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8 DAYS LEMOSHO ROUTE KILIMANJARO HIKING GROUP JOINING DEPARTURE DATES & COST IN 2023,2024,2025. [BURIGI CHATO SAFARIS]

8 DAYS LEMOSHO ROUTE KILIMANJARO HIKING GROUP JOINING DEPARTURE DATES & COST IN 2023,2024,2025. [BURIGI CHATO SAFARIS]

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8 DAYS LEMOSHO ROUTE KILIMANJARO HIKING GROUP JOINING DEPARTURE DATES & COST IN 2023,2024,2025. [BURIGI CHATO SAFARIS]

8 Days Starting and ending in Moshi, Tanzania

Visiting: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Tour operator:

Burigi Chato Safaris

Tour code:

Recommended For:

Couples, Family-Kids, Singles

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

12 - 99

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

9-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians, Vegans, Meat, Kosher, Jain, Halal

Tour operated in:

English

Private Available:

From: $2500 $2105 Operator discount: -$290 Travel Club discount: -$105 -16%

NB: Prices correct on 23-Nov-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

8 Days Lemosho route group joining cost, price is 1000$ to 4000$ per person, or may be in a fixed group depend on Kilimanjaro hiking or climbing package available especially in 2023-2024. 8 Days Lemosho route group joining departure dates may vary in terms of months starting from January to December in 2023-2024, Depending on Kilimanjaro departures offered by Burigi Chato Safaris. The Lemosho route is considered the most scenic trail on Kilimanjaro, granting panoramic vistas on various sides of the mountain. As one of the newer routes, Lemosho is a superb choice for your climb. It is our preferred route due to its ideal balance of low crowds, beautiful scenery and a high summit success rate. Burigi Chato Safari® specializes in guiding on the Lemosho route. Most of our clients climb Kilimanjaro using this route and they consistently report that they loved it. Thus, Lemosho is highly recommended. The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Londorossi Gate. From there, the first two days are spent trekking through the rain forest to Shira Ridge. The Lemosho route crosses the entire Shira Plateau from west to east in a pleasant, relatively flat hike. Crowds are low until the route joins the Machame route near Lava Tower. Then the route traverses underneath Kilimanjaro's Southern Ice Field on a path known as the Southern Circuit before summiting from Barafu. Descent is made via the Mweka route. Burigi Chato Safaris® offers Lemosho as an eight day group climb or as a seven to eight day private climb.

Highlights

DAY 1: Lemosho Gate to Big Tree Gate
DAY 2: Big Tree Camp to Shira Camp
DAY 3: Shira Campsite
DAY 4 : Shira Campsite to Lava Tower
DAY 5: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
DAY 6: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
DAY 7: Barafu Camp - Summit - Mweka Camp

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8 Days Lemosho Route Kilimanjaro Hiking Group Joining Departure Dates & Cost In 2023,2024,2025. [Burigi Chato Safaris]

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Day 1 : Lemosho Gate To Big Tree Gate

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Big Tree Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will be picked up at your hotel at around 08:00am and transferred to the Lemosho gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. After the registration process you will still start our climb steadily through the forests of the Lemosho glades to reach Big Tree camp where you will be spending the night.

Day 2 : Big Tree Camp To Shira Camp

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Shira Campsite

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you will cover a lot of ground as you trek across a plateau of grassy moorland and heather scattered with volcanic rock formations. We will trek through Shira 1 Camp from where there are often views of Kibo Peak floating on the clouds as we head towards our destination which is Shira 2. We gain a reasonable amount of altitude as we head towards Shira 1 and parts of the route are fairly steep. As you proceed towards Shira 2 you will get the chance to view the Northern Ice fields from the western side of the mountain with some unusual views of Kibo. Our steady climb across the moorland of the Shira Plateau will help with acclimatization and we enjoy great panoramic views.

Day 3 : Shira Campsite

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Shira Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you will have very moderate walk across the plateau which leads you to Shira Camp two on moorland meadows by a stream. Although variety walks are available on the plateau just to make this an excellent acclimatization day.

