2-Day Mt Kilimanjaro Private Hiking via Marangu Route - 2026 - 2027 - 2028 Latest itinerary

Following breakfast at your hotel or lodge, you will meet your guide, travel (about three hours) to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate, register, and start the climb. To get to the Mandara huts, you must go through a rainforest. It is a good idea to take a side excursion to Maundi Crater to visit the area, which includes northern Tanzania and Kenya. Look for Colobus monkeys, tall trees, and birdlife in the rainforest.
◦ Elevation: 1,970m to 2,720m
◦ Hiking distance: 7 km
◦ Hiking time: 3-4 hours
◦ Habitat: Montane Forest
◦ Meals: Lunch, Diner
Budget Lodging: Mandara Hut.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Mandara Hut Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Following a climbing trail over the open moorlands in the direction of the Horombo huts, you exit the rainforest glades. Amazing views can be seen from the top of Kibo and Mawenzi. Look for enormous grounsels and lobelia. After Mandara, you will climb back to the park gate and take a three-hour drive back to Arusha.
◦ Elevation: 2,720m to somewhere lower than 3,720m
◦ Hiking distance: about 5 km and 12km down via
 Mandara Huts to Marangu
Gate
◦ Hiking time: 3-4 hours up and 5-6 hours down via
 Mandara Huts to
Marangu Gate
◦ Habitat: Heathland/Moorland/Montane Forest
◦ Meals: breakfast, lunch.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)