Kilimanjaro Shira Route 7 Days

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Day 1: Londorosi gate to Shira one campsite. 

You will drive from Moshi to Londorosi gate for registration. Following this, you will then board a vehicle again and drive further up to the Moram gate. You will trek through the moorland and heather vegetation heading to the east crossing ridges and valley as well as a long flat distance to Shira One campsite.

Elevation: 1200m to 1830m to 3500m
Distance: 18 km.
Hiking Time: 3 hours
Habitat: Montane forest to moorland and heath vegetation.

Day 2: Shira one campsite to Shira two campsite. 

On this day, you will trek to east across Shira plateau. You will  visit Cathedral Peak (3850m) for acclimatization. At this peak, you will  have great views of both Mt. Meru and Kibo Peak and scenic views. Then  continues to walk to Shira Two campsite where you will have your dinner  and overnight.

Elevation : 3500m to 3800m.
Distance: 7 km.
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Moorland and Rock.

Day 3: Shira two campsite to Baranco campsite. 

This is a long but important as it will help you to well acclimatize  the mountain and increase a chance to success summit. After your  breakfast, continue trekking east to a junction leading to Lava tower  rock (4600m). Then you will continue to Barranco hut camp for where you  will have dinner and overnight.

Elevation : 3800m to 3950m
Distance: 13km.
Hiking Time: 7-8 hours
Habitat: Moorland

Day 4: Barranco campsite to Karanga Campsite. 

After your breakfast, you will start climbing the Barranco wall and  reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys  to Karanga campsite for a hot lunch.
After lunch, you will have a  bit of rest and get another acclimatization of trekking up the scree  slopes towards the Southern ice field then after, you will return to the  camp for supper and overnight.

Elevation : 3950m to 3900m
Distance: 6km.
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Moorland.

Day 5: Karanga Campsite to Barafu Campsite 

Today’s walk will take a few hours because the route is steep which  needs slowly walk so to avoid tiredness. You will completely walk across  an alpine desert with strong and cold winds blows from the ever closer  Kibo peak and its ice. You will have an early dinner at 1700hrs then  rest until midnight when we, you commence your push for the summit.

Elevation : 3900m to 4620m.
Distance: 8km.
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert

Day 6: Barafu Hut Campsite to Uhuru peak to Mweka Hut Campsite. 

Wake at midnight to a simple and lite breakfast and then prepare for  your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can  reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise.
Leave to the peak  at 12; 00 AM, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach  Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 4 and 5 AM.  At this point, you will be having the views of the fabled crater and its  icecaps facing you.
Then after 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo  crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true  summit, Uhuru Peak, here you will spend some time taking photos and  celebrating.
After celebrating and making memories, you will descend  back to the Barafu Huts campsite, for lunch, rest, collect your  belongings, and continue down through moorland and heath zone to Mweka  Huts campsite.
Dinner and overnight at Mweka hut campsite

Day 7: Mweka hut campsite to Mweka gate 

Today is your last day on the mountain, so after your breakfast, you  will descend down to Mweka gate walking across the Montane forest, this  descent will take 3-4 hours.
Then here at the gate you will sign out and get ready to board the vehicle ready for the transfer back to Keys hotel in Moshi for your certificate presentation celebration.

Elevation : 3100m to 1700m
Distance: 9km.
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest.

Included in the price:

-- 2 Airport Transfers, from/to JRO Kilimanjaro International Airport
-- 2 nights hotel at Keys Hotel  in Moshi town on Bed and Breakfast basis, Double or Triple Occupancy
-- 3 Delicious meals a day, boiled and filtered drinking water while on the mountain.
-- All park entrance, camping and rescue fees
-- All camping equipment, including sleeping tents, mess tent, mattresses, kitchen tent, staff tents and all cooking utensils
-- Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.
-- Oxygen Cylinder - only for emergencies
-- 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 litres of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day of your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams to  be boiled and filtered for you..
 

Not included in the price:

-- Sleeping bags
-- Gratuities
-- Soda/alcohol unless otherwise noted
-- Health insurance
-- Visa fees
-- International airfare
-- Laundry
-- All Meals and drinks in Moshi town