Itinerary

1. Day 1- Trek from Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut

   • Meet your guide at a previously agreed upon location.
   • Have an early breakfast.
   • Go through a pre-trek briefing with one of your Tanzanian guides. Gear check and take an overview of the route.

   • Drive through Kilimanjaro’s semi-tropical foothills to the Marangu Gate, where you enter the Kilimanjaro National Park and start your climb. This day's trek takes 4-5 hours through the tropical rainforest to reach the Mandara Hut.

2. Day 2- Climb from Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut

   • Begin your second day on the mountain 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 stunted vegetation before opening out to bleak moorland. 

   • Climb approximately 1000m in altitude, so walk slowly in order to acclimatise properly. It is usually a 6 to 7 hours hike to reach the Horombo Hut. 

3. Day 3- Acclimatise at Mawenzi

   This will be an extra day for acclimatisation at Horombo.

   • Visit Mawenzi for acclimatisation and back to Horombo Hut. 

4. Day 4- Hike to the Kibo Hut

   • Hike through a terrain that becomes progressively more rocky and rugged. Giant groundsels and lobelias make their appearance. 

   • Trail through the Mawenzi peak before crossing a stark, almost lunar landscape and the tundra desert of “The Saddle”. 

   • Hike to Kibo Hut, which takes no more than 5 to 7 hours and breathtaking views from the saddle. 

   • Begin your attempt on the Uhuru Peak at midnight.

5. Day 5- Summit the Uhuru Peak

   • Start the zigzag trek up a long scree slope at midnight. 

   • 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 with the dramatic sight of the rising sun reflecting off of the ice fields and craggy peaks of Mawenzi. 

   • Walk along the crater ring for another couple of hours to reach your goal (Uhuru Peak), towering at 19,340 ft. 

   • Congratulate 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.

6. Day 6- Breakfast at Horombo Hut and travel back to Marangu Gate

   • Have a leisurely breakfast.
   • Make your final descent across the alpine meadow, past Mandara Hut and on down through the rain forest to the Marangu Gate, where your driver and vehicle will be waiting.

     • Continue your dream trip if you opt for an amazing safari extension

   • Head for departure. We also provide transfers to the bus station or the Kilimanjaro International Airport.