Lemosho Route (6-9 days)

Lemosho route is one of the newer routes on Mount Kilimanjaro. The route begins in the west and rather than simply intersecting Shira Plateau (like Machame), Lemosho crosses it from Shira Ridge to Shira Camp. Climbers encounter low traffic until the route joins the Machame route. Afterward, Lemosho follows the same route through Lava Tower, Barranco and Barafu, known as the southern circuit. The minimum number of days required for this route is six days, although eight to nine days is ideal.

Lemosho is considered the most beautiful route on Kilimanjaro and grants panoramic vistas on various sides of the mountain. It is our favorite route because it offers a great balance of low traffic, scenic views, and a high summit success rate. Thus, Lemosho becomes highly recommended.

The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Londorossi Gate. From there, the first two days are spent trekking through the rainforest to Shira Ridge. The Lemosho route crosses the entire Shira Plateau from west to east in a pleasant, relatively flat hike. Crowds are low until the route joins the Machame route near Lava Tower. Then the route traverses underneath Kilimanjaro's Southern Ice Field on a path known as the Southern Circuit before summiting from Barafu. Descent is made via the Mweka route.

Chief's Tours is happy to offer you the chance to get to the roof of Africa via Lemosho route from 6 to 9-day tours.

Please kindly find detailed programs and price of each option in the following links and CHIEF'S TOURS GALLERY.

- Lemosho Route 6 days 5 nights:

- Lemosho Route 7 days 6 nights: https://goo.gl/65xGBF

- Lemosho Route 8 days 7 nights: https://goo.gl/Nu54WZ

- Lemosho Route 9 days 8 nights: This option is for those who wish to extend the hiking based on physical and mental conditions.

Below is a sample of Lemosho Route climbing 8 days 7 nights.

LEMOSHO ROUTE 8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS – ITINERARY & PRICE

Itinerary

DAY 1: LONDOROSI GATE TO MTI MKUBWA (BIG TREE CAMP)

For the first day, we will leave your hotel early in the morning and drive to Londorosi Gate for registration. We will then drive to Lemosho Glades (2389m) where you will start the memorable trek through the unspoiled rainforest to Mtimkubwa (Big Tree Camp) (2785m) where we will have dinner and stay overnight in nature.

Elevation: 2389m/7838ft to 2785m/9137ft
Distance: 4.8km/3mile
Hiking time: 3-4 hours
Meals: Lunch - Dinner

DAY 2: MTIMKUBWA CAMP TO SHIRA ONE

Today the trek will take a gain of an altitude of approximately 719m. Lunch will be served in an exciting valley just outside the Shira crater at 3004m. After lunch, we’ll go across the rim into the Shira Caldera which filled from lava from Kibo. We will camp and have dinner at Shira One camp (3504m).

Elevation: 2785m/9137ft to 3504m11,496ft
Distance: 7.9km/5mile
Hiking time: 6-7 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 3: SHIRA ONE CAMP TO SHIRA HUT

Today we will have a long walk toward Eastern side across Shira Plateau. This will bring you to Shira Two camp via Shira Cathedral peak at 3862m. Shira Two camp is at a height of 3895m where we stay overnight.

Elevation: 3504m/11496ft to 3895m/12779ft via Cathedral Peak 3862m/12671ft
Distance: 6.9km/4.3mile (10.11km/6.3mile via the Cathedral Peak)
Walking time: 6-7 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 4: SHIRA HUT TO BARRANCO HUT VIA LAVA TOWER

Today consists of two different routes: you will cross a ridge at 4600m over the Lava Tower which offers invaluable altitude acclimatization. From here we will have a further 5-6-hour trek as we drop down through the Barranco Valley to the camp beside Barranco Wall at 3986m where we will stay overnight.

Elevation: 3895m/12779ft to 3986m/13077ft
Distance: 10.1km/6.3mile to Barranco Hut and 6.7km/4mile to Lava Tower
Hiking time: 8-10 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 5: BARRANCO HUT TO KARANGA UPPER CAMP

After an early breakfast, we will start by climbing up the legendary Barranco Wall which gives us an altitude gain of 300m. We continue our trek for 5-6 hours, crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga Upper camp (4034m) where we will have our lunch. In the afternoon we will have an optional altitude acclimatizing trek up the scree slopes.

Elevation: 3986m/13077ft to 4034m/13235ft
Distance: 5.3km/3.3mile
Hiking Time: 8-10 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 6: KARANGA UPPER VALLEY TO BARANFU HUTS

After breakfast, we will have a 2-4 hour trekking to an altitude of 4600m. At the camp, we can either take an afternoon rest or acclimatization until midnight when our trek to the summit will commence.

