I T I N E R A R Y ( LEMOSHO ROUTE )

Day 1: YOUR ARRIVAL DAY
Arrive at the hotel in time for an evening meal and to meet your guide to discuss the trip, especially any queries you may have about kit.

Day 2: Kilimanjaro National Park

After breakfast transfer from your hotel to National Park Forest edge. From here walk through the undisturbed forest to Mti Mkubwa camp site for dinner and overnight. By luck you will be able to see Colobus monkeys and signs of elephants.

Day 3: Kilimanjaro National Park

Take your time to walk through the forest sporting some of plentiful game and bird life. You will pass through montane forest and hagenia zone. Dinner and Overnight at Shira camp.

Day 4: Kilimanjaro National Park

The hike today is across Shira plateau up the western slope of Kibo massif. Overnight at Fisher campsite.

Day 5: Kilimanjaro National Park

After breakfast hike up LavaTower - The first introduction to the alpine zone. The only plant life being the hardest of grasses and  Lichen. Here you will be able to have a spectacular view of final ascent route up the Western breach.

Day 6 : Kilimanjaro National Park

With the Western breach ascent route in view, spend a few hours climbing to the base of the route where you will make a camp near Arrow Glacier.  An afternoon hike further up the route before relaxing in camp will help you acclimatize and improve your performance the next day.

Day 7: Kilimanjaro National Park

Wind your way up the Western Breach non -technical climbing route about six hours to the crater rim. Explore the inner crater and ash pit before to pitching the camp at the crater  floor.

Day 8: Kilimanjaro National Park

Summit day. Start your ascent to the summit early enough in the morning to put on the Summit by 10 am . After Uhuru peak descend via Barafu Hut and on down to Mweka Hut camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 9 : Kilimanjaro National Park

It take about 3 to 4 hours to make the descent to the road head. After your lunch bid bye to your porters and transfer to Moshi/Arusha for dinner and overnight