6 DAYS MARANGU ROUTE KILIMANJARO HIKE

When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, our driver guide will be waiting to pick you up and take you to your hotel. Your guide will give you a pre-trip briefing and check your equipment to make sure you have everything you need for the mountains. On this day, you can rent any equipment that is missing. You will have an overnight stay at you reserved lodge.

You will be picked up from your Moshi lodging after breakfast and driven to the Marangu gate. Your trek can start once the necessary paperwork is finished, and you will soon be hiking through the dense rainforest. . While traveling to the Mandara Hut, you will have the opportunity to see some primates in addition to the impressive vegetation. Once you’ve had a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to the Maundi Crater so you can take in the breathtaking views of Kenya’s interior.

A leisurely breakfast kicks off the day. You will soon arrive at the timberline and then move into the heath and moor area after leaving Mandara Hut. The Horombo Hut, which is located at a height of 3700 meters, will become visible approximately 4 to 6 hours later. Fantastic views of Mawenzi, Kibo, and the expansive Masai steppe can be seen from the hut.

This stage takes a lot of time and effort. The “Last Water point,” which is followed by the alleged “saddle,” is passed by the well-built trail. This plateau, which joins Kibo and Mawenzi’s main summits, is almost entirely devoid of vegetation. The Kibo Hut is where we’re going today, and it usually takes 5 to 6 hours to get there. You will eat dinner early and go to bed early because the night will be brief here.

“The Big Day” – the summit stage – is today. Around midnight, you’ll start the long and difficult final ascent. The ascent continues to rise as it passes the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220 meters. You will arrive at Gillman’s Point (5681m), the crater rim of Kilimanjaro, at sunrise, where the sun will begin to gradually warm the ground. You will soon forget the night’s chill, and after another hour or two of hiking, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895 meters. Once you get back to Kibo Hut, a hot meal is waiting for you, after which you’ll take a one- to two-hour break before returning to Horombo Hut.

The final stage leads to the Mandara Hut (2700m), where a warm lunch is waiting for you after passing through the heath and moor zone. When returning to the foothills of the mountain, you will once more pass through the tropical rainforest. You’ll return to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. (1860m). After then trekking is done you will be driven back to your hotel or at the airport.