Marangu Route (5 Days)

After breakfast and briefing from your guide you will be collected from your hotel in Moshi and you will be driven to the gate from Moshi, which takes approximately an hour and passes through the village of Marangu gate. Once the necessary paper work and registration with the Kilimanjaro National Park authorities has been completed your trek can begin. Day one is a gradual trek through the Kilimanjaro rainforest. Within the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and monkeys. At these lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy so trekking poles will help.

	Mandara Hut
	Distance:	| 8km / 5 mile
	Approx. trekking time:	| 7 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

Day two on the Marangu Route begins with an early start. You will be served breakfast and should be on your way by latest 08:30. The trek continues through the rainforest, around the base of the Maundi Crater and then transitions rather rapidly into the low alpine moorland zone. If the weather is clear you should definitely take the opportunity to scramble up the Maundi Crater to get your first full view of Kibo. During the trek you will also see giant lobelias which are scattered throughout the landscape at this altitude. At Horombo Hut (3,720 meters) you will be served dinner and shown to your sleeping quarters for the night.

	Horombo Hut
	Distance:	| 11.5km / 7 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 6 – 8 hours
	Zone:	| Rainforest/Low Alpine Zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

Day three on the Marangu Route is long and tough. There are two routes to Kibo. The first, or upper route, forks to the right. You will most likely take the lower left hand route as it is easier and nearly an hour shorter. On the left hand route you will pass the last water point at 4,130 meters. This nearly vegetation less plateau joins the main summit Kibo with Mawenzi. Today’s destination is the Kibo Hut that is usually reached in about 5-6 hours. Here, you will enjoy an early evening meal followed by an early night, as the night will be short. Make sure that you have all your gear ready for a prompt departure.

	Kib Huto
	Distance:	| 10km / 6 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 5 – 7 hours
	Zone:	| Low alpine zone / High alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch
		| Dinner

Day four begins with summit night. You will begin your final ascent around midnight which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards. At sunrise, you will reach Gillman’s Point (5681m) the crater rim of Kilimanjaro where the sun will slowly start to warm up the land. You will have soon forgotten the cold of the night and after a further hike of 1-2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895m. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed by a 1-2 hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut. 

	Uhuru Peak
	Distance:	| 22km / 13.7 miles
	Approx. trekking time:	| 6-8 hrs to the summit and then 5-8 hrs to Horombo Hut
	Zone:	| Glacial zone, high alpine zone and low alpine zone
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch

Day five is the summit stage. You will begin your final ascent around midnight which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220meters, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards. At sunrise, you will reach Gillman’s Point (5681meters) the crater rim of Kilimanjaro where the sun will slowly start to warm up the land. You will have soon forgotten the cold of the night and after a further hike of 1-2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895meters. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed hours break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.

	Marangu Gate
	Distance:	| 20km / 12.5 mile s
	Approx. trekking time:	| 6- 8 hours
	Zone:	| Low alpine zone and rainforest
	Meals:	| Breakfast
		| Lunch

This day left for your next destination. A vehicle will take you back to the Hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration. Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania. If you have safari, then might be used to beginning your safari or fly to beaches in Zanzibar so as we can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region. If you fly back home our vehicle will be ready to take you to the airport at your time.

	Moshi
	Meals:	| Breakfast