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LEMOSHO ROUTE DOWN MWEKA GATE
9 DAYS / 8NIGHTS
Day 01.
TINGA TINGA WEST KILIMANJARO
Meet and Greet at
Kilimanjaro International airport by Tanzania Travel Company
Representative, then transfer to Tinga Tinga base
Camp. Lunch., Briefing and Kit checking.
Late afternoon a
short walk to the Village. Opportunity to Visit Maasai Boma . walk
back to the camp.
Dinner and overnight at the
Camp.
Day 02.
RAIN FOREST BIG TREE CAMP
Early breakfast at the camp
then transfer to Londorosi gate for registration.
After registration and other
Logistics transfer by 4WD vehicle to Lemosho starting point
This is where you meet your crew . start a warm up trek to your
Lunch point.
After Lunch
start the trek through the rainforest to your first camp at around
2,000ft / 2440m. An unspoiled and exciting wilderness route
rich in Flora and Fauna.
Dinner and overnight at the
Big Tree Camp. (4hrs) Ascend.
Day 03,
SHIRA ONE ( SHIRA
CALDERA)
Today will be a relatively easy
day, taking things slowly to start, with a height gain of around
2,000ft / 610m. As part of the acclimatization program, we
have included this relatively low camp to give you a chance to get
used to the climbing conditions. It takes us to a beautiful
wilderness camp unvisited by the majority of trekkers just outside
the Shira crater at around 10,000ft / 3,050m. Approx (6hrs)
Ascend.
Day 04,
SHIRA TWO ( SHIRA PLATEAU
).
You will further cross into the
shira Caldera, a high altitude desert plateau rarely visited by
man. Strong walkers may wish to visit Jonsell Point 13, 000ft
/ 3, 280mt. En route. This is the highest point on the
remaining Shira crater ridge. The detour will be very valuable
in helping you to acclimatize to the altitude. Shira is the
third of Kilimanjaro’s volcanic cones. You will camp at Shira
one 11, 500ft / 3, 500. (5hrs) Ascend. Approx 6 hours
walk.
Day 05,
BARRANCO WALL ( SOUTHERN
FLANK)
A superb day’s trekking that takes
you to southern flank, passing down the Barranco Valley to the camp
at Barranco Wall. Here you will camp at 12,900ft/ 3,900m and
only 400ft higher than your previous night’s camp at SHIRA TWO, but
the walk will have taken you well over 14,500ft / 4,400m offering
valuable altitude acclimatization. The camp at Barranco is one of
the most spectacular on Kilimanjaro. Today’s Trek will take
approximately 7-10 hours.
Day 06,
KARANGA VALLEY
Early morning you will start with
a climb up Barranco wall 13, 680ft / 4, 270m with an immediate
height gain of 700ft to admire the views of Mount Meru and the
plains far below. You will continue across the ridges and
valleys to Karanga valley where you will have a relaxing afternoon
and dinner. There are optional treks to visit the first signs
of ice, and scree walking will be possible. Again this walk is
highly recommended to aid with maximizing your altitude
acclimatization. (4-6 hrs) Ascend
Day 07,
BARAFU RIDGE
You will start early, making your
way to the Barafu Ridge camp 15, 090ft / 4, 600m. The trek up
Barafu Ridge is tough due to the altitude. Rest in the
afternoon followed by an early dinner and rest again until
midnight when you start your final push to attempt the Kilimanjaro
summit.
Day 08,
SUMMIT
DAY.
Today the start will be very early than usual with
only a cup of tea.
We will start to attempt the Kili Summit
19,340ft/5895 meters. As you continue to the Summit you will not
only be guided by your guides and other members of crew but the
beautiful sunrise (never seen before) will come out encouraging you
to get to stella point then Uhuru Peak.
First light is apparent around
05H30 and this really gives you hope to push
forward.
You should reach stella Point (
18,865ft / 5,750m on the crater rim)just after dawn after ashort
rest continue for another hour or so round to Uhuru peak.
Definitely this is to be one of the toughest day that you will
experience.
All in all it is a VICTORY DAY!
After photo taking
Ceremony at the Top of Africa you will then descend to Barafu Camp
for lunch.
After lunch you will then proceed to Millenium camp
for a celebratory Dinner
Day 09,
DESCEND TO MWEKA GATE
Today you will walk down through
the beautiful rainforest to Mweka Gate. The tough times are
not yet over, as this is quite a steep wilderness route. And
often the track is muddy and rutted sometimes overgrown with tree
roots. Those trekkers with tired and stiff joints form the
previous day will find this walk off quite difficult.
After four to six hours you will reach the gate for a picnic lunch ,
presentation of certificates and triumphant photos.
Then you will be driven to Olasiti Garden Lodge
Arusha for a well appreciated shower and a large, celebratory
dinner. Naturally the bar will be open until late.
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