5-Day Kilimanjaro Climbing - Marangu Route - Kilimanjaro Latest itinerary

11 km
6-8 hours
Heath Land
You will be picked up from your hotel, After breakfast and a briefing from your guide, You will be transferred from Moshi at 8 a.m drive for 45 minutes to the Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival at the gate you will register at the national park, and begin hiking at 10:30 a.m. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees bird life and colobus monkeys. At these lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy, So gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and T-shirts should be sufficient, but keep your rain gear and warmer clothing handy. Stop halfway for picnic lunch and reach the Mandara Huts at 2 or 3 p.m. Unpack rest and have some tea or coffee. A 15 minute side trip to Maundy Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya if the sky isn't shy. Dinner overnight at the camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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

10 km
6-8 hours
Alpine Desert
In the morning after breakfast you will hike to Kibo Hut. The first part of the days hike climbs through the dwindling heath land that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo. When you stop for lunch, and later when you cross this surprisingly large saddle, you can examine the summit climb up Kibo that you will be starting in just a few hours. Dinner and overnight at camp.

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

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

10 km
6-8 hours
Alpine Desert
In the morning after breakfast you will hike to Kibo Hut. The first part of the days hike climbs through the dwindling heath land that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo. When you stop for lunch, and later when you cross this surprisingly large saddle, you can examine the summit climb up Kibo that you will be starting in just a few hours. Dinner overnight at the camp.

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

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

4 km up, 14 km down
10-15 hours
Alpine Desert
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly after sunrise. Leave at 1 AM. Switchback up steep scree or possibly snow and reach Gilmans Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft. Uhuru Peak, by 7 a.m. This is Africas highest point, and you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward the Himalayas to find a higher peak. Be sure to have your picture taken at the summit to show your friends. After your summit stay descend back to the Kibo Huts have lunch. Rest collect your things and re cross the saddle to the Horombo Huts. Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep! You do the beginning of this climb in the dark with headlamps or flashlights. This is by far the most difficult part of the trek. Pole pole, and an optimistic altitude will get you there!. Dinner and overnight at camp.

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

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

18 km
5-7 hours
In the morning after breakfast you will pack you stuff and descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then continue your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2 or 3 p.m. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to your hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration!

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

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)