Lemosho Route /Mount Kilimanjaro

Today you will be arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meeting with Protus and TROAA team and being transferred to the Panama Hotel in Moshi for a night to rest up after your long flight.  We will meet you later in the evening for a short climbing orientation. We will give you a climb briefing and answer any questions you have about the climb. We will also do an equipment check with each person to be sure that you are fully prepared. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

This day is designed to give you plenty of time to relax, pack and recoup from the long flight. We will meet you later in the afternoon for a short climbing orientation. We will give you a climb briefing and answer any questions you have about the climb. We will do a gear check to make that you are fully prepared. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

Depart from your local hotel in Moshi at around 7:30am for the Londorosi Gate trail head, about 3-hour driving. Upon completion of entry registration formalities, we will meet the rest of the crew cooks and porters ready for the climb; we start our hike through uninterrupted rainforest, which winds to the first camp, only about 3-4 hours of hiking. First camp will be at Forest Camp (Mti Mkubwa Camp). Meal Plan (B.L.D).

The entire day exploration the Shira plateau also known as Fisher camp, hike east toward Kibo’s glaciered peak, with the option to visit the ancient collapsed Shira cone, the oldest of Kilimanjaro’s three volcanoes. Arrive at Shira 2 camp at 12,600 ft. Shira is one of the highest plateaus on earth, averaging 12,500 feet. Hiking time without the optional excursions is about 2-3 hours. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

Start scrambling up the steep Baranco wall for an hour and a half. While you will be using your hands to reach and pull yourself upward, the climb is not as challenging as technical rock climbing would be. At the top of the wall, you can see the Baranco valley and the campsite you slept at the previous night. You will hike up and down the greener valley which is the last water point before the Kibo Summit. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

A short day but steep uphill climb crossing barren landscape with lots of boulders and shattered rocks. You will see the Southern Ice field and Rebmann glaciers on your left. Keep going along a very steep ridge until we reach a rocky section for more scrambling for about one hour and a half. Our next camp will be on large rocks with very steep cliff faces. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

We will start our ascent to the summit with headlamps at 12 midnight so that we can be up on the crater rim by sunrise. The steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zigzags and a slow but steady pace will take us to Stella Point in about five to six hours. We will rest there for a short time with a hot cup of tea while enjoying the sunrise over Mawenzi. Those who are still feeling strong can make the two-hour round trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (19,341 ft) 5,895m. Pass close to the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area. We will start our descent, which is steep and rigorous via Stella Point to Barafu hut Camp. We will stop at Barafu Camp for lunch and a good rest then proceed down to Mweka Camp. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

This festive day will include Kilimanjaro songs, and a hike down through the rain forest to Mweka Gate Today’s hike will take us about 3 to 4 hours and will include a picnic lunch, presentation of certificates and photos. After lunch we will transfer you to your hotel Panama Hotel in Moshi. You will have the option to spend the night here or transfer to the airport for your departure home the same day after you climb. Meal Plan (B.L.D).

End of the Kilimanjaro tour!

Extend your trip with a safari!

After morning breakfast, we will drive to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive. This park has a diverse landscape, with nine vegetation zones. Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in Africa) dot the landscape dwarfing the animals that feed beneath. The Tarangire River that meanders through the par attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, antelopes to a variety of colorful birds. With a stop for a picnic lunch, continue game viewing later in the evening and then we will head to our Overnight at Migombani Tented Camp.

After an early breakfast we will head out to Lake Manyara National Park, Although the park is only 205 sq. miles in size this enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush Acacia Forest with giant fig and mahogany trees which are home to troops of baboons, tree climbing lions and blue monkeys. The park is also home to many buffalos, giraffe, elephants, impalas and a Hippo Lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. Lake Manyara is one of the few places where you will be able to see the Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. Later in the afternoon we will st

We will enjoy early morning breakfast then drive to the Ngorongoro National Park. Before we descend into the crater, we will stop at the Maasai Bomas (Huts) and learn about their traditional culture. You will see the unique attractions to this historical caldera where human and wildlife are living together without harming each other. One of the best places in Africa to spot the Big Five - elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and the rare black rhinoceros -ancient Ngorongoro Crater is home to almost every species in Africa except the giraffe, who can’t negotiate the steep incline down. We will have a picnic lunch on the crater floor, after lunch we continue game viewing until later in the evening. Mtoni River Lodge. In Arusha

This morning, you will enjoy breakfast then head to Arusha. We will take you shopping for souvenir and have lunch at a local restaurant, here you will get to experience the local scene until being transferred to the airport for your departure home.