- Arica - Tanzania: Kilimanjaro and Arusha,
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| Duration | 06 days | Price | $1350 - $1500 |
| Success Rate | 80%-85% |
| Acclimatization |
- Lava Tower (4,630M / 15,190ft) |
| Population | High Traffic |
| Tour Type | Climbing, Acclimatize, & Group-Join |
Lemosho route is one of the scenic and relatively less crowded routes, it considered as the most beautiful trail on Mount Kilimanjaro to the roof of Africa, the route is located on west of the mountain about 80.7km approx 03hrs by road-drive from Moshi town and 4.4hrs from Arusha city. It highly recommend because of its dazzling landscape, high success rate, and is a best route due to; scenic beauty, gradual ascent, low crowds, wildlife encounters but also is among of two routes that offer Shira peak view. The route typically takes six(6) to eight(8) days to complete, offering climbers ample time to adjust to the altitude and increasing their chances of reaching the summit successfully. The Lemosho route approaches Kilimanjaro from the west and merges with the Machame route before ascending to the summit.
This is a group join hiking tour, an announced daily departure from Monday to Sunday each Month and each year - year to year, it use to call the climbers to join a redesgned 6-day tour to Mt.Kilimanjaro and successful summit. The tour starts and end-up in Moshi town, After the pick up from your hotel to the departure area the hike commences in the Lemosho gate just 3 hours away from moshi town, the trek will take you through five different climates from cultivation zone, to the arctic zone at the peak. Our local and expert guide(s) will lead the group throughout the tour accompanied with a crew team(Chef and porters) to provide a reasonable and smart service while you are in the mountain. The 6-day group join tour aim to gather people from different corner for saving cost(s), sharing experience, learning from each other, and gaining new friends. The group joining tour has some challenge apart from the nature of the tour(hiking), since this is not a private one, expect some unexpected condition from group members such like delay to depart and otheres same like. it is advised to be done in atleast 7 – 9 days for a better altitude acclimatization schedule. Opting to climb the mountain in more than eight days increases your chance of reaching the top up to 90%..
The best 6-day Kilimanjaro hiking vai Lemosho route in a group join tour style involve an announced date(s) of departure, the departure done from Monday to Sunday, January to December each year. The 6-day Lemosho route group join departure start with a pick-up from your hotel at 08:00am to a departing area, then start a drive from Moshi town to west of the mountain around 09:00am to 09:45am. The departure for group join 6 days Lemosho mostly works in high season from 1stJune to 30s of March, your booking make a group increase in number or made a new group to start.
After arrival at Kilimanjaro/Arusha airport you will meet your Tanzania Safari Radar driver-guide waiting for you with a smile; relax and enjoy your drive as you’re transferred to the hotel in Moshi. Get some rest as you prepare yourself for an amazing adventure of 6 days goup joining lemosho route Kilimanjaro climbing.
Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerDeparture will commence from moshi as we head to londorossi gate for registration, the drive will only take about 4 hours, and from there we will drive to lemosho trailhead. Lunch will be offered on arrival and then will proceed through the lush, green forest which leads to the first camp.
Depart from your camp after an early breakfast and begin your ascent into the heather moorland zone. We will come across a good number of streams and trek on a plateau that leads to shira 2 campsite (3840m). The site is located near a stream and offers an incredible view of the western breach and its glaciers in the east. Your tents will be put up before your arrival by your crew. After arrival relax and enjoy evening snacks and a tasty drive. Beware the temperature here can be freezing.
After an early morning breakfast you will depart from shira 2 camp and enter the desert and rocky landscape. You will reach lava tower after a five hour long walk. Enjoy lunch at the tower and opt to hike the enormous lava tower if the weather permits. You may feel some discomfort due to the high altitude. After having lunch you will descend from the tower to barranco campsite. The descent will only take 2 hours and upon arrival you will spot the famous barranco wall which will be hiked the next day.
Prompt departure from barranco camp to begin your summit to barranco wall which will only take about an hour, at the top the view of heim glacier is spectacular and you will be above clouds, We then proceed to barafu hut. This will be the completion of southern route which offers a spectacular view of the summit from different angles. Here we will rest and enjoy a tasteful early dinner as we prepare for the summit on the next day. The two peaks of kibo and mawenzi are clearly visible here.
On this day we will push our way to the summit our trek will begin around midnight, this can a bit more physically and
mentally challenging compared to the other parts of the trek.
After reaching Stella Point (18,600ft), we will take a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point, snow may be encountered all the way on our 1-hour ascent to the summit. Your time at Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa will be brief. Take as many pictures as you want, enjoy your accomplishment and then start heading back to Stella Point.
From the summit, we will immediately start our descent straight down to the Mweka Hut camp site, stopping at Barafu for lunch. . The trail is rocky and can be quite hard on the knees; trekking poles are useful. Mweka Camp is situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be expected in the late afternoon. We will later enjoy our last dinner on the mountain and take a well-earned rest.
ollowing a well-earned breakfast, we will have a celebration with all the team and afterwards will have a three hours walk to mweka gate. Upon arrival at the gate you will receive your gold certificate for reaching the summit and there after head to mweka village where we will meet our driver who will take you back to your hotel for a long rest. Distance Covered: 9.1km Time to be used: 3hrs Meals: Breakfast & Lunch Accommodation: Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast Overnight stay: Moshi - Kilimanjaro White House Hotel
