KILIMANJARO CLIMBING SAFARI

MARANGU ROUTE
Day 1: Nairobi – Moshi

Arrive Namanga border town at 10:00hrs.continue to Arusha for lunch after immigration formalities. Drive to Moshi where the afternoon is spent organizing climbing gear. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Arusha or Moshi.

 

Day 2; Moshi – Mandara Hut

After breakfast, drive 45kms Marangu gate an altitude of 1,860m walk to Mandara hut, 2.744m (9,000ft) through dense semitropical rain forest, for your first overnight on Kilimanjaro. Meals and overnight at the hut.

 

Day 3: Mandara- Horombo Hut

Start early morning for a ten hours walk towards Horombo. The landscape becomes more rugged and rocky but superb, will both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks in view. You spend your second night at the mountain at Horombo hut, an altitude of 3,761m (12,335ft)

 

Day 4: Horombo – Kibo Hut

Take a tiring 13km which takes 6 hrs to Kibo hut 4,732m (15,520ft.) above sea level. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, grounds well and lobelia appear. Meals and overnight at the hut.

 

Day 5: Kibo – Uhuru peak – Horombo Hut.

The final attempt to the summit is made in the early hours of the morning at 2.00am. It takes about 5 hours to climb the steepest and most difficult part of the route to Gilman’s point (5,681m) 18,630ft From Gilman’s it take 11/2 hours to Uhuru peak, 8,896m ( 19,344ft.) Descend to Horombo for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Horombo – Moshi

Descent is rapid. After breakfast, drive to Arusha for lunch, then to Nairobi via Namanga border town arriving early in the evening

Day 7: Moshi – Nairobi

After breakfast leave by morning shuttle to arrive Nairobi early afternoon…

 

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Per Person

Period

01 Jan - 31 Dec

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