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 CLIENTS COMMENTS

"Your guides were simply the best. We took the Machame Route and had a marvelous climb. All four of us made the summit with the help of your guides, cooks and porters. We could not have done it so easily without that support."

MT. KILIMANJARO

LEMOSHO ROUTE

The start point of the Lemosho Route is particularly inaccessible during the wet season and climbers should be prepared to walk the final 2-5 kilometres of the road following heavy rains.

The journey time to reach the start point is quite long and joined to the possibility of not reaching the end of the road by vehicle head torches may well be needed to reach Forest Camp on day 1.

On day two the route ascends towards the eastern side of the Shira Ridge, the third summit of Kilimanjaro, before bending left to round the north side of the Shira Ridge and attain the Shira Plateau, pictured at the bottom of this page.

Having crossed the Shira Plateau and reaching Shira 2 or Shira Cave Camp, the route is precisely the same as Machame.

The descent is along the Mweka Route, a descent-only route.

If Machame is crowded Lemosho loses its advantage by day 3 so it’s necessary to decide whether the additional costs involved with the Lemosho Route are worthwhile, or whether the TK 7 day Rongai Route might be a better choice.

A recommended route for the 7 day option and particularly for double summitters and those wanting to add a crater excursion.

LEMOSHO MAP