Elevation: 4034m/13235ft to 4662m/15295ft
Distance: 3.1km/1.9mile
Hiking Time: 2-4 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 7: BARAFU HUTS TO UHURU PEAKS – DESCEND TO MWEKA HUT/MILLENIUM CAMP

At midnight, we will start the ascent up to the crater rim through the scree slopes to Stella Point, then to the top of Africa, Uhuru Peak. Stella Point is located at 5745m around the crater rim. After enjoying the unforgettable views on Kilimanjaro’s summit, we will trek downwards via Stella Point and the scree slopes back to Barafu camp for some hours resting before heading to Millennium camp or Mwaka Hut. It is the hardest day for the trekkers. We will camp and have dinner at Millennium camp/Mweka Hut

Elevation: 4662m/15295ft to 5895m/19341ft then down to 3827m/12556ft or 3106m/10191ft
Ascent Distance: 4.86km/3mile - Descend distance: 11.5km/7.1mile
Hiking time: 13-15 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 8: MWEKA HUT TO MWEKA GATE

We leave the camp early in the morning and trek downwards to Mweka Gate via Mweka camp. The path from Millennium camp takes us through where heather grows for about an hour. The muddy path continues until we enter a heavy rainforest that takes us to the gate where we have picnic lunch, get certificates and celebrate your memorable journey before heading back to town where you will have dinner and stay overnight.

Elevation: 3106m/10190ft to 1633/5358ft
Distance: 9.1km/5.6mile
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch

PRICE OF 2018

To meet a significant number of climbers’ demand, we are happy to provide you with a wide range of Kilimanjaro tours divided into 03 types: Budget – Standard – Luxury. Below is the price of Standard offers. For Budget and Luxury options, kindly contact us. Asante sana!

Route	1 person	2 people	3 people	4-5 people	6-8 people	9+ people
Marangu Route 5 days	$ 1350	$1250	$ 1180	$1150	$ 1140	$ 1120
Marangu Route 6 days	$ 1510	$ 1450	$ 1400	$ 1380	$ 1340	$ 1350
Marangu Route 7 days	$ 1680	$ 1630	$ 1600	$ 1570	$ 1550	$ 1530
Rongai Route 6 days	$ 1690	$ 1650	$ 1620	$ 1590	$ 1580	$ 1570
Rongai Route 7 days	$ 1800	$ 1780	$ 1750	$ 1730	$ 1720	$ 1700
Rongai Route 8 days	$ 1920	$ 1890	$ 1860	$ 1830	$ 1820	$ 1800
Umbwe Route 6 days	$ 1800	$ 1770	$ 1740	$ 1710	$ 1700	$ 1670
Umbwe Route 7 days	$ 1850	$ 1830	$ 1800	$ 1770	$ 1750	$ 1740
Umbwe Route 8 days	$ 2000	$ 1970	$ 1940	$ 1910	$ 1900	$ 1880
Shira Route 6 days	$ 1690	$ 1670	$ 1630	$ 1600	$ 1590	$ 1570
Shira Route 7 days	$ 1800	$ 1770	$ 1730	$ 1700	$ 1690	$ 1680
Shira Route 8 days	$ 1920	$ 1890	$ 1860	$ 1830	$ 1820	$ 1800
Machame Route 6 days	$ 1690	$ 1670	$ 1630	$ 1600	$ 1590	$ 1570
Machame Route 7 days	$ 1780	$ 1750	$ 1720	$ 1690	$ 1680	$ 1660
Machame Route 8 days	$ 1920	$ 1890	$ 1860	$ 1830	$ 1820	$ 1800
Lemosho Route 6 days	$ 1690	$ 1660	$ 1630	$ 1600	$ 1590	$ 1570
Lemosho Route 7 days	$ 1800	$ 1770	$ 1740	$ 1710	$ 1700	$ 1670
Lemosho Route 8 days	$ 1920	$ 1890	$ 1860	$ 1830	$ 1820	$ 1800
Lemosho Route 9 days	$ 2100	$ 2070	$ 2040	$ 2100	$ 2000	$ 1980
Northern Circuit Route 7 days	$ 1690	$ 1660	$ 1630	$ 1600	$ 1580	$ 1570
Northern Circuit Route 8 days	$ 1920	$ 1890	$ 1860	$ 1830	$ 1820	$ 1800
Northern Circuit Route 9 days	$ 2100	$ 2070	$ 2040	$ 2010	$ 2000	$ 1940

Inclusion

Exclusion

2-night accommodation in Moshi town: before the first and the final hiking day
Arrival and departure airport transfers
High-quality 4-season camping equipment
Experienced and professional mountain guides
All park fees and rescue fees
All large-portioned, nutritious food and purified drinking water on the mountain
Guides, porters and cook salaries
Pulse Oximeter for daily health check
Crisis management and safety procedures
Fair and ethical treatment of porters
Beds (for luxury tours)

International Flights & Visa & Insurance
Tips to porters and guides (customary and much appreciated)
Meals while in Moshi town
Items considered to be non-essential, such as alcohol, beverages, cigarettes, snacks, etc.
Optional Tours (for example, short safaris after your climb or Moshi day tour, etc.)
Oxygen tanks (included in luxury tours - can be rented in budget and standard tour)
Portable toilets (included in standard & luxury tours - can be rented in budget tours)

Thank you for considering us. We look forward to guiding you to the holy mountain Kilimanjaro!

