moshi

    Three hours down to Mweka gate, certificates, and back to your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast

What’s included

  • Park, rescue and camping or hut fees
  • Return road transfers between town and the trailhead
  • A qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, cook and porters
  • Three hot meals a day on the mountain plus drinking water
  • Group camping equipment (mess tent, tables, stools) where camping is used
  • Guide, porter and cook wages

Not included

  • Flights, visas and travel insurance (cover to summit altitude is required)
  • Personal trekking gear, sleeping bag and boots
  • Accommodation before and after the trek
  • Portable oxygen and personal medication
  • Tips for the mountain crew

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