Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro Hiking
6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Marangu route tour
$1500-1700 USD
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Safari summary
The 6 Days Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Hiking Package gives you the opportunity to hike Africa's highest mountain in northern Tanzania. The 6 Days Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Hiking tour offers one of the best ways in the world to reach the top of Africa at high altitude easily. The hike takes you through well-defined high-altitude vegetation zones, ranging from semi-arid scrub to dense forest. It's open to anyone who's healthy, fit and willing to put in a little energy to climb to the top. The walking distance is about 60km starting at Marangu Gate 1,860m and slowly but surely the ascent is always during the day and stops at night to reach Gillman's Point 5,680m and as the end point the ascent to Uhuru Peak 5,895m, the actual summit.
Book the 6 Days Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Hiking tour with Afro-Vertex Tours & Safaris for the best tour experience in Africa, Tanzania.
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Hiking | trekking | |
| Activity level | Strenuous activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Hiking | trekking
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Day 1: Moshi to Marangu Gate
Kilimanjaro
While in the forest you can see colorful birds, colobus and other species of monkeys, as well as mosses, lichens and flowers and delicate orchids. When the sky is clear you can see the town of Moshi on the edge of the plain below. Once the check-ins are completed, begin your ascent from the park buildings, the 3-hour trek through areas of coffee plantations and dense jungle to Mandara Hut for dinner and overnight.
Mandara Hut
Day 2: Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
Kilimanjaro
The second day of the Kilimanjaro Mountain Mandara Hut Trek begins right after breakfast with a steep ascent through the last stretch of rainforest . As soon as you leave the screen of the forest, Kilimanjaro, two snow-capped peaks, Kibo and the rocky Mawenzi lie before you overlooking the horizon. Further on an area of open paramos with tiny vegetation is traversed, today about 1,000 meters of altitude are gained; Tonight's dinner and stay at Horombo Huts.
Horombo Hut
Day 3: Horombo Hut
Kilimanjaro
On this day you have the opportunity to get used to the altitude step by step. The day is not exactly wasted as there are several hikes that you can only do close to the cabin, but we do the most famous hike that most people do for acclimatization and which takes you to the base of the spectacular Mawenzi Peak to the east Summit. from Kilimanjaro. The trek takes 4-5 hours return and reaches an altitude of 4600 meters, then return to Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight.
Horombo Hut
Day 4: Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
The fourth day's trek to Kibo takes about five hours. Here you will enjoy fantastic views of the upper ridges before reaching Kibo Hut, a dry-stone hut with sleeping quarters and limited facilities. Tonight prepare for tomorrow's final assault on the summit. An early evening is imperative as you need to leave at midnight to get to the top in the morning before cloud cover clears and then have time to return to the cabin. Overnight at Kibo Hut for 1 night (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
Kibo Hut
Day 5: Kibo hut to Uhuru Peak
Guides will wake you up just after midnight and you will begin a torchlit journey to Uhuru Peak in the bitter cold. After about two hours you should reach Hans Meyer's cave. From here it's a short walk to Gillman's Point in time for sunrise. The abundance of colors and shapes makes worth all the suffering! It takes a few more hours along the crater rim to reach Uhuru (Freedom) Peak. Your descent (approx. 3 hours) follows the route back past Kibo Hut to Horombo Hut for a well-deserved rest.
Horombo hut
Day 6: Horombo hut to Marangu gate
The pace picks up as you continue your triumphant return journey through the alpine meadows and past the Mandara Hut through the rainforest to the Marangu Gate where you board the vehicle for the return trip to Moshi.
Moshi
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