3 DAYS SHIRA MOUNTAIN BIKING TOUR

Customize your bike tour. Experience the really adventure in Shira Mountains for a best acclimatization exercise and short biking. You’ll do your cycle through forest and health moorland zones. You’ll get a fantastic opportunity to see Primates and some larger game animals in the rugged landscape of shira plateau which is the most scenic route to Mount Kilimanjaro. On a clear day, you will see breathtaking views of Kibo peak as you cycle towards the helipad and enjoy different vegetations. The Shira Mountain bike route is a short route which starts from the western side of Kilimanjaro towards the Londorossi gate (2100m) that ends near Shira 1 camp, close to the Shira Ridge (3600m) covering the Shira Plateau.

Highlights: Amazing scenery, cycling to Mt Kilimanjaro, wildlife can be seen

DAY 0: Arrival (Kilimanjaro Airport) – Moshi

Our hospitable driver and guide from your Tanzania KITANO TOURS AND SAFARIS will meet you at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport soon after you arrived, while you are being provided with short briefing you will be transferred to your planned hotel, and KILIMANJARO WHITE HOUSE HOTEL in Moshi-Tanzania is happily advised. You will get into your accommodation, relax and familiarize with authentic African atmosphere. Ready to commence with your 3 DAYS SHIRA MOUNTAIN BIKING TOUR the next day

Moshi is a town in northern Tanzania, near the Kenyan border. It's known as a gateway to Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Trails run up the mountain’s cloud-ringed, snow-capped dome, through alpine forests and meadows home to elephants and leopards. One of Tanzania's major coffee-producing hubs, Moshi is known for its coffee farms and auctions.

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Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 1 : LONDOROSSI GATE – SHIRA 1 CAMP

>>> Your day starts early with a briefing, followed by breakfast and a 2-hour drive from Moshi town (910m) to the Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment in the village. Following registration, we collect packed lunches and we start our mountain bike adventure by cycling from the Londorossi gate (2 100m) to the Shira 1 camp (3 500m) – total distance approximately 18 km. Expect some areas with loose rocks, mud and continuous uphill. Weather conditions, your fitness level and your mountain biking skills level will determine the how much cycling or how much pushing of your mountain bike you will be doing on this section. Especially after heavy rains the 4 x 4 access road can become very muddy in certain areas, making cycling really difficult.

The 4 x 4 track is very spectacular and offers some magnificent views of Mt Meru and the Great Rift Valley in general. Game is often sighted and the road features some striking vegetation changes ranging from forest, grassland, heath to moorland. Upon arrival your porters will have your tent set up at camp and in the evening bring a small bowl of washing water to your tent. The cook will prepare dinner, before you retire to your tent for the night. Night temperatures can already drop to freezing point at this camp.

Approximately 4 to 5 hours

Approximately 18 km

DAY 2 : SHIRA 1 CAMP – SHIRA 2 CAMP

>>>You rise early at Shira 1 camp and, after breakfast, you cycle across the Shira plateau for approximately 7 km to the Shira 2 Camp (3 875m), situated on the moorland meadows. The trail is not very good in some areas where you will be required to push or carry your bike. By now you will be able to see, in an easterly direction, the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. We enjoy lunch at Shira 2 camp. The porters will provide a small bowl of washing water to each hiker, before the cook serves dinner. The night at this exposed camp will even be colder than the previous night, with temperatures dropping to well below freezing.

Approximately 2 -3 hours

Approximately 7 km

DAY 3 : SHIRA 2 CAMP – LONDOROSSI GATE

>>>You rise early at Shira 2 camp and, after breakfast, you will start with an amazing Kilimanjaro downhill to the Londorossi gate, descending 1 800m over 25km. It is possible to encounter vehicles on the way down, we recommend controlling your speed and avoid any unnecessary risks. We have a sustained our Biking adventures on well-constructed morum road. Our route winds down to the National Park gate and We are met by our vehicle and transferred to hotel. A well-earned shower is tantalizingly close!

Approximately 2 -3 hours

Approximately 25 km

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