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Detailed Itineraries
Arrival Day:
Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be
met at the Airport and transferred to the hotel in
Arusha/Moshi for your overnight and briefing by our mountain
guide.
Day 1: Arusha/Moshi to Nale Muru to Simba Camp
Elevation(m): 1,387/915 m to 1,950 m to 2,750 m
Elevation(ft): 4,921/3,000 ft to 6,400 ft to 9,020 ft
Distance: 9 km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Your day starts early with breakfast and a briefing.
Transfer by Land Rover through many villages and coffee
plantations for 4-6 hours to the attractive wooden village
of Nale Muru (1,950 m/6,398 ft). After signing in and
preparing the porters, you begin the hike on a wide path
winding through fields of maize and potatoes, then enter
pine forest. You then start to climb gently but consistently
through attractive forest that shelters a variety of
wildlife. The forest begins to thin and Simba Camp (2,600
m/8,530ft) is near the “First Cave” at the edge of the
moorland zone with extensive views over the Kenyan plains.
Day 2: Simba Camp to Second Cave
Elevation(m): 2,750 m to 3,450 m
Elevation(ft): 9,020 ft to 11,320 ft
Distance: 7 km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Your morning walk is a steady ascent up to the Second Cave.
En route, you will enjoy superb views of Kibo and the
eastern ice fields on the crater rim.
Day 3: Second Cave to Third Cave
Elevation(m): 3,450m to 3,870m
Elevation(ft): 11,320ft to 12700 ft
Distance: 10km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Semi-Desert
Your continuing steady ascent takes you up to the Third
Cave. Closer now, the eastern ice fields on the crater rim
continue to draw you upwards. On this day, be careful to
notice any signs of altitude sickness.
Day 4: Third Cave to Kibo Huts
Elevation(m): 3,870 m to 4,695 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400ft to 12,700ft
Distance: 10km
Hiking Time: 8 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today, you hike up to the Kibo Huts at the bottom of the
Kibo crater wall, and this is where you join the popular
Marangu Route. Plan on doing your hike early in the day,
then resting in preparation for your final ascent. Prepare
your equipment and warm clothing for your summit climb, then
turn in early.
Day 5: Summit Day! Kibo Huts to Uhuru Peak to Horombo
Huts
Elevation(m ): 4,695 m to 5,895 m to 3,690 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to 19,340 ft to 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
Gilman’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
Kilimanjaro’s true summit, Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is
Africa’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 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, “pole pole,” and an optimistic
attitude will get you there!
Day 6: Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate to Arusha/Moshi
Elevation(m): 3,690 m to 1,830 m to 1,387/890 m
Elevation(ft): 12,100 ft to 6,000 ft to 4,921/2,920 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
Arusha/Moshi, 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.
7-day Itinerary:
You can add a day to this trek by taking a longer route that
swings east to the Mawenzi Tarn, then crosses the saddle
between Mawenzi and Kibo to rejoin the route at the Kibo
Huts. This itinerary greatly helps you acclimatization, and
increases you chances of success.
Day 1: Arusha/Moshi to Nale Muru to Simba Camp
Elevation(m): 1,387/915 m to 1,950 m to 2,750 m
Elevation(ft): 4,921/3,000 ft to 6,400 ft to 9,020 ft
Distance: 9 km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Your day starts early with breakfast and a briefing.
Transfer by Land Rover through many villages and coffee
plantations for 4-6 hours to the attractive wooden village
of Nale Muru (1,950 m/6,398 ft). After signing in and
preparing the porters, you begin the hike on a wide path
winding through fields of maize and potatoes, then enter
pine forest. You then start to climb gently but consistently
through attractive forest that shelters a variety of
wildlife. The forest begins to thin and Simba Camp (2,600
m/8,530ft) is near the “First Cave” at the edge of the
moorland zone with extensive views over the Kenyan plains.
Day 2: Simba Camp To Kikelewa Camp
Elevation(m): 2,750 m to 3,600 m
Elevation(ft): 9,020 ft to 11,810 ft
Distance: 17 km
Hiking Time: 7 hours
Habitat: Moorland
You make a steady ascent to the Second Cave where you have
lunch. You leave the direct trail at the Second Cave, and
strike out across the moorland on a smaller path toward
Mawenzi’s jagged peaks. After another 10 km, you reach the
Kikelewa Camp in a sheltered valley with giant Senecios
nearby. The Kikelewa Cave is also nearby.
Day 3: Kikelewa Camp To Mawenzi Tarn
Elevation(m): 3,600 m to 4,330 m
Elevation(ft): 14,205 ft to 14,205 ft
Distance: 7 km
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Habitat: Semi Desert
you do a short, steep climb up grassy slopes rewarded by
superb all-round views and a tangible sense of wilderness.
Shortly after you leave the vegetation behind, you reach the
Mawenzi Tarn, which is situated in a spectacular cirque
directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi. After this
short hike, you can spend the afternoon exploring this
exciting area.
Day 4: Rest at Mawenzi Tarn
Is your extra day on the mountain, and you will spend two
nights at Mawenzi Tarn. You can hike up toward Mawenzi for a
splendid acclimatization hike.
Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn to Kibo Huts
Elevation(m): 4,330m to 4,695 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to 14,200ft
Distance: 8 km
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
You cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Mawenzi and
Kibo to reach the Kibo Huts at the bottom of Kibo’s crater
wall. You should spend the remainder of the day resting and
preparing for your summit climb.
Day 6: Summit Day! Kibo Huts to Uhuru Peak to Horombo
Huts
Elevation(m ): 4,695 m to 5,895 m to 3,690 m
Elevation(ft): 15,400 ft to 19,340 ft to 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
Gilman’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
Kilimanjaro’s true summit, Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is
Africa’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 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, “pole pole,” and an
optimistic attitude will get you there!
Day 7: Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate to Arusha/Moshi
Elevation(m): 3,690 m to 1,830 m to 1,387/890 m
Elevation(ft): 12,100 ft to 6,000 ft to 4,921/2,920 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
Arusha/Moshi, 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.
Note that if you skip the rest day, you can visit
Mawenzi Tarn on a 6-day itinerary.
Price:
US $1,438 per person sharing (minimum 2pax) - 6 days
climb
Extra days on the Mountain: US $240 per person per day
* Discounts available for groups of 4 persons and above
Price Above Includes:
- 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.
Price Above Excludes:
- International and domestic flights (we can arrange on
request)
- Accommodation on the first night upon your arrival before
climb and on the last day after climb (book with us)
- Airport transfers (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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