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Testimonials

An ethically credible company, with the friendliest and best staff!

My sister and I summitted Kilimanjaro thanks to Adidas and all of the Chiefs Tours crew. We had the trip of a lifetime! We both arrived from different countries on different days and Adidas made sure that the logistics were all taken care of and our arrivals and transfers were seamless.

As for Kilimanjaro, we couldn't have been happier with the experience and the team that we had. We took the Lemosho Route and summited a day early, reducing the climb from 7 days to 6, as we did not suffer from altitude sickness and were ready to go a day ahead of schedule. We organized a day trip to Arusha Hot Springs through Chiefs Tours for the extra day then returned to Moshi, all were so lovely.

I would definitely recommend Chiefs Tours to anyone considering Kilimanjaro, our guides (Msafiri and Heaven) and our entire team (particularly Juma) were amazing. They made sure all of our needs and interests were met at every step of the way, with massive smiles! Also, we really noted and liked that they all were wearing appropriate and proper gear and equipment for the climb which many other porters were not.

Adidas is running an ethically credible company, with the friendliest and best staff. Asante sana!

OleksandrKiev, Ukraine

We have recently come back from a holiday in Tanzania. Our father has been to visit Tanzania on many occasions and has had many trips organized by a local guide named Adidas who is the owner of the Chiefs tours. Adidas and Shiriwa (driver) took care of every little detail and were a well run professionally and friendly local buisness. Both Adidas and Shiriwa had an amazing range of local knowledge. Everything was planned exceptionally well from our trips.

The day before Adidas and Shiriwa came to meet us to talk about the plan for the next few days, we just told them all the trips that we wanted to do and they planned the rest. They asked us about food likes so they could make us a packed lunch for the trip. The following morning, they picked us up at 6:15 am to start our trip to Lake Manyara National Park. After Lake Manyara, we went to a campsite called Heaven Nature Safari Campsite and Lodge. This campsite was recommended by Adidas and we weren't disappointed. We were greatly welcomed by all staffs and the food was delicious. Adidas and Shiriwa sat up chatting with us that night, we talked about the differences in both our cultures.

The next morning we headed to Ngorongoro Crater where we saw all of the "big five". The road down to the crater was bit teeth clenching but Shiriwa is an excellent driver so put us at ease. After the Ngorongoro crater, we went to visit the Masai Village which was so impressive.

The final tour that we did was the coffee tour. It was just outsite of Moshi. Here we leant how coffee is handmade. We were even involved in making our own coffee and then sat down to drink it. The boys who taught us about how they make coffee were very enthusiastic and lovely. Throughout the trip with both Adidas and Shiriwa, nothing seemed to be a flaw Thank you for an excellent trip that we will never forget. I can't recommend Chief's Tours anymore.

Thank you so much!

Lorraine Coulter (Ireland)

Sarah O'Sullivan (England)

Sarah & LorraineEngland & Ireland

Without Chief's Tour Supporting team, it was impossible for me to get to the top of Kilimanjaro. Because it was physically and mentally challenging, everyone tried to take care of me as I was the only women in the group full of big men. From the first moment meeting Adidas and the team in town, I already had a very good impression and feeling about the memorable trip.
Thank you so much, the main guide Msafiri for your nice care as a father to daughter, the assistant guide Heaven for his great patience and encouragement, the chef Jay for his tasty food, the porter Godfrey for saving my life when I got serious altitude sickness, and the other porters for their positivity and energy in spite of their extremely hard job!
The mountain not only brought us an unforgettable experience, it also gave me good friendships and more motivation to come back to Tanzania where I left a big part of my heart.
Travel with Chief's Tours and you'll understand why the company and Adidas himself are well respected by local residents thanks to their contribution to local community. I wish you all the best: best health, best luck and best spirit!

From Vietnam with love

Co Mi Vietnam

Amazing experience!

We found Chief Tours while researching our Lemosho trek up Kilimanjaro. While training at home, my wife experienced an injury and we were not able to continue with the trek. However, Adidas was kind enough to transfer our deposit to a 5-day safari tour and we are so glad we did! It was an experience of a lifetime. Our driver, Shirima, was incredibly knowledgeable, went above and beyond to show us the best of the parks, and was just a genuinely nice guy! The only thing as wonderful as the safari experience was getting to know Shirima!

