Londorossi Gate 2,100m

Lemosho Route - Distance: ~5.5km / 3 Miles | Trekking Time: 3-4 Hours | Zone: Rainforest

The Northern Circuit Route begins at Londorossi Gate (2,100 meters) in the West, the same start point as the Lemosho Route. The drive to Londorossi Gate takes approximately two hours from Moshi town. Registration with the Kilimanjaro National Park authorities occurs at the gate and then you will be driven further up the mountain to the trailhead starting point. We will serve lunch here before the short first-day trek to Mti Mkubwa Camp (2,820 meters) begins. You may get lucky and spot large wildlife like elephant and buffalo that sometimes emerge from the rainforest onto the path as you trek towards your first camp. Dinner will be served when you reach Mti Mkubwa Camp.

• Private transportation
• Qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, porters, and cook
• Salaries for mountain crew compliant with Kilimanjaro National Park guidelines
• Emergency oxygen and basic first aid kit
• Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Accommodations at a hotel before and after the climb, meals included
• Camping equipment including tents, chairs, tables, and sleeping mattress
• All park fees, taxes, and camping charges included
• Fresh drinking water and daily hot water for washing
• Roundtrip transfers between Kilimanjaro airport and Moshi

• Visas, Flights, Health & Travel Insurances
• Gratuities
• Items of personal nature
• Personal hiking/trekking gear – we can rent some of the gear from our equipment store in Tanzania
• Optional but highly recommended Portable toilet
• Snacks, personal medicine and water purifying tablets
• Meals & drinks not specified and snacks

The Northern Circuit route is one of the best routes on Kilimanjaro, offering nearly 360 degrees of beautiful scenery including the quiet, rarely visited northern slopes. As the longest route on Kilimanjaro, the Northern Circuit also has the most acclimatization time and the highest summit success rate. Thus, the Northern Circuit route is highly recommended.
The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Londorossi Gate. From there, the first two days are spent trekking through the rainforest to Shira Ridge, before crossing the Shira Plateau. The route then heads north and circles clockwise from Moir Hut to Buffalo Camp to School Hut, before summiting from the east. Descend is made via the Mweka route.

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