Shira Route 6 Days

• Start high on the Shira Plateau
• Shira Cathedral and wide open moorland
• Lava Tower and the Barranco Wall
• Descend through the Mweka rainforest

Route: Moshi – Shira Gate – Shira 1 – Shira 2 – Lava Tower – Barranco – Barafu – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Gate

1. Day 1Arrival in Moshi

   We meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (or pick you up anywhere in Moshi or Arusha) and drive you to Maridadi Hotel. In the evening your lead guide comes to brief you on the route, check your gear and answer every question.

   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
2. Day 2Drive to Shira Gate and walk to Shira 1 Camp

   A scenic drive around the western slopes, high onto the mountain at Shira Gate. You start walking already above the forest, across the open moorland of the Shira Plateau, to Shira 1 Camp.

   • 3,500 m
   • Walking: 2–3 hours
   • Shira 1 Camp
   • B, L, D
3. Day 3Shira 1 to Shira 2 Camp

   A gentle day across the Shira Plateau, with time to explore the Shira Cathedral rock formations and get used to the altitude.

   • 3,850 m
   • Walking: 4–5 hours
   • Shira 2 Camp
   • B, L, D
4. Day 4Shira 2 to Lava Tower and down to Barranco

   A rocky climb through alpine desert to lunch beside the Lava Tower (4,630 m), with an optional scramble for the brave. Then down about 600 m into the Great Barranco Valley among giant senecios — climb high, sleep low.

   • 3,978 m
   • Walking: 6–7 hours · 7 km
   • Barranco Camp
   • B, L, D
5. Day 5Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

   The day starts with the Great Barranco Wall — a scramble with your hands, not a rope climb, and most people's favourite part. You cross the Karanga Valley and climb on to Barafu, a windswept camp with Kibo and Mawenzi above. Early dinner and rest.

   • 4,600 m
   • Walking: 7–8 hours · 11.4 km
   • Barafu Camp
   • B, L, D
6. Day 6Summit night: Uhuru Peak and down to Millennium Camp

   A pre-dawn start in the cold and dark, slowly up the scree to Stella Point (5,685 m) on the crater rim as the sun rises, then on to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Photos, a few quiet minutes on the roof of Africa, and the long walk down to Barafu and on to Millennium Camp for a hot meal.

   • 5,895 m
   • Walking: 7 hours up · 7–8 hours down
   • Millennium Camp
   • B, L, D
7. Day 7Millennium Camp to Mweka Gate

   A steep, happy descent through the Mweka rainforest to the gate, where you sign out and receive your summit certificate. We drive you back to Maridadi Hotel in Moshi.

   • 1,652 m
   • Walking: 5–6 hours · 13.5 km
   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
   • B, L
8. Day 8Departure

   Breakfast, then a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. Not ready to leave? Add a safari or a few days on Zanzibar — we arrange it all.

   • B

Meals: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner.

Children pay from 65% of the adult price — ask us for their exact price.