Joining Group 11-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Marangu Route & Tanzania Short Safari 2026 - 2027 Latest itinerary

>> Welcome in Tanzania! Our guide welcomes you to the Kilimanjaro airport, no matter what time you arrive. He will take you to the hotel in Arusha, where you can sleep in first. The rest of the day is at your leisure. Maybe you want to visit Arusha or just relax.

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

•  Accommodation: Outpost Lodge Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

>> This day is to prepare for the great adventure. A guide, who has climbed the mountain many times, comes to hotel and explains the unity of the tour. He checks your equipment and takes care of anything missing. You could ask him everything about Kilimanjaro climbing.

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

•  Accommodation: Outpost Lodge Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

>> Leaving Arusha hotel early in the morning after breakfast drive direct to Marangu gate. You will meet your guide, chef and porters at Marangu gate and after introduction you will start to climbing from Marangu gate to Mandara Hut taking a picnic lunch with you. Then you walk along easily accessible paths through a beautiful landscape, the rainforest.
Walking time: 3 - 5 hours
Altitude gained: 800 m.

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

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

>> Leave Mandara Hut early in the morning, take your picnic lunch with you.
A steep climb leads through the rainforest. Later you will reach the steppe covered with heather. The maundi crater is nearby. From there you have a beautiful view to the mountain range. The path continues past Lobelia and Giant Senese until you reach the next hut.
Walking time: 6 - 7 hours
Altitude gained: 1000 m.

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

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

>> This day is used for acclimatization. The height adjustment is exhausting for the body and you need a break. It is also interesting to exchange experiences with other mountaineers. Take the time to relax. You will need your strength to continue climbing.

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

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

>> Leave Horombo Hut after breakfast, take a picnic lunch with you. On this day you will have a nice view of Mawenzi peak while climbing. Once in Kibo Hut, you will have to sleep as early as possible to have enough sleep because at night you will have to wake up early to climb to Uhuru peak.
Walking time: 5 - 6 hours
Altitude gained: 1000 m.

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

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

>> Wake up at midnight, take some snacks and start to climb to Uhuru Peak. You will reach the summit early in the morning. You did it! What a feeling to have reached the highest point in Africa on your own! Take pictures and enjoy the view!
You will start to walk back to Kibo Hut for a meal, which will be ready prepared. After this break you start your way down to Horombo Hut.
Walking time: 6 - 10 hours
Altitude gained: from Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak (1195 m)
Altitude lost: from Uhuru Peak to Horombo Hut (2195 m).

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

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

>> Leaving Horombo Hut after breakfast and walking down to Marangu gate. Reachimg Marangu gate it is time to say "Goodbye" to the guide and the porters. The transfer car will be waiting for you ready to pick up to drive back to your hotel in Arusha.
Walking time: 3 - 5 hours
Altitude lost from Horombo Hut to Marangu gate: 1800 m.

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

•  Accommodation: Outpost Lodge Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

>> You visit the Arusha national park, where there are still Colobus monkeys. View to Mount Meru and Lake Momella with its thousands of flamingos. Afterwards, you will go on a one-hour walking safari with a ranger, passing by very close herds of buffalo, zebras and antelopes. The destination is the Tulusia Waterfall.

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

•  Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Tarangire NP

>> Game drive in Tarangire National Park, known for its large herds of elephants. You can also find giraffes, zebras and antelopes. Watch the animals very well on the watercourse and take fantastic photos! If you are lucky you may also see big cats. After an extensive tour, return to Arusha in the afternoon.

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

•  Accommodation: Outpost Lodge Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

>> The guide will take you to the airport. Now its time to say "Goodbye". We hope, you enjoy your stay in Tanzania and there are many experiences that you can tell your friends and family. We would be happy to see you and your friends in Tanzania again, because there is so much more to see here.

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

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)