Looking at your company's package deal for trekking Kilimanjaro. There are different routes to trek Kilimanjaro, what is the easiest route to trek? Any advise would be appreciated.

The easiest route to trek is Northern circuit 9 days. The Northern Circuit route is one of the best routes on Kilimanjaro, offering nearly 360 degrees of beautiful scenery including the quiet, rarely visited northern slopes. As the longest route on Kilimanjaro, the Northern Circuit also has the most acclimatization time and the highest summit success rate.

Kilimanjaro climb shira route 6 days

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Operator: Almighty Kilimanjaro
Hiking & Trekking: Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
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Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Medium Intensity: Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 20
Ages 10+

Itinerary

Day 1
Moshi to Shira Camp
Start point
Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (at the hotel in moshi, 08:00 - 09:00)
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive from Moshi to Shira Gate
- National park registration
- Rainforest hike to Shira Camp
Landmarks
Shira Gate
Mount Kilimanjaro
Day 2
Shira Camp to Barranco Camp
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Near Lava Tower), Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike to Lava Tower (4,630 m/15,190 ft)
- Hike to Barranco Camp (3,950 m/12,960 ft)
Optional Activities
- Scramble to the top of Lava Tower (for sure-footed climbers)
Landmarks
Lava Tower
Western Breach
Breach Wall
Day 3
Barranco Camp to Karanga Valley
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Hot lunch in camp), Dinner
Included Activities
- Climb Barranco Wall
- Hike to Karanga Valley campsite
Optional Activities
- Explore Karanga Valley campsite surroundings
- Rest at campsite
Landmarks
Barranco Wall
Heim Glacier
Karanga Valley
Mawenzi
Day 4
Karanga Valley to Barafu Camp
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Hot lunch at Barafu Hut), Dinner (Early dinner)
Included Activities
- Hike to Barafu Camp via Mweka Route junction
Landmarks
Mweka Route
Barafu Camp
Karanga Valley
Day 5
Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak and Mweka Camp
Meals
Breakfast (Steaming tea and biscuits at 11:30 PM), Dinner
Included Activities
- Summit climb from Barafu Camp to Stella Point (5,685 m/18,650 ft)
- Hike from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak
- Descent from Uhuru Peak to Barafu Camp
- Hike from Barafu Camp to Mweka Camp (3,100 m/10,170 ft)
Landmarks
Rebmann Glacier
Ratzel Glacier
Stella Point
Uhuru Peak
Mweka Camp
Day 6
Mweka Camp to Moshi
End point
Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (at the hotel in moshi, 14:00 - 16:00)
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Delicious hot lunch in Mweka Village)
Included Activities
- Hike from Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
- Summit certificate registration at Mweka Gate
- Drive from Mweka Village to Moshi
Landmarks
Mweka Gate
Mweka Village

Landmarks
Shira Gate
Mount Kilimanjaro

Landmarks
Lava Tower
Western Breach
Breach Wall

Landmarks
Barranco Wall
Heim Glacier
Karanga Valley
Mawenzi

Landmarks
Mweka Route
Barafu Camp
Karanga Valley

Landmarks
Rebmann Glacier
Ratzel Glacier
Stella Point
Uhuru Peak
Mweka Camp

Landmarks
Mweka Gate
Mweka Village

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Helene
March 13th, 2026
It was a great experience and my guide Ladi and the team really really took care of me. They were super friendly,...
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DreDre
February 13th, 2026
A truly wonderful experience from start to end, coming from Singapore, a really busy city with lots of buildings and...
A truly wonderful experience from start to end, coming from Singapore, a really busy city with lots of buildings and no mountains here. My first experience ever climbing a mountain with my wife (also her first time). The Head Guide John from Almighty was really professional and experienced, from his briefings, safety briefings, expert guidance and understanding symptoms of Altitude sickness etc made us feel safe in his hands. Also leading a superb team of chef and porters who are really hard working and strong, truly admire their resilience and also “happy go lucky” attitudes despite their tough jobs. Really didn’t think we could make it to the summit at Stella Point as I was suffering from fever, nausea, diarrhea etc and my wife was experiencing some difficulty breathing. We weren’t too used to the altitude, but our guide managed to push us through while still being very cautious about our symptoms and constantly checking in on us during Summit Night. After many long hours, we finally made it to Stella Point and that too us was really amazing as we just stood there and enjoyed the views surrounding us, thinking that we weren’t gonna make it tbh. Sunrise was beautiful and we were in awe of the views surrounding us. Highly recommend Almighty as they are affordable and truly professional for a locally owned Tanzanian Operator.Show more
Meirion
February 12th, 2026
Almighty Kilimanjaro team were fabulous looked after your every need especially John the guide and made every moment...
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Looking at your company's package deal for trekking Kilimanjaro. There are different routes to trek Kilimanjaro, what is the easiest route to trek? Any advise would be appreciated.
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- Almighty KilimanjaroOperator•Written June 2022
  The easiest route to trek is Northern circuit 9 days. The Northern Circuit route is one of the best routes on Kilimanjaro, offering nearly 360 degrees of beautiful scenery including the quiet, rarely visited northern slopes. As the longest route on Kilimanjaro, the Northern Circuit also has the most acclimatization time and the highest summit success rate.
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  Susan
  Traveler•Written June 2022
  As I understand, only the Marangu route offers hut accommodations. Is that correct? Is this route strenuous?
- Almighty KilimanjaroOperator•Written June 2022
  Yes it's the only route which offer Hut as accommodation, the northern circuit in terms of high success rate beat marangu route by far

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Moshi to Shira Camp

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Shira Camp to Barranco Camp

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Barranco Camp to Karanga Valley

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Karanga Valley to Barafu Camp

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Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak and Mweka Camp

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Mweka Camp to Moshi

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