$1,595 pp (USD)
2 travelers on Start dateArrive 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
- Meals & Drinks:
Marangu Gate - Mandara Hut
Enjoy an early breakfast at Altezza Lodge on the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Then join the trekking support crew who will be at the hotel slot, ready to assist you achieve the dream. You will head to starting point, Marangu gate for park entrance formalities. This day’s trek takes 4-5 hours through tropical rainforest to reach Mandara Hut.
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 open heath with stunted vegetation before opening out to bleak moorland. Today you will gain approximately 1,000 meters in altitude, so walk slowly in order to acclimatize properly. It is normally a 6-7 hour hike to reach Horombo Hut.
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 anything from 5 to 7 hours and the views from the saddle are breath-taking. Make this an early night – your attempt on Uhuru Peak starts at midnight.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Hut
- Meals & Drinks:
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. 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.
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, 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
- Meals & Drinks:
Horombo Hut - Altezza Lodge
After a leisurely breakfast, 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
- Meals & Drinks:
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: