SHIRA ROUTE EXPERIENCE ON KILIMANJARO
This is where you start your trek till you reach 3050 meters in remote heathland, but the trail can become impassable in wet weather. You need some previous acclimatization to begin at this height. It is a tough seven-day climb, with a high possibility of early altitude sickness since you start high and camp at Forest Camp at the same height on the first night. Shira has a low summit success rate as being one of the shortest routes up and down the summit (56 kilometers) though we always offer it with an extra acclimatization day to increase your probability.
The trail crosses many different speckled zones: over the Shira Plateau through heath with giant heathers, to alpine sections with bizarre plant life which gradually shrinks from five-meter columns of daisy-flowered giant groundsel and three meter high fasciated lobelias, to flowering bulbs, gladiolus, red-hot pokers, tussocky white everlasting flowers, and deep blue gentians. The plants have adapted to extreme climactic conditions, with searing sunlight by day and freezing temperatures by night.
Your enjoyment of this unique Tanzanian mountain holiday depends on your adaptation to camping in such variable weather. Meals are served in a mess tent or on a blanket outdoors if you prefer the African sky view. Joining other trails at Barranco gives you the chance of extra acclimatization exploring the fantastic scenery, lava towers, and steep ridges leading to the daunting Barranco Wall. There are views of the dangerous but fascinating Western Breach with its glaciated rock ramparts and breathtaking sunsets.
Onward to Karanga Camp for an intentional acclimatization day, Barafu and finally your summit assault, the most difficult part of which is a grueling scree switchback between Ratzel and Rebmann glaciers to Stella Point at 5685 meters where you may rest to watch a spectacular sunrise far above the rest of Africa. A gentle but slow summit trek and exhilarating scree slide descent through Mweka completes your day of outstanding achievement.
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Lemosho is a very beautiful, isolated, 70 kilometer trail traversing from the west, through dense forest still rich in life, crossing the scenic heathland of the Shira Plateau all the way south and then east towards Barafu. Read More On Lemosho
Rongai starts from the Tanzanian village of Nale Moru on the lower farming slopes before leading up to a pine forest. The route begins in the north, approaching by a more remote route than the others. Read More On Rongai
Machame covers around 62 kilometers from its gate in the south to the summit, via a number of different habitats and stunning viewpoints, returning along the steep Mweka descent trail. Read More On Machame
Marangu is one of the more popular, first-born, shorter-timed routes utilized by uninformed holiday trekkers in Africa who are on a low budget, and those mislead by its “easy” reputation. Read More On Marangu
Shira is used by very few mountain visitors who climb Kilimanjaro. It has been largely replaced by the Lemosho Route, which is almost identical, but starts lower down. It is mainly used for quick access for rescue work. Read More On Shira
Umbwe is a precarious, steep and short distanced trail. Only seriously fit, experienced climbers should attempt this test of mental and physical endurance, which is seriously life-threatening without previous acclimatization. Read More On Umbwe
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KILIMANJARO TREK GUIDE- HOME
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB INTRODUCTION
AfricanMecca believes Kilimanjaro is a mountain with attitude. Towering enigmatically like an ethereal island in the sky wreathed in mists, at 5895 meters, it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest stand-alone mountain in the world.
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB PRICES
Here you will find prices for various recommended and acclimitized routes for Kilimanjaro including Lemosho, Machame, Rongai, Shira, Umbwe and Marangu. We recommend you customize your private climb based on your preference and group size.
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TOP 10 REASONS TO CLIMB WITH US
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KILIMANJARO SAFETY CLIMB GUIDE
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT GUIDE
Kilimanjaro kills those climbers who go beyond their sensible limits. We have an enviable safety record because its leaders do not waste time on technological fixes on high altitude, but get sick and injured trekkers off the mountain without delay.
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KILIMANJARO HIGH ALTITUDE GUIDE
The general impression is that a climbing tour of Kilimanjaro is an easy mountaineering option, since the 5895 meter mountain has been successfully climbed by hardy children and by octogenarians. It is not. It is a perilous undertaking.
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Review the 5 geographical, flora and fauna zones of Mount Kilimanjaro. The zones include the lower countryside slopes, montane forests, heathlands and moorlands, the towering alpine deserts and the arctic ice cap summit of the shinning mountain.
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KILI GEOLOGY, HISTORY & TRIBES
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GUIDE ON KILIMANJARO PARK
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You may optionally extend out to offbeat parks in Southern and Western Tanzania such as Nyerere (Selous), Ruaha or Katavi ending with a chimpanzee trekking safari at Gombe or Mahale by the relaxing Lake Tanganyika.
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