Day 4 : Shira Campsite To Lava Tower

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Barranco Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will have breakfast and precede hiking east up to a steeping path above the vegetation toward Kilimanjaro looming mass. After several hours of walking now commerce you’re a walk through a rocky landscape to reach the prominent landmark called Lava Tower at 4,630 m/15,190 ft. This chunky remnant of Kilimanjaro earlier volcanic activity is several hundred feet high, and the trail passes right below it. For extra credit, the sure-footed can scramble to the top of the tower. After a lunch stop near Lava Tower, descend for 2 hours below the lower cliffs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall to Barranco Camp at 3,950 m/12,960 ft. There are plentiful photo opportunities on this hike, especially if the walls are festooned with ice. Barranco Camp is in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Walls, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for your dinner. On this day, be careful to become aware of any signs of altitude sickness.

Day 5 : Barranco Camp To Karanga Camp

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Barafu Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.

Day 6 : Karanga Camp To Barafu Camp

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Camp

Accommodation Name: Millenium Campsite

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning you will hike east over intervening ridges and valley to join the Mweka Route, which will be your descent route. Turn left toward the mountain and hike up the ridge through a sparse landscape for another hour to Barafu Hut where you will receive a hot lunch. The last water point on this route is Karanga Valley as there is no water at Barafu Cam. Even though Barafu is the Swahili word for ice. The famous snows of Kilimanjaro are far above Barafu Camp near the summit of the mountain. Your tent will be pitched on a narrow, stony, wind-swept ridge, so make sure that you familiarize yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any accidents. Prepare your equipment and warm clothing for your summit climb, and drink a lot of fluids. After an early dinner, go to bed for a few hours of valued sleep.

Day 7 : Barafu Camp - Summit - Mweka Camp

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation Name: Mweka Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will be up around 11:30 PM, and after some hot tea and biscuits you will drag your feet off into the night. 6-hour climb northwest up through heavy scree between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers to Stella Point on the crater rim is the most challenging part of the route for most climbers. At Stella Point 5,685 m/18,650 ft you stop for a short rest and a chance to see a supremely sanguine sunrise. At Stella Point you join the top part of Marangu Route but do not stop here too long, as it will be extremely difficult to start again due to cold and exhaustion. Depending on the time of year and current storms you may stumble upon snow on your remaining hike along the rim to Uhuru Peak. On the summit, you can enjoy your accomplishment and know that you are creating a day that you will remember for the rest of your life. After your 3-hour descent from the summit back to Barafu Camp, you will have a well-deserved but short rest collect your gear, and hike down a rock and scree path into the moorland and sooner or later into the forest to Mweka Camp 3,100 m/10,170 ft This camp is in the upper forest, so you can anticipate mist or rain in the late afternoon., Dinner and washing water will be prepared and the camp office sells drinking water, soft drinks, chocolates, and beers.

Day 8 : Mweka Campsite To Mweka Gate To Moshi

Location: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Kilimanjaro White House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

After a well deserved breakfast it is a short scenic 3-hours hike back to the park gate, please note no tips is given on the way until all your gears and the rest of the crew have reached the gate safely, but do remember to tip your staff at the gate, At Mweka Gate you will sign your name and add details in a register. This is also where successful climbers normally receive their summit certificates and can be followed by a bottle of champen. Climbers who reached Stella Point are issued green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak receive gold certificates. From Mweka Gate you will continue down to Mweka Village 3 km where you will be served a delicious hot lunch after which you are driven back to Moshi.

What's Included

Accommodation

During the climb you will spleep in Tents
Entrance Fees

Park Fees
Fully Guided

Guide
Porters

What's Not Included

Tipping and Gratuities

Crew Tips
International Travel

Flights
distabance music

Check out our Q&As

Are airport transfers included in this tour?

Yes, Round trip airport transfers are all included in this tour
What currencies are required for this tour?

