8 days Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing Via Shira route down to Mweka

Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing: 8 Days Via Shira route down to Mweka Overview:

Name: Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing Via Shira route down to Mweka
Duration: 8 Days

This 8 days Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing through the Shira route will be one of the most fulfilling experiences of your life. This will take you through a beautiful scenic route through various camps set up on the way up to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, at a magnificent altitude of 5,895 metres.

The highlight of this trek is that you will pass through various landscapes and each will have its own unique beauty. You will be sleeping in private mountain sleeping tents all through the way, which porters will be carrying for you.

We will make sure you have a fun and safe trekking experience. Please refer to the itinerary section for day-by-day activities.

Kilimanjaro Climbing-Shira Route 8 Day Itinerary, this is the 8 days route approaches the summit from the west via Barafu camp and Stella Point, before descending via the Mweka Route and Millennium camp. We walk across an alpine plateau and pass through the caldera of Shira volcano and exploring the rock formations of the plateau.
The 8 days route gives a complete maximum time to acclimatization and also gives the perfect view of the glaciers on the crater rim, before joining with other routes and making the final ascent to the top.

The Shira Route is a little used trail that begins near Shira Ridge. It is nearly identical to the Lemosho route. In fact, Shira was the original route and Lemosho is the improved variation. Although Shira is a varied and beautiful route, it is less favorable than its successor due to the relatively high altitude of Shira’s starting point, which is accessed quickly by vehicle. It is possible that climbers will experience some altitude related symptoms on the first day while camping at 11,800 feet.

The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Shira Ridge. The vehicle bypasses the rain forest zone and the hiking trail begins on Shira Ridge. The Shira route crosses the entire Shira Plateau from west to east in a pleasant, relatively flat hike. Then the route traverses underneath Kilimanjaro’s Southern Ice Field on a path known as the Southern Circuit before summiting from Barafu. Descent is made via the Mweka route