Tour Details

• 1

  Day 1

  Arrival

  Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO),you will be met by your host outside customs area,(but if you have chosen to take a flight to JRO).From there, you will drive to your hotel in Arusha, which takes about 45 minutes drive. One day before your climb, you will be met by your mountain guide, who will give you a climb briefing in the hotel, and will check your gear to make sure that you have all the necessary and proper climbing gear. The gear that will be missing can be rented on the same day.

  Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• 2

  Day 2

  From Marangu gate (1,860m) To Mandara huts (2,720m)

  HEIGHT GAIN: 860m.

  The vehicle with your guide and supporting team will arrive at the hotel in the morning around 07:30.You need to get up early today for organizing your climbing gear and an early breakfast .From the hotel you will travel to Marangu gate, a journey that takes about three hours drive. Make sure you have your passport number, as it will be required at the gate for registration. At the gate, after done with paper work, you will start your trek with your picnic lunch through the rain forest. On the way up, you will stop at the picnic point for having lunch. After lunch, you will carry on to Mandara huts, where you will have warm washing water and tea. Later, in the late afternoon, if the weather and time permits, you will take a short acclimatization walk to Maundi crater, a hike takes about one hour round trip. You need to have head-lump as well during this hike.

  Dinner and overnight at Mandara huts.

  TREKKING DISTANCE: 8KM.

  TREKKING TIME: 5-6HRS.

  VEGETATION ZONE: HEATHER

• 3

  Day 3

  From Mandara huts (2,720m) To Horombo huts (3,720m)

  HEIGHT GAIN: 1,000m.

  Early in the morning after breakfast, you will depart Mandara huts to start a moderate trek towards Horombo hut. After walking for about half an hour, you will leave the forest behind and will be walking now across the heather and moorland zone. After about four walking hours, you will take a short break at the picnic point, where you will have lunch from your lunch box. After eating, you will remain with about two hours more to Horombo. When you reach the camp, you will have views of two volcanoes at once, Kibo and Mawenzi.

  Dinner and overnight at Horombo huts.

  TREKKING DISTANCE: 12KM.

  TREKKING TIME: 6-7HRS.

  VEGETATION ZONE: MOORLAND

• 4

  Day 4

  From Horombo huts (3,720m) To Kibo huts”base camp” (4,720m) - 9k./6-7hrs.

  HEIGHT GAIN: 1,000m.

  Then,

  From Kibo base camp (4,720m) To Uhuru peak (5,895m) 5km/8hrs.

  HEIGHT GAIN: 1,175m.

  Right after breakfast, you will be trekking to the Kibo hut. The actual trekking is not very difficult, but the big vertical elevation gain can be a bit challenge, just remember to stick with an appropriate pace to keep up your strength for the trekking to Kilimanjaro summit.

  On the way, you will have a short lunch break to the picnic site and you can eat from your lunch box.

  When you reach the camp you will be welcomed with late afternoon tea and popcorns, and you will have your summits briefing from your guide. Today you will have early dinner for an early sleep. In the night, about an hour before summit starting time, you will be woken up and you will have a couple of minutes to finish with the last summit`s preparation, and you will have light breakfast in the dining room. You will start at around mid-night. The trekking will be moderate from a physical stand-point, but the altitude presents a much more problems. For the entire length of the trekking, each pair of climbers will be accompanied by their own guide or summit porter, who will be monitoring your stamina, mental resolve and helping you to carry extra weights. It requires around three hours to reach the Hans Meyer`s cave, which is located at the half way point to the crater-rim. The last hour to Gillman`s point, is very steep but switch bucks trail helps to reduce much energy and effort to be used. At the Gillman`s point, you will take a short rest while drinking hot Ginger tea. The trek from here to the summit is less steep and much flatter to some points. From here, it needs about half an hour to forty minutes to reach the Stella point and one more hour to Uhuru peak. You will be walking now along the crater rim and you can get opportunity to enjoy and watch sunrise along the rim.

  At Uhuru peak, which is the official summit, you will have more or less fifteen minutes, depending to your condition and weather, for resting, taking photos and enjoying the spectacular views

• 5

  Day 5

  From Uhuru peak (5,895m) To Horombo huts (3,720m)

  HEIGHT LOSS: 2,175m.

  On your way back, you will walk the same way back to Gillmans point .From here, you have about two hours more descending to Kibo hut. At Kibo, you will have a short rest, lunch and you will pack your duffels, ready to carry on to the last camp, Horombo huts. After lunch, you will be trekking down to Horombo, where you will have warm washing water and tea.

  Dinner and overnight at Horombo huts.

  TREKKING DISTANCE: 17KM.

  TREKKING TIME: 6HRS.

  VEGETATION ZONE: MOORLAND

• 6

  Day 6

  From Horombo huts (3,720m) To Marangu gate (1,860m)

  HEIGHT LOSS: 1,860m.

  Today you have a long distance to walk so better to work up early. After packing your gear and having breakfast, you will start walking down through the moorland zone. After about four walking hours, you will reach Mandara huts and you can break here for drinking water and snacks. Then you will keep on walking before entering the rain forest. After about two and a half hours of walking from the Mandara hut, you will arrive at the Marangu gate. Here,you will sign out and having hot lunch in a shelter. Your guide will collect your summits certificate; hope you are going to make it!

  After lunch you will travel to Arusha, back to your hotel, via Moshi town. It takes about three hours driving from the gate to Arusha.

  Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

  TREKKING DISTANCE: 20km.

  TREKKING TIME: 6-7hrs.

  We hope that, your stay in Tanzania for your tour with us, in our hands will be safe and enjoyable, and your climb will be successful and a life time experience.

  WISHING YOU A GREAT CLIMB!