Mt Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route

Highlights

• High summit success route
• One of the 'newer' routes used to summit Kili
• Allows climbers to “walk high, sleep low” enabling better acclimatisation
• Remote and spectacular approach with dramatic gorges and views of west Kilimanjaro
• Ascent and descent is via different routes
• Fully tented camping
• Maximum acclimatization; plenty of time at last camp to explore higher, sleep lower
• Available emergency evacuation service (Flying Doctor - Air Ambulance 24Hrs)
• Excellent game viewing opportunities at lower levels of the mountain
• Considered the most scenic route
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What's this trip about?

The Lemosho route is considered to be one of the newest routes to summit Kilimanjaro and as such does not attract the large number of trekkers that the Machame or Marangu route does. The most scenic and unspoilt of all the routes it traverses beautiful forests and moorlands. The trek begins at Londorossi gate, located in the western base of the mountain with its lush fertile rainforest. The route then crosses the caldera of Shira volcano before traversing beneath the ice fields of Kibo, Kilimanjaro’s highest volcano. The approach to the summit is made from the east, while the descent follows Mweka trail. The trip includes 8 days of trekking, which is 1-2 days longer than other routes, however it does provide you with the best chance of any route to acclimatise to the altitude and a better chance to summit.

What's excluded

• All park fees $60 per day , camp and hut fees $50 per night, rescue fees $20 for entire trekking. ( All government fees will be paid by client direct at the gate)
• Transfers – Airport transfer to hotel, transfers from Arusha to the Kilimanjaro trailhead on the morning of the climb and return to Arusha immediately after descent. Gratuities to guides and porters – see our Tipping Guidelines
• Accommodation expenses
• Items of a personal nature/use – all supplies must be brought in advance (a limited supply is available at Marangu gate)
• Medical equipments can be hired on request. Eg. Hyperbaric chamber, oxygen cylinder, stretcher.
• Water – boiled water can be provided on request; mineral water is available throughout the climb at each camp but bear in mind that the price rises steadily with altitude
• Personal insurance
• Services before and after the climb, including accommodation. These can be quoted separately on request.

Accommodation