6-Day Marangu Route Kilimanjaro Hiking Private Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut

Departing from Arusha/Moshi you will drive through the Village of Marangu to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. We will patiently wait for our permits to be issued while watching the hustle and bustle of operations as many crews prepare for the journey ahead enjoy the beautiful rainforest scenery and windy trails while your guide tells you about the local flora and fauna and natural wildlife. At these lower elevations, the trail can be muddy and quite slippery. Proper rain gear and trekking poles are highly recommend. We will spend our first night at Mandara Hut, a group of wooden A-framed huts set in a forest clearing
• Transport: Private transfer (1 hour, 40 km)
• Hiking time: 3 - 4 hours (7 km)
• Ascent: 720 m
• Max. altitude: 2700 m
• Accommodation: Hut
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Mandara Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maranda Hut to Horombo Hut

After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, we emerge from the rainforest and continue on an ascending path, through heath land, looking for giant lobelias and groundsels. Continue up into open moorlands where small shrubs are the main vegetation. Stop halfway for lunch, to enjoy amazing views of Mawenzi. Arrive at the Horombo Huts late afternoon beneath the spectacular Kibo Summit viewpoint. Temperatures begin to drop.
• Hiking time: 6 - 7 hours (11 km)
• Ascent: 1020 m
• Max. altitude: 3720 m
• Accommodation: Hut
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Horombo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Acclimatization at Horombo Hut

You can spend a full day and a second night at Horombo. On this day, you can either rest at the huts or take a stroll up to the Mawenzi base camp then return to the Horombo Huts. This extra day will help your acclimatization, and further your understanding of the mountains weather and altitude. A hike towards Mawenzi, passing the Zebra Rocks on the way is strongly recommended for acclimatization.
• Hiking time: 2- 3 hours (2 km)
• Ascent: 300 m
• Descent: 300 m
• Max. altitude: 4020 m
• Accommodation: Hut
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Horombo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

After breakfast, we continue through the dwindling heath land that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo. Here while we 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. The last place where water is available is at 4130m. From Kibo Hut, the summit is now a further 1195m of ascent. We will make our summit ascent tonight so we will have to go to bed early to get as much rest as possible.
• Hiking time: 6 - 7 hours (10 km)
• Ascent: 980 m
• Max. altitude: 4700 m
• Accommodation: Hut
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Kibo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak then down to Horombo Hut

Excitement is building as morning comes with an early start between midnight and 2am. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. We continue our way to the summit in a switchback formation trying to stay warm and focused on the amazing sense of accomplishment that lies ahead. With a switchback motion, we ascend through heavy scree and possibly snow toward Gillman’s Point on the crater rim. You will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise during your short rest here. Faster hikers may view the sunrise from the summit. From here on your remaining 1 hour ascent to Uhuru Peak, you are likely to encounter snow all the way. Congratulations, one step at a time you have now reached Uhuru Peak the highest point of Africa! Later we shall descend our way back to Kibo have breakfast then head towards Horombo.
• Hiking time: 12 -14 hours (17 km)
• Ascent: 1195 m
• Descent: 2175m
• Max. altitude: 5895m
• Accommodation: Hut
• Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Horombo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate

After breakfast and a heartfelt ceremony of appreciation and team bonding with your crew, it’s time to say goodbye. Continue the descent down stopping at the Mandara Huts for lunch. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here. You return back to the Marangu Park Gate and receive your summit certificates. As the weather is drastically warmer, the terrain is wet, muddy, and steep and we highly recommend gaiters and trekking poles. From the gate, a vehicle will meet you to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi/Arusha
• Transport: Private transfer (1 hour, 40 km)
• Hiking time: 6 - 7 hours (18 km)
• Descent: 1740 m
• Max. altitude: 3720 m
• Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch
• Accommodation: Hotel.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.