6 Days Shira Route

6 Days Shira Route Kilimanjaro

Does Kilimanjaro hold a special fascination for you? Are you planning to realise your dream through the Shira Route? Take a deep breath and read through! We say a deep breath because the Shira route catapults you to an altitude of 3600 meters on the very first day and leaves you gasping for air. That’s your first clue. If you are an amateur or someone not at the peak of your physical prowess- Stay away! Altitude sickness can claim you even before you begin your trek.

The route has been a favourite of intrepid trekkers who believes in going off the beaten path. Shira takes a western approach to the Kilimanjaro. Scenic and encrusted with beautiful vistas the route will take you through luscious forests, open grassy moorlands, the Shira caldera, the stupendous rock formations of the Shira plateau, lava towers, Senecio forests towards the steep ridges awaiting to lead you to the daunting Barranco Wall. A steep climb up the wall will lead you to the on the south-eastern flank of Kibo, with superb vistas of the Southern Icefields only to descend into the Karanga valley and then a hike to Barafu camp-

The final assault to the top begins here, at midnight! It will be extreme and grueling and will put to test all your physical and mental sinews. But at stake is the Stella Point (5,735m) and the magnificent sunrise over Mawenzi. If you have any gas left in your tank then challenge yourself to a two hour round trip from Stella Point along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,896m) to bask in the elevating feeling of achievement atop Africa's highest point.

The descent will be through the Mweka route traversing the tropical rainforests. Make sure to use your trekking poles for rocky scree slide descent. In recent years Shira route has been upstaged by the Lemosho route but it nevertheless continues to attract the adventure seeker who seeks bonhomie with Africa’s tallest in solitude.

PAYMENT POLICY:

In order to confirm this Tour, You need to pay 20% deposit of the Tour amount at the time of confirmation, and Final Payment of 80% can be paid on arrival.

Deposit can be paid with Bank Transfer with addition of $45 bank fee or Credit Card with addition of 3.5% Bank fee.

Final Payment can be paid via Credit Card with addition of 3.5% Bank fee or with USD Cash. (Bills should be not older than 2006).

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Cancellation of a holiday must be made in writing and is effective from the date we receive the written notification.
Cancellation charges are expressed at a percentage of quoted price as follows

From time of confirmation up to 15 days prior to arrival 0% 0%
From 14 days to 01 day 20% 20%
From the start of the Tour 100% 100%

If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim the cancellation charges from your insurance company. Notwithstanding the above,
if we have issued your domestic airline tickets and you choose at any time to cancel them then the cancelling for Domestic Tickets will be 100% .