This itinerary will help a climber who wish to overnight in a crater camp,to have enough time to acclimatize before camping in the crater floor.Several days of going up/sleep low and small different in height increase from day to day,play a big roll to help a climber to properly acclimatized.The route starts from the western side of the mountain.The entrance is through Lemosho gate and the exit is through the Mweka gate.Climbers and crew use tents in this route,for sleeping,eating their meals,and for cooking.There are public toilets in camps,although you have your own private toilets .On the way to the gate,you may see some wildlife like monkeys(black and white colobus monkeys/blue monkeys),some antelopes,but only if you are lucky.There are also birds and wild flowers.
TO Forest camp(2,650m./8,745ft.)
VEGETATION ZONE Forest
From the hotel,you drive to the last shopping centre,where you can buy something like snacks,energy bars or new batteries,if you want to.Then you will drive to Londoros gate(2,250m.) for registration(passport nos.is required) and all the luggage we have will be unloaded from the vehicle and reweighed by park rangers.Your lunch boxes will be provided here.This process may last for more or less an hour,depending to how crowded the gate is.Finally you will drive for about 40mn.to Lemosho starting point,where you will meet all of your crew,and a point to start your hike.The walk today is through the afro-montana forest.
The hike this morning will be through the forest for about 1.5hrs.to meet moorland zone.You will be walking up and down all the way to the top of Shira ridge,before walking down and crossing shira plateau to the camp.Lunch will be served at the camp.In the evening,if the sky is blue,you will have spectacular views of Kibo,Shira features(shira cathedral,shira cone,shira ridge and shira plateau),cloud ocean and the forest far in the background.
After breakfast,you start your hike across shira plateau,before hiking up to Fischers camp for lunch.After lunch,it take about 1.5hrs.more to the camp.In the late afternoon,you will go for acclimatization walk,gaining about 200m.above the camp.
This morning you walk up across the alpine desert.In about 3 hours from when you started,you will meet the other groups from Machame route heading to Baranco at the junction.After a while,you will be walking up hill to the Lava tower(4,600m./15,180ft.),where you will have a stop for lunch and refilling your empty containers with drinking water.After lunch,3 hours more walking time is waiting for you to baranco camp,for overnighting.
After breakfast,you start to hike up the great Baranco wall.The cliff is steep but manageable .It is not recommended to use hiking poles when hiking up this wall,so that your hands will be free for use.You will also cross a famous point known as a kissing rock.It takes about 1.30 2 hours,to reach the top of this wall.Excellent views of kibo and the background can be viewed from here in clear days.From here,you will be walking down-up hills all the way to the camp.You will have lunch at the camp.In the late afternoon,it is an option to walk a bit higher than the camp,with the accompany of your guide.
FROM Karanga camp(4040m./13,332ft.)
TO Cossovo camp(4,950m./16,335ft.)
VEGETATION ZONE Alpine desert
The trek today starts with steep/gentle hill for about 1.5hrs.then you will be walking in gradual trail ,before crossing a flat area,and lastly through steep hill to Barafu base camp,where you will have a little rest.From barafu camp,you have about an hour more to finish the last steep hill to Cossovo camp,where we overnighthing.Lunch is served at the camp.In the late afernoon you can hike with your guide,higher than the camp,aiming to gain at least 150m./495ft.Tonight expect to have early dinner for early sleep.
Acclimatization hike:
You will be woken up at around 03:00 for breakfast and the last preparations,and will start your ascent around 04:00.You will be hiking in dark,with your headlights for about 2 hrs.It takes about 3 hours more to reach the rim of the crater,Stella point.About an hour before stella point,the trail is very steep,but switch-backs make it easier to make it.From Stella point,you will push on through a gradual trail to the highest point,Uhuru peak,which takes one more hour from stella point.After spending some time at the roof of Africa for taking photos,enjoying views etc.,you will carry on along the crater rim for a while then you will descend across the rim to the crater floor,where you will find your tents and lunch are waiting for you.In the late afternoon,your guide will lead you higher to Reutsch crater/Ash pit for acclimatizing.overnighting is at crater camp.
FROM COSSOVO CAMP TO UHURU PEAK:
FROM UHURU PEAK TO CRATER CAMP
In the morning,after breakfast,you will start to walk across the crater floor for about half an hour then you will ascend to Stlla point.From here,you will descend though zig-zag ways,before walking down through sand and loose scree.It will take you about 2 hours to reach Cossovo camp.At the camp,you will pack your duffle bags and getting something hot to drink.From here you have about 2.30hrs.to descend to Mweka high camp(millennium camp),where you will stop for lunch.After lunch,You need about 1.30hrs.to Mweka camp for overnighting.
Today is your last day in the mountain.You will walk down through the jungle to Mweka exit gate.You will sign out at the gate and your guide will collect your summit certificates .You will meet all of your crew here,then you will drive to Moshi town for the lunch in a restaurant.It takes about 40mn.driving to this point.After lunch,you have about 2 hours driving to Arusha,back to your hotel.
©Copyrights 2021. All rights reserved by WAZI TOURS. Developed By Jbtech Solution