PLAN YOUR NEXT TOUR WITH KILIBUSH-ADVENTURES

By the time you arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be picked up with our driver and transferred to the hotel where you will have rest and relax or explore Moshi town and the surrounding areas on one of our day tours, visiting the local market known as market for everyone, Moshi city center and some little biking, the choice is yours.
If you’re in Moshi do not worry we will follow you ready for our itineraries or we will come to transfer you to our selected lodge ready for short briefing about our itineraries .

In the morning after breakfast you will departure Moshi and drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Lemosho/Londorosi gate, home to the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro 5895m. After we arrived at the Lemosho Gate you will make the registration, ready to get in Kilimanjaro.
Here it will take a little bit time before the team of Guides, Chefs and Porters, start trekking, because they have to sort out each and everything to be used to Kilimanjaro for hole days eight days Lemosho route. NB it will be also the good time to have your lunch out there before we switch back to jeep/cars and keep driving ahead after the gate to the starting point of our route nearly to the shira one will take only 30minutes to reach shira one
The average maximum time is 0ne hour-2 hours depend to the number of tourist , in that day and thereafter they will call you ready to go and starting to realize the climbers dream way up to stand at the highest point of Africa (UHURU PEAK 5895M.).

Today our walk is short and enjoyable; it will be less tiring than the day before. You will cross a plateau of grassy moorland and heather scattered with volcanic rock formations, Shira peak which will allows for great views of the Mt.Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru. The ever changing landscape will again surprise you with a different terrain; you will walk on ground where lava once flowed.
You will also pass the big Senecieo Kilimanjari that can grow more than 9 meters in high and other more strange plants like lobelia, gladiolas and wild protea kilimanjari,
From the top of the Shira peak 4520m, we will be above the clouds., you will be rewarded with best views of the Shira plateau and beautiful landscape, the rest of today’s walk from Shira one to Shira two,. This is a shorter day meant for acclimatization, that will increase your chance to conger the highest point of Africa UHURU PEAK 5895M.

From the Shira Two camp the team will continue east up a steep and rocky trail to Lava Tower Camp 4600m today’s trek is longer, and tough for some of the tourist, The Lava Tower is the big stone left after glaciation to take place many years ago, It is normally around this point, where for the first time, some climbers will start to feel symptoms acute mountain sickness such as breathlessness, irritability and headaches.
But good enough after lunch at Lava Tower you will descent again by almost 680m to the Barranco camp 3920m and after reaching the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true acclimatization benefit of this day becomes clear,
Barranco Camp is the camp where you will be rewarded with beautiful landscape where offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs, I can say is the most beautiful camp all over Kilimanjaro , is the huge camp junction about four route, Machame route , Lemosho route , Shira route and Umbwe route joining together to the same route all the way to the summit ,It will look like great city in Kilimanjaro in the high season , after your climbing I am sure will never forget summit if you make it and Barraco wall.

Today our walk is short being only 5km, and have the enjoyable afternoon views . At the beginning, we encounter the hardest part of today stage at Barranco wall evolves a bit of rock climbing , it looks scared but it is easy as you approach it , because its offer many zig-zaga that makes it easy (also commonly referred to as the ‘Breakfast Wall’ as you right there after your breakfast!)
From the top of the Barranco wall we will be above the clouds., you will be rewarded with best views of the Heim glaciers Kerstin glaciers and beautiful landscape, the rest of today’s walk from the top of Barranco wall becomes a bit easier because its evolves many uphill and down hills , Walking along the ridge you can experience the beautiful landscape with its stunning contrasts of desert and vegetation, before finally reaching at the Karanga Camp. This is a shorter day meant for acclimatization, that will increase your chance to conger the highest point of Africa UHURU PEAK 5895M.

Today our walk is also short being only 4km, the good day is almost there, some tourist start to scare about their health because is too close to the destination , the air become dry due to the high altitude and may lead to your heavy breathing , do not worry and stay positive the leader of the team aware to this so they will slow down the speed if they do not , please let them slowdown the speed Barafu camp is located on an exposed ridge which is rough and rocky with the beautifully landscape. After arrived at the Barafu camp have your lunch and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night to day ahead, At Barafu hut an early dinner will be served to you thereafter we will go to sleep as the attempt for summit will begin the same night from mid-night to UHURU PEAK 5895M.

From Barafu hut to Stella point is the most mentally and physically challenging part of your trek to Kilimanjaro but hopefully with the great sense of achievement of reaching your goal and you will realize that this is Kilimanjaro time make the most of it, Starting from 12.00am midnight departure time, We will start with the long and tough climb from Barafu at 4600m to Stella Point at 5720m, making your trek more difficult, after you made to the Stella point the hardest part is done. The Stella point is the top of the ridge but it is not the highest point of the mountain, the highest point of the mountain is UHURU PEAK 5895M (in Kiswahili UHURU means freedom)The name UHURU PEAK found after Tanzanian independence in 1961
From Stella point you will realize that it is easy to reach UHURU PEAK from there , it will take just maximum of 45min to 1 hour to accomplish the dream and say wow!!, I made to Kilimanjaro!, the highest free-standing mountain in the world and the peak of Africa! Well done. point to remember it will not be safe to stay at the top of kilimanjaro (UHURU POINT) for the long time because some time acute mountain sickness can attack tourist after they made to the top recomended time 10min to 15min will be enough to enjoy the views and taking the pictures remember you will enjoying the views and keep taking the pictures as long as you walking down with the teamwork, we wish you a goodluck guys(WHY NOT YOU THIS TIME AT 5895M ,WITH US)
After UHURU PEAK, we will switch back hiking down to Barafu hut/camp on the same way, where it will take the maximum of 2hrs-3hrs hours downhill thereafter we will break and have the short sleep for an hour depend on your fitness, then wakeup for the lunch before starting to start walking down to Mweka Hut

BARAFU CAMP TO MWEKA CAMP

After a rest and lunch at the Barafu hut, we continue back down to the Mweka Hut. Today’s walk takes us back down through the alpine desert, heath and moorland zones until we again enter the Rain forest zone via Millennium Camp (3770m).
This will be our final stop on the trek to Kilimanjaro. We should arrive there at about 4pm – and you have been walking for around 16 hours, less breaks! Exhausting, that starting from mid-night. But if you made it to the top, you’ll think it was worth train you ever made in your lifetime, and shout up you will never ever again some used to say that! “Please to Climb Kilimanjaro Is Not Difficult Train To be scared , It Is All About Your Mindset , If You’re Ready To Climb It Please Stay Positive”

The Great day has come yet, six days without shower, today everyone think about the hot showers Today the walking will take you again through the lush rainforest, where deference species of Monkey and the endemic Impatiens Kilimanjari flower grows, the air is totally fresh , On arrived at the gate , you will be required to sign-out , for all successful climbers, they will be able to receive the certificate of completion from the National, Climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) receive green certificates and Climbers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates. After receiving certificates, Driver with vehicle will take you back to the Hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for hot shower and celebration! Departure to the airport or safari tour .