KILIMANJARO CLIMB - SHIRA ROUTE

12 days from GBP1,549 to GBP2,099 including flights

Tripcode: TYR

Our Clients’ Reviews

Anna Hindmarch

KILIMANJARO CLIMB - SHIRA ROUTE

Written November 2008

A great trip - would definately recommend doing this longer trip which gives you 8 days on the mountain, than one of the shorter ones. I have friends who have done shorter trips and who have ended up with altitude sickness. I followed the instructions and drank lots of water and I think that along with the longer time on the mountain, this was why I didn't even have a headache!

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David Harper

KILIMANJARO CLIMB - SHIRA ROUTE

Written March 2008

The trek from start to finish exceeded my expections. I would find it difficult to fault it in any way.

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David Parkin

KILIMANJARO CLIMB - SHIRA ROUTE

Written March 2008

For a first timer on such a trip, the information available on what to take and what not to take was very misleading. I could've taken certain things in place of other stuff I didn't need.

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Lee Purchase

KILIMANJARO CLIMB - SHIRA ROUTE

Written February 2008

Better than Rongai.....but only just! Absolutely brilliant! Once again, I loved it, hated it, and then loved it again! And I wanna go back for more punishment! :)

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Paul Robert Simmons

What an experience. Well worth the physical effort.

Written November 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The views are something else and no picture or words can describe them or do it justice.The guides and staff were fantastic and always there to help and give you a push if you found yourself flagging and having doudts.

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Frances Pantin

Top of the world experience

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
Reaching the top of the Barranco Wall and sitting looking out!

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Gavin Mackintosh

Jings! Crivens! Help me boab! Whit a view!

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
It was my first adventure/climbing holiday (it wont be my last) and I never knew how I would feel on the trip. From the moment we first Saw Kilimanjaro, on the connecting flight from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro International, you got a sense of the size of the mountain, and a sense of awe at what you are about to do. Nothing compares to your fist sunset when you see the snows turn red, and nothing will compare to the sun rise at lava tower when the sun rose over the crater rim....and certainly nothing will compare to the sun rise at the summit, with the blood red sun breaking over the horizon with the old wooden sign that congratulates you at the top in the foreground. Kili was inspirational, as was Tanzania; from the enthusiasm of the locals and the guides, to the silence of the slopes of Kili, my 12 days in Tanzania are 12 that I will never forget.

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Dominic Walsh

Breathtaking

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The magic moment for me was the final ascent to the top. Looking up at 3 in the morning to see the twinkling lights of the groups ahead of us. As dawn approached we could look down on the clouds. As the light approached the holes in the cloud cover were transformed into clouds of light moving over the landscape. First dull ochre to brilliant yellow and then the sun rose into view. On a practical note - who would have expected 3 good meals a day. Fresh fruit, meat and lots of tea. The guides really took care of us! The Shira route is the way to go. If you are going all that distance you need to acclimatise. We were almost all headache free and could really enjoy where we were!

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Stephen Moore

Cold, hard but well worth the effort.

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
It's an obvious one, but the realisation at 6:15 in the morning, as the sky was starting to lighten, that we had reached Stella Point, that six hours of slogging upwards in a windchill of about -20C was all worthwhile. The walk to Uhuru Point was easy after that - I could almost have run it!

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David Ballard

A very personal experience

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The mountain itself

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Barry Carter

I'll never forget reaching Uhuru Peak, the feeling of exhilaration and pride, but most of all, acco

Written September 2007
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
The start of the trip, the middle of the adventure, summiting, this was an expidition! fantastic, it was all inspirational.

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