Mount Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route
Safari at a Glance
The Lemosho Route, in Seven Days or Eight
🏆 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2024, 2025 & 2026 · ✅ Kenya TRA Licensed No. TRA1/47/C01/25895 · 🏛️ TOSK (Tour Operators Society of Kenya) Member #0082 · 🇹🇿 Operated in Tanzania by our TALA-licensed partner — licence 037480. Certificate available on request.
7 or 8 days · Kilimanjaro National Park · From $1,740 per person (group of 3+) · All park fees included
Lemosho starts on the western side and walks in from the forest, which is the part that matters. You gain height on foot from the first morning instead of being driven to it, you cross the full width of the Shira Plateau with Kibo in front of you for two days, and you join the Southern Circuit at Barranco with several nights already behind you. It is the route we recommend most often to people who have not been to altitude before.
We sell it in two lengths, and the difference between them is one night.
📋 The Two Lemosho Itineraries
| Itinerary | Private | Group of 3+ | What the extra night buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven-day Lemosho | $1,859 pp | $1,740 pp | The standard Lemosho. Seven days, the Lava Tower climb-high-sleep-low day, a night at Karanga before summit night. |
| Eight-day Lemosho | $2,099 pp | $1,750 pp | An extra night on the Shira Plateau. It halves the biggest single day of ascent and gives your guide one more day to see how you are handling the height. |
Note the group price: with three or more of you, the eight-day costs ten dollars per person more than the seven-day. If you are climbing as a group and can spare the day, that is the easiest decision on this website.
🫁 Why the Extra Day Is Worth More Than Anything Else You Can Add
More nights on the mountain means more time to acclimatise, and that is what decides the outcome for most climbers. It is the one relationship everyone who works on this mountain agrees on.
We do not publish a summit success rate. No operator's figures are independently audited, so they cannot be compared or checked, and the last official numbers came from the national park authority in 2006. We would rather tell you where the extra day goes and what it does than print a percentage we cannot stand behind.
👍 If Lemosho Is Not the Right Route
Lemosho is a camping route. If you want a bed and a roof, look at the six-day Marangu instead — it is the only route on the mountain with huts. If you want the same Southern Circuit finish on a shorter, cheaper itinerary, the six-day Machame covers similar ground. If you want the quietest side of the mountain, the six-day Rongai approaches from the north.
All thirteen itineraries are on the Kilimanjaro climbs page.
📞 How to Book
A 50% deposit confirms the booking. The balance is due 14 days before departure. Booking inside 14 days: full payment confirms it. Cancel with 14 days' notice for a full refund, or reschedule within 12 months. The group rate applies from three climbers.
We accept M-Pesa and bank transfer. Payment details are sent with your written invoice.
We never request payment through social media, personal phone numbers, or any account or link not confirmed in writing by our office. If in doubt, call us before paying anyone.
Tell us your dates and group size. We confirm availability, your departure date and the arrangements in writing before you pay anything.
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Booking and payment stay with us in Nairobi. Talk to us before you decide.
Operated in Tanzania by our TALA-licensed partner — licence 037480. Certificate available on request.
Prices shown are for non-resident climbers. East African citizens pay lower national-park fees — see our East African citizen rates.
Where You Will Visit
This safari explores the following regions in Tanzania
- Mt. Kilimanjaro
