Mt Kilimanjaro Climbing: Shira – Mweka Route
Duration
10 days
Tour Type
Overview
The Shira route is a little used trail that begins near Shira Ridge. It is nearly identical to the Lemosho route. The hiking trail crosses the entire Shira Plateau from west to east in a pleasant, relatively flat hike. 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.
Included
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Includes1 All Transport from shira gate/Mweka gate to moshi2 Kilimanjaro airports to Hotel transfer3 Food4 All park fees, rescue fees, permit fees5 Porters and guides wages
Excluded
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Not included1 Drinking water2 Tips3 Personal things like beers, sodas, cigarettes4 Accommodation in Arusha.
Leave hotel after breakfast to shira gate, all the way driving. After we finish with the park gate, start hiking to shira plateau for 4hrs, dinner and overnight in the camp 3000m
Early hike will start after breakfast to shira hut which is 5-6 hrs, lunch will be on the way. Dinner and overnight in the camp.[3700m]
This day we will not start very early because the hike is only for 3hrs. so we sleep at [4400m] the camp is lava tower.
This is a very short day and as well is going down to Baranco camp which is [3800m] and this one will help you very much for acclimatizing for the summit. Dinner and overnight in the camp.
After breakfast, we face the breakfast wall, on our way to Karanga valley for lunch, dinner and over
night.[3900m]
Because we have problem of the water in the other camp, we have to carry water all the way from Karanga vallery, by this, lunch is on route. Dinner and overnight in Barafu camp.[4600m] In this camp we arrange our gears for the summit. We start hiking for the summit at mid night, so we wake up at 11.00pm.We will be in the Uhuru peak at 6.30am.
After breakfast at Barafu camp descend to Mweka camp for dinner and overnight.
We take breakfast at 8.30am and then walk down to Mweka gate, then cash our transport to moshi or your destination.
Leave hotel after breakfast to shira gate, all the way driving. After we finish with the park gate, start hiking to shira plateau for 4hrs, dinner and overnight in the camp 3000m
Early hike will start after breakfast to shira hut which is 5-6 hrs, lunch will be on the way. Dinner and overnight in the camp.[3700m]
This day we will not start very early because the hike is only for 3hrs. so we sleep at [4400m] the camp is lava tower.
This is a very short day and as well is going down to Baranco camp which is [3800m] and this one will help you very much for acclimatizing for the summit. Dinner and overnight in the camp.
After breakfast, we face the breakfast wall, on our way to Karanga valley for lunch, dinner and over
night.[3900m]
Because we have problem of the water in the other camp, we have to carry water all the way from Karanga vallery, by this, lunch is on route. Dinner and overnight in Barafu camp.[4600m] In this camp we arrange our gears for the summit. We start hiking for the summit at mid night, so we wake up at 11.00pm.We will be in the Uhuru peak at 6.30am.
After breakfast at Barafu camp descend to Mweka camp for dinner and overnight.
We take breakfast at 8.30am and then walk down to Mweka gate, then cash our transport to moshi or your destination.