9 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Lemosho Route with Crater Overnight

You’ll meet our Mangokili Adventures driver at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), and he’ll take you to your hotel in Moshi town. There, you’ll meet your guide, who will tell you about your upcoming hike and check your gear to make sure you have everything you need for the mountain. You can rent the gear you forgot on this day. Spend the night at Lindrin lodge or Park view hotel. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all included.

Around 8:00 a.m., you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the Lemosho gate on the western side of Kilimanjaro. After you’ve signed up, you’ll keep climbing steadily through the Lemosho glades’ forests until you reach Big Tree camp, where you’ll spend the night.
The distance walked was 7 km (4.3 mi), and it took about 4 hours.
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all included.

Today, you’ll walk across a grassy moorland and heather plateau with volcanic rock formations dotted around. Today, we’re going to the Shira 1 Camp, where we can often see Kibo Peak floating above the clouds. We gain a lot of height today, and some parts of the trail are pretty steep.
The distance covered is 8.5 km (5.3 miles), and it should take about 7 hours. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

Today, you’ll be able to see the Northern Ice Fields from the west side of the mountain, which will give you some unique views of Kibo. Our slow climb across the moors of the Shira Plateau will help us get used to the altitude, and we’ll get to see some great views. The Shira 2 Camp is where we are going today. In the afternoon, you’ll go on a walk to help you get used to the altitude, and then you’ll head back to camp for dinner and the night.
• The distance traveled is 8 km/5 mi.
• It should take about 5 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Your hike starts with a climb that gives you a wide view of the area. You’ll walk into the climate zone of the upland desert and along lava ridges under the glaciers of the Western Breach. You will reach the clear peak of the Lava Tower (4640 m), which is our day’s highest point and a great place to eat lunch. In the afternoon, we make a steep descent to our camp for the night, which is at the bottom of the Great Barranco Valley (3960 m), sheltered by tall cliffs but with a wide view of the plains below.
The distance covered was 10 km (6.2 mi), and it took about 7 hours. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were served. Included

We start our day by going down into the Great Barranco, which is a big gorge. Then, we climb steeply up the Great Barranco Wall, which separates us from the southeast slopes of Kibo. It’s not hard, but it’s a long and tiring climb over rocks. We head toward the Karanga valley by going under the Heim and Kersten glaciers. From here, it’s a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our camp for the night at 3963m, Karanga camp. Those who feel strong will go on an acclimatization hike in the middle of the afternoon up to about 4200m, then back down to camp for the night.
The distance covered was about 5.5 km (3.4 mi), and it took about 5 hours.
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all included.

After a good night’s sleep and breakfast, we started walking to Barafu camp, which is at an altitude of 4640m. The climb will take us up bare scree slopes where there is no plant life. It’s a hard, steep walk that’s made even harder by the height. When we get to camp, we eat and rest for the afternoon to get ready for a long night and day. It’s important to stay warm and drink water. We eat dinner early and then try to get some sleep because we have to start the climb to the summit between 11pm and 12am.
• The distance traveled was 3 km/1.9 mi
• It should take about 3 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Get up earlier than usual to start climbing the mountain. You’ll get to Uhuru Peak early in the afternoon, when there aren’t many people around. Crater Camp is on soft sands near the famous Furtwangler Glacier and is reached by a short descent. Crater Camp is not a route in and of itself. Instead, it is a difficult addition that can be added to any route. You have to spend the night in the crater’s bowl. A great experience that only a few of the most daring climbers get to have.
The distance covered was 3 km (1.9 mi), and it took about 5–6 hours and 1–2 hours to get to the Crater.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

After an early breakfast in the morning, we start our descent by going back to Stella Point. From there, we go down a scree slope, pass Barafu Camp for a short break, and then head down to Millennium Camp for a long, well-deserved rest.
The distance covered is 13.4 km (8.3 mi), and the trip should take between 12 and 15 hours. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

Today, you’ll walk through the rain forest to Mweka Gate, where you’ll finish the park’s paperwork and get a certificate you can be proud of. Then, our cars pick us up and take us back to your hotel in Moshi.
The distance covered is 12.1 km (7.5 mi), and the trip should take about 6 hours
Spend the night at Lindrin lodge or Park view hotel. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all included.

After the Kilimanjaro trek, you have the rest of the day to relax before your flight home. Depending on what time your flight leaves, you could go to Moshi town and buy some souvenirs before going to the airport. If you want to keep exploring Tanzania, you can add on safari, Zanzibar, and other things.