5-Day Marangu Route Kilimanjaro Trekking

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

Hotel to Mandara Hut

Elevation: 1860m/6100ft to 2700m/8875ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Get ready for the pre-climb briefing and team introductions in the morning before the trip to
Kilimanjaro Park's Eastern Gate, Marangu, which is 1,860 meters above sea level. Before you
begin the 2,700-meter walk to Mandara Hut, your head guide here sets up the required
permissions and registration for rescue and search services. The trail takes you through rain
forest with its high probability of rain showers, so bring a raincoat.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Mandara Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut

Elevation: 2700m/8875ft to 3700m/12,200ft
Distance: 12km/7.5mi
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Heathland
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The day begins with an early breakfast. Shortly after you have left Mandara Hut, you will reach
the timberline and then enter the heath and moor zone. Approximately 4 to 6 hours later, the
Horombo Hut will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3700m. From the hut, you will have
fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo and the wide plain of the Masai steppe.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Horombo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

Elevation: 3700m/12,200ft to 4700m/15,500ft
Distance: 9km/5.5mi
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The grassy moorland will give way as you start your climb. Entering the Alpine Desert Zone, a
dark wind environment with little vegetation and expansive views of the volcanic mountains,
makes the path drier and more desolate.
You will pass the Last Water Point in the first two hours. This location represents a psychological
turning point on the journey and is the last place to gather natural water before the peak. Since
there is no running water further this point, porters will gather water here to use at Kibo Hut. The
trail then continues across the saddle, a broad area of open terrain that lies between Kibo (5,895
m) directly in front of you and Mawenzi Peak (5,149 m) to your right. This area is complicated,
open, frequently windy, and has strong UV radiation.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Kibo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Kibo Hut to Summit to Horombo Hut

Elevation: 4700m/15,500ft to 5895m/19,340ft
Down to 3700m/12,200ft
Distance: 6km/4mi up / 15km/9mi down
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours up / 6-8 hours down
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today is The Big Day to the summit stage. 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) to the crater rim of
Kilimanjaro to 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 to 2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at
5895m. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed by a 1-to-2-hour break
before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Horombo Hut

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Horombo Hut to Moshi

Elevation: 3700m/12,200ft to 1700m/5500ft
Distance: 20km/12.5mi
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Forest
Meals: Breakfast
The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to the Mandara Hut (2700m) where a
warm lunch is waiting for you. Soon, you will once again pass the tropical rainforest and after a
total time of 6 hours trekking, you will be back at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860m).
After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer follows to take you back to your
hotel in Arusha. Once there, you can take a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success
in reaching the summit of the Kilimanjaro.

Main Destination:

Moshi (Town)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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