6 Days Climb Kilimanjaro Mountain via Marangu Route

Elevation: 1200 m to 1,750 m to 2,750 m Distance: 9 km Trekking Time: 3 hours Habitat: Montane Forest You will be transferred to Marangu gate from the hotel and do a registration at the gate. Afterward, you will proceed trekking through the rainforest to Mandara hut. Here you will have an acclimatization opportunity by visiting Maundi Crater. Dinner and overnight at Mandara Hut.

Elevation:2750 m to 3,807 m Distance:13km. Trekking time: 5-6 hours Habitat: Moorlands After breakfast, you will out climb the rainforest and continue trekking to Horombo hut where you will trek through rolling moorlands and get your first clear view of towering Kilimanjaro, dinner, and overnight at Colombo hut.

(this day is omitted if choosing a day itinerary). Spend an extra day here at Horombo during the 6-day itinerary for acclimatization purposes This day you will hike to Mawenzi Ridge or Zebra Rock to have your body adjust to higher altitudes. After this session you will retack to Horombo hut for lunch, resting until dinner and overnight

Elevation(m):3807m to 4725m Distance: 13 km Trekking time: 5-6 hours Habitat: Desert After a good night’s rest and breakfast, you will trek past the last water point to reach the saddle area, a great desert between the two peaks Mawenzi and Kibo. An early dinner and overnight at Kibo hut.

Elevation: 4,695 m to 5,895 m to 3,690 m Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down Hiking Time: 10-15 hours Habitat: Alpine Desert. Wake up at midnight for a light breakfast and then get ready to climb to the top. As you will climb to the top in the dark, you will need to have flashlights/flashlights. It will also be very cold until you start going down, so you will need to have all your warm layers. This is an important time to go slow (pole in Swahili). The goal is to climb before dawn so you can get to Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Turn up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman Point at the edge of the crater at 5,861 m / 18,640 feet between 4 and 6 p.m. At this point, you will see the legendary crater and its ice caps. Then after 2 hours of walking through the crater of Kibo near the famous snow, you will lead to the real top of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak, where you will take pictures several times. After taking photos from the top and viewing the view, go back down to Kibo’s huts, have lunch, relax, pack your gear and continue down the saddle to Horombo Hut.

Elevation): 3,690 m to 1,830 m to 1,387 m Distance: 18 km Hiking Time: 5-7 hours After breakfast continues the descent through the swamp to the houses of Mandara. Here you will dine and then continue your triumphant recession down through the lush forest to the gates of Marang Park. After entering the gate, the vehicle will take you back to the hotel, where it is time to present the certificate and the holiday!