8 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route

Day 1: Londorossi Gate to MtiMkumbwa (2,650 m/8,692 ft)

After a 1 1/2 hour drive from Moshi check-in is at the Londorossi Gate. Day 1 is fairly easy with a 3/4 hour climb to MitiMkubwa Camp.
Hike time: 3hrs
Elevation Change: + 650 M/+2,132
Estimation distance: 10 km
Final Elevation: 2,650 m/8,694 ft
Meal: Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Mti Mkubwa (big tree) campsite.

Day 2: MtiMkubwa (2,650 m/8,692 ft) – Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.)

A few hour’s walks will see the end of the forest and the beginning of a climb through the heather forest to the edge of the Shira Caldera. The destination is the scenic Shira One Camp.
Hike time: 5 – 6 hrs
Elevation change: + 950 M/+3116
Estimation distance: 12 km
Final Elevation: 3609 m/11,841 ft
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Shira Camp 1.

Day 3: Shira One Camp (3,609 m/11,841 ft.) – Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.)

Today is spent on a gentle hike across the Shira Plateau with possible side trips to Shira Cathedral. The camp is at the first high camp of Shira Two.
NOTE: From Shira Two Camp the trail links with Machame Route.
Hike time: 5 – 6 hrs
Elevation change: + 240 M/+787 ft
Elevation distance: 5 km
Final elevation: 3849 m/12,628 ft.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Shira Camp 2.

Day 4: Shira Two Camp (3,849 m/12,628 ft.) – Barranco Hut (3,948 m/12,956 ft.)

The real work of climbing Kilimanjaro begins here. Today the main feature is a slow climb to Lava Camp followed by a descent to the beautiful Barranco Camp. This is the Climb-High-Sleep-Low principle of altitude adjustment.
Hike time: 5 hrs
Elevation change: +100 M/+328 ft
Estimated distance: 6 km
Final elevation: 3948 m/12,956 ft.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Barranco Hut Camp.

Day 5: Barranco Hut (3,900 m/12,800 ft) – Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft)

After a climb of the Great Barranco Wall, we continue around the southern circuit train until we reach another scenic location of Karanga Camp.
Hike time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation change: +100 m/+328 ft
Estimated distance: 4km/2.5 miles
Final elevation: 3,963 m/13,000 ft
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Karanga Camp.

Day 6: Karanga Valley (3,963 m/13,000 ft) – Barafu Hut (4,600 m/15,091 ft)

The trail from Karanga to Barafu reaches the bleak high desert of Kilimanjaro. Barafu Camp is a basic camp geared towards the business of reaching the summit.
Hike time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation change: +600 m/+1,968 ft
Estimated distance: 4km/2.5 miles
Final elevation: 4,600 m/15,091 ft
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Barafu Camp.

Day 7: Barafu Camp (4,600m/15,091 ft) – The Summit (5,896 m/19,343 ft) – Mweka Camp (3,100 m/10,170 ft)

This is a midnight ‘Alpine Summit’ to make sure we reach the summit by dawn, in time to return to Mweka Camp for the sake of improvement.
Summit time: 7 hrs
Elevation change: +1,300 m/+4,265 ft
Estimated distance: 5km/3.2 miles
Final elevation: 5,896 m/19,343 ft
Descent time: 5 hrs
Elevation change: -2,800 m/-9,186 ft
Estimated distance: 12km/7.5 miles
Final elevation: 3,100 m, 10,170 ft
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

🏚️ Accommodation: Mweka Camp.

Day 8: Mweka Hut (3,100 m/10,170 ft) – Mweka Gate (1,828 m/6,000 ft)

Today is a short walk towards Mweka Gate and pickup. It is a short day with arrival at the Gate at about 12:00 noon. Check out and return to Moshi.
Descent time: 4 hrs
Elevation change: -1,250 m/-4,101 ft
Estimated distance: 10km/6.21
Final elevation: 1,828 m/6,000 ft
Meal: Breakfast