Transport

Private transport from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi. • Private transport to Kilimanjaro International Airport after trek to catch your flight back home • Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate

Accommodation

You will be staying at Parkview Hotel located in Moshi Town If you have special dietary requirements, it’s a good idea to communicate with us when making a reservation. Room/Tent to be shared by two people in separate bed, Single room is served with extra charge.

Others

• Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek • Hot water for washing • Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO) • Government taxes • Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter • Emergency first-aid kit

Meals

3 hot meals daily while on the mountain

Guide

Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters

Not included:

Flights

Insurance

Optional

Others

– Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb. – Travel insurance – Flights --Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent are available for rent $100 for the entire trip to be shared in a group. – Laundry (Available at hotel) – Personal items and toiletries – Tips for guides, porters and cook (this is a guide to tipping on the mountain Kilimanjaro • Guides: $20/day/guide • Cook: $15/day • Porter: $10/day/porter

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Day 1 Londorosi Gate To Forest Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Londorosi Gate To Forest Camp

We depart Moshi for Londorossi Gate, which takes about 4 hours, where you will complete entry formalities. Then drive to the Lemosho trailhead (another hour to reach the trailhead). Upon arrival at trailhead, we eat lunch, then commence through undisturbed forest which winds to the first camp site.

Elevation (ft): 7,800ft to 9,500ftDistance: 6 kmHiking Time:3-4 hoursHabitat: Rain ForestMeals: Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 2 Forest Camp To Shira Camp 1
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Forest Camp To Shira Camp 1

We continue on the trail leading out of the forest and into a savannah of tall grasses, heather, and volcanic rock draped with lichen beards. As we ascend through the lush rolling hills and cross several streams, we reach the Shira Ridge before dropping gently down to Shira 1 camp. The view of Kibo from across the plateau is amazing.

Elevation (ft): 9,500ft to 11,500ftDistance: 8 kmHiking Time 5-6 hourHabitat: MoorlandMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 3 Shira Camp 1 To Shira Camp 2 To Moir Hut
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shira Camp 1 To Shira Camp 2 To Moir Hut

We explore the Shira plateau for a full day. It is a gentle walk east toward Kibo’s glaciered peak, across the plateau which leads to Shira 2 camp on moorland meadows by a stream. Then we continue to Moir Hut, a little used site on the base of Lent Hills. A variety of walks are available on Lent Hills making this an excellent acclimatization opportunity. Shira is one of the highest plateaus on earth.

Elevation (ft): 11,500ft to 13,800 ftDistance: 14 kmHiking Time: 5-7 hoursHabitat: MoorlandMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 4 Moir Hut To Lava Tower To Barranco Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Moir Hut To Lava Tower To Barranco Camp

From the Shira Plateau, we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we continue, our direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the "Shark’s Tooth." Shortly after the tower, we come to the second junction which brings us up to the Arrow Glacier at an altitude of 16,000ft. We now continue down to the Barranco Hut at an altitude of 13,000ft. Here we rest, enjoy dinner, and overnight. Although you end the day at the same elevation as when you started, this day is very important for acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.

Elevation (ft): 13,800ft to 13,000ftDistance: 7 kmHiking Time: 4-6 hoursHabitat: Semi DesertMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 5 Barranco Camp To Karanga Camp To Barafu Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Barranco Camp To Karanga Camp To Barafu Camp

After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco Wall, to the Karanga Valley campsite. Then, we leave Karanga and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Hut. At this point, you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be seen from this position.

Elevation (ft): 13,000ft to 15,000ftDistance: 9kmHiking Time: 8-10 hoursHabitat: Alpine DesertMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 6 Barafu Camp To Summit To Mweka Hut
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Barafu Camp To Summit To Mweka Hut

Very early in the morning (midnight to 2am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek.

At Stella Point (18,600 ft), you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all they way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit. At Uhuru Peak, you have reached the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa. Faster hikers will see the sunrise from the summit.

From the summit, we now make our descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut camp site, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You will want gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. Mweka Camp is situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be expected in the late afternoon. Later in the evening, we enjoy our last dinner on the mountain and a well-earned sleep.

Elevation (ft): 15,300ft to 19,345ft (and down to 10,000ft)Distance: 5 km ascent / 12 km descentHiking Time: 7-8 hours ascent / 4-6 hours descentHabitat: ArcticMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerAccommodation: Camping
Day 7 Mweka Camp - Moshi, Hotel
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mweka Camp - Moshi, Hotel

After breakfast, we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy).

From the gate, you continue another hour to Mweka Village. A vehicle will meet you at Mweka village to drive you back to hotel in Moshi.

Elevation (ft): 10,000ft to 5,400ftDistance: 10 kmHiking Time: 3-4 hoursHabitat: Rain ForestMeals: BreakfastAccommodation:Camping
Day 8 Moshi, Hotel To Serengeti National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Moshi, Hotel To Serengeti National Park

Moshi – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast Pick up from your Hotel around 0630am then drive to Serengeti national park. On arrival, proceed to the Serengeti Wildlife lodge for lunch. In the afternoon take a game drive in the park, The park covers 12,944km2 of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops commonly known as Moru kopjes in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes.

Meals: Lunch &Dinner

Accommodation: Serengeti- Kati Kati Campsite
Day 9 Full Day At Serengeti National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Full Day At Serengeti National Park

The whole day will be spent in this amazing world known destination. After breakfast proceeds for the game, viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopje Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract several lions and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink!

On this day there is an option of Hote Airballon with extra cost of US$ 500 Per Person

Meals: Full Board

Accommodation: Serengeti – Kati Kati Campsite
Day 10 Serengeti National Park To Ngorongoro Crater
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Serengeti National Park To Ngorongoro Crater

Early morning game drives as early as 0630am-0930am, this morning game drive offers you the best chance to capture early morning kills from the big 5. After exploring the park early morning head back for the main breakfast and then after the breakfast departs to the Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. Lunch will also be served at the Olduvai Gorge as you get the lecture on the evolution theory. Thereafter proceed to Ngorongoro arriving late afternoon where you will spend the next few hours on the rim of the crater.

Meals: Full Board

Accommodation: Ngoro Ngoro - Simba Campsite
Day 11 Ngorongoro Crater To Moshi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ngorongoro Crater To Moshi

After breakfast descends over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, it’s the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after lunch proceeds for another afternoon game drive until 1730hrs when you will ascend from the crater and proceed to Moshi arriving late early evening with a drop off into your hotel or back to the Airport if your flight will be the same day.

Meals: Breakfast &Lunch

Accommodation: Moshi – “Bed &Breakfast”

11 days tour

11 Days Tour - 7 Days Lemosho + 4 Days Safari

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Itinerary of your trip 11 Days Tour - 7 Days Lemosho + 4 Days Safari

Londorosi Gate To Forest Camp

Forest Camp To Shira Camp 1

Shira Camp 1 To Shira Camp 2 To Moir Hut

Moir Hut To Lava Tower To Barranco Camp

Barranco Camp To Karanga Camp To Barafu Camp

Barafu Camp To Summit To Mweka Hut

Mweka Camp - Moshi, Hotel

Moshi, Hotel To Serengeti National Park

Full Day At Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park To Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater To Moshi

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