6-Day Tour - Shira Route Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking from Arusha

This is how your trip will look like:

Day 1 - Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park Shira Gate. Hike to Shira The drive from Moshi to the trail head takes about 3 hours. Then you will hike through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge.

Day 2 - Hike Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp Starting the Shira Plateau, keep on to the east up a ridge, fleeting the junction towards the peak of Kibo.

Day 3 - Hike Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp Following breakfast, go away to Barranco and continue on a steep ridge up the Barranco Wall to the Karanga Valley and the crossroads which connects with the Mweka Trail.

Day 4 - Hike Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp We keep on up to the Barafu Camp. You have accomplished the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day

Day 5 - Hike Barafu Camp to Summit, down to Mweka Camp Extremely early in the morning midnight to 2 am, go on your way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers.

Day 6 - Hike Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate, drive to Moshi After breakfast continue the drop down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help.