6 Days Marangu Route + 2 Days Hotel Stay

Meet your driver at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive to your Hotel in Arusha for lunch/dinner and relaxation after the long flight. Depending on your program, your mountain guide will meet you in the hotel for briefing and equipment checking.

You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha to Marangu Gate. After completing the necessary registration formalities at the gate, spend your time taking photos and changing your clothes if necessary while waiting for the climbing permit. After obtaining the permit, your adventure starts from the rainforest where you might see Black and white Colobus Monkeys Stop for a picnic lunch halfway to fuel up for the remaining hours of hiking to the camp. After lunch, continue hiking for 2 more hours until reaching Mandara hut. After arriving at the camp, you will be welcomed by our friendly team, the waiter will provide you with hot water for washing up, and tea/coffee with popcorn to regain your energy while waiting for your first dinner on Kilimanjaro Mountain. If you are willing, you can take a short walk to the Mahundi crater where you can see the first view of the mountain.

Hiking time: 3 hours Hiking distance 8 km

The morning after breakfast, start your day walking through the forest until you reach open moorland where you can see the first view of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks if the weather is clear. Enjoy your picnic lunch and proceed on your journey until you reach Horombo hut after 5 hours of trekking. On the way, expect to see Lobelia Deckenii and Senecio Kilimanjaro.

Hiking time: 5 hours Hiking distance 11 km

Today you will spend an extra day at Horombo hut for acclimatization. Before or After lunch, you will take a short walk to Zebra Rocks just a half-hour hike from the camp. You will get your dinner and overnight stay at Horombo Hut.

After breakfast, start hiking through the moorland, and alpine desert to the saddle area between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. Picnic lunch will be served halfway before reaching the camp. After arriving at Kibo Hut, check, in and spend your time resting until dinner time. Today you will get your dinner earlier to give yourself enough time for rest. Your guides will meet for a summit briefing before you go to sleep. Carefully listen and follow the advice from your guides for a successful summit.

Hiking time: 5 hours Hiking distance 9 km

Today you wake up early around 11 pm for summit preparation and breakfast. Unlike other days your breakfast will be very early and light. After breakfast, we start our summit journey around 12.00. Don’t rush, enjoy your special night. The summit night is always challenging but if you respect the mountain and follow the advice from your guides it will be easy. At some point, you can feel exhausted but never give up, try to push yourself slowly while drinking frequently. It is advised to drink a lot of water at the beginning before freezing. Stop at Gilman’s Point 5,681 m for hot drinks and photos. It takes us 2 hours from Gilman’s Point to Uhuru Peak where we celebrate conquering the peak of Africa and enjoying the beautiful sunrise, crater view, and glaciers. After taking many photos at the top of Africa, we return to the base camp for breakfast, short rest, and lunch before we descend to Horombo Hut 3720 m. Enjoy your last dinner and your last night in Kilimanjaro. Hopefully, you will get a better night’s sleep due to physical exhaustion.

Hiking time and distance from Kibo Hut to Gilman’s Point: 6 hrs 4 km

Hiking time and distance from Gilman’s Point to Uhuru Peak: 2 hours and 2km

Descending time and distance from Uhuru to Horombo Hut: 5 hrs 16 km

After the last breakfast on the mountain, you will descend about 5 to 6 hours back to Marangu Gate. On arrival check out, your guide will collect your certificates and be ready to drive back to your hotel in Arusha for a shower and celebrations.

Descending time: 6 hours Descending distance 19km.

This tour ends after breakfast in the hotel, our driver will collect you from the hotel at the arranged time to take you to the airport. However, it is possible to extend your trip to Tanzania to visit Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater or you may decide to visit cultural Tourism programs near Arusha before your departure time to the Airport.