Shira route bypasses the Lemosho route to the west whereby the climbers are driven up to the Shira gate just a short distance from the Shira ridge. However, most climbers regard it as the same route as Lemosho because they both meet at Shira camp. This path has a distance of 56 kilometers to the summit hence the shortest route in Kilimanjaro Mountain. Moreover, Shira route is normally used for rescuing climbers affected by altitude sickness due to its quick access by the car. Hiking in this route begins at an altitude of 11,800ft above the sea level. Shira route consist of different zones which vary according to different altitude. Such zones include Shira plateau, heath, alpine sections covered with a bizarre plant which shrikes from 5 meters columns of daisy-flowered giant groundsel, flowering bulbs, red-hot pokers, tussock white everlasting flowers and many more.
Day 1: Pick up from the Airport to the hotel in Moshi or Arusha town
Our professional driver will pick you up from the airport say hi and then take you to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha town for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Moshi/ Arusha to Shira gate; all the way to Shira camp 2
Highlights
You will wake up at 6:00 am for preparation; breakfast will begin from 6:30 am up to 7:30 am. Leave your hotel after breakfast to Shira gate for registration and the preparation for the hiking. When all the requirements are done you will begin trekking through the rain forest on a windy muddy trail until you reach at Shira camp2 for dinner and the overnight. Lunch will be provided somewhere along the way before you arrive at the campsite.
Day 3: Shira camp 2 to Lava tower to Burranco camp
Highlights
You will wake up at 6:30 am and then breakfast up to 7:15 am. After breakfast you will begin trekking to the East at 7:30 am whereby, you will pass through a steep slope above the highest vegetation toward Kilimanjaro looming mass. Also you will continue walking through the rocky landscape until you reach at the Lava tower. You will have lunch near the Lava tower and then will descend for 2 hours below the lower cliffs of the western breach and breach wall to Burranco camp. This place has amazing sunset views therefore, it better for photographing. Dinner and overnight will be at Barranco camp.
Day 4: Barranco camp to Karanga camp
Highlights
Trekking will begin after breakfast and will be a shorter trek order to have enough acclimatization time. Also you will have time to pass through the top of the Heim glacier and later descend into the lush Karanga valley towards the campsite. On this day you will have a chance of exploring the beauty and enjoying the spectacular views of Kilimanjaro Mountain. You will have dinner and overnight at Karanga campsite.
Day 5: Karanga Camp to Barafu camp
Highlights
Trekking will begin in the morning after breakfast whereby you will walk eastward over the intervening ridges and valleys until you join the Mweka route. Trekking will continue through the Heim Glacier heading down towards the Karanga Valley and goes over intervening ridges and valley to join the Mweka route which will be your descent route. On this day you will have an opportunity of viewing the summit and the beauty of the mountain from different views. Please note that the water streams ends at Karanga camp hence there will be no water elsewhere onwards. Remember that your tent will be pitched on the narrow stony wind-swept ridge so make sure you become familiar with the trail and prepare all necessary summit equipments such as headlamp and camera batteries before darkness in order to avoid accidents. You will have dinner and sleep early at 7pm and then you will wake up at 10:30 pm ready to start the summit hiking.
Day 6: Summit Day. Barafu camp to Uhuru peak; Uhuru Peak to Mweka camp
Highlights
Trekking will continue for six hours to the Northeast via the heavy scree between the Rebman and Ratzel glaciers up to Stella point on the crater rim for a shorter break and then carry on hiking to Uhuru peak. After the summit you will descend to Mweka camp 23 kilometers about 7 to 8 hours where you will have dinner and the overnight.
Day 7: Mweka camp to Mweka gate
Highlights
The journey back to town begins after breakfast whereby you will take 3 hours descending from Mweka camp to Mweka gate. After arriving at the gate you will be given certificates of merits whereby successful climbers to Uhuru peak will be given Gold with green color certificates and those ended at Stella point will be given green certificates. On top of that your crew mountain will dance for you and then you will give TIPS to the tour guide/guides, porters and cook and then say goodbye. After finishing all that you will have one hour drive to Mweka village for the hot lunch and then driven to Arusha/ Moshi town to your hotel for the overnight.
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