You'll be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Moshi town, renowned as the gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro. Half Board accommodation will be arranged at a Base Hotel in Moshi.
- Moshi Kilimanjaro Tanzania
- info@wildvistaexpedition.com
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Tanzania
6 DAYS MARANGU ROUTE
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Start From
$1,400
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Duration
6 Days
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Group Size
No size Limit
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Tour Type
Hiking
Tour Overview
The Marangu route, also known as the main route, stands as the most favored path to the summit. Accommodation during the ascent and descent is provided in mountain huts equipped with basic necessities. Typically, the journey encompasses 5 days and 4 nights for the round trip. Alternatively, an extended trek of 6 days and 5 nights can be opted for, incorporating an additional day at Horombo Hut for acclimatization, with the supplementary cost for the extra day listed separately as an option..
Tour Include & Excluded
- Private Transportation to and from your selected Route
- Airport pick up
- Quality, Waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tent for camp route
- Certified, experienced, English speaking mountain guides (Please request for other language Speaking Guides French/Spanish/German & Etc, supplement $25 per day subject to availability).
- All Kilimanjaro National Park Fees
- Government Climbing Taxes
- All hot Meals prepared by our cook while on Mountain
- Guides, Porters and Cook Salaries
- Enough porters to carry your luggage
- Personal Summit Certificate signed by the National Park and your Guide
- Personal items and toiletries
- Accommodation before & After trek
- Hotel (available as an optional addon)
- Transfers (available as an optional addon)
- Personal trekking equipment such as sleepings bags, hiking boots, clothes, etc (available for renting)
- Tips for guides, porters and cook
- International airfares and departure taxes
- All items of person nature such as telephone call, fax, email etc
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Visa and International flight tickets fees.
Tour Itinerary
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Day 1
KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – MOSHI
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Day 2
MOSHI – MARANGU – MANDARA (2,750m)
Following breakfast and a briefing from the guide, we'll head to Marangu gate of Kilimanjaro National Park (a 45-minute drive from Moshi to the Marangu Gate). After registering with park authorities, our climb officially commences with a four-hour walk to the Mandara encampment. This leg takes us through a dense rainforest zone, where afternoon rain showers are common. We'll spend the night at Mandara Hut (2,750m), featuring comfortable accommodations with bathrooms and running water.
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Day 3
MANDARA – HOROMBO (3,720m)
Today's journey continues with an ascent through the forest before transitioning to the heather and moorland zone at approximately 3,000m (a six-hour walk). Enjoy breathtaking views of the mountain peaks from this altitude. Horombo Hut (3,720m), nestled in a valley surrounded by towering lobelia and groundsel, awaits us for the night. Similar to Mandara, this hut offers bathroom facilities with running water.
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Day 4
HOROMOBO – KIBO (4,703m)
Our trek progresses beyond the final watering point, ascending onto the saddle of Kilimanjaro between Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. As vegetation diminishes, we enter the desert-like alpine zone at approximately 4,000m. Crossing the saddle reveals Kibo peak in the distance, surrounded by an alpine desert resembling a lunar landscape. This seven-hour walk proceeds at a leisurely pace, leading us to Kibo Hut (4,703m), a sturdy stone structure lacking running water. The semi-desert conditions here, with annual rainfall below 250mm, see nightly freezes contrasted by daytime temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.
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Day 5
KIBO – SUMMIT – HOROMBO (3,720m)
Commencing shortly after midnight, we embark on the climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro, capitalizing on the frozen scree slope for an easier ascent to Gillman’s Point (5,861m) on the crater rim. A predawn start enhances our chances of reaching the summit in time for sunrise during the six-hour hike. From Gillman’s Point, a further two-hour round trip along the crater’s edge leads to Uhuru Peak, Africa's highest point. Descending from the summit, we head downhill to Horombo Hut, our final night's stay on the mountain.
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Day 6
HOROMBO – MOSHI
Today's descent leads us past the Mandara encampment to the mountain's base, where each hiker will receive a well-deserved certificate. From there, we'll be transferred to a Base Hotel in Moshi for dinner and overnight stay.
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