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Lemosho is highly recommended, and it has an abundance of wildlife such as Colobus monkeys, different species of birds and small jackals which come over to forage during dry season from Longido game controlled area.
Both offer good acclimatization and wonderful views enroute.
Machame route approaches Kilimanjaro through forest and moorland from the south-west and joins the Shira route before traversing beneath the southern ice fields of Kibo.
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Once you arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be heading to the hotel at Arusha by our Safari guide and Vehicle. After that you will have relax with overnight dinner.
Full relaxing,gear check and Arusha city before late evening back to the hotel for Overnight Mount Meru hotel.
We will pick you up from your hotel and transport you to Londorosi gate for registration, after registration you will board the vehicle again and drive to Lemosho gate, from this point you will start the trek across undisturbed montane forest decorated with black and white columbus monkeys to the camp where dinner and overnight will take place.
This is an acclimatization trek because you will gain over 650m by starting walking across a beautiful valley outside Shira caldera rim (3600m). After few hours you will reach into Shira caldera. A high altitude desert, Shira is the one among the three peaks which erupted in Kilimanjaro ecosystem. The peak collapsed and formed a crater which eventually became filled with the lava flow from Kibo peak. Its rim is eroded and blasted away by weather and volcanic action. Camp and overnight at 3500m elevation at the Shira one campsite
This day you will trek to east across Shira plateau visiting (Cathedral peak 3850m)for acclimatization. Reaching at this peak you will find spectacular views of Mt. Meru and Kibo Peak. We then continue trekking to Shira two camp where we will stay for dinner and overnight.
This is long acclimatization day. You will have an early breakfast then trek east to a junction leading to Lava tower rock 4600m for acclimatization. Afterwards, you will descend down to Barranco campsite for dinner and overnight.
Today is short day of trekking. In the morning you will start climbing Barranco wall and reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga campsite for hot lunch. After lunch you will have a bit of rest and get another acclimatization of trekking up the scree hills towards the Southern ice field. You will then return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Today the trek up to the Barafu ridge campsite is difficult because of altitude. The walk take few hours because of short distance but is steep which required a slow pace to avoid fatigue. You will walk across an alpine desert with strong, cold winds blowing down from Kibo peak and its glaciers. You will have an early dinner at the elevation of 4620 meters then rest until midnight.
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Departure for the summit is at 12:00AM. Switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Stella Point on the crater rim (5,861 m/18,640 ft) between 4 and 5 AM. At this point you will be having the views of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you. Then after 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true summit, Uhuru Peak here you will spend time for taking photos. After your summit activities, you will descend back to the Barafu Huts campsite, for lunch, rest, collect your gear, and continue down through moorland and heath zone to Mweka Huts campsite. Dinner and overnight at Mweka hut campsite.
Today is your last day on the mountain. After breakfast, you will descend down to mweka gate walking across montane forest. This descent will take 3-4 hours. At the gate you will sign out and board the vehicle, ready for the transfer back to your hotel for your certificate and presentation celebration. Mount Meru Hotel.
This will be lastly day for your tour soon after you finish breakfast or lunch our transfer guide will drive you back Airport for your Departure.
