Shira Route up Kilimanjaro in Tanzania |
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Shira is generally the route taken by people wanting to spend a slightly longer time on the mountain. The route approaches across the little visited Shira Plateau and meets up with the Machame route on day two, from where the two routes run in together around the Southern slopes to Barranco Camp and on to Barafu Camp for the summit attempt. This route is wearing over the course of 6 or 7 days and is for the fitter climber.
Today your flight leaves from Johannesburg International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport. At Kili you will be met and transferred to Springlands Hotel in Moshi, where you will spend the evening before departing for your climb tomorrow. Before you go to bed, you will be briefed about your impending climb. Early in the morning you will be transferred to Londrossi Park Gate where you will begin your ascent. Today is a tough day of climbing. You will climb all the way up to Shira Plateau which is at an altitude of 3,658m. This take you through the cultivation zone, the forest an into the Moorland. You will stay at the Shira Plateau campsite, where dinner will be prepared for you before your evening's rest. Todays climbing is not very high, but is quite technical taking you up to Plats Cone (3,962mm). The evening will be spent in a campsite on the ridge and dinner is prepared for you before your rest. After breakfast you will continue east towards Kibo passing the junction. From here you will veer southeast towards the lava tower known as Sharks Tooth. Shortly after the tower, you cross a second junction and continue up to the Arrow Glacier (4,877m) Here you will rest in the campsite before tomorrow's ascent to the peak. Early in the morning, you will begin your climb to summit on Uhuru Peak (5,895m) to watch the sun rise. After reaching the peak, you will descend back down to the Mweka Escarpment where you will spend the evening and have dinner at the campsite. After breakfast you will continue your descent down to the Mweka Park Gate, where you will collect your certificate and be transferred back to Springlands Hotel in Moshi for a well deserved rest. Dinner is provided. After breakfast you will be transferred back to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your journey back home.
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