The safari itself took us through 4 parks, each unique in their own way. We saw countless animals and seeing them in their natural habitat was surreal. Shirima was able to spot things we couldn't possibly have seen. (Lions, elephants, wildebeest, buffalo, cheetahs, zebra, giraffes, baboons, and we were lucky to see 5 of the hard to spot leopards!)

We were lucky enough to be in the Serengeti as the 'great migration' of wildebeests were taking place! It was amazing to see hundreds of thousands of them stampede together in herds through the plains. Truly amazing nature.

The accommodations were comfortable, clean, safe, and to stay within the Serengeti was an experience in itself with all the amazing sounds you hear at night! The food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner was delicious and also plenty of food!

We compared prices for both the trek and safaris with many other tour companies and Chief Tours was always the better price by a significant amount.

Our experience with Chief Tours from beginning to end was a wonderful, professional, safe and inspirational one. We highly recommend Adidas and his team for your trekking or safari needs!

Michael Scotland

Without Chief's Tour Supporting team, it was impossible for me to get to the top of Kilimanjaro. Because it was physically and mentally challenging, everyone tried to take care of me as I was the only women in the group full of big men. From the first moment meeting Adidas and the team in town, I already had a very good impression and feeling about the memorable trip.
Thank you so much, the main guide Msafiri for your nice care as a father to daughter, the assistant guide Heaven for his great patience and encouragement, the chef Jay for his tasty food, the porter Godfrey for saving my life when I got serious altitude sickness, and the other porters for their positivity and energy in spite of their extremely hard job!
The mountain not only brought us an unforgettable experience, it also gave me good friendships and more motivation to come back to Tanzania where I left a big part of my heart.
Travel with Chief's Tours and you'll understand why the company and Adidas himself are well respected by local residents thanks to their contribution to local community. I wish you all the best: best health, best luck and best spirit!

From China with love

Yang Mei China

Lemosho Route (6-9 days)

LEMOSHO ROUTE 8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS – ITINERARY & PRICE

Itinerary

DAY 1: LONDOROSI GATE TO MTI MKUBWA (BIG TREE CAMP)

Elevation: 2389m/7838ft to 2785m/9137ft

Distance: 4.8km/3mile

Hiking time: 3-4 hours

Meals: Lunch - Dinner

DAY 2: MTIMKUBWA CAMP TO SHIRA ONE

Elevation: 2785m/9137ft to 3504m11,496ft

Distance: 7.9km/5mile

Hiking time: 6-7 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 3: SHIRA ONE CAMP TO SHIRA HUT

Today we will have a long walk toward Eastern side across Shira Plateau. This will bring you to Shira Two camp via Shira Cathedral peak at 3862m. Shira Two camp is at a height of 3895m where we stay overnight.

Elevation: 3504m/11496ft to 3895m/12779ft via Cathedral Peak 3862m/12671ft

Distance: 6.9km/4.3mile (10.11km/6.3mile via the Cathedral Peak)

Walking time: 6-7 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 4: SHIRA HUT TO BARRANCO HUT VIA LAVA TOWER

Elevation: 3895m/12779ft to 3986m/13077ft

Distance: 10.1km/6.3mile to Barranco Hut and 6.7km/4mile to Lava Tower

Hiking time: 8-10 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner

DAY 5: BARRANCO HUT TO KARANGA UPPER CAMP

Elevation: 3986m/13077ft to 4034m/13235ft

Distance: 5.3km/3.3mile

Hiking Time: 8-10 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 6: KARANGA UPPER VALLEY TO BARANFU HUTS

After breakfast, we will have a 2-4 hour trekking to an altitude of 4600m. At the camp, we can either take an afternoon rest or acclimatization until midnight when our trek to the summit will commence.

Elevation: 4034m/13235ft to 4662m/15295ft

Distance: 3.1km/1.9mile

Hiking Time: 2-4 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 7: BARAFU HUTS TO UHURU PEAKS – DESCEND TO MWEKA HUT/MILLENIUM CAMP

Elevation: 4662m/15295ft to 5895m/19341ft then down to 3827m/12556ft or 3106m/10191ft

Ascent Distance: 4.86km/3mile - Descend distance: 11.5km/7.1mile

Hiking time: 13-15 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

DAY 8: MWEKA HUT TO MWEKA GATE

Elevation: 3106m/10190ft to 1633/5358ft

Distance: 9.1km/5.6mile

Hiking Time: 4-5 hours

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch

PRICE OF 2018

To meet a significant number of climbers’ demand, we are happy to provide you with a wide range of Kilimanjaro tours divided into 03 types: Budget – Standard – Luxury. Below is the price of Standard offers. For Budget and Luxury options, kindly contact us. Asante sana!

Inclusion

Exclusion