USD, EURO, TZS and any other currencies depending on your country
Are children permitted to take part in the tour?

Yes children are permitted in this tour
Are all entrance fees included in the price?

Yes park entrance fees are all included
Are flights included in this tour?

No, International flights (from/to home) are not included

Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?

no luggage limit to our clients

Reviews from travellers on this tour

Evelene Jackson

GROUP TOUR

28-Mar-2022

We went back home to celebrate the achievement of going up to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro for 8 days of Hiking via the Lemosho route. All was made possible by a crew that was brilliant and well organized. The managing director ensured that before our arrival we had the mountain gear needed for the summit of Kilimanjaro. We were thrilled to have the people around to help us go through this life experience. The route itself is scenery and has very small number of tourists. This was one of the main factors unto why we chose this route. You totally made this tour beyond our expectation; we would recommend our sibling to book with you for 5 Days Serengeti Migration Safari, and probably we will be accompanied by them.

Tanzania private luxurious safari

Jonson Allison

Tanzania trip

01-Dec-2021

Serengeti National Park has blessed many travelers but what surprises people, and attracts many safari veterans, is the quality of the parks in the rest of Tanzania, which has set aside a full one-third of its land as wildlife preserves. We used to see and hear from other travelers that Serengeti is the best National Park that Many people want to visit. After Kilimanjaro 8 days of Hiking via the Lemosho route we recommended our Serengeti Safari Tour Company to organize the 5 days Serengeti Migration Safari Tour since it was July so was the best time to see the Great Migration in Northern Serengeti. So, we had a great and fantastic safari and Kilimanjaro tour experience in Tanzania, we wish to come back next year.

Luxurious tour

Exavery Gozbert

MY TANZANIA SAFARI TOUR

21-Apr-2022

The views on this route were amazing. I appreciated the extensive view I had when I went up the Lava Tower. Thereafter, I was challenged by the Mountain from Barranco to the summit. I would say this was the hardest part of the trek. Given this was during the cold times in Tanzania, and it was strongly raining we made it to the summit via 8 days Lemosho route. The guide was courageous and kept encouraging us that we can make it. Porters carried up to 20kg up the mountain. We were very impressed with their work everything was well executed; the guide was on time to pick us up from the hotel. The weather was factorable, it rained a few times. Nature is incredibly beautiful. Also, the Serengeti Safari Experience was very nice Our guide and driver Mr. Jose were really on top, taking us there and back even though the flooded river was an obstacle. Due to the rains, the roads were in poor condition in places. The accommodation was OK, the food could have been better.

it was a luxurious private safari

Annie John

Tanzania tour

31-Mar-2022

The springs occurred naturally in mid of the desert near Kilimanjaro International Airport. This is a place worth visiting. The water soothes the body and takes away fatigue. Our day was very nice and adventurous it gave us a feeling of being in the jungles of Africa. The place can help you relax after a tiring 6 days of Serengeti Migration Safari or 8 days of Mount Kilimanjaro climbing as I did. The water was very clean we could see the bottom of the pond from far. There is fish nibbling on your skin when you do not move. No one should worry though because the fish are heavenly sent to give you skin therapy by eating the dead part of your skin. There is a rope string hanging above the water – locals use it to perform some cool acrobatic moves.

Private camping and lodge safari

Ashley John

Our honeymoon Tanzania Safari

01-Apr-2022

We were happy to book with this company as they offered us a five-star experience while on the Mountain. I met the company representative at the airport. I was greeted at the airport and from there we went to the hotel where we were introduced to our guides and got ourselves familiarized with the mountain and route. The briefing was nice and the next day we started our 8-day Lemosho route to trek up the Kilimanjaro Mountain and finally made it to the summit. The experience was very well-designed and there were a lot of people working hard to deliver a remarkable experience to us something we appreciated a lot, even the 4 days of Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater safari to was well arranged and accompanied by a luxury staff, good driver-guide and luxury car! We will come back in mid of next year.

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