7-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Through Marangu Route

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

Arrival in Tanzania

Depending on your international flight arrival hour, you will meet our guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport. The driver will take you to Altezza Lodge or a comparable lodge in Moshi town, near Mount Kilimanjaro. This will serve as your base before you embark on the trekking ahead. Your trekking guide will meet you this evening inspect your trekking equipment and brief you of the upcoming adventure.

Main Destination:

Moshi (Town)

Accommodation:

Altezza Lodge

• Mid-range hotel located in Moshi (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Marangu Gate - Mandara Hut

You'll enjoy an early breakfast at Altezza Lodge on the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Then, you'll join the trekking support crew who will be at the hotel slot, ready to assist you achieve your dream. You will head to the starting point, Marangu Gate for park entrance formalities. This day’s trek takes 4-5 hours through the tropical rainforest to reach Mandara Hut.

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)

Mandara Hut - Horombo Hut

Your second day on the mountain starts with a fairly steep climb through the last of the rainforest up to alpine meadows dotted with giant heather. Further on, the environment changes to an open heath with stunted vegetation before opening out to bleak moorland. Today, you will gain approximately 1,000 meters in altitude, so walk slowly to acclimatize properly. It is normally a 6-7 hour hike to reach Horombo Hut.

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)

Horombo Hut - Kibo Hut

The terrain now becomes progressively more rocky and rugged and giant groundsels and lobelias make their appearance. The trail skirts Mawenzi Peak, before crossing a stark, almost lunar landscape and the tundra desert of ‘the saddle”. The hike to Kibo Hut takes anywhere from 5 to 7 hours and the views from the saddle are breathtaking. Make this an early night —your attempt on Uhuru Peak starts at midnight.

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 - Kilimanjaro Summit - Horombo Hut

Soon after midnight, you will be awakened by your guides to start the zigzag trek up a long scree slope. After roughly two hours, you should reach Hans Meyer’s Cave and from here the gradient gets steeper. You'll continue your climb for approximately another 3 hours to Gilman’s Point and you will be rewarded by the dramatic sight of the rising sun reflecting off the ice fields and craggy peaks of Mawenzi.

You'll walk along the crater rim for another couple of hours to reach your goal – Uhuru Peak, towering at 19,340 ft. After congratulating yourself and your companions on this great achievement, you'll descend to Kibo Hut for rest and refreshment before continuing to Horombo Hut for your last night on the mountain.

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 - Altezza Lodge

After a leisurely breakfast, you'll make your final descent across the alpine meadow, past Mandara Hut, and on down through the rainforest to Marangu Gate, where your driver and vehicle will be waiting to transfer you back to Altezza Lodge or a comparable alternative for where you will bid farewell to the trekking crew.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Altezza Lodge

• Mid-range hotel located in Moshi (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Airport Drop-Off or Extend to Safari

Depending with your step, you might either be taken to the airport or go on safari with our professional safari guide.

Main Destination:

Moshi (Town)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

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