Day 01
Overnight MOSHI (Bed & breakfast)
Overnight MOSHI (Bed & breakfast)
Drive to Marangu Gate. Commence ascending walking through the lush rain forest to MANDARA HUT.
Leave the glades of forest and follow an ascending path through the open grassy moorlands to HOROMBO HUT. Stay overnight.
Extra day for acclimatization. This extra day is taken at Horombo Hut to help your body acclimatize to the high altitude and also to observe the beautiful scenery. There is an optional trek to the base of Mawenzi reaching nearly 14,160 feet (4,315 Mt.). Along the way you will pass Zebra Rock and the striking landscape of the moorland zone. Stay overnight at HOROMBO HUT - (OPTIONAL - Extra Charge applicable)
Ascending you pass the “Last Water" point walking on to the saddle a dry area between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi arriving at KIBO HUT Stay overnight.
EARLY start for the summit on steep and heavy scree up to Gilman's Point at 18,640ft./ 5,681m. in time for sunrise. Which is on the greater rim. Ascending up to UHURU PEAK. The highest Pont in Africa at 19,341ft./5,895m. From here you descend going straight down to HOROMBO HUT stay overnight.
The day spent in descending down to Marangu Park Gate. Transfer to/for overnight MOSHI (Bed & breakfast)
Breakfast. End of your tour
Known as the 'Coca-Cola' route, the Marangu route approaches Kilimanjaro from the southeast......
This splendid mountain is commonly referred to as the "Rooftop of Africa" and is recommended for tourists who can endure the climb...