5 DAYS MARANGU ROUTE KILIMANJARO CLIMBING

ITINERARY

Day 0: Touchdown in Tanzania
You will be met by your guide, who will give you a briefing on your forthcoming trip and check your equipment to make sure you have all the appropriate mountain gear, when you are picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and taken to your hotel in Moshi town. On this day, the missing equipment can be rented. No meals are included.

Day 1: Marangu Gate (1860m) to Mandara Hut (2700m)
Distance covered: 8.3km / 5.2mi
Approx. time taken: 5 hours
Meals: Included are breakfast, lunch, and dinner
You will be picked up from your Moshi lodging after breakfast and driven to the Marangu gate. You can start your walk as soon as the relevant paperwork is finished, and you will soon be travelling into the thick rainforest. As you make your way to the Mandara Hut, you will have the opportunity to see several primates in addition to the spectacular foliage. Your guide might drive you to the Maundi Crater where you can take in the breathtaking vista of Kenya’s interior after a well-earned break.

Day 2: Mandara Hut (2700m) to Horombo Hut (3700m)
Distance covered: 12.5km / 7.8mi
Approx. time taken: 9 hours
Meals: Included are breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Breakfast is had early in the day. You will quickly cross the timberline and enter the heath and moor region after leaving Mandara Hut. The Horombo Hut, which is located at a height of 3700 metres, will become visible approximately 4 to 6 hours later. Fantastic views of Mawenzi, Kibo, and the expansive Masai steppe may be seen from the hut.

Day 3: Horombo Hut (3700m) to Kibo Hut (4700m)
Distance covered: 9.5km / 5.9mi
Approx. time taken: 7 hours
Lunch, breakfast, and dinner Included
It’s a tough and lengthy stage today. The Last Water point is passed by the well-built trail, which is thereafter followed by the alleged saddle. This plateau, almost devoid of vegetation, connects Mawenzi to Kibo, the main summit. The Kibo Hut, which generally takes 5 to 6 hours to reach, is the destination for today. You will eat dinner early and go to bed early because the night will be brief here.

Day 4: Kibo Hut (4700m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Horombo Hut (3700m)
Distance covered: 22km / 13.7mi
Approx. time taken: 12 to 15 hours
Meals: Included are breakfast, lunch, and dinner
The Big Day to the Summit Stage is today. Around midnight, your long and exhausting final ascent will start. The ascent continues upward after passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m. When dawn breaks, you will arrive at Gillmans Point (5681 m), where the sun will begin to gradually warm the ground. After a brief period of forgetting the night’s chill, you will continue hiking for another hour or two until you reach Uhuru Peak at 5895 metres. A warm supper and a one- to two-hour respite are waiting for you when you get back to Kibo Hut. After that, you head back down to Horombo Hut.

Day 5: Horombo Hut (3700m) to Marangu Gate (1860m)
Distance covered: 20.8km / 12.9mi
Approx. time taken: 8 hours
Meals: Included are breakfast and lunch
The final step leads to the Mandara Hut (2700m), where a hearty meal is waiting for you after passing through the heath and moor zone. After a total of six hours of hiking, you will return to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate after soon passing through the exotic jungle once more (1860m). A brief transfer takes you back to your hotel in Moshi after you say farewell to your mountain guides. Once there, you can enjoy a warm shower and toast your accomplishment of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

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