5 days tour

Kilimanjaro Climb - Marangu Route 5 Days

$ 2,100 .00 USD

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Kilimanjaro Climb - Marangu Route 5 Days

This tour includes:

Accommodation

Accommodation at Huts

Meals

3 Meals a day included

Guide

Guides and porters included

Others

- Transport to and from mountain gates. - All parks entry fees. - All camping fees. - Rescue fees. - Guide and porters fees. - Guide and porters salaries. - All accommodations on the mountain based on three meals a day. - Cook and all kitchen utensils.

Transport

Not included:

Flights

Insurance

Others

- Airport transfers - International and domestic flights (we can arrange on request) - Accommodation on arrival and the last day after climb (book with us) - Tips, drinks and all items of personal nature - Hard and soft drinks and tips - Sleeping bags but we can provide for hire on request. - All Mountain Gears (we can arrange hire of this)

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Itinerary of your trip Kilimanjaro Climb - Marangu Route 5 Days

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arusha/Moshi To Marangu Gate To Mandara Huts
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arusha/Moshi To Marangu Gate To Mandara Huts

      Elevation: (915 m/3,000 ft) to (1,830 m/6,000 ft) to (2,740 m/9,000 ft) 

      Distance: 7 km 

      Hiking Time: 4-5 hours 

      Habitat: Montane Forest 


      After breakfast and a briefing from your guide, leave Moshi at 9 AM, drive for 45 minutes (or if driving from Arusha leave the town at 7 AM, drive for one and half hours) to the Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro, register with the national park, and begin hiking at 10:30 AM. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colubus monkeys. At these lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy, so gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts should be sufficient, but keep your rain gear and warmer clothing handy. Stop halfway for lunch, and reach the Mandara Huts at 2 or 3 PM. Unpack, rest, and have some tea or coffee. A 15 minute side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Dinner is served during the early evening at 7 PM. Bathrooms with running water are available. 


  • Day 2 Day 2: Mandara Huts To Horombo Huts
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Mandara Huts To Horombo Huts

      Elevation: (2,740 m/9,000 ft) to (3,690 m/12,100 ft) 

      Distance: 11 km 

      Hiking Time: 6-8 hours 

      habitat: Heathland 


      Wake to a 7:30 AM breakfast, and pack for your next trek. Break camp by 8:30 AM, hike for an hour through rainforest glades, then follow an ascending path through heathland where you can look for giant lobelias and groundsels. Continue up into open moorlands where small shrubs are the main vegetation. Stop halfway for lunch, where you can enjoy amazing views of Mawenzi. Arrive at the Horombo Huts by 3 PM, where you can see Kiboโ€™s summit. Rest, unpack, and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms with running water are available. 


      You may start to feel the effects of altitude here, and to aid your acclimatization, you can choose to spend an extra day resting at Horombo or climbing to a basecamp below Kiboโ€™s sub peak Mawenzi. 


  • Day 3 Day 3: Horombo Huts To Kibo Huts
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Horombo Huts To Kibo Huts

      Elevation: (3,690 m/12,100 ft) to (4,695 m/15,400 ft) 

      Distance: 10 km 

      Hiking Time: 6-8 hours 

      Habitat: Alpine Desert 


      Wake to breakfast as usual, but if you wake early you can get some great photos of the sunrise. The first part of the dayโ€™s hike climbs through the dwindling heathland that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo. When you stop for lunch, and later when you cross this surprisingly large saddle, you can examine the summit climb up Kibo that you will be starting in just a few hours. Be careful to notice any signs of altitude sickness. There is no running water at the Kibo Huts. 


  • Day 4 Day 4: Summit Day! "Kibo Huts To Uhuru Peak To Horombo Huts
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Summit Day! "Kibo Huts To Uhuru Peak To Horombo Huts

      Elevation: (4,695 m/15,400 ft) to (5,895 m/19,340 ft) to (3,690 m/12,100 ft) 

      Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down 

      Hiking Time: 10-15 hours 

      Habitat: Alpine Desert 


      Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly after sunrise. Leave at 1 AM, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilmanโ€™s Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 5 and 7 AM. Here, views of the fabled crater and its icecaps greet you. Another 2 hours of hiking along the crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaroโ€™s true summit, Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is Africaโ€™s highest point, and you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward the Himalayas to find a higher 

      peak! Be sure to have your picture taken at the summit to show your friends. After your summit stay, descend back to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your things, and re cross the saddle to the Horombo Huts. Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep! 


      You do the beginning of this climb in the dark with headlamps or flashlights. It will be very cold until you start descending, so you will need all of your warm layers. This is, by far, the most difficult part of the trek. Slowly slowly, or, โ€œpole pole,โ€ and an optimistic attitude will get you there! 


  • Day 5 Day 5: Horombo Huts To Marangu Gate To Moshi/Arusha
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Horombo Huts To Marangu Gate To Moshi/Arusha

      Elevation: (3,690 m/12,100 ft) to (1,830 m/6,000 ft) to (890 m/2,920 ft) 

      Distance: 18 km 

      Hiking Time: 5-7 hours 


      Wake as usual, pack, and descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then continue your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2 or 3 PM. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to the Hotel in Moshi/Arusha, where it is definitely time for celebration! 


      Arusha/Moshi: 

      Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. We can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris to the Tanzania Nothern Parks such as trips to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, 

      Tarangire National Park and to Arusha National Park. Also we can arrange trips to Southern Circuit such as trips to Selous game reserve, Mikumi National Park and Ruaha National Park. 


      โ€œEnd of serviceโ€.


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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Challenging

Long and challenging experience. Youโ€™ll be required to have good physical fitness to go on it. In some of these activities you'll need previous experience on similar activities.

Age range

Age range

Min: 15 / Max: 70

Age range allowed for this experience.

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