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Shira Route for Kilimanjaro


View from Shira Camp
Originally uploaded by Harsh1.0

The Shira Route for Kilimanjaro is an 8 day climb and goes through some of the most beautiful scenery on Kilimanjaro.

The route leads up to the Shira Plateau and the Shira Needle, as well as Barafu hut, Stella Point and Uhuru Point. There are several steep climbs on the way to the top of Kilimanjaro on the Shira Route.

The Shira Route for Kilimanjaro is partly accessible by vehicle during the dry months, but driving is not the best way to see Mount Kilimanjaro and may interfere with your acclimatization process.

For other routes up Mount Kilimanjaro, see the Kilimanjaro Routes page.


Kilimanjaro Routes

There are six Kilimanjaro routes that the vast majority of people climbing Kilimanjaro use get up the mountain.

The following is a list of the six routes for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania:

Machame Route for Kilimanjaro

Marangu Route for Kilimanjaro

Lemosho Route for Kilimanjaro

Rongai Route for Kilimanjaro

Shira Route for Kilimanjaro

Umbwe Route for Kilimanjaro