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We start our eight
days to climb Kilimanjaro on the
Lemosho route and Kibo North Circuit at the Londorosi gate on the
western slopes of
the mountain. The Lemosho route is widely regarded as the most scenic
on the mountain. With a good chance of spotting wildlife, our
route starts by climbing gently through wonderful rain forest and onto
the Shira Plateau. There are great views to Shira Ridge and the lava
formations Shira Needle and Cathedral as we continue trekking towards
the dramatic west face of Kibo, the tallest volcano of Kilimanjaro.
With the glaciers and cliffs looming above us but still over 3km away,
we turn onto the Kibo North Circuit route to begin our northern
traverse of the mountain. We are to
experience a totally different Kilimanjaro climb than the majority of
trekkers that come to 'tick' Africa's tallest mountain.
The Kilimanjaro
Kibo North Circuit route follows little
used paths around the 4300 metre contour line that shows the real
solitude and wilderness of the mountain, the real Kilimanjaro. Coming
round to the eastern side of Kibo we have great views of Mawenzi, the
third volcano of Kilimanjaro and its most impressive peak. Mawenzi is a
mass of lava that has been eroded away over time to become an
impressive peak of cliffs, gullies and ridges, seldom climbed due to
its seriousness and technicality.
We ascend to School Hut, our last camp before the summit, and prepare
for the big push up Kibo to Gilmans Point on the crater rim. It is not
far to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa with 360 degree views
stretching as far as Mt Kenya over 250km away. Descent is via the Mweka
route on the southern side of the mountain and takes two days. At the
bottom we transfer to Moshi to our hotel for the night, where we can
clean up and relax with a drink over dinner. The next day is
at
leisure before flying back home after our African adventure to
climb Kilimanjaro on the Lemosho route and Kibo North Circuit!
Why not extend your
trip and enjoy East Africa for a
little longer either by combining any of our trips, or by adding a
safari or beach extension detailed on our Trip
Extensions
page.
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12 day trip,
with 8 days on the mountain to climb
Kilimanjaro on the Lemosho route and Kibo North Circuit
(see Altitude
and
Acclimatisation)
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Day
1: Fly from UK on overnight
flight to
Kilimanjaro airport
Day 2:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport in
the morning, drive to Arusha hotel (DBB)
Day 3:
Drive to Kilimanjaro NP, Londorosi
Gate, trek 3-4 hrs, camp at Mti Mkubwa at 2700m
Day 4:
Trek for 6-7 hrs onto the Shira
Plateau to camp at Shira One camp at 3500m
Day 5:
Cross the Shira Plateau and heather
moorland, past Shira Hut, on to Moir
Hut camp at 4250m (7-9 hrs trek)
Day 6:
Trek for 4-5 hrs in real wilderness
(today, day 7 and day 8), to Pofu camp at 4200m
Day 7:
Easy and quiet trekking today of 4-5 hrs, camp at 3900m at Third Camp
Day 8:
4-5 hrs trek, completing the North
Circuit, & early to bed at School Hut camp at 4750m
Day 9:
Leave camp around midnight for an 8-9
hr trek to Uhuru Peak at 5895m,
descend
to Barafu & then to 3100m to Mweka campsite: a 12-16hr day
Day 10:
3-4 hrs through forest to Mweka
park gate,
drive to Moshi hotel (DBB)
Day 11:
Day at leisure, transfer to airport
for overnight flight
Day 12:
Arrive back in the UK mid-morning
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| Dates
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| Thursday 31
May - Monday 11 June
2012 Full
Moon |
Trip Ref -
KC310512 |
| Saturday 4
August - Wednesday 15 August
2012 |
Trip Ref -
KC040812 |
| Sunday 7
October - Thursday 18 October
2012 |
Trip Ref -
KC071012 |
Monday 24
December 2012 - Friday
4 January 2013 Full
Moon
(Christmas Dinner in Africa and summit
Kilimanjaro on New
Year's Day) |
Trip Ref -
KC241212 |
| Tuesday 22
January - Saturday 2 February
2013 Full
Moon |
Trip Ref -
KC220113 |
| Sunday 24
February - Thursday 7 March
2013 |
Trip Ref -
KC240213 |
| Thursday 30
May - Monday 10 June 2013 |
Trip Ref -
KC300513 |
| Saturday 3
August - Wednesday 14 August 2013 |
Trip Ref -
KC030813 |
| Sunday 6
October - Thursday 17 October 2013 |
Trip Ref -
KC061013 |
Tuesday 24
December 2013 - Saturday
4 January 2014
(Christmas Dinner in Africa and summit
Kilimanjaro on New
Year's Day) |
Trip Ref -
KC241213 |
If you want to
travel on a different date, and/or with
your own group of family or friends, just go to Make my own
adventure to
create your own adventure trip.
When comparing trip
prices, in addition to the trip
price itself, it is just as important to compare the $ exchange rate
used that
the trip price is based on.
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