Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
Kilimanjaro – Lemosho Route
Route detail
About this route
Eight days with Operation Kilimanjaro across the Shira plateau to Uhuru Peak.
Daily activity
5–8 hr per day, summit night 12–14 hr.
Terrain
Forest, moorland, scree summit cone.
Best season
Year-round except April–May
Your guide office
Operation Kilimanjaro
Based in Moshi, Tanzania
What's included
Park fees, guides, porters, tents, meals, transfers.
Not included
Flights, tips, visa.
Itinerary
- 1
Lemosho gate
Time: 4 hr
Rainforest to Mti Mkubwa.
- 2
Shira plateau
Time: 6 hr
Moorland to Shira 2.
- 3
Barranco Wall
Time: 5 hr
Scramble and traverse to Karanga.
- 4
Uhuru Peak
Time: 13 hr
Midnight start, summit at dawn.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 37 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Technical equipment
Your guide office (Operation Kilimanjaro) rents most of this locally — ask when you confirm your dates.
Sun, health and altitude
Above 5,500 m you must be able to describe altitude symptoms to your guide in plain language.
Overnight kit
Keep these in a zipped pocket, not the main compartment.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Operation Kilimanjaro in Moshi, Tanzania — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Operation Kilimanjaro.
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€2,650
per person
Park fees, guides, porters, tents, meals, transfers.
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