Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes
KOSHER CLIMB
12 days
ITINERARY
8 days
INCLUDING SHABBAT
5,895m
ALTITUDE
Dates
2025
SHABBAT ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Climb Kilimanjaro on our 12 day Lemosho Route itinerary by joining one of our Kosher Kilimanjaro climbs. Our team have experience of delivering very successful Kosher climbs for groups of all abilities. We will take the Lemosho route, our most popular way to reach the summit of Africa’s highest mountain. This itinerary offers you a Kosher menu throughout, and is designed to include Shabbat above the clouds at Barranco camp. This route heads in from the west and traverses all the way to the east on Kilimanjaro’s southern side – providing a fantastic varied trek with changing views.
The Challenge
Reach the Roof of Africa in 8 days...
The Lemosho Route approaches Kilimanjaro from the West, and starts in pristine forest before crossing the vast Shira plateau, and merging into the Machame Route after Shira Camp (on Day 3 of trekking). The route traverses around Kilimanjaro’s’ southern side, providing a fantastic varied trek with changing scenery & views. Our Kosher Climb includes a rest day for Shabbat at Barranco Camp, before you tackle the famous Barranco Wall. You then have 2 short trekking days before reaching high camp – and your summit attempt. This starts at around midnight – and therefore you get more rest with more time to prepare for the final push to the top! Trust us to deliver your Kosher Kilimanjaro experience!
- 12 day trip - 7 day trekking
- Shabbat above the clouds
- Kosher menu
- All inclusive - hotels & park fees
- Flights included or land only
- Varied Kilimanjaro scenery
- Good acclimatisation features
- Private Kilimanjaro camp areas
- Take on the Barranco Wall!
- Summit via Stella Point
- Exit via Mweka Gate in the south
- Safari & Zanzibar extensions
The Experience
Life On The Kilimanjaro trek
On an Action Challenge trip you’ll be part of a team which takes on a Kilimanjaro adventure together – and that’s what makes the experience so special. Getting to know others, supporting each other when the going gets tough on summit day, laughing together, and sharing those special moments & the new friendships that will stay with you for many years. Led by a UK Mountain Leader and supported by a Medic overseeing the group’s wellbeing – you’ll be in safe hands, and our expert local Kilimanjaro logistics team & guides will ensure it all runs like clockwork. These are ‘fully inclusive’ Kilimanjaro trips – leaving you to focus on your challenge, and to enjoy it!
An Action Challenge trip is much more than a holiday! It brings like-minded people together in a fantastic landscape, provides the best support & great hospitality, and enables the group to take on a tough & unforgettable Kilimanjaro challenge which forges new friendships, broaden horizons, and leaves you wanting more of life’s adventures! We’ve taken great care to ensure this itinerary is Kosher, meaning you can focus on reaching the summit.
The blueprint for Action Challenge Kilimanjaro trip is based on delivering a high quality enjoyable experience – and doing it all safely. An experienced UK Mountain Leader ensures that all aspects of the challenge run to plan – and one of our UK Medics, with an expedition med kit, is on-hand to look after the group’s wellbeing – enabling everyone to have the best chance of successfully competing their challenge and reaching Kilimanjaro’s ice caped summit.
We go to great lengths to ensure that we only use the best local organisations to supply the all-important ground logistics and the on-challenge support, catering, and hospitality teams – with experienced guides leading the way on the trails with their deep local knowledge and authentic style. We have good links with the Rabbi based in Arusha, who has consulted on the menu and provisions of the climb to ensure your services are Kosher.
All fruits, vegetables and grains served as part of our menu are fully Kosher. We will spend Shabbat at Barranco Camp, arriving mid afternoon on Friday and spending all day Saturday at camp. Tinned food will be served after sunset, with no trekking or activity taking place until we start our trek again on Sunday.
Our UK Leaders and Medics are experienced in leading highly rated Kosher climbs, and the local crew are fully prepared to delivering a fantastic experience for you.
Whether its’s the hotels, restaurants & transfers before & after the main challenge – or the challenge accommodation & meals whilst out on the trails – our all inclusive packages mean that you will get a top quality experience at a great value price! Flights are generally included, but there’s a ‘land only’ option if you’d prefer to book your own – and single supplement accommodation upgrades are available.
The group comes together – takes on a tough challenge together – and then celebrates its achievements in style on the final night of the trip in a local restaurant or hotel, with medals, awards, and a maybe a bit of a party! Many of our participants make new special friends on our trips – and quite a few come back together for another challenge in the following years!
A successful challenge starts with good preparation. The better prepared you are the more confident you’ll be, and the more you’ll enjoy it! Our ‘Challenge App’ will have all the info & details of what to expect on your challenge – and how to prepare for it – and we have optional training walks, training weekends , and a place on one of our UK Ultra Challenge events to get out on the tails and test your fitness, kit, & equipment.
Itinerary & Route
Summary itinerary below – and click on ‘full itinerary’ for all the details. Note – some details of the itinerary may change, and you’ll be provided with a detailed itinerary once you are signed up to the challenge.
Departing London, we fly overnight before landing into Tanzania. Upon a morning arrival, we transfer to our hotel, check in, before a welcome briefing & kit check. We have an evening meal together before an early night.
Setting out from the Londrossi gate, to the west of the mountain, we set out from the foothills through lush vegetation. Our 1st night is spent camping at ‘Big Tree Camp’ (2,780m). The next day we begin trekking slowly towards Shira Camp where the landscape turns more into ‘Moorland’ with unique shrubs & flora. We camp at the Shira Plateau which is above the cloud line, at 3,850m. From here we head towards Barranco Camp, arriving in the mid-afternoonn, past Lava Tower & under the ice field of Kibo. On arrival, we settle in our home for the next 2 nights, ready to spend an exciting Shabbat above the clouds at 3850m!
Today we rest at camp, enjoying the views. We start by gathering with our friends and team-mates for breakfast. The rest of the day can be spent in contemplation, taking short walks around the camp or relaxing in our tent. Lunch and dinner will also be served at camp.
Heading out from Barranco camp, we scramble up to the top of the Barranco wall, before heading along to Karanga Camp for a night’s rest at 3,995m. The next morning we set out from Karanga to Kosovo Camp at 4,800m which takes us about 6 hours. It is here that we prepare ourselves for our summit attempt, getting in a few hours of sleep before waking up approx. 11pm.
And so to the Kilimanjaro summit day! We awake just before midnight – and after a hot drink & snacks we begin our climb. For the next 6 hours we trek the steepest and most demanding part of the route by torch light. This is a long and gruelling trek to reach Stella point (5,730m) at Kilimanjaro’s crater rim. After a short rest we make our final traverse to Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the African continent at 5,895m. The rising morning sunlight gives us spectacular views across the plains below and of Mount Meru in the distance – and we feel on top of the world! After some photos we have a tough decent back to Kosovo Camp where we stop for a rest and brunch, before continuing down to Millennium Camp at 3,950m. After a long and exhilarating day we can finally rest our tired legs and get a good night’s sleep!
We descend to the gate from Millennium Camp which takes us between 4-5 hours, before boarding a bus to head back to the hotel. After a rest & a hot shower we have the afternoon to relax by the pool before a celebratory dinner. The next day we have a free morning, before heading to the airport for an overnight flight back to the UK.
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