7 Days Lemosho Route Affordable Kilimanjaro Climb
7 Days Lemosho Route Affordable Kilimanjaro Climb for US$1,990/Person Based on 2-3 Persons Booking
Trek Itinerary
DAY O: ARRIVAL TO TANZANIA.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro international airport and transferred to BnB Hotel in Moshi town, you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.
DAY 1: MOSHI → LEMOSHO GATE → MTI MKUBWA CAMP
• Elevation: 1830m → 2650m
• Distance: 6 km / 4 mi | Time: 2–3 hours
• Habitat: Montane Forest
• Activities: After a briefing and a 4WD transfer to Lemosho Gate, begin your trek through lush rainforest to Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp.
• Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
DAY 2: MTI MKUBWA → SHIRA 2 CAMP
• Elevation: 2650m → 3850m
• Distance: 16 km / 10 mi | Time: 7–8 hours
• Habitat: Moorland
• Activities: Ascend through heather and moorland, passing Shira Ridge and Shira 1 Camp before arriving at Shira 2.
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3: SHIRA 2 → LAVA TOWER → BARRANCO CAMP
• Elevation: 3850m → 4000m (via 4650m Lava Tower)
• Distance: 8 km / 5 mi | Time: 5–6 hours
• Habitat: Semi-desert
• Activities: Key acclimatization day. Trek to Lava Tower (4,650m), then descend to Barranco Camp, helping your body adapt to the altitude.
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4: BARRANCO CAMP → KARANGA CAMP
• Elevation: 4000m → 4050m
• Distance: 5 km / 3 mi | Time: 3–4 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Activities: Conquer the steep Barranco Wall, then hike through scenic valleys to Karanga Camp.
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5: KARANGA → BARAFU CAMP
• Elevation: 4050m → 4700m
• Distance: 4 km / 2 mi | Time: 3–4 hours
• Habitat: Alpine Desert
• Activities: Ascend to Barafu Camp, where you rest and prepare for the summit push. • Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6: SUMMIT DAY – BARAFU → UHURU PEAK → MILLENNIUM CAMP
• Elevation: 4700m → 5895m → 3900m
• Distance: 5 km up / 7 km down | Time: 5–7 hours up, 2–3 hours down
• Habitat: Arctic at summit, Alpine Desert descending
• Activities: Begin your summit attempt between midnight and 2 AM, reaching Uhuru Peak at sunrise. After celebrating, descend to Millennium Camp for your final night on the mountain.
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7: MILLENNIUM CAMP → MWEKA GATE → MOSHI
• Elevation: 3900m → 1680m
• Distance: 13 km / 7 mi | Time: 4–6 hours
• Habitat: Forest
• Activities: Complete your descent through rainforest to Mweka Gate for certificate presentation, then return to BnB Hotel in Moshi town.
• Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 0: HOTEL TO AIRPORT
After breakfast, you continue with your travel plans or take a transfer to the Kilimanjaro Airport.
What’s included:
Kilimanjaro International Aport (JRO) Transfers, 2-Way
All park entrance, camping and rescue fees
All meals, boiled and filtered drinking water while on the mountain.
Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.
Oxygen Cylinder – only for emergency
English Speaking Guides (Wilderness First Responder certified), cook and porters
Staff salaries and fees
Transport to/from national park gates
First aid kit and pulse oximeter
Emergency telephone between the guides and our office in Moshi town
3 delicious meals daily on the mountain
3 litres of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams to be boiled and filtered for you
1 nights lodging at BnB Hotel in Moshi town
Breakfast included at BnB Hotel in Moshi town
What’s excluded:
Sleeping bags
Gratuities
Soda/alcohol unless otherwise noted
Health insurance
Visa fees
International airfare
Laundry
Meals not noted on the itinerary
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Moshi Town, Tanzania.