Stay : 5 DAY MARANGU ROUTE KILIMANJARO CLIMB

Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing (time to be confirmed) with your mountain guide. A shared shuttle airport transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport (time and flight to be confirmed) to Moshi.

• Approx driving distance: 1-2 hours

• Approx trekking time: None

• Approx trekking distance: None

• Start Altitude: Unknown

• End Altitude: Unknown

• Highest Altitude reached: Unknown

• Altitude +gain / -loss: Unknown

• Meals included: None

You will be transferred by road from Moshi town (09:00am) to Marangu gate. After registration you trek today through the mountain rain forest zone with your guide. You may encounter some wild animals such as colobus monkey and some bird species and plant species on your way to Mandara hut. After a rest you will then trek to the rim of Maundi Crater with a spectacular view of Mawenzi peak. Later descend back to Mandara hut.

Approx driving distance: 1-2
hoursApprox trekking time: 3-5
hoursApprox trekking distance: 7km or 4.
5miStart Altitude: 1860m or
6100ftEnd Altitude: 1860m or
6100ftHighest Altitude reached: 2775m or
9105ftAltitude +gain / -loss: +915m or
+3005ftMeals included:






Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner

Overnight at Mandara
HutsStyle: Shared mountain
hutsLocation: Rainforest, Kilimanjaro National
ParkAltitude:


2775m or 9105ft

Today’s hike is a little longer than the day before and takes you outside of the raind forest and into the heather & moorland zone ascending through the changed landscape. Today starts to feel more like a mountain trek with the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi towering in the background on a clear day. You may encounter some birds along the trail and eventually come across the giant Kilimanjaro groundsels unique to the park.

Approx driving distance:
NoneApprox trekking time: 5-6
hoursApprox trekking distance: 11km or
7miStart Altitude: 2775m or
9105ftEnd Altitude: 3700m or
12140ftHighest Altitude reached: 3700m or
12140ftAltitude +gain / -loss: +925m or
+3035ftMeals included:






Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner

Overnight at Horombo
HutsStyle: Shared mountain
hutsLocation: Heather & moorland, Kilimanjaro National
ParkAltitude:


3700m or 12140ft

Your hike today takes you directly towards the Kibo cone steadily climbing through the alpine desert with the landscape changing dramatically as you leave the heather and moorland zone behind and journey on the barren saddle (the dip between the Kibo and Mawenzi peaks). You reach the hut in time to rest for your summit attempt tonight.

Approx driving distance:
NoneApprox trekking time: 5-7
hoursApprox trekking distance: 12km or 7.
5miStart Altitude: 3700m or
12140ftEnd Altitude: 4703m or
15430ftHighest Altitude reached: 4703m or
15430ftAltitude +gain / -loss: +1003m or
+3290ftMeals included:






Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner

Overnight at Kibo
HutsStyle: Shared mountain
hutsLocation: Alpine desert, Kilimanjaro National
ParkAltitude:


4703m or 15430ft

In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone towards Gilman’s Point (5681m or 18640ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short hike remains to take you past Stella point and further around till Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent back through the alpine desert and heather and moorland where you stop for the night.

Approx driving distance:
NoneApprox trekking time: 14-18
hoursApprox trekking distance: 21km /
13miStart Altitude: 4703m or
15430ftEnd Altitude: 3700m or
12220ftHighest Altitude reached: 5895m or 19431ft (Peak!)
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1192m or 4001ft / -2195m or
-7211ftMeals included:






Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner

Overnight at Horombo Huts