5 Days Marangu Route overview

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Climb, Hiking Time: 3-4 hours, 8km/5 miles

We will give a briefing about the details of the trek, our guides will check your trekking gear before we depart. Then the adventure begins with a 1 hour drive to the  Kilimanjaro Park Gate, where we register and start our 5-Day Kilimanjaro climb.
We will follow the trail and will reach the Mandara encampment within 4 hours. You can take a side trip to Maundi Crater, it’s a great viewing point over Northern Tanzania and Kenya.

Day 2: Kilimanjaro Climb, Duration: 5-6 hours, 12km/7.5 miles

Today we will leave the rain forest behind and follow an ascending path on the open moorland. Here you can enjoy the stunning views of the mountain peaks Mawenzi and the Summit Kibo. This trek will take up to 6 hours and the night will be spend ad the Horombo hut (3720 meter) which is located in a valley with the giant lobelias and grounsels, flora that is characteristic of this semi alpine zone. You may begin to feel the effects of the altitude.

Day 3: Kilimanjaro climbing, Today’s Hiking duration: 5-7 hours, 9km/5.5 miles

While ascending, we pass the last watering point and moving forwards to the saddle of the Kilimanjaro. Between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo, the vegetation is changing into a dessert alpine zone at 4000 meter. This seven our walk will be taken in a slow pace, be careful for the first signs of altitude sickness. We will take our rest and dinner at the Kibo hut, here we prepare ourselves for the summit climb.

Day 4: Kilimanjaro Climb, Todays hike Time: 6-8 hours Up to summit 6 km/4 miles and descent 15km/9 miles down

After midnight around 2 am in the morning, we begin our climb to reach the summit. The beginning of this climb is done in the dark and requires headlamps or flashlights. On a steep and heavy scree with snow we will reach Gilman’s point (5861 meter), located on the crater rim. We continue our trek of 2-4 hours to ascend Uhuru Peak, which is the highest point in Africa. There are unbelievable views take made this climb worth it! Have your picture taken at the summit; this will be a lifelong lasting memory. From here we descend and stop over for lunch and rest at Kibo hut, before continuing on to the Horombo encampment to overnight.

Day 5: Hiking Time: 4-5 hours, 20km/12.5 miles

After breakfast, a steady descent takes us down through moorland to the Mandara Hut. Continue descending through lush forest path to the National Park gate at Marangu. A vehicle will be waiting for you at Marangu gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi. Here all hikers that reach the summit will get an official well-earned certificate!

5 Days Marangu  Route: Includes and Excludes

NCLUSIONS

• Park fees
• All activities (unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinking water on all days
• Camping Equipment
• Porterage

EXCLUSIONS

• International flights (from/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
• Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Alcohol drinks
• Rescue Fee
• Climbing Gear
• Sleeping Bag