6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trek Marangu Route

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Day 1: Marangu Gate (1860m) to Mandara Hut (2700m)
1 stop
1
Mandara Hut | Distance Covered: 8.3km / 5.2mi | Approx. Time Taken: 5 Hours After breakfast, you will be collected from your lodge in Moshi and taken to the Marangu gate. Once the necessary paper work has been completed, your trek can begin and you will soon be hiking through the dense rainforest. Alongside the impressive vegetation, you will have the chance to catch a glimpse of some primates as you head to the Mandara Hut. After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to the Maundi Crater where you can enjoy the wonderful view of the Kenyan interior.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Mandara Hut (2700m) to Horombo Hut (3700m)
1 stop
2
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Horombo Hut | Distance Covered: 12.5km / 7.8mi | Approx. Time Taken: 9 Hours The day begins with an early breakfast. Shortly after you have left Mandara Hut, you will reach the timberline and then enter the heath and moor zone. Approximately 4 – 6 hours later, the Horombo Hut will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3700m. From the hut, you will have fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo and the wide plain of the Masai steppe.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Horombo Huts to Mawenzi ridge
1 stop
3
Spend an extra day here at Horombo during the 6-day itinerary for acclimatization purposes. This day you will hike to Mawenzi Ridge or Zebra Rock to have your body adjust to higher altitudes. After this session you will return back to Horombo hut for lunch, resting until dinner and overnight.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Horombo Hut (3700m) to Kibo Hut (4700m)
1 stop
4
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Kibo Hut | Distance Covered: 9.5km / 5.9mi | Approx. Time Taken: 7 Hours Today’s stage is long and tough. The well-built trail passes the “Last Water point” which is followed by the so-called “saddle”. This near vegetation less plateau joins the main summit Kibo with Mawenzi. Today’s destination is the Kibo Hut that is usually reached in about 6 - 7 hours. Here, you will enjoy an early evening meal followed by an early night, as the night will be short.
7 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Kibo (4700m) to Summit uhuru Peak (5895m) the descend to Horombo (3700m)
1 stop
5
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Uhuru Peak | Distance: 22km / 13.7mi | Approx. Time: 12 – 15 Hours Today is “The Big Day” - the summit stage. You will begin your final ascent around midnight which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards. At sunrise, you will reach Gillman’s Point (5681m) – the crater rim of Kilimanjaro – where the sun will slowly start to warm up the land. You will have soon forgotten the cold of the night and after a further hike of 1 - 2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895m. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed by a 1 - 2-hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.
15 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Horombo Hut (3700m) to Marangu Gate (1860m)
1 stop
6
Moshi
Marangu Gate | Distance: 20.8km / 12.9mi | Approx. Time: 8 Hours The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to the Mandara Hut (2700m) where a warm lunch is waiting for you. Soon, you will once again pass the tropical rainforest and after a total time of 6 hours trekking, you will be back at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860m). After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer follows to take you back to your hotel in Moshi. Once there, you can take a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success in reaching the summit of the Kilimanjaro.
8 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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