9 Days: Northern Circuit Route
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Overview
This special 9 days climb offers excellent views from all sides of the mountain, including the quiet, rarely visited northern slopes. The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the west, beginning with a long drive from Moshi to Londorossi Gate.The Northern Circuit route is certainly one of the best routes on Kilimanjaro.
While you trek, you will see nearly 360 degrees of beautiful scenery as you traverse the mountain at 13,000 feet. As the longest route on Kilimanjaro, the Northern Circuit also has the longest acclimatization time, giving you the highest chance of reaching the summit successfully. Thus, the Northern Circuit route is highly recommended.
From there, the first two days are spent trekking through the rain-forest to Shira Ridge, before crossing the Shira Plateau. Afterwards, the route heads north and circles clockwise from Moir Hut to Buffalo Camp to School Hut, before summiting from the east. Descent is made via the Mweka route.
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Tour Plan
Accommodation:
- Keys Hotel - Moshi
Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours
- Distance: About 5,5 km's.
- Habitat: Rain Foreset.
- Elevation change: +395 m
- Hiking time: 5-6 hours
- Distance: About 8 km's
- Habitat: Rainforest / Low Alpine Zone
- Elevation change: +720m
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours
- Distance: About 7 km's
- Habitat: Rainforest / Low Alpine Zone
- Elevation change: +740 m, -680 m
- Hiking time: 5-7hours
- Distance: About 14 km's
- Habitat: Low alpine zone / High alpine zone
- Elevation change: +740 m,
- Hiking time: 5-7 hours
- Distance: About 12 km's
- Habitat: High alpine zone
- Elevation change: +100 m
- Hiking time: 5-7 hours
- Distance: About 8 km
- Habitat: High alpine zone and low alpine zone
- Elevation change: +615 m
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
- Distance: About 15 km
- Habitat: Glaciers,
- Elevation change: +1255 m,
- Hiking time: 6-8 hours to summit / 4-6 hours to Millennium Camp
- Distance: About 7 km to summit, 11 km to Millennium Camp
- Habitat: Glaciers, snow capped summit
- Elevation change: +1255 m, -2815
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours Camp
- Distance: About 10 km
- Habitat: Rain Forest
- Elevation change: -2815
Accommodation:
- Keys Hotel - Moshi
Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Including
- Porterage
- Rescue fee
- Park fees
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Exclusions
- Climbing gear (Available for renting)
- Sleeping bag (Available for renting)
- Bath towels
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$200.00 pp)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
What's Included
- Park fees
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Government Taxes/VAT
- Airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water(On all